Radio K presents FIRST AVENUE'S BEST NEW BANDS of 2009
Hosted by David Campbell (89.3 The Current), Jason Nagel (Cities 97) and Andrew LaValle (Radio K) 7:30 Leisure Birds 8:15 No Bird Sing 9:00 Peter Wolf Crier 9:45 Red Pens 10:30 special guest 10:45 Twilight Hours 11:30 Slapping Purses 12:15 Moonstone
RED PENS
Picked to Click Winner 2009
http://www.citypages.com/2009-09-30/news/picked-to-click-2009-new-twin-c...
How Red Pens stole the collective heart of our music scene
NO BIRD SING
"Nearly everything about No Bird Sing is innovative and artistic. Just the musical makeup of the group is gutsy: essentially a hip-hop band built on the raw sounds of one guitar, one microphone, drums and little else. The lyrics are bold, too, influenced by everything from "A Clockwork Orange" to Muddy Waters to Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz."
- Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune
"There's a huge buzz about No Bird Sing around town and for good reason...they are the best new local band of 2009."
– Empty’s Tapes
LEISURE BIRDS
We are a band from the Twin Cities, MN. Members include Jake Luck (keys, percussion, vocals), Nick Ryan (guitar, vocals), Cory Carlson (bass), and Alex Achen (drums).