Langhorne Slim at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (05/25/08)

 05/26/2008 02:01:14  ♥ written by vu ()

Langhorne Slim - Rebel Side Of Heaven Langhorne Slim     Langhorne Slim ♥ photo by Vu Tour Dates 05/26/08 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI 05/27/08 Mad Planet Milwaukee, WI 05/28/08 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL 05/29/08 The Hideout Chicago, IL 05/30/08 Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA 05/31/08 Music Hall Brooklyn, NY 06/01/08 Soundfix Records Brooklyn, NY 06/04/08 WXPN’s "World Cafe" Radio 06/04/08 NPR’s World Cafe David Dye 06/05/08 WTMD Summer Concert, MD 06/06/08 World Cafe Live Philly, PA 06/07/08 TT The Bears Cambridge, MA 06/17/08 Le Divian Orange Montreal, PQ 06/18/08 Horseshoe Toronto, ON 06/19/08 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH 06/20/08 Pike Room Crofoot Pontiac, MI 06/21/08 Ruby Tuesday Columbus, OH 06/22/08 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO 06/24/08 Aquarium Fargo, ND 06/26/08 Sled Island  Calgary, AB 07/03/08 High Sierra  Day 1 Quincy, CA 07/04/08 High Sierra Day 2 Quincy, CA 08/01/08 Pickathon Happy Valley, OR 08/02/08 Pickathon  Happy Valley, OR 09/19/08 Bristol Rhythm  Bristol, TN 09/20/08 Bristol Reunion Bristol, TN

I went to see Langhorne Slim at Minneapolis' 400 Bar. Langhorne Slim is just the stagename for Sean Scolnick, who probably got his nickname from growing up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He is currently based out of northern California.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting, they felt like bayou boogie with pure Americana roots music. He's joined on stage by the War Eagles (upright bassist Paul Defiglia and drummer Malachi DeLorenzo), and this is just one of the stop in their long Summer tour to promote his self-titled release, Langhorne Slim (released April 29^th).

Apparently, appearing on numerous music magazines and regular appearances on NPR have really helped turnout of his show. He seems to have a very dedicated bunch of college-type fans, who can sing to all his song (and they loudly demonstrated this too).

I only know one of his song, "Rebel Side Of Heaven", which was well-received live. This song is currently on heavy rotation on various radio station, including KCRW.

Opening up for Langhorne was, local one-man-band Will Tolle. His set included the Bob Marley cover, "Redemption Song", and original songs like "I Don't Want a Girl From Edina". He certain have his local fans and friends, and I felt they had mostly left (but replaced by an even bigger audience) before The Builders & the Butchers came on stage.

The Builders & the Butchers Tambourine ♥ artwork by Ray

I like this band from Portland, Oregon. The audiences really dug them too, who participated in several of their songs. I ended up buying one of their $5 tambourine, which I thought was really cool.

As it turns out, talking to Ray who designed the artwork for the tambourines - these are really hot items for them (and with each stop on their tour, they are running very low on them). The artworks were done using stencils and spray paint, and on my particular design, leaves were used to create those patterns.

Langhorne Slim, currently on tour with The Builders & the Butchers, so try and catch them if they're coming through your town.

Links: www.langhorneslim.com myspace.com/langhorneslim myspace.com/thebuildersandthebutchers