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Sarah Krueger Record Release + BBGUN
Sarah Krueger:
There's something about the human voice that can transcend. Paired with unadorned lyrics and poignant phrasing, and you have a foundation that will pull you in. Sarah Krueger is Eau Claire, Wisconsin bred and Duluth, Minnesota built, performing original songs as the leader of her band. Her newest full length album, "Dancing With Phantoms," focuses on combining an honest folk-rock presence with gospel and roots undertones to create a batch of songs with more breadth and depth than her previously released songs. "Dancing With Phantoms" promises a well rounded taste of Sarah's straightforward and earnest songwriting.
BBGUN:
BBGUN began in a sunny living room, over coffee, on a Friday morning.
Before long, that first Friday morning turned into every Friday morning. Longtime friends Neal Perbix and Al Church began the songwriting sessions with few intentions. Just good friends getting together to play music.
Both had distinct styles, matured over years of fronting their own projects. But together, their collaboration took a new turn. BBGUN leans towards a sunny, poppy, alt-country vibeweaving lyrics both contemplative and playful and harmonies both sophisticated and singable. The pair's powerful songwriting connection found common themes within similar experiences growing up in small-town Minnesota. Biking down to the grocery store for a can of pop, fishing off the dock, playing music in their parents' basement. Those commonalities helped the pair tap into a carefree feeling. Complemented by Jeremy Hanson's expert, easy drumming, their rock 'n' roll tunes sound best coming from the speakers of a pickup truck.
In between drinking beers and swimming in the lake, the three crafted a debut album that Minneapolis' City Pages called "stunning."
"The sound that eventually emerged was instantly inviting but diverse," critic Rob van Alstyne wrote. "Songs like 'Pretend' tilt toward classic country, favoring gently strummed acoustic guitars and honky-tonk harmonies. Elsewhere, the sinewy 'Heavy' embodies the barrel-chested bravura of Springsteen-saluting bar-rock. Occasional string and horn section overdubs add a new layer of spot-the-classic influence, with a tune like the swooning orchestral-inclined ballad 'It's the Way' recalling Brian Wilson at his bummed-out best."
With an eye toward the carefree days of youth, BBGUN's debut album documents the anxiety and surprising joys of trading in late-night cigarettes for a kind of settling down.
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LocationIcehouse
2528 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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