Are you Cloud Cult’s next cellist?
Our music scene is a busy place, with lots happening. If you don’t obsessively visit the local blogs, alt-weeklies, and other outlets, you could miss something important! That’s okay—we’re here to help with a weekly roundup of some of the more enticing news happening around town.
• Being a high school orchestra nerd could finally pay off: Cloud Cult is looking for a new cellist. In addition to being able to read music, learn by ear, and improvise, applicants must have a flexible work schedule and have (or be willing to buy) any necessary gear. The ability to play other instruments or sing doesn’t hurt either. To throw your hat in the ring, e-mail cloudcult@cloudcult.com with a description of your musical experience, your reasons for wanting to join the band, and audio or video samples of your work.
• This week, Pitchfork interviewed Slug about the new Atmosphere album, and quoted the MC saying, “Prince, The Replacements, Hüsker Dü—we’re all just bad imitations of the shit we loved. We may say that we do it wrong because we didn’t have anyone to teach us; we had to figure it out ourselves. But, ultimately, you have these motherfuckers here in their garage in the winter trying to write songs that remind them of the songs they love. That’s how I characterize the Minneapolis sound.” While some might take “Prince was a shitty version of Rick James and Parliament” as a slam, it sounds like classic Slug (and a pretty good explanation of the Twin Cities scene) to us.
• Speaking of Prince, Paper Tiger recently posted a special mix of The Artist on the Doomtree site, just in time to seduce your Valentine.
• And speaking of The Replacements, The Daily Swarm dug up some old audio of ’80s Twin Cities shows, including a ’Mats show from the Entry.
• The Bad Plus is getting ready to unleash its version of The Rite Of Spring at Duke University on March 26. In case you’re not up on your early 20th-century Russian compositions, the debut of Igor Stravinsky’s dissonant masterpiece caused riots. That’s some serious shit.
