The Evening Rig are #3 on CYSTSFTS's Year End List!

The year-end accolades keep rollin' in for The Evening Rig. Is Doin' Stuff is listed as Can You See The Sunset's third best album of 2009!

"Is Doin' Stuff" makes Captains Dead's Top 10 List!

Captains Dead has placed The Evening Rig Is Doin' Stuff at #10 in their "Best of 2009" list! Thanks, dudes!

The Evening Rig cracks Absolute Powerpop's Top 100!

The Evening Rig Is Doin' Stuff checked in at #94 in Absolute Powerpop's Top 100 of 2009.

The Evening Rig & Chooglin' now available on iTunes!

That's right, now those of you who prefer to purchase your music as dashes and zeroes instead of vinyl can own the newest Heart of a Champion releases!

The Evening Rig - Is Doin' Stuff










Chooglin' - Nice Place, Nice Party, Nice Folks

Jersey Beat review of "Is Doin' Stuff"

Another great review of The Evening Rig Is Doin' Stuff, this one from Chris Mattern of Jersey Beat:

This really is some good pop music. I don't generally get into this sort of thing, but The Evening Rig, hailing from Minneapolis Minnesota write great songs, and play them in a manner that isn't necessarily aggressive, but isn't wimpy either, and I like it! Vocalist Jason Miller has a great warm voice, and much like all great pop song writers The Evening Rig know how to construct a memorable chorus. “The Hilltop Pines” is probably one of the best pure pop songs I have heard in ages and reminds me of The Replacements meets John Mellencamp. Jason has one of those addicting voices that make you want to hang onto every word he sings. Reminiscent of 90's power pop like Placebo and Urge Overkill, but urgent and modern enough to keep my interest, The Evening Rig's sophomore effort is a solid record with very little filler. A few of the later tracks such as “A Girl Important” take you down a folky almost country, (but not too country) road, and segue beautifully back into catchy up beat pop rock. While “Goddamn I Could Use A Drink” gives us a glimpse of a band that understands the pop beauty that can be found in simple raw blues progressions. “We Got Tonight” is the perfect closer to this surprisingly awesome pop journey. I'd suggest this record to anyone that can appreciate great song writing, simple yet impressive musicianship, and likes to tone it down and relax to some soothing yet edgy pop tunes from time to time.

The Evening Rig on How Was The Show Podcast

Check out the latest podcast from How Was The Show! They play "Goddamn, I Could Use a Drink," gush about Is Doin' Stuff, and reminisce about the record release show from a couple weeks back. A fun listen! Thanks to Pat O'Brien, David de Young, and the rest of the crew over there for all of their awesome support on this record!

Vita.mn: Fully Rigged

Star Tribune/Vita.mn's Chris Riemenschneider just posted this review of the record release show and preview of the More Cowbell 5th Anniversary Show:

With beer cans and a faux-beer logo on their CD jacket and new tracks called "Bartender" and "Goddamn, I Could Use a Drink," the Evening Rig could have gone onstage sloppy drunk for their CD party last Saturday in the Entry and cemented their reputation as a next-wave Replacements. Instead, the quartet played the songs on its new album "Is Doing Stuff" with intensity and heart, especially the urgent twang-rocker "The Steve McQueens," which deserves ample radio play. Frontman Jason Miller sounded apologetic when he said, "We're going to slow it down," but mellower tunes such as "Half Asleep" also came off beautifully. The Rig's next show is the MoreCowbell.net fifth anniversary show next Thursday at the Turf.

How Was The Show reviews Evening Rig release show

HowWasTheShow.com just posted their review of the Is Doin' Stuff record release show.

photo by Sara Montour

Captains Dead loves Is Doin' Stuff

Head over to Captains Dead for their kind words about The Evening Rig!

Culture Bully review of Is Doin' Stuff release show

Our friends over at Culture Bully posted this great review of The Evening Rig's Is Doin' Stuff. Thanks, fellas!

photo by Alexa Jones

HowWasTheShow Blog posts videos from The Evening Rig's release show

Head on over to the HowWasTheShow Blog for five different videos from The Evening Rig's show on Friday night.

Here's the album and show opener, "The Steve McQueens."

Evening Rig blurb from Pioneer Press

Ross Raihala from the St. Paul Pioneer Press had this blurb in his column today:

The Evening Rig started turning heads soon after they formed in 2005 thanks to their raucous, boozy live gigs and an anything-goes attitude that earned them comparison to local better-than-just-a-bar-band-bar-bands ranging from the Replacements to the Hold Steady. They issued their debut a year ago and have already followed it up with the much-stronger "The Evening Rig Is Doing Stuff," a playful and undeniably rocking collection of songs that seem destined to break the band beyond the Twin Cities. Check them out live tonight at the Entry with support from the Dynamiters, the Millionth Word and the Remote Age.

The Evening Rig interviewed by How Was The Show?

David Rachac of HowWasTheShow.com interviewed Jake, Jason, and Josh of The Evening Rig for the record release show. Check it out!

The Evening Rig reviewed by The Decider-Twin Cities

Yep, another rave review... this one courtesy of Rob Van Alstyne at from The Onion AV Club.

City Pages Review!

City Pages just posted a great feature on The Evening Rig and review of Is Doin' Stuff.

Evening Rig review on Culture Bully

Culture Bully has just posted a glowing review of The Evening Rig Is Doin' Stuff.

Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages - The Evening Rig

Check out the great write up in City Pages.

Thanks to Andrea Swensson and Alexa Jones!

The Evening Rig announce forthcoming album

By Andrea Swensson in Local Music

Tuesday, Feb. 10 2009

Photo by Alexa Jones

Fans of local bar rock band the Evening Rig will be delighted to hear that the group is releasing their next album, Is Doin' Stuff, on March 27 at the Entry. The hardworking folks over at Switchblade Comb have an exclusive preview track from the forthcoming album, so head over there to sample "The Hilltop Pines."Personally, I was most excited to catch a glimpse of the new album artwork, which is a continuation of the vintage photograph theme that they started with their debut album, 2007's Never Been'er.

There's something about these old photographs that captures the Evening Rig's worn-in, beer-soaked sound perfectly. Here's a graphic of the new album cover:

And here's their first album cover, for comparison:

Check out the link:

http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2009/02/the_evening_rig.php

Listen to the new Evening Rig single at Switchblade Comb!

We received the test pressings today for the new 7" single by The Evening Rig. It features the album track "The Hilltop Pines" backed with a cover of Willie Nelson's "I Gotta Get Drunk." The Willie cover is exclusive to the 7". The single should be out sometime in early March, a few weeks before the album.

In the meantime, please go visit our friends at Switchblade Comb and take a first listen to "The Hilltop Pines."

We would like to sincerely thank Switchblade Comb for their support.

We hope to see you at the 7th Street Entry on Friday, March 27 for the Is Doin' Stuff record release show. The Dynamiters and The Millionth Word are opening. It'll be a blast!