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Texatonka CD Release - February 13th, 2009

Texa Tonka and Texatonka: one is a 180.8 acre neighborhood in St. Louis Park where the average home was built in 1952, the other is a Minneapolis indie band who just released their second album, “With Brick and Mortar.” Which is which? Better figure it out because only one of them will be rocking this Friday.

400 Bar, 400 Cedar Avenue

8 p.m.,

18+ $5

METROMIX.COM - February 13th, 2009

With Brick and Mortar, Texatonka's latest release, drops at the 400 Bar tonight. The album proves that grunge is still alive and as dirty as ever. The Crown Vics and Little Man open.

TWIN CITIES ROLL CALL

Your weekly guide to music on the Twin Cities smaller stages

by Rob van Alstyne

Special to Metromix

February 6, 2009

Local rockers Texatonka celebrate their sophomore album of grungy working man's rock, With Brick and Mortar, at the 400 bar tonight. Partly recorded with Flowers Studio head Ed Ackerson, WBAM's sound is indebted to countless more famous forebears (most prominently The Rolling Stones bad boy boogie), but performed with enough verve to warrant listening to on its own merits. They'll be joined by fellow classic rock loving locals The Crown Vics and Little Man. (9 p.m., 5$, 18+)

ALT-COUNTRY BLOGSPOT NETHERLANDS

Thursday, July 28, 2008

DONDERDAG 10 JULI 2008

Altcountry of hoe het ook mag heten

by John Gjaltema

Texatonka komt uit Minnesota en op de tweede plaat With Brick And Mortar mengen ze jangle pop, altcountry en arty postpunk en dat klinkt in ieder geval interessant.

dat klinkt in ieder geval interessant.

THE RAKE MAGAZINE

LOCAL MUSIC: The Audiophiles

by Christy DeSmith

posted on Sep. 24, 2006 - 11:00pm

Chris Osgood

Age: 52 Background: Formed the seminal Minneapolis punk band, The Suicide Commandos, in 1974 and then went on to serve as label manager/producer for Twin/Tone Records. Currently serves as director of artist services for Springboard for the Arts, a St. Paul-based nonprofit dedicated to helping self-employed creative folks earn a living.

Name some of the local bands you’re listening to.

The three newest things in my purview are Tim O’Reagan’s new record—I was listening to that just today. I was listening to the Mad Ripple, which is Jim Walsh’s new project. I’ve also been listening to a new band called Texatonka. I listen to a lot of local music because of my gig at Springboard.

Where do you go to buy music?

I try to support the indies out there as much as possible—the Roadrunners of the world and, of course, Treehouse. I give a plug to both of them. And a plug to the [Electric] Fetus as well. I throw as much of my business to brick-and-mortar stores as I can.

What’s your concertgoing schedule like these days?

I’m not the inveterate concertgoer I used to be. Back when I worked at Twin/Tone, there were years I was out at concerts three hundred days out of the year. These days, there are other things I like to do. I like to fly-fish, and fly-fishing is exactly the opposite of being at First Ave.