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Ryan Plewacki
Ryan Plewacki (born November 22, 1980) is an American musician and guitarist. Plewacki is the leader of Sleep Study and guitarist for The Honeydogs since 2012. In 2011, Plewacki formed the band Sleep Study (who released their debut record ''Nothing Can Destroy'' on Simon Recordings in August 2012). Shortly after the release of that record, Plewacki was asked by Adam Levy of The Honeydogs to perform as lead guitarist at the release show for ''What Comes After'', joined them for South by Southwest in 2012 and continues to perform in that role. Plewacki's guitar work is featured on the 2016 release, ''Love & Cannibalism''. Plewacki was also recruited by Darren Jackson of Kid Dakota to perform at the release of Listen to the Crows As They Take Flight and live performances throughout 2012. In 2016, Plewacki joined Mark Mallman Mark Mallman (born July 20, 1973) is a Minnesota musician, film composer, and memoirist. Since 1998, he has released nine full-length studio albums, ''Happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. , the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities. Minneapolis has one of the most extensive public par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honeydogs
The Honeydogs is a band from Saint Paul, Minnesota that opened at First Avenue (nightclub), First Avenue in 1994. History The band's popularity grew after signing with record label Mercury Records, and their major label debut album ''Seen a Ghost'' in 1997.Horak, Terry (19 July 1997).Debris Makes Debut With Rootsy Act Honeydogs, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' The band left Mercury after the executives who signed them left the label as Mercury's parent PolyGram merged with Universal, and signed with Palm Records in May 2000 to release their next album, ''Here's Luck''.Snyder, Bill (January 2001)A Dogs Life ''CMJ New Music Monthly'', pp. 30-31 Film Adam Levy and producer Rick Fuller worked together to make a film version of the album ''10,000 Years'' which is a feature-length music video. Honors and awards The Honeydogs were honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue (nightclub), First Avenue, recognizing performers that have played s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Dakota
Kid Dakota is the musical moniker of Darren Jackson, sometimes accompanied live or in the studio by various band members. History Born in the small, isolated town of Bison, South Dakota, Jackson started performing as "Kid Dakota and the Tumbleweeds" in 1998 while living in Providence, Rhode Island. The name was chosen in homage to his home state of South Dakota and also as a parody of Kid Rock. In the summer of 1999, Darren recorded the five songs that would appear on the So Pretty EP with long-time friend and producer, Alex Oana, at City Cabin (formerly Blackberry Way). Darren moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota that winter and self-released the So Pretty EP in the spring of 2000. The EP caught the attention of Alan Sparhawk, singer and guitarist for the seminal slow-core band, Low, and he offered to release the EP on his label, Chairkickers' Union under the condition that it be expanded into a full-length lp. The LP version of ''So Pretty'' was released in the spring o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Mallman
Mark Mallman (born July 20, 1973) is a Minnesota musician, film composer, and memoirist. Since 1998, he has released nine full-length studio albums, ''Happiness'' (2021) being his most recent. Education Mallman graduated from Waukesha South High School in 1991. He studied jazz piano at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1991. In 1995, at age 21, Mallman earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, where he studied painting and performance art. Musical career Mark Mallman has earned a reputation as one of the Twin Cities' must-see live acts, complete with his own star on the wall outside First Avenue. He started his career in the late 1990s with the short-lived band, the Odd, a surprisingly popular postmodern joke on 1970s rock histrionics. Days after they topped the ''City Pages'' "Best new Band" poll, they broke up, but reunited to record and release one album, '' Oh My G*d – It's the Odd'' in 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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