THE SLOW DEATH

Date: 
Sunday, November 28, 2010


Performer: 

THE SLOW DEATH

THE SLOW DEATH

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After several unsuccessful attempts at mining alpacas for wool and chickening out of bank robberies a young Jesse Swan Thorson thought he could make himself rich at playing music. He had no idea how wrong he was. Boasting drunkenly at a divebar in Fargo, ND he convinced some local half-wits to form a band and Pretty Boy Thorson was born. Stringing together music ripped off from Merle Haggard songs and misunderstood bible quotes, Pretty Boy Thorson managed to write and record several records. They embarked on many tours which were merely a thinly veiled excuse to search for Curly's gold after misunderstanding a late 80's Billy Crystal movie. Building what few people would call a 'huge following' by trading tapes advertised in Soldier of Fortune magazine the band skyrocketed to mediocrity. Quickly tiring of Mr. Thorson's deranged antics members of the band fled to opposite coasts of the United States. Realizing he was too lazy to continue on his own, Jesse along with life partner David Strait recruited punk legend Jonny C from the critically acclaimed Rest of Us (Tampa, FL) and a guy named Mike from some bullshit band called The Ergs, they changed their name to The Slow Death to stop running from the obvious. They are now considering touring with top bands and maybe getting a haircut.

Special Guests / Opening Acts: 

YOUNG PRETENDERS

Young Pretenders on MYSPACE

4 dudes making $$$ and driving sweet cars with babez  ::  Minneapolis, MN

THE DIRTY HITS

The Dirty Hits are a band from Minneapolis, MN, formed in the summer of 2007. They have released a 7-inch EP, The Weather Center, and a full-length record, The Rumble and the Roar, both on Cheat Sheet Records. They most recently released a split seven-inch with Western Curses, also from Minneapolis. They include ex-members of The Crush, Heads and Bodies, Off With Their Heads, Mahkato and Incommunicado, to name a few.

Venue: 

First Avenue

Location

First Avenue
701 First Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55403-1327
United States
Phone: 612-332-1775
44° 58' 43.3416" N, 93° 16' 33.762" W

Event Details
Sunday, November 28
7th Street Entry / 8:00 pm / 18+
THE SLOW DEATH
$5.00 adv | $5.00 door
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