The 4onthefloor and The Evening Rig | Triple Rock Social Club - Pictures

Thanks to the incredible Meredith Westin for pictures from 4onthefloor & Evening Rig show at the Triple Rock!

Check out her website while you're at it: http://meredithwestin.com/blog/

Evening Rig Show + The 4onthefloor

The Evening Rig and The 4onthefloor

Triple Rock Social Club

Monday, Jan 3

8pm

21+ $3

"Nostalgia remains one of the most powerful forces in rock—a fact Twin Cities combo The Evening Rig uses to its advantage throughout its second album, Is Doin’ Stuff. On this set of heartland reminiscences, The Evening Rig takes the throat-searing intensity of Jason Miller’s prior band, pop-punkers The Crush, and sets it atop vastly different sonic terrain: a pleasing mix of 'Mats-styled rumble and acoustic bar-room weepers. Whether going full-throttle or humming along in a lower gear, Miller’s songs stick to what he knows—bar rooms, broken hearts, and nights of teenage debauchery gone by. It’s a formula The Hold Steady has ridden to massive success, and although Miller’s not quite Craig Finn's equal as a wordsmith (who is?), his band possesses equally meaty hooks."

http://www.avclub.com/twincities/events/evening-rig-and-the-4onthefloor,219722/

This Sunday 7/18

THE ATARIS

THE EVENING RIG

GASOLINE HEART

THE CHASE DOWN

18+ | 8:00 PM | $12.00

See you then!

Suburban Home Mix Tape - Vol 5 w/ The Evening Rig

Suburban Home Mix Tape Vol 5

Someone's Gonna Die

And one hell of a mix it is! (HoC is partial to track #29) but the entire mix tape is amazing.

Thanks to all at Suburban Home Records!

Link: http://www.suburbanhomerecords.com/2010/07/13/download-suburban-home-records-mix-tape-volume-5-someones-gonna-die/

Seein' The Scene: The Evening Rig

"Seein’ the Scene is a (typically) weekly photographic presentation featuring images from some of the best local rock concerts Minnesota has to offer. These images are captured through the lens of Minneapolis rock photographer Mike Minehart. " This site can be viewed here.

Check out this shot of the Jason and Josh of the Evening Rig at the 7th Street Entry (1/8/10)

Mike Minehart's website can be found here.

The Evening Rig - Meredith Westin Photography (Triple Rock January 30, 2010 Pics)

Many thanks to Meredith Westin, who took these great shots for the Love-Cars first show since 2007. Head over to her website for more pictures of the Evening Rig and other amazing local acts!

The Evening Rig - New Blog Run By The Band

Follow the Evening Rig on their new blog...

http://theeveningrig.blogspot.com/

The Evening Rig will play an acoustic set prior to the Twin Cities premiere of the new film "Crazy Heart" (nominated for two Golden Globes). They'll play around 6:30 at the Uptown Theater! 2906 Hennepin Ave. S.

The Movie:

Jeff Bridges (The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Big Lebowski) stars as the richly comic, semi-tragic romantic anti-hero Bad Blake in the debut feature film from writer-director Scott Cooper. Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart. Co-starring Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall.

Director:

Scott Cooper

Cast:

Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Beth Grant, Sarah Jane Morris, Tom Bower, Annie Corley

TCCT The Complete Tally: How all 18 local music writers voted in the Twin Cities Critics Tally '09

Thanks to everyone who voted, especially Cyn Collins, Kyle Matteson, Pat O'Brien, Chris Riemenschneider and Rob van Alstyne.

Cyn Collins, freelancer and "West Bank Boogie" author

ALBUMS - 4. Chooglin' "Sweet Time"

LIVE ACTS (UNRANKED) - Chooglin'

Kyle Matteson - MoreCowbell.net

ALBUMS - 2. The Evening Rig, "Is Doing Stuff "

Pat O'Brien, freelancer (HowWastheShow.com and City Pages)

ALBUMS - 1. The Evening Rig, "Is Doin' Stuff"

SONGS - 2. "The Steve McQueens," The Evening Rig

LIVE ACTS - 2. The Evening Rig

Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune music critic

SONGS - 4. The Evening Rig, "The Steve McQueens"

LIVE ACTS - 1. Chooglin'

Rob van Alstyne, freelancer

ALBUMS - 3. The Evening Rig, "Is Doing Stuff"

Star Tribune - Top Local Albums 2009

TCCT 2009 THE TOP LOCAL ALBUMS

1. P.O.S., "Never Better" 178

2. Lookbook, "Wild at Heart" 128

3. Red Pens, "Reasons" 90

4. Twilight Hours, "Stereo Night" 78

5. Brother Ali, "Us" 72

6. The Pines, "Tremolo" 64

7. Vampire Hands, "Hannah in the Mansion" 60

8. The Evening Rig, "Is Doin' Stuff" 54

9. Gay Witch Abortion, "Maverick" 48

10. (tie) Idle Hands, "The Hearts We Broke on the Way to the Show" 42

Nancy Harms, "In the Indigo"

Joey Ryan & the Inks, "Well, Here We Are Then"

8. THE EVENING RIG, "IS DOIN' STUFF" Does Minneapolis really need another semi-twangy, beer-swilling, two-guitar rock band heavily inspired by the Replacements? Color us extra impressed that this quartet found fresh ground in the town's most overtread musical territory. Leading the way for its sophomore disc was the high-revving opening track, "The Steve McQueens," about girls who only fall for manly men. (54)

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 needs YOUR help!

A message from The Evening Rig regarding their plans for Spring 2010:

So, we'd like to get this dog and pony show on the road early 2010 and try to exploit this noise we call music to other parts of the great U S of A.

We are not very savvy when it comes to booking, nor do we know many people outside of our safe zone in the Twin Cities, so any kind of help will be greatly appreciated!!!

Below is a rough idea of what we're thinking. If you can help us get our foot in the door at any of the clubs in said areas, we will buy you drinks, win you carnival stuffed animals, and offer up some delicious deep tissue back rubs...

Saturday, March 13th - Des Moinea, IA
Sunday, March 14th - Omaha, NE
Monday, March 15th - Kansas City, MO or KS
Tuesday, March 16th - Oklahoma City, OK
Wednesday, March 17th - Denton, TX
Thursday, March 18th - Austin, TX (SXSW)
Friday, March 19th - Austin, TX (SXSW)
Saturday, March 20th - Austin, TX (SXSW)
Sunday, March 21st - open
Monday, March 22nd - Little Rock, AR
Tuesday, March 23rd - Memphis, TN
Wednesday, March 24th - Nashville, TN
Thursday, March 25th - St. Louis, MO
Friday, March 26th - Chicago, IL
Saturday, March 27th - Milwaukee/Madison, WI

Again, any help would be awesome and we are serious about the deep tish back rubs!

Thanks,
The Evening Rig

Farewell, Uptown Bar!

Minneapolis' historic Uptown Bar is closing at the end of the month, and we're proud to be heavily represented on the final week's calendar.

First, The Evening Rig will headline a free show on Tuesday, October 27 along with Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo. (View the Facebook event page here)

On the following night (Wednesday, October 28), Chooglin' is part of a six band bill that also includes Me and My Arrow, Story of the Sea, Speed's the Name, Death Cube, and Alicia Wiley. This one is free if you arrive before 9 PM, and $6 if you show up later.

Finally, The Hawaii Show and friends host the grand finale on Sunday, November 1. Not sure about the cover on this one, but we can promise some unannounced guests. Be there!

Straight from The Mouth O' The Mule

GAHD BLESS THE EVENING RIG!!!!!!(Yeah, we at HoC think so, too)

http://www.mouthofthemule.com/2009/08/gahd-bless-evening-rig.html

The Evening Rig - NEW SHOWS POSTED

The Evening Rig have a few new shows lined up ... go check 'em out!

08/28/09: Sauce, MPLS MN

10/16/09: The Hexagon, MPLS MN

10/17/09: Pizza Luce Duluth, Duluth MN

...And a warm congratulation to Jake Jarpey of The Evening Rig who recently tied the knot with the lovely and amazing Amy Gahlon. Next time you see Jake buy him a drink or five.

(Photo: Kris Drake)

The Evening Rig on Radio K 6/16/09

Listen up!

The Evening Rig will be on 104.5 FM/ 770 AM Radio K on June 16th at 12:15pm.  They'll be stopping by to preform 3-4 songs and do an interview.

A special thanks to Jake at Radio K for making this happen!

Clink the link to listen on-line:

http://radiok.cce.umn.edu/

mesh5 Studios: Big Pile of Bones Playlist, 4/13/09 - The Evening Rig

North Dartmouth, MA

http://www.mesh5.com/playlist/0409/041309.html

big pile of bones 
mondays, noon to 3pm 
wumd, 89.3 fm

The Evening Rig "Right Where She Wants Me"

Request: On-Air DJ: (508) 999-8150 

Musicscene Network - The Evening Rig - The Hill Top Pines

Minnesota Arts » 42 Songs for 4/20

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Download: The Evening Rig - "The Hilltop Pines"

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-Jon Graef