Lookbook At First Avenue w/ Slapping Purses, Bight Club & Zoo Animail

Lookbook at First Ave. w/ Zoo Animal, BIGHT CLUB, & Slapping Purses from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.

Produced/shot/edited by Dan Huiting.
Additional camera operators: Adam Olson, Andre Durand and Chris Hadland.
Art by Matt Bardins and Hannah Haugberg.
Sound by John Coughlin.

A huge thank you to Dan, Lookbook, First Avenue (Conrad & Lee especially) and MPLS.TV for allowing Empty's Tapes to capture the 1s & 0s. All 4 sets were top notch from start to finish. The First Avenue staff ensured that everyone in attendance shared a wonderful night of local music. I also highly recommend checking out Zoo Animal, Bight Club and Slapping Purses if you're not already familiar with what they are up to. Hungry before of after the show? Check out The Depot, a newly opened restaurant owned and operated by First Avenue.

Chastity Brown CD Release Show This Saturday

The Cedar
416 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55454
Saturday June 12th
Doors at 7pm with music at 8pm
Tickets $10 in advance and $12 day of show

Looking for a surefire good time at one of the city's best venues this Saturday? If you're a fan of legendary acoustics you may want to consider joining Chastity Brown at The Cedar for the release of her band's new album High Noon Teeth, the follow up to 2009's Sankofa and 2007's Do The Best You Can. Chastity's stellar vocal capabilities are worth the price of admission along but her band certainly packs a punch with Michael X. (percussion), Adam Wozniak (of Tarlton, upright bass) and Nikki Schultz (backing vocals) in the lineup. Leave it to Chas to round out the bill with some top shelf support in Roma di Luna (duo) and No Bird Sing (acoustic). Roma di Luna duo sets can be rather rare these days and are not to be missed. As many times as I've seen them I myself have yet to witness an acoustic No Bird Sing set. I'm not even certain this has publicly happened before but with it going down at The Cedar it's sure to be special. With all three of these acts sharing the same bill it's going to be difficult for folks in attendance to take their attention away from the stage.

City of Music: Chastity Brown from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.

MPLS.TV's weekly live performance series, "City of Music," featuring Chastity Brown
Produced by Dan Huiting and Chris Cloud
Shot/edited by Dan Huiting