event Needtobreathe
Also Playing: Stephen Kellogg And The Sixers and Graham Colton
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Tec Petaja
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Sat Mar 20
6 pm
Needtobreathe, Stephen Kellogg And The Sixers, and Graham Colton at First Avenue
Needtobreathe yearns for a sweeping, hooky impact in an odd pile-up of sounds that nonetheless always adds up to dependably harmless. Sometimes the band's South Carolina origins show through in rootsy instrumentation or the occasional twang in Bear Rinehart's sticky-throated vocals; sometimes it eagerly blends in with any number of shiny adult-contempo pop acts; and sometimes there's even a bit of rocking angst or U2-inspired grandstanding. It seems like a lot of strain for something so bland, but at least there's a bit of variety at work—2009's The Outsiders boasts help from three producers who've separately worked with acts from Wilco to John Mayer.
First Avenue 701 1st Ave. N., Twin Cities, MN
Needtobreathe yearns for a sweeping, hooky impact in an odd pile-up of sounds that nonetheless always adds up to dependably harmless. Sometimes the band's South Carolina origins show through in rootsy instrumentation or the occasional twang in Bear Rinehart's sticky-throated vocals; sometimes it eagerly blends in with any number of shiny adult-contempo pop acts; and sometimes there's even a bit of rocking angst or U2-inspired grandstanding. It seems like a lot of strain for something so bland, but at least there's a bit of variety at work—2009's The Outsiders boasts help from three producers who've separately worked with acts from Wilco to John Mayer.
Updated 07/27/2011
