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Pay-Whatever-You-Want Digital Downloads- The Reluctant Graveyard, The Silver City & The Alcatraz Kid! Physical copies can be purchased at the online store.

July 28th, 2010

MN Original

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7/29/2010 7:30 PM 2

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AUG 11th	CACTUS CLUB, 9PM, MILWAUKEE, WI, $8
AUG 12th	SCHUBAS, 9PM, CHICAGO, IL, $8
AUG 13th	WHITE RABBIT CABARET, 9PM, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, $7
AUG 14th	CLUB CAFE, 9PM, PITTSBURGH, PA, $7
AUG 15th	KUNG FU NECKTIE, 9PM, PHILADELPHIA, PA, $8
AUG 16th	THE ROCK SHOP, 9PM, BROOKLYN, NY, $8
AUG 17th	JOE'S PUB, 9PM, NEW YORK, NY, $8
AUG 20th	LIZARD LOUNGE, 9PM, CAMBRIDGE, MA, $8
AUG 21st	IOTA, 9PM, ARLINGTON, VA, $12
SEPT 18th	FIRST AVENUE, 6PM, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, $8/$10 ($5 with a valid student ID), 18+

ASSORTED MEDIA

PICS / ARTWORK

JUKEBOX

DISCOGRAPHY

THE RELUCTANT GRAVEYARD
Name Your Own Price for Download

THE SILVER CITY (2009)
Name Your Own Price for Download

THE ALCATRAZ KID (2006)
Name Your Own Price for Download

VIDEO

STORE FOR NON-DIGITAL STUFF

THE RELUCTANT GRAVEYARD CD

$10

THE RELUCTANT GRAVEYARD VINYL

$18

THE RELUCTANT GRAVEYARD TAPE

$10

THE RELUCTANT GRAVEYARD POSTER

$10

THE SILVER CITY CD (2008)

$10

THE ALCATRAZ KID CD

$10

ALCATRAZ KID T by Nick Schubert $15
Lake Blue T with Black Graphics

DINO T by Samuel Bemel Benrud $15
Cream T with Green and Blue Graphics

SILVER CITY T by Nick Schubert $15
Black T with Silver Graphics

VIKING SHIP T by Johnnie Cluney $15
Light Blue T with Red Graphics

BUTTTON 5 PACK

$5

SCREENPRINTED
POSTER by Andrea Horne

$10

PRESS

CLIPPINGS

"A local star in Minneapolis ever since his 2005 debut The Alcatraz Kid, Jeremy Messersmith seems poised to find a national audience with the last chapter of what he calls his "life-cycle trilogy.""
-NPR Song of the Day

"Like his previous outings, but even better" (regarding The Reluctant Graveyard)
-Bruce Warren, Some Velvet Blog

"It's hard to listen to The Silver City, the new CD from Minnesota chamber-pop artist Jeremy Messersmith, without thinking of Sufjan Stevens. Both artists have strikingly similar voices and a love of richly orchestrated story songs."
-NPR Second Stage

"Imagine Elliott Smith driving in a convertible, the wind flying through his hair, singing about sadness and somehow creating joy enough to forget his troubles for a while."
-The Onion

"The Silver City(Minneapolis) has maintained a reservoir of talent ever since The Replacements, and this often stunning pop gem offers further proof of its endurance as a muse and a creative center. This love song to the city recasts it as a kind of mystical wonderland, certain actual landmarks like mythic spots that inspire and bring safety and joy."
-Not Lame

"Jeremy Messersmith has that certain je ne sais quoi. His sad lyrics/happy melody coupling isn't brand-new, but it's done in a way that conjures images of a still-upright Elliott Smith performing songs intended for Brian Wilson or A.C. Newman,not a bad spot to be in, all told."
-City Pages (Village Voice)

"Remember the way you felt the first time you heard the amazing harmonies of Simon and Garfunkel? That subdued,magical sound lives once more on Jeremy Messersmith’s The Alcatraz Kid, but this time with a 21st-century twist. Messersmith lulls with his gentle voice and overdubbed harmonies, easing the shock of his sometimes-harsh lyrics. Quirky? Certainly.
Will you like it? No doubt."
-Performing Songwriter

"With simple chord progressions and beautifully crafted melodies, his music feels reminiscent of '60s-style, Beach Boys-influenced pop."
-NPR World Cafe