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minibar
Alternative / Indie / Country

"ON TOUR WITH PETE YORN NOW !!!"

SANTA MONICA, California
United States

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Last Login:  8/20/2008
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Member Since11/13/2005
Band Websiteminibarfans.com
Band MembersSimon Petty (Vocals, Guitar) Sid Jordan (Bass, Piano, B.V.'s) Malcolm Cross (Drums, Keys, B.V.'s) Tim Walker (Guitar, Pedal Steel, B.V.'s)
InfluencesTeenage Fanclub, Neil Young, Badfinger, The Smiths, Dylan, Sparklehorse, My Morning Jacket, Beck, Whiskeytown, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Elvis Costello, Matthew Sweet, Grand Drive, The Wallflowers, Son Volt, The Verve, The Stone Roses
Sounds LikeWilco, Lemonheads, The Beatles, Crowded House
Record LabelIgloo Records
Type of LabelIndie




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"Once I was born to be leaving Once I was cruel to be kind But lately I've been dreaming Of things I left behind..." So begins the third installment of Minibar's rambling trek across the back roads of Americana, 'Desert After Rain'. It's a landscape littered with "posters of bands I once played with", "snap shirts" and "books full of words underlined", the detritus of years spent playing on the margins of mainstream USA. And yet, as the title suggests, this album is full of certain rugged resilience and the feeling that somehow their dogged determination is finally coming to fruition. Nowhere is this upsurge more apparent than in the sound of this record. The rhythm section of Malcolm Cross on drums and Sid Jordan on the bass have developed a startling muscularity over the years, providing guitarist Tim Walker with the perfect canvas for his sweeping delay and heart wrenching pedal steel. In the song 'Wide Open', for instance, the trademark husk of Simon Petty's vocals is sweetened by soaring two, three and four part harmonies reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub, while Rami Jaffee of the Wallflowers adds B3 organ to the celebratory feel. 'Crime Scene Ribbon' opens with battering drums and B-bender guitar, the chaotic urgency suggestive of the song's depiction of a whiteout snow storm in New York. Even the break up songs refuse to look back in anything other than upbeat righteous anger; 'Can I Call You a Cab?' has to rank up there with some of the most furious kiss-off songs around, sample lyric "it's your turn to learn, someday you're going to crash and burn". There's a directness and cohesion here that only comes from night after night of playing together for years, whatever the size of the stage. Survivors of transatlantic relocation, major label incompetence, radio indifference and eleven years of carrying their own amplifiers, Minibar deserve to be heard. They have toured with The Wallflowers, The Jayhawks, Wilco, Teenage Fanclub and The Old 97's. Their music has appeared in 'Shrek 2', 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back', 'The OC', 'Nip/Tuck', and most recently in 'Men in Trees'. Out on tour until April 2007 with Pete Yorn, both as his support band and his backing band, they continue to make records and play them regardless of the downs and downs of the music industry. Catch them while you can. Go to minibarfans.com for dates and photos.

Minibar - Desert After Rain

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Aug 18 2008 1:04 AM

for no particular reason, i had the lines "i keep a slender grasp on reality cause it puzzles me" in my head this morning.. turns out it fit the day that was to come strangely well..

are you ever going to play england again?

Laura
One Wolf





Aug 3 2008 6:54 PM

you guys are so great!
PETE YORN FAN PAGE!





Jul 29 2008 7:44 AM

"Don't Feel Like" Is Absolutely BRILLIANT! The Harmony Is So Smooth & Sweet! Makes me Smile ;-)

Theresa
mindles





Jul 26 2008 8:45 AM

"Ask" on pedal steel is a keeper.
Who knew??
The Little Heroes


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Jul 20 2008 5:34 AM

Love your music! Come to Santa Barbara so we can play some shows together!

Keep rockin...

Cheers,
TLH
photo:Auxy





Jul 16 2008 6:11 PM

Happy Wednesday Minibar!

Photobucket

:) Auxy Espinoza
tom





Jul 7 2008 10:32 PM

great sound guys - and thanks for the add - can't wait to see you live.
cheers, tom in venice
♪ Jenn ♪





Jul 3 2008 3:40 PM

It was awesome to see all of you last weekend! Thank you so much for induldging us with all of our requests!! See you next time! :)
The Sad bear





Jun 24 2008 6:57 AM

Hi boys,thanks for the add!
HAVE A FANTATSIC SUMMER!
Memphis 59





Jun 18 2008 1:43 PM

Love this band. Come visit us in Virginia soon.
JanishaD.





Jun 1 2008 6:00 AM

come back to michigan guys... someone here misses you!
allison





May 31 2008 1:55 AM

hey duuuuudes !! :]]
Your guys prolly get this all
the time but ggggeeeeezzzz , you
guys are goood :]]
I reallly hope I get to meet you guys
someday and hear your music liiiive !

well just dropped by to say hi !!
Hope to hear from yuhhh

one of many Loyal Fans
-Allison
♪ Jenn ♪





May 30 2008 8:49 PM

We miss you guys! Hope be down in LA the last weekend of June, so hope to see you out and about.
:)
Daniel James





May 28 2008 8:01 AM

What's up fellas, thanks for the add. It was a great time opening for you and Pete Yorn last August. Hope all is well with you guys. Peace.
Zac McFadden & the Speakeasy Band


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May 22 2008 12:13 AM

i love you guys...keep working hard

zm
bdboozE





May 15 2008 5:08 PM

alright minibar...awesome songs.
im so glad i found you on pete yorn's page,
bdboozE
Oh Saigon





May 2 2008 9:58 AM

Hey, guys,
Come see Oh, Saigon on the big screen, all sound edited and stunning, at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Screening (LA Premiere) is Saturday, May 3 at 2:30 PM at the Directors' Guild Association (DGA) on Sunset and Fairfax. I'll be there!

Now how about more albums?
xx Doan
Mike Dunn & the Kings of New England


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Mar 17 2008 11:49 PM

Stop painting houses and being english and come back to Florida.
Husk





Mar 4 2008 1:24 AM

minibar
six songs up!


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"Sounds like wind blowing in a wheatfield, train rolling down the line, rain coming down on a old tin shed, steel, wire and a rusty heart. Boots of leather and dust and ash. Mollasess and coal and stone. Wedding rings and buried bones of love broken and burnt. Tales and the footprints, ravenswings and souls are earnt"

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Margo





Feb 13 2008 8:20 PM

I dug out Road Movies the other day! It was so great to dance to the early stuff too!!
Todd





Feb 9 2008 6:25 PM

See you tonight - anyone opening?
♪ Jenn ♪





Jan 20 2008 9:05 PM

I think you guys need to do another show on the 12th or 13th of February because we will be down in LA and we want to see you...so ummm yeah...can you get on that for us? ;-)
brett hool


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Jan 13 2008 8:40 PM

happy sidday!
CARD SOUND ROAD


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Jan 12 2008 4:29 PM

Thanks for the add - like your songs!!!

Jennifer Barragan
It aint me





Jan 3 2008 10:27 PM

I saw you guys with pete yorn in tulsa, and forgot how much I dug you till I found your cd (that i bought, and he stole from me) in my friends car. Love it! And youve got great taste in music! (you should tour with wilco, it'd kick ass.)
Anyhow, just thought I'd drop a line of love!
-Sarah
♪ Jenn ♪





Dec 31 2007 11:42 PM

Happy New Years guys! Wish we could be down there to ring it in with you..have a great set tonight!
Beatle_Don





Dec 29 2007 4:55 PM


HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Ellen





Dec 24 2007 10:50 AM

Merry XMAS, and happy new year!
Beatle_Don





Dec 5 2007 6:45 PM



HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Lambs





Dec 3 2007 1:06 AM

Thank you ever so much for the add. I saw you in Jax beach FL. That show was hard to forget. Can't wait to see you all again. L
Tim & Sam


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Dec 2 2007 3:08 AM

What's up, guys! Best wishes for the holiday season.
Tim & Sam
Beatle_Don





Nov 21 2007 7:19 PM

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
linda with an l.





Nov 18 2007 11:17 PM

minibar, i love you.
:)
Matthew





Nov 18 2007 4:57 PM

Congrats on the play fellas.

- Matt Taylor, erstwhile saxophonist for minibar =-)