Engaged couple Rachelle LaNae and Andrew Frederick are the song-writing nucleus of high-energy indie pop group Tacky Annie, who will be perform alongside 26 BATS!, Gabriel Rodreick’s Undoers, DJ Rowsheen, host Mark Mallman, and 10 regulars from J.T. Viele’s acclaimed OpenMic MPLS at Mortimer’s Benefit for Lauren Smythe on Thursday July 27th. In this video interview with Back to the City host and curator Simon Calder, Frederick and LaNae discuss how they first began performing LaNae’s singer-songwriter material in contexts like Viele’s OpenMic MPLS, where they first met fellow songwriter Lauren Smythe, for whom they are playing this benefit show. After the couple collaboratively composed “Renegade Energy,” a dance-inducing song about dancing, for a ballet company, Tacky Annie was born. To the soundtrack of their debut record, “The Little Album,” LaNae and Frederick recount the Tacky Annie story so far.
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Video – Witch Watch – Seconds
Witch Watch, indie alt-rock, a little angsty with a fresh sound. Let hope the prison line from this song was metaphorical, but possibly it wasn’t. Not a wall of sound, or as much reverb as full-on shoegaze, but you can hear it in there. There are twenty songs in their ambitious double album, I haven’t gotten through all of them, but what I have heard so far I like.
Video – The Hell and the Quiet – Badges
The Hell and The Quiet, quite the name and quite the band. With a solid pop sensibility and strong musicianship, this band has a good thing going. Their new album, To Where and From is out now.
26 MINUTES WITH 26 BATS!: BAILEY COGAN ON THE 7/26 BTTC BENEFIT FOR LAUREN SMYTHE
“As I rise, flames take my flesh and melt my eyes so I can’t see the ruins left behind.”
26 BATS! – “Phoenix”
In this special episode of Back to the City: MPLS Music Conversation, 26 BATS! front-person Bailey Cogan and Simon Calder discuss the band’s “Cave Cuts” LP as well as new material which 26 BATS! will be perform at a Benefit for Lauren Smythe, feat. DJ Rowsheen, MC Mark Mallman, Tacky Annie and more, on the final Thursday of this month, 7/26. Our conversation is all about taking flight, resilience, and cycles of renewal, all fitting topics as we prepare to raise funds for our mutual friend, songwriter Lauren Smythe, who is contending with diseases including scleroderma, with which she was diagnosed at age 10, and fibromyalgia, with which she was just diagnosed.
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Video – Eliza Blue – Song Without Words
Eliza Blue hasn’t been as active musically in the last few years, she has been tending to the ranch, and becoming a mother. She didn’t think she would release any more music, but as musicians know it always brings you back. When Blue was active in the local scene, I always had admired her confident and modern folk songwriting style. Her music has always stood out, and this new song is a perfect example.
Her new album is officially out today. Make sure you check it out. The release party is in Spearfish, SD tonight. Roadtrip!
Featured Photo by – Christian Begeman
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