Thursday
Mar282013
Mill City Live 2013 Lineup Announced
Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 2:00AMMill City Live returns for its tenth season with four outdoor concerts on Wednesday evenings in August.
Set in the museum's dramatic open air Ruin Courtyard, "Mill City Live" features four great evenings of outdoor music by top local artists.
- Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
- Fee: $5 includes concert and museum admission from 4 to 9 p.m., an opportunity to visit Mill City Museum at a significant discount. Free for Minnesota Historical Society members.
- In case of rain, Mill City Live goes on indoors!
2013 Schedule:
August 7th, 6-8pm
Soul, Folk, Rock, Americana
Alison Scott is a piano-playing singer-songwriter and soul-rocker. Working with
multi-platinum guitarist/producer Kevin Bowe (Paul Westerberg, Etta James,
Jonny Lang), drummer Peter Anderson (Polara, Honeydogs), bassist Steve Price
(Rex Daisy), Alison has become one of the most popular live acts in Minneapolis,
regularly selling out shows at venues like the Dakota Jazz Club, the Fine Line and
the Varsity Theater. Her albums include "Wish on the Moon" and "Hiding Under
The Covers, Vol. 2."
Alison's backing band, Kevin Bowe and the Okemah Prophets, will open the show. Taking the spotlight after backing up such artists as Alison Scott, Freedy Johnston, and Gary Louris, the Okemah Prophets, led by singer-songwriter Kevin Bowe, are a Minneapolis rock band with deep roots in Americana. The band’s debut CD Natchez Trace was released in 2012.
August 14th, 6-8pm
Folk-pop
From the basements of Wisconsin and Minnesota, Communist Daughter came
together after Johnny Solomon had given up on music. He left his critically
acclaimed band Friends Like These and his musical roots in Minneapolis, retreating
to Prescott, Wisconsin to battle addiction. There he faced his demons head on,
and eventually began making music again. Communist Daughter’s debut album
Soundtrack to the End (2010) made a splash in the Twin Cities and nationally,
with two #1 singles on 89.3 The Current and two songs featured on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. An EP Lions & Lambs hit stores in 2012.
August 21st, 6-8pm
Traditional Country
Led by brothers Jack Torrey & Page Burkum, the Cactus Blossoms play classic
country music reminiscent of Hank Williams. Based in Minneapolis, the band
includes Mike "Razz" Russell (Jayhawks, Joe Henry) on fiddle, Liz Draper
(DitchLilies, Black Blondie) on upright bass, and Randy Broughten (Gear Daddies,
Trailer Trash) on pedal steel guitar and dobro. After placing first in a duet
competition at the 2010 Minnesota State Fair, Jack and Page were invited to
perform later that night at the grandstand performance of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. The Cactus Blossoms' 2012 debut CD features ten country & western songs including eight of their own originals..
August 28th, 6-8pm
Soul, Folk, Jazz, Blues, Gospel
Chastity Brown is a Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter with a powerful voice
whose music deftly straddles multiple genres such as soul, folk, jazz, blues and
gospel. The Tennessee native’s fourth full-length record, Back-Road Highways
was released in 2012. "Melding bits of soul, jazz and rootsy Americana into a
potent stew, at times Chastity sounds like a young Mavis Staples, but with an edgy
urgency instead of any retro affectation."-Top Minnesota Releases of 2012, 89.3
The Current. She will be playing with her full band.
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