89.3 The Current and The Onion presents A Tribute To The Replacements
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Let It Be and the paperback release of "The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting" A Benefit for the Twin Cities Music Community Trust In The Mainroom featuring The Let It Be House Band featuring Ryan Smith (The Melismatics), Terry Eason, Pony-Hixon Smith (The Melismatics), Peter Leggett (Heiruspecs, Big Trouble), dVRG (Heiruspecs) and Jake Hyer With vocals by Kraig Jarret Johnson, Ed Ackerson, Adam Levy (The Honeydogs), Josh Grier (Tapes 'n Tapes), Curtiss A, Jason Miller (The Evening Rig), Dale T. Nelson (Otto's Chemical Lounge), Sarah Nienaber (Gospel Gossip), Arzu (Staraoke), Caroline Smith (Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps), Jim Walsh, David Campbell and special guests. Lookbook with Brutal Becomings Story of The Sea with David Campbell The Idle Hands Gospel Gossip High On Stress and more... In The Entry featuring Jeremy Messersmith Jennifer Markey Martin Devaney Ashleigh Still Stook! The Bottom Forty The Tisdales Patches and Gretchen The Hard Left Erik Koskinen & Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers Brianna Lane Sons of Gloria Eliza Blue St Dominic's Trio John Swardson and more...
The Replacements' last album for Twin/Tone before signing with Sire, 1984's LET IT BE is widely hailed as not just one of the group's career best, but also as an across the boards alt-rock masterpiece. It is anchored by the all-time 'Mats' classics “I Will Dare,” “Androgynous,” “Sixteen Blue,” “Unsatisfied” and “Answering Machine,” and definitive performances throughout by the band's legendary founding line-up: lead singer/songwriter and guitarist Paul Westerberg, Chris Mars (drums) and brothers Bob and Tommy Stinson (guitar and bass, respectively).
“...the wonderfully open-souled LET IT BE is their masterpiece.” - Spin Magazine
“This is a brilliant rock & roll album: as loose as it is deliberate, as pretty as it is hard rocking and as pissed off at all the right things...as it is hilarious...” - Rolling Stone
DAVID CAMPBELL
David Campbell is host of "Radio Free Current," Saturdays 7-11 p.m. and "The Local Show," Sundays 6-8 p.m. Campbell is a long-time veteran of the Twin Cities scene. A fan, musician, record store clerk, record label staffer, and a 10-year staffer of KQRS and Drive 105's "Homegrown," Campbell's love for Minnesota music makes him a perfect fit for The Current.
GOSPEL GOSSIP
Gospel Gossip is four-piece rock band based in Northfield, MN. They released their debut album in December of 2007 on Minneapolis label Guilt Ridden Pop, which received critical praise and drew a wide range of comparisons from post-punk to shoegaze.
JEREMY MESSERSMITH
BIO
To call Jeremy Messersmith a musician is half-truth: He’s also a storyteller, who has carefully crafted a trilogy of songs that narrate life. His first full-length release The Alcatraz Kid is a moving collection of acoustic-driven lullabies with titles like “Novocain” and “Beautiful Children” that innocently question the purpose of things to come. The integrity of these delicate songs immediately struck a cord with critics and fans alike, and captured the attention of Semisonic’s Dan Wilson, who offered to produce Messersmith’s follow-up album, The Silver City.
THE HARD LEFT
"The Hard Left hail from Minneapolis, and they have the garage power-pop sound the area is known for (i.e., The Mats). This release is an 8-track mini-CD thats all killer, no filler with the top tracks being "Lover Girl", "Who Shes Gonna Turn To" and "Take It Out On Me"....If Steven Van Zandt isnt featuring these guys on his Underground Garage, its probably because he hasnt heard them yet." Absolute Powerpop
ST. DOMINIC'S TRIO
The Belfast Cowboys are a nine-piece Van Morrison cover band from Minneapolis. St Dominic's Trio is an original music offshoot of the Cowboys.
LET IT BE House Band
Featuring Ryan Smith (The Melismatics), Terry Eason, Pony-Hixon Smith (The Melismatics), Peter Leggett (Heiruspecs, Big Trouble), dVRG (Heiruspecs) and Jake Hyer with vocals by Adam Levy (The Honeydogs), Curtiss A, Jason Miller (The Evening Rig), Sarah Nienaber (Gospel Gossip) and special guests.