August 25, 2006 | Posted by David B. at 3:42 PM

You got to step it right

Mike Gunther

One of these days I'll shut up about how much I love about the Twin Cities music scene, but today just won't be that day. There are so many good, fun bands playing cheap, sometimes free shows in great little bars. One of these many bands is Mike Gunther and His Restless Souls.

Mike Gunther & His Restless Souls - No Leg To Stand On.

This is from Gunther's second record, Burn It Down For the Nails, which is on the Minneapolis label Heart Of A Champion. Though Gunther hasn't been around all too long, he's quickly become a fixture in town - he was named the Best Songwriter by alt-weekly City Pages, he and his band have been nominated for Minnesota Music Awards, and they play around Minneapolis and St. Paul all the time. I happened to catch them about a month ago at the Hexagon Bar, where the Restless Souls (which includes a woman banging a chain on a giant metal barrel as part of her drum kit) played their hearts out.

The Restless Souls are Suzanne Scholten, Dave Meier, Aaron Larson, Jesse Greene, Paul Fonfara, Martin Devaney, and Luc Parker. Their fantastic CD with Mike Gunther is available from Heart Of A Champion.

Comments

Wow, what can i say, i think im in love...

Posted by: Jared at August 25, 2006 8:57 PM

Amazing song. It's one of those gritty, beautiful pieces that make you wonder why you've never heard of this guy before.

Great blog, btw. You are, of course, linked.

-LVK

Posted by: Ludwig at August 26, 2006 7:27 PM
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