Dan Mariska

Mariska… sounds like a fully formed talent throughout It’s All Okay. Mariska’s quavering understated tenor recalls Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, and he appears to possess a similarly eclectic muse, taking confident stabs at both hypnotic midtempo indie-pop (the epic and excellent title track) and jaunty alt-country (the sassy slide-guitar-powered kiss-off “Girlhouse”). [Rob Van Alstyne, City Pages]

Spotting a reformed emo listener is a simple task; the lingering vulnerability and vocal tics are unmistakable. Those clues are ripe in Dan Mariska, a local singer/songwriter who boasts a rarer emo streak: The guy is a dead ringer for Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard. He’s not all weeps and whines, though. Like many reared on Get Up Kids and Dashboard Confessionals in the early ’00s, Mariska — who also fronts local band the King and the Thief — is of the indie-folk bent nowadays. [Vita.mn]

Past Shows


Feb
29
th
2016
7th St Entry
Feb
29
th
2016
7th St Entry
May
22
nd
2015
Mainroom
May
22
nd
2015
Mainroom

The 4onthefloor

with American Aquarium and Dan Mariska

More Shows

May
14
th
Fine Line

SPELLLING

Jan
26
th
7th St Entry

Sean Rowe

Dec
21
st
Fine Line

Hot Freaks

with Sleeping Jesus and Products Band
Dec
13
th
First Avenue

Emo Nite

with Derek Sanders (of Mayday Parade)