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YOUTH IN A ROMAN FIELD + ERIC MAYSON + DANIEL BONESPUR
$8 IN ADVANCE / $10 AT THE DOOR
10:30PM DOORS / 11PM SHOWTIME
21+
YOUTH IN A ROMAN FIELD
Youth in a Roman Field wants to help you break the rules. The bastardized string quartet-meets folk band-meets jazz combo from singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Claire Wellin incorporates sounds of "Appalachia, cayenne pepper, & ghosts." (Thank you Valdaniel Martins.) The band includes collaborators Tiffany Topol, Scott Stangland, Cassidy Stirtz, Katrina Lenk, and Jamie Mohamdein. Their debut album, 'Of Grit and Grace,' was released in May of 2012, and the EP 'Suits for Children' was released in October 2014. Originally out of Chicago, they are currently making a home in New York City and recently recorded their second full-length album with legendary producer Stewart Lerman.
"Energetic, melodic and fun indie folk pop? Maybe. Great band? Definitely. " -Big City Folk
"Listening to Youth in a Roman Field, it's not hard to imagine the band in a shady glade singing its timeless, melancholy folk the accordion makes the fantasy list toward the french countryside. The songs are clear, simple, a little sad and swept with romance. Frontwoman and bandleader Claire Wellin has a clarion voice that goes from naive to soulful, on songs that touch on belle epoque cabaret music and early American folk music." -Jessica Hopper, Chicago Tribune
ERIC MAYSON
As the poster child of entropy, its no surprise that Eric Maysons music and live performance is a journey from disbelief into knowing and back again. He understands music as a way to move through space. In an aerial shot, Maysons wide-ranging style stretches from minimalist electropop to smooth R&B, progressive soul, and straight hip-hop, while visiting grinning pop, rock and roll, and operatic arrangements.
He builds things from the ground up. Layers are everything, details are the big ideas. To Eric, if something feels like a full idea, it is one. His lyrics are hints. Whether direct and considered or fragmented and esoteric, they are not meant to direct your experience or tell you about a thing they are foundation for contemplation. The impact of his music shifts within the context its presented.
Hes a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, but frequents the keys. His deft keyboard playing is only topped by the sky-high soar of his voice(Okay Player). He has played for the likes of Lizzo, Caroline Smith, Toki Wright, Big Cats, DaNCEBUMS, and as the musical backbone of Minneapolis hip-hop group Crunchy Kids. Whether piano, cello, or bass, his playing is fully embodied; you can see the music happening in and radiating through his body. He stomps. His knees bounce. He traverses the terrain of music he creates.
Born in Corpus Christie, TX, he bounced around the US with his musical father and curator mother before finding roots in Minneapolis at age 16. He pursued an education in acting; but in the aftermath of a house fire, returned to Minneapolis in 2010 where he found a love for producing and playing hip-hop.
His first solo release, Detail (2015) is a 40 minute cassette tape with only one track break. An ambitious sonic collage of psychedelic R&B grooves, experimental hip-hop and straight-up sexy pop tunes with Maysons smooth but piercing voice out front (Star Tribune). He is joined by frequent musical collaborators (Chance York, Caroline Smith, Big Cats, and others). Recorded at RiverRock Studios, Detail was produced at a quality that we rarely hear from the snowy land of 10,000 lakes(Okay Player). Eric Mayson is back with new tunes as he prepares to release his sophomore venture with RiverRock Music Group.
DANIEL BONESPUR
After returning from his first European tour in April 2017, Daniel Bonespur released Depths of Height an imaginative EP that transforms twangy country stylings, 70s disco ballads and uncanny synth explorations into perceptive, whimsical tunes. Drawing on a wealth of material created from years of composing songs for theater, the lyrics all at once embody a multitude of fictional characters and scenarios, yet remain personal through Bonespur's singular vocal delivery and perspective.
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LocationIcehouse (View)
2528 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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