Aviette will be featured on The Real World: Washington D.C. on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Tune in!
Adam Svec will be releasing Rarefaction, his second solo CD, this Friday at the Kitty Cat Klub. Caroline Smith will open, and No Bird Sing will close the night. Only $5 for a great night of music — doors at 9pm.
“Svec’s sophomore solo album, Rarefaction, strips away much of TGV’s studio sheen and barbed guitars, and the mid-tempo minimalist pop songs leave plenty of room for his beguiling choir-boy tenor to command center stage, irrefutably making its mark as one of the strongest set of pipes on the Minnesota music map.” — The Onion A.V. Club
“Adam Svec’s infectiously melodic voice might be the best thing you’ve never heard, and if you put it off much longer you could end up feeling like a chump next time someone drops his name.” — Lunch of Champions
Desdamona’s CD release party for Inkling is this Saturday at Sauce! With special guests Alicia Wiley, Ill Chemistry and Bill Mike, doors open at 9 — and it’s only $5!
She’s already received rave reviews from the press — a sampling include:
“…no one has more definitively put the alienation of female rap fans into words (”Don’t Listen to the Lyrics”) or identified the femininity that hip hop would deny in itself (”We Will Always B”). Those songs are reprised from previous albums, but seem purified here with voice alone—more what they’re meant to be.” (City Pages)
“As one of the co-founders of the B-Girl Be hip-hop festival, Desdamona knows the power of a woman and her voice. That’s what’s all over ‘Inkling,’ which strips away the instrumentation and offers Desdamona straight up and in your face. Despite the parental-advisory sticker for language, it’s highly recommended for any teenage girls on your holiday list.” (Pioneer Press)
“Because she first made her mark as a spoken-word performer, it’s hard to believe Desdamona has never released a CD made up entirely of her poetry. Until now, that is. The only instrument featured on “Inkling,” the new 16-track collection by the Ill Chemistry songstress and B-Girls Be ringleader, is her voice. And what a powerful one it is.” (Star Tribune)
Draw Fire Records is happy to annouce our second annual Fall Showcase, to be held this Saturday at Sauce Spirits and Soundbar. Music at 9:30, cost is just $5. We’ll be previewing music from upcoming releases by Peter Lochner, Desdamona, Adam Svec, Aviette and Sam Keenan. Tentative order of bands:
Peter Lochner
Sam Keenan
Adam Svec
Desdamona
Aviette
We look forward to seeing you there!
Pretty cool show that involves Aviette this Thursday –Minneapolis-based fashion designer Joy Teiken, creator of the Joynoelle label, will show her Spring 2010 ready-to-wear and bridal collections. The show will be held at Gallery 13 located at 811 LaSalle and will benefit The Minnesota Shubert Center.
The doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 8:00pm. Art curated by Gallery 13, dance entertainment by Shubert, food by Cocoa & Fig, and drink by Crispin. Tickets are $35, or $100 for a VIP ticket that includes a front row seat, a gift bag and a private after-party.
Draw Fire Records is pleased to announce the addition of Desdamona to the Draw Fire family! A five-time Minnesota Music Award winner for Spoken Word Performance and one-half of the hip hop duo Ill Chemistry, Desdamona is the premier poetic voice in the Twin Cities. Her spoken word CD Inkling will be released in November, but you can see her perform (and maybe even pick up an advance copy of the CD) at the fourth annual B-Girl Be festival at Intermedia Arts. Information can be found here.
Sam Keenan, Aviette and Adam Svec are performing at the 501 Club on Friday, June 26. Show starts at 9:00 p.m. We hope to see you there.
The Glad Version plays at the Entry this Friday, with High On Stress, The Mood Swings and The Snaps. It might be your last chance to see The Glad Version for a little while — drummer Tor Johnson is moving to California at the end of July and they don’t know when the next show will be. But for just $6, you get four great bands — what a great way to start the first weekend of summer off!
The sixth annual Rock For Pussy benefit (for the Minnesota Valley Humane Society) is being held at First Avenue this Friday (May 22). Come see the Twin Cities’ finest cover the music of David Bowie — and a Bowie tribute wouldn’t be complete without our very own Sam Keenan participating! Doors at 8, tickets just $8.
Sorry it is taking us a while to get our sea legs — we’re having too much fun playing around with our new website! Over the next month, we’ll have all sorts of Draw Fire news to share with you — things like: Who’s playing at the Walker in June? Who is playing the Stone Arch Festival? And who’s going to be playing in front of hundreds of drunken cowboys at Moondance Jam?
It’s going to be a great Draw Fire summer!