Local Natives in Minneapolis
Yes, everyone is in love with Local Natives.
SL was ahead of the curve when she included them on her Le Miel du Mois: Avril Mixtape, but my own love has grown slow and steady, with 100+ repeated listens of their debut album during this long, rainy spring.
Like most other girls in my demographic (single, over 25, maybe gained a little weight recently) their formula (man harmonies + several dudes on drums + facial hair + probable BO) is comforting and attractive.
Lucky for me, their tour brought them right into my backyard, for a sweaty show at Minneapolis’ 400 bar. With temperatures in the 80s and a broken air conditioner, the only thing hotter than this show was all the sweaty cool kids standing in rapt attention as the band dutifully and passionately ripped through each track off Gorilla Manor.
the sweatiest show i have ever attended — rolling my leggings into bike shorts only helped a little.
later that night, one of the dudes got barfed on by someone suffering from heat stroke. see? minnesota isn’t that cold.