Oct
24
th
2014
Turf Club
Friday
Oct
24
th
2014
Turf Club

Ben Miller Band

Show Starts

8PM

Ages

21+

THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELED

AV Club 5/13/14:

If you saw ZZ Top last year—and who didn’t—then you probably saw the Ben Miller Band. The legendarily bearded trio took the Joplin, Missouri bluegrass act out on the road for both its North American and European tours, and has invited the group back to Europe this year. Miller and company dub their type of music the “Ozark Stomp,” using all manner of down-home instruments (washtub bass, an electric washboard, and so on) to make their tunes. The group’s new LP, Any Way, Shape, Or Form, isn’t out until August 5 on New West, but A.V. Club readers can get an exclusive first listen to one of the album’s tracks below. “Hurry Up And Wait” is a stomper, and fans of slightly sparer acts like Scott H. Biram should be pleased at the fleshed out sound.

Performers


Ben Miller Band

“I like the idea of saying something very complicated in a very simple way,” says Ben Miller, discussing the trio that bears his name. “That’s what we strive for musically,...

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Venue


Turf Club

Since 1945

The Turf Club is a historic landmark in the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul, MN. Originally opened as a supper club and dancehall in the 1940s, the room has seen…

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