CAREERS IN MODELING
w/Robotboy, The Notties & Clawthroat
Statius Bar
NE Mpls, MN
Friday Oct 3rd
10:00 pm
GREY SKIES
w/ The New Up (SF) & Mercurial Rage
Uptown Bar
Mpls, MN
Tuesday Sept 23rd
9:30 pm
MOON MAAN
w/ They Might Be Giants
First Ave
Mpls, MN
Friday Aug 29th
8:30 pm
GREY SKIES
CD RELEASE PARTY
w/ CAREERS IN MODELING
Oujia Radio & Condo$
Hexagon Bar
Mpls, MN
Friday Aug 29th
8:30 pm
DAIRYLAND YOUTH
CD RELEASE PARTY
Bub's Irish Pub
G-town, WI
Saturday Aug 23rd
9:00 pm
DAIRYLAND YOUTH
20 YEAR REUNION
Shank Hall
Milwaukee, WI
Friday Aug 22nd
10:00 pm
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The brainchild of former Afghan Whigs guitarist Rick McCollum, Moon Maan's Zeppelin-inspired debut is a rich fusion of ghostly, groovy backgrounds and powerful rock-n-roll zeal. For frontman McCollum, the layering of individual experiences brings a unique depth to his music. "I love things that require a lot of tracks to make one sound," he says. "I like to think of myself as a Maximalist Purist. I like using all these little things, all these voices, all these sounds, to try to make something else."
Moon Maan was born when McCollum put a band of talented Minneapolis music vets together and began playing around the Twin Cities. Bryan Kinsley (Push On Junior, Snapperhead) joined on guitar and vocals; Erik Mathison |
(Balloon Guy, Polara, Mark Mallman, Jesse Greene) on drums; and Catherine Clements (Bayern Kurve, Dynamo Hum) on bass.
Once solidifying their theremin-based groove-blues sound, the four-piece began recording their highly anticipated self-titled debut, Moon Maan, in 2005 at FurSeal Studios with Joe Johnson on the boards. As time evolved, so did the band, adding bassist Mark Pakulski (Signal and Report, Psychedelicates) in September of 2005. In January of 2006, the band went into Terrarium Studios to record with Brent Sigmeth (They Might Be Giants, Mudvayne), who mixed the record at Pachyderm Studios in the fall of 2006. |
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"Moon Maan"
Release: June 5, 2007
CAT: CLP029 CD
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TRACK LISTING:
1. Be Good To Me
2. Chain Yr Soul
3. Hard To Believe
4. Skooner
5. Livin' Off
6. Feed The Methman
7. Light Of The Moon
8. Yesterday's Fool
9. Crows
10. Powder
11. If U Please |
"McCollum's theremin gives Moon Maan a touch of the spookiness the band's name implies, but his bluesy wail and the foursome's alt-rock attack are Moon Maan's real power."
- The Onion
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