event Born Ruffians
Also Playing: Young Rival
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Tue Jun 15
8 pm
Born Ruffians and Young Rival at Turf Club
Born Ruffians is a rarity among today's indie-rock bands, eschewing needless layers of flashy instrumentation in favor of Buddy Holly's gee-whiz demeanor and pinprick hooks. The melodies on its debut album, 2008's Red, Yellow & Blue, moved with needlepoint precision, while its percussion teemed with the kind of jerky jubilance that tends to come from young bands with real musical gifts rushing to share them with the world. Unfortunately, the recently released Say It carries that hurried, stripped-down vibe even further—to ill effect. The collection of ramshackle songs sounds tossed-off and ready to fall apart at any moment.
Turf Club 1601 University Ave. W., Twin Cities, MN
Born Ruffians is a rarity among today's indie-rock bands, eschewing needless layers of flashy instrumentation in favor of Buddy Holly's gee-whiz demeanor and pinprick hooks. The melodies on its debut album, 2008's Red, Yellow & Blue, moved with needlepoint precision, while its percussion teemed with the kind of jerky jubilance that tends to come from young bands with real musical gifts rushing to share them with the world. Unfortunately, the recently released Say It carries that hurried, stripped-down vibe even further—to ill effect. The collection of ramshackle songs sounds tossed-off and ready to fall apart at any moment.
Updated 10/19/2010
