American Cream Band

Started as a solo improvised drone/noise project over 15 years ago, Minneapolis’ American Cream Band has transformed into an 8-member musical juggernaut with a consistent cast of misfits, prompted by the release of their latest album, Presents, on Quindi.

Led by the tent-revivalist preacher/cult leader Nathan Nelson, the band alchemically blends the jagged grooves of The B-52s with the '80s disco punk vigor of James Chance & The Contortions into something that is more than nostalgia; it's an artistic endeavor that beckons you to move, to let the music become the brushstroke in the painting of your own existence. Larger and larger crowds of frenzied freaks flock to the Twin Cities’ dingiest dives with each performance, responding to the band’s rhythm as ritual approach to their live sound.

Like a beacon that calls for a response, American Cream asks you to hold out your hand - the thrill is in whether they hold it or bite it.