| Hey All,
Just a quick note to remind ya we'll be performing live on
Twin Cites Radio's "The Live Sessions" tonight @ 9PM. It'll be about an
hour long performance/interview. Should be fun! Tune in @ http://www.twincitiesradio.net
Also,
we just added some YouTube videos of us performing "Nothing" and "Jack
the Idiot Dance" @ Club Underground to our website. If you've got 7
minutes to kill, go check'em out @ http://www.avenpitch.com |
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| Taken from Star Tribune today
LOCAL MUSIC NOTES
Also
wheeling out a new CD is electronica rock band Avenpitch, whose second
disc, "Butterfly Radio," reminds me how I always thought Elastica was
overhyped (but plenty of people would disagree). The group's two
parties are at 5 p.m. at the Varsity Theater (all ages) and 10 p.m. at
Club Underground. |
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| Avenpitch w/ High Blue Star, Mystechs & Thosquanta,
Spring Street Tavern Club Underground,
9 p.m., $5
Avenpitch w/ Signal And Report & Trophy Wife,
Varsity Theater, 5 p.m., $3, all ages
Besides acting as songwriter, guitarist, and producer for Avenpitch,
Todd Millenacker is an invaluable archivist for the burgeoning local
techno scene with his Twin Cities Electropunk
compilation series. A third disc in that series should be out later
this year, but right now Avenpitch has new material of its own in the
uneven but often rewarding Butterfly Radio, a
frenziedly modern spin on the synth-heavy pop of Devo and The Cars.
"Disposable Pop Song," ironically one of the disc's catchiest tunes,
shows that Millenacker isn't afraid to poke fun at himself, deflating
any pretension with a chanting chorus of "sing along!" And unlike a lof
of the electro-punk acts, Avenpitch is a full fledged foursome that
includes a live drummer. The band will have a busy day on Friday,
playing two different CD-release shows within six hours--an all-ages
gig at the Varsity at 5p.m., followed by a set for the imbibing crowd
at the Spring Street Tavern in Northeast Minneapolis at 9 p.m.
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