January 2012
2 posts
“Saturday at the Turf Club will be one of those shows to bring up some day far...”
– Mpls St. Paul Magazine
“If you want to make sure your 2012 gets off to a raucous start, make sure you...”
– City Pages
December 2011
1 post
November 2011
1 post
October 2011
4 posts
“Birthday Suits didn’t get here by cannibalism. No folks they got here by living...”
– Sound On The Sound
Bend Bulletin →
September 2011
1 post
October Tour!
October 1 Minneapolis, MN @ Kitty Cat Klub w/ Japanther, The Chambermaid, Unstoppable Death Machines, Baby Boys 4 Milwaukee, WI @ Quarter’s Rock’n Roll Palace w/ Dead People, Fahri, Technicolo Teeth 5 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottlew/ Those Darlins, Peelander-Z 6 Memphis, TN @ Murphy’s w/ Sharp Balloons 7 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves w/ Mind Spiders 8 Austin, TX @ Beerland w/ Mind...
August 2011
1 post
June 2011
4 posts
Watch
“This duo from Minneapolis blow newcomers’ minds repeatedly with their...”
– Isthmus
June Tour
14 Milwaukee, WI @ Quarter’s 15 Detroit, MI @ Lager House 16 Athens, OH @ The Union 17 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon Street 18 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle 19 Madison, WI @ The Frequency 20 Minneapolis, MN @ Honey
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April 2011
1 post
March 2011
4 posts
“The Twin Cities punk scene’s own beloved Japanese imports, the Birthday...”
– Star Tribune
February 2011
2 posts
SXSW 2011
March Thursday 17th Hard Nips presents: A Prus (A+!) Japan Night @ Spider House (2908 4th St.) 1:40pm La Big Vic 2:20pm Puffy Shoes 3:00pm Miila and the Geeks 3:40pm Hard Nips 4:20pm Birthday Suits 5:00pm The Zoobombs 5:40pm Soft Black 6:20pm Mi-Gu 7:00pm Go Chic 7:40pm Moja 8:20pm Friends 9:00pm Cubismo Grafico Five 9:40pm Mick’s Jaguar
Blackout Booking Showcase @ Headhunters (720 Red...
January 2011
3 posts
“Teenage Head Music wishes everybody a rocking new year !
Kicking off the...”
– Teenage Head Music
Europe Tour 2011
6 Langenthal, Switzerland @ Chrämerhuus 7 Solothurn, Switzerland @ Kofmehl 8 Ins, Switzerland @ Schüxenhaus 10 Saint Etienne, France @ Thunderbird Lounge 11 Lyon, France @ Trokson Bar 12 Toulouse, France @ Le Dynamo 13 Leon, Spain @ Gran Cafe 14 Gijon, Spain @ Savoy 15 Porto, Portugal @ Armezem do Cha 16 Aveiro, Portugal @ Mercado Negro 17 Coimbra, Portugal @ Sala Arte a Parte 18 Cadiz, Spain @...
December 2010
2 posts
“Holiday gift guide to the top local albums of 2010”
– Examiner.com
“Weekly Agenda: Our last-minute Christmas wishlist”
– Onion A.V. Club
November 2010
4 posts
“SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13TH
Birthday Suits
@ Hexagon Bar
2600 27th Ave. S....”
– l’etoile magazine
Europe Tour 2011
January 2011 6 Langenthal, Switzerland @ Chrämerhuus 7 Solothurn, Switzerland @ Kofmehl 8 Ins, Switzerland @ Schüxenhaus 9 Saint Etienne, France @ Thunderbird Lounge 11 Lyon, France @ Trokson Bar 12 Toulouse, France @ Le Dynamo 13 Leon, Spain @ venue TBA 14 Gijon, Spain @ Savoy 15 Porto, Portugal @ Armezem do Cha 16 Aveiro, Portugal @ Mercado Negro 17 Coimbra, Portugal @ Sala Arte a...
WatchMPLS.TV - City of Music
October 2010
2 posts
“Sometimes it’s not easy to know how a band is going to sound just by...”
– Veglam
September 2010
1 post
October Tour Dates!
October Tour! 14 Milwaukee, WI @ Frank’s Power Plant 15 Detroit, MI @ Lager House w/ Peelander-Z 16 Madison, WI @ The Frequency w/ Peelander-Z 17 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club w/ Peelander-Z 19 Sioux Fall, SD @ Nutty’s North w/ Peelander-Z
http://birthdaysuitsshows.tumblr.com/
August 2010
3 posts
Total Fest IX
Birthday Suits “This is what music is supposed to be: loud, flaring, in motion. Any pretentious, self-aware, self-generated crap is stripped away within seconds, and, if you’re not swayed by it, then maybe you should go find a mirror and see what’s missing.”
http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/total-fest-ix/Event?oid=1285868
Seattle
August Tour 2010
photo by Adam Bubolz
August Tour! 17 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium 19 Missoula, MT “Total Fest” @ Palace 20 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse 22 Portland, OR @ The Fleetwood Shac 25 Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe 26 Denver, CO @ Bar Bar 27 Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers 28 Omaha, NE @ O’leavers
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July 2010
1 post
Chiang Banger 2010
Sunday, July 25th @ Chiang Mai Thai 7:30-8:00 Birthday Suits 6:40-7:05 Pink Mink 6:00-6:25 The Red Pens 5:20-5:45 The Hounds Below (Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies new band) 4:40-5:05 Bight Club 4:00-4:25 The Seawhores 3:20-3:45 Marco Polio and The New Vaccines 2:40-3:05 Silverghost (Marcie Bolen orginal Von Bondies guitar player) 2:00-2:25 Fuck Knights...
June 2010
5 posts
Gastro Non Grata : Vagabond Vacation
Sunday, June 27, 2010 Gastro Non Grata: Vagabond Vacation
in the Mainroom: SCHOOL OF ROCK BIRTHDAY SUITS UNKNOWN PROPHETS PRIVATE DANCER PINK MINK
in the 7th St Entry: RIFFLORD MOONSTONE FUCK KNIGHTS GUYSTORM
in the Record Room/PBR Room: DJ SHANNON BLOWTORCH HOT PANTS ATTITUDE CITY
Chefs: ERIK ANDERSON of SEACHANGE MIKE PHILLIPS AND JIM GREEL making hot dogs HEATHER HARTMAN of SPOONRIVER...
The Minnesota Daily →
“This Minneapolis duo’s approach is simple…unleashing unbearably intense...”
– Lonely Vagabond
“Punchy, strange punk that flip flops between some of the most undeniable hooks...”
– Razorcake #56 (Daryl Gussin)
“The Birthday Suits are insane! They’re like a tasty antidote for boredom and...”
– Grammy 365
May 2010
3 posts
“Since forming five years ago, the Minneapolis guitar-and-drums duo Birthday...”
– Isthmus
May/June tour w/ The Blind Shake!
May 26 Madison, WI @ The Frequency w/ …But It’s The Labor That Kills 27 Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle w/ Bird Talk 28 Columbus, OH @ Bourbon Street Cafe w/ Guinea Worms 29 Pittsburgh, PA @ Gooski’s 30 Athens, OH @ The Union w/ Manor Animals, She Bears 31 Philadelphia, PA @ JR’s June 1 New London, CT @ Oasis w/ Fatal Film 2 New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Justice of The Unicorns, Jenny and The...
Art a Whirl @ Grumpy's NE on Sat. May 15th
AL GRANDE 12:30-12:55 NIGHINGHALES 1:15-1:40 TAL TAHIR 2:00-2:25 SIR FAUX JEAN 2:45-3:10 BITCH -N-BROWN 3:30-3:55 BOMBAY SWEETS 4:15-4:40 NEIL DYNAMITE AND THE HEARTLIGHTS 5:05-5:30 PINK MINK 5:55-6:20 BIRTHDAY SUITS 6:45-7:15 BNLX 7:40-8:10 VAZ 8:35-ON
April 2010
1 post
“It’s nice to see that punk rock is alive and well in Minneapolis, still ruining...”
– The Minnesota Daily
March 2010
9 posts
“Saturday at the Turf, Hideo Takahashi and Yuichiro Matthew Kazama debut their...”
– Pioneer Press (Ross Raihala)
“It’s been five years since Birthday Suits released its explosive debut, Cherry...”
– Onion A.V. Club (Lindsey Thomas)
Our interview on City Pages →
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