The Cave

February 18th: Asobi Seksu

Doors 9:30pm
Show 10pm

This February the Cave welcomes Asobi Seksu, a dream pop/shoegaze band out of NYC fronted by Yuki Chikudate (vocals/keyboard/sometimes glockenspiel) and James Hanna (guitar/vocals). Often characterized by ethereal, swirling melodies and layers upon layers of synth and effects, Asobi Seksu creates a world of their own both in their performance and the atmosphere that surrounds them. Don't miss it!

January 25th: Zoo Animal w/ Tarlton, The Counterfactuals

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

This Wednesday, the Cave welcomes awesome Minneapolis band Zoo Animal to our humble stage. Lead singer/songwriter Holly Newsom has a wonderful, deep, soulful, gritty, unique voice and is a great live performer to top it all off. Be sure to check out this video from The Local Show on 89.3 The Current. Good thing we've have a hollow stage... :)

We have two openers lined up for this show, Tarlton as well as The Counterfactuals, two Carleton professors from the Philosophy Department. You can stream one of their tunes here. Definitely check it out, it's super sweet.

This will be a great night of fulfilling musical expression at the Cave, I promise.

January 20th: Oneohtrix Point Never w/ Pillars & Tongues

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

At the end of this month, Oneohtrix Point Never will be gracing the Cave's stage. Daniel Lopatin, a Brooklyn-based musician, is behind the drone-heavy, looping, and electronic bleeps and blurps that make up the backbone of much of Oneohtrix Point Never's music.

Opening for Oneohtrix will be Pillars & Tongues, an amazing band out of Chicago that plays "powerful folk abstractions and interwoven, trance-inducing vocal dynamics" (Alarm Magazine). You can download a few tracks from their bandcamp here.

Below is a video off of their most recent release, Pass & Crossings:

We're really looking forward to this show, and hope to see you there!

January 6th: Volcanoes w/ Wildcat Choir, Prom Queef

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

Starting off this term is Volcanoes from Missouri, "[a] drum and bass duo whose shitkicking noise rock has taken seismic toll on the eardrums of St. Louis' underground enthusiasts. Jon Ryan and Eric Peters are probably the most badass act to come out of St. Charles in quite some time, and definitely the most badass thing to ever come out of Lindenwood University."

-The Riverfront Times (Diana Benanti)

Joined by Wildcat Choir and Carleton band, Prom Queef, this show promises to be a great opener to both the new year and the new term.

Read more about Volcanoes on MFR here, and we'll see you on Friday!

November 4th: The Melismatics w/ Maudlin

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

The Melismatics are an alternative/indie/pop punk band that got their start in Minneapolis around the turn of the century. They were signed by Susstones Records, releasing their first album "Postmodern Rock", followed by "Turn It On" and "New Infection". They often played alongside Mark Mallman, lending him their energy and unpredictable behavior. Much like an American version of the Sounds, the Melismatics play catchy, euphoric, pop punk that you won't be able to get out of your head.

October 28th: History of the Cave Film Screening

8pm at the Weitz Cinema

Join us to watch some old footage from the past ten years taken on videotape by Cave regular and fan, Randy Peck.

DVDs will be sold before and after the event for $10. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Custodial Scholarship Fund, which you can find out more about here.

See you there!

If you'd like to purchase a DVD and have it sent to you, please send $10 (including a return address) to:

Tasha Rhoads

300 N College St.

Northfield, MN 55057

OR

Pay for it on PayPal (button below) and email me (rhoadst@carleton.edu) your address and I will mail the DVD to you.

October 21st: Student Bands

Tentative Schedule:

8:30 Prom Queef

9:00 Altar Eagle

9:30 Treebeard

10:00 Touch Me Jungle

10:30 Groove Factory

11:15 Ova Yonder

October 15th: Mark Mallman w/ The Big Strong Men

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

Minneapolis legend Mark Mallman doesn't need much introduction. His radical live performances and bizarrely epic lyrics speak for themselves. In October of last year, he performed the third of his marathon song concerts, which lasted 78 consecutive hours and included almost 600 pages of lyrics at St. Paul's own Turf Club. During the performance, he injured his foot and ended the whole thing off by biting into a bunch of flowers and spitting them all over the crowd. Seriously, it even made the local news

It's going to be one wild performance. Guaranteed.

October 8th: The Brothers Burn Mountain

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

The Brothers Burn Mountain are an acoustic/folk/bluegrass band from northern Minnesota. Their sound is classic and reminiscent of Eddie Vedder and Fleet Foxes. Come down to the Cave this Saturday and enjoy some old fashioned music straight from the heartland.

October 3rd: Ty Segall + Mikal Cronin w/ Radiator Grrrls

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

"Warped sonics do nothing to diminish the impact of his vigorously nostalgic riff and stomp. Segall thunders along with the timeless, impudently rowdy energy of a cement basement dance-off." -Spin Magazine

"...His album, Melted, has elevated him to Garage Rock King so far as I’m concerned..Not only that, but his live show is fantastically grungy and energetic, and you’d be silly not to go see him." - New York Rock Market

"Ty Segall's short, sharp songs peal out of the garage without raising the doors, sending 1960s rock riffs crashing through splintered, smart-ass lo-fi buzz." -Pitchfork

September 29th: Starfucker w/ Alexico

Doors 9pm
Show 9:30pm

STARFUCKER is made up of members Joshua Hodges (vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums), Shawn Glassford (bass, keyboards, drums), and Keil Corcoran (drums, keyboards, vocals) out of Portland, Oregon. They describe their sound as "dance music that you can actually listen to" and we agree whole-heartedly. Prepare yourself for some seriously addictive synth pop. If you don't trust us, have a listen for yourself.

This will be a huge show, so be on time. Note the time change to 9:30pm.

September 24th: Gospel Gossip + The Blind Shake

Doors 8:30pm
Show 9pm

Feast on the best of what Minneapolis has to offer with a double header this Saturday!

First off, Gospel Gossip - featuring two Carleton alums - never fails to put on a kick-ass show. Once guitarist/singer Sarah Nienaber steps on stage, she plays with a level of ferocity that is truly hard to find these days. While GG's music is mainly described as "shoegaze", or a brand of dreamy pop-rock akin to many 90's bands, they also manage to be one of the most danceable bands I've ever seen come to the Cave. Having seen them numerous times, I can say with 100% certainty that they're gonna bring it. They always do.

Which brings us to the Blind Shake - unlike veterans Gospel Gossip, this is the Blind Shake's first time at the Cave. I first saw them when they opened for No Age in Minneapolis, and they totally stole the fucking show. Featuring three bald dudes in matching black tracksuits, the Blind Shake appear to be a modern reincarnation of Devo, but once they start playing its almost the exact opposite: Loud, explosive, thrashing garage-rock that is a match made in heaven with your average head-banger. Seriously, perfect high-energy mosh pit music here - these guys may be my favorite Twin Cities band.

Come and freak out this Saturday. I repeat, come and freak out.

Here are videos of both Gospel Gossip and The Blind Shake doing their thing at the Turf Club in St. Paul: