There's nothing like rocking and ripping it up at a killer show and this is one for the books!
Annie and the Bang Bang is a Minneapolis rock band that genre hops between grungy folkpop to late sixties rock to swampy southern grooves, crafting musical gems that value energy, animal intelligence, poetry and mischief. Guitarist and songwriter, Annie Enneking, tells stories about being a person in a world full of people, and relies on the thick invention and dig-right-down-into-it-ness of the Bang Bangs: John Riedlinger (guitar), Kari Tweiten (bass), and MIke Kittel (drums) Everything everyone does is tasty.
"For the last 10 years, the Silverteens have thrived by combining ’60s-influenced Garage Rock with their own hard-charging brand of Punk/Power Pop. The band members — mainstays on the local scene since the 1980s (and before!) — include Terry Isachsen (Flamin’ Oh’s), Steve Olson (Laughing Stock), Jerry Johnson (MezzoFist), and Mark Engebretson (The Whole Lotta Loves)"
The Customers are an alternative rock and roll band formed in the late ‘90s. Soon after playing shows in and around Los Angeles, one of their basement recordings caught the attention of A&R people at Neil Young’s Vapor Records; they were signed to the label and recorded the power pop album Green Bottle Thursday.
In support of the record they played the festival circuit in Europe, sharing the stage with such bands as Foo Fighters and Soundgarden. They then embarked on a several-month U.S. tour, opening for Ben Folds Five, The Meices, and Iggy Pop. They also appeared on The Conan O’Brien Show. In 2000, singer/songwriter Ryan Sexton and guitarist Sloke re-located to Minneapolis (where Sexton grew up) and recorded the college-friendly EP Severbuddyappy.
The two eventually agreed to put the band on hold while pursuing other interests, reforming years later with the addition of second guitarist Dan Parsons, and a rhythm section of Minneapolis bassist Kent Peterson and Michigan transplant, drummer Jay DeHut. “I’m very happy to be back,” said Sexton of the new lineup and upcoming shows. “It’s been awhile.”
