Over the years folks of many walks of life have picked up an instrument, wandered to the West Bank of Minneapolis, plopped down and called it home. History is made there as strangers and friends alike share food, songs, and ideas over late-night jam sessions or beers at a bar. These gatherings have made the Twin Cities synonymous with community and have led to amazing, ingenuitive music that has cemented us as a capital of the creative arts!

To celebrate this tradition and the folks who've kept it alive for 60 years, the Front Porch Sitters, volunteers dedicated to supporting local, independent artists and locally focused, independent businesses, are throwing a revival - A West Bank Revival! Friday, Sept 18 & Sat, Sept 19, Acadia Cafe, The Bedlam Theatre, Nomad World Pub, and the Red Sea are hosting more than 40 local musicians showcasing the diverse creativity Twin Cities artists offer! The Hardtimes Cafe & the Weinery are offering food specials, and the newly opened West Bank Social Center will host story-telling and historic photo displays of the West Bank.

The cost is $5 / Day, so anyone can afford this weekend of celebration! Reconvene with your friends and neighbors; enjoy good music and good fun, welcome to the West Bank!

What: West Bank Revival (full music line-up by time and location below)

When: Friday, September 18 & Saturday, September 19, 2009

Where: Acadia Café (0+), Nomad World Pub (21+), The Bedlam Theatre (18+), Red Sea (21+), The West Bank Social Center, Hardtimes Café, The Weinery

How Much: $5 / Day

Why: Because such a rich musical history should be celebrated by the community that created it!

Front Porch Sitters

frontporchsitters@gmail.com

217-494-8422

www.frontporchsitter.com/westbankrevival

Friday, September 18

Nomad World Pub

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Dakota Dave Hull

7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Willie Murphy

9:45 - 10:45 p.m. Sneaky Pete Bauer

11:00 - 12:15 a.m. Cadillac Kolstad

12:45 - 1:45 a.m. Wide Eyes (feat. Filth Phantom, Sean Anonymous, DJ Name, & Dimitry Killborn)

Acadia Cafe

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. A Hootenanny hosted by: A Night in the Box, Gabe Barnett, Jack Klatt, Big Game (Reunion!) One Fast Move...

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Pop Wagner

9:30 - 10:15 p.m. Titirimundi

10:30 - 11:30 p.m. Eddy Burke

11:45 - 1:00 a.m. The Boys n' the Barrels (CD Release!!)

Red Sea

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Tony Paul & members of the International Reggae All-Stars

9:30 - 10:30 p.m. Doug Otto and the Getaways

11:00 - 12:00 a.m. Nikki and the RueMates

12:30 - 1:45 a.m. Hud
Saturday, September 19

Nomad World Pub

2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Bluegrass hootenanny hosted by: Darkwood Flower, Boys n' the Barrels, High Strung String Band

5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Glen Hanson

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Papa John Kolstad

9:15 - 10:15 p.m. the Roe Family Singers

10:45 - 12:00 a.m. minnesota bluegrass band

12:30 - 1:30 a.m. Phantom Tails

Acadia Cafe

2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Gypsy hootenanny, hosted by:La Mala Maña, Titirimundi

6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Jerry Rau

9:30 - 10:30 p.m. The Chickadee Mountain Martyrs

11:00 - 12:00 a.m. Grant Hart

12:15 - 1:00 a.m. ‘Graveyard Blues Project (Presents)' feat. Infinity's Children

Red Sea

5:00 - 6:15 p.m. Soul Tight Committee

7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Mississippi Driftwood

10:00 - 10:45 p.m. Baby Grant Johnson

11:00 - 12:00 a.m. Fat Chance Jug Band

12:30 - 1:30 a.m. Bouncer Fighter

The Bedlam Theatre

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Cornbread Harris

4:00 - 7:00 p.m. ‘anti-civ Records' showcase on the Rooftop feat. shugE, A Paper Cup Band, inBOIL

7:30 p.m. The Bedlam Theatre presents ‘The Million Dollar Museum' by Josef Evans, Directed by Maren Ward(separate cost, $15)

10:30 - 11:30 p.m. Martin Devaney

11:45 - 12:45 a.m. Painted Saints

1:00 - 2:00 a.m. The Knotwells

West Bank Social Center

2:30 - 10:30 p.m. *Open mic story-telling by generations of West Bankers from the generations

*Listen to West Bank records *West Bank Memorabilia & photo display

*Artists' Merchandise *West Bank Revival info center

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