The Tallest Man on Earth at First Ave

From Trondheim, Norway

First Twin Cities show since since May 23, 2010 • First Mainroom show • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since April 2, 2009

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From last.fm:

Behind the name The Tallest Man On Earth is Kristian Matsson (born April 30th, 1983 in Dalarna, Sweden). He plays guitar, banjo and piano and has released three full length albums, the first entitled Shallow Grave and the second entitled The Wild Hunt. His most recent album, There's No Leaving Now, was released June 12th 2012 via Dead Oceans. He has also released a self-titled 5-track EP on the Swedish label gravitation, as well as a second 5-track EP entitled Sometimes the Blues Is Just a Passing Bird, recently released on Dead Oceans. Read more about The Tallest Man on Earth on Last.fm.

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

First Twin Cities show since since November 13, 2011 • First Mainroom show • Fourth Twin Cities show on MN Live's calendar since October 5, 2010

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In 2003, Tim Showalter's house burned down, his fiancée left him, and he resorted to writing songs on an acoustic guitar while living on park benches in suburban Philadelphia. Those events informed the entirety of his arresting debut, Leave Ruin , an album about loss and brokenness and lack of faith. But as affecting as it was, Showalter is leery of being stuck in the past. After all, the first word of that record's title is "leave... Read more about Strand of Oaks on Last.fm.

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