The New Pornographers at First Ave

From Vancouver, Canada

First Twin Cities show since since November 12, 2014 • Sixth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since March 12, 2006

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From last.fm:

The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Their sound is influenced by that of such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick, but they use much more sophisticated rhythms and chord changes. Although it was widely reported that the New Pornographers got their name from a pamphlet put out by televangelist Jimmy Swaggart condemning rock ‘n’ roll as “the new pornography,” Carl Newman has stated that he came up with the name after watching Shohei Imamura's The Pornographers (1966). Read more about The New Pornographers on Last.fm.

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

First Twin Cities show since since June 16, 2016 • First Mainroom show • Seventh Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since September 24, 2013

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Solo project of Katie Crutchfield of P.S. Eliot and Bad Banana. Waxahatchee is a solo project of songwriter Katie Crutchfield formed after the breakup of P.S. Eliot. She released her first music as Waxahatchee as a split cassette with chris clavin on Plan-It-X Records. Her bedroom-recorded debut album, American Weekend, was released on Don Giovanni Records in 2012. On June 11, 2012 "Be Good" was the song of the day on NPR as well as one of the best 50 songs of 2012. Her debut album, "American Weekend," was named a top album of 2012 by Dusted magazine. Read more about Waxahatchee on Last.fm.