Saturday May 24 – July 8, 2008

MODERN RADIO’S 9 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

First Amendment Arts

1101 Stinson Blvd, Basement rooms A & B

Northeast Minneapolis (612) 379-4151

Grand opening Saturday May 24, 6-10pm

All Ages

Free admission 6-8pm // $5 from 8-10pm

This show marks the opening of events for the 9 year anniversarycelebration of Twin Cities record label,Modern Radio. Starting at 6pm,the First Amendment Arts gallery will be featuring posters, flyers,photos, records and artwork from the history of the record label, home to rock groups STNNNG, The Plastic Constellations, Vampire Hands, Signal to Trust, and many others.

Localphotographers Carl Wedoff, Adam Bubolz, Sharyn Morrow and Greg Schaal will displayphotographs covering nine years of live rock shows in the Twin Cities and beyond. Also on display will be screenprinted concert posters from Aesthetic Apparatus, Burlesqueof North America, Tom Stack, Dan Black/Landland, NeilFasen, and several othes.The gallery is set tocelebrate the creative people behind the last 9 years of this Twin Citiesrecord label, and it wouldn’t be a First Amendment gallery opening without some liveentertainment!

Performing at the celebration will beTogetherness, featuring photographer Carl Wedoff (also of MalachiConstant).Togetherness play catchy and carefree Euro synth pop. Also performing are The Carrots, straight out of Austin, TX. Carrots bassistChris Lyons is also is well known for his Gene Defcon project whichreleased a 7″ on Modern Radio, not to mention their releases on K,Retard Disco, and Lookout! The Carrots play ’50s girl group / soul-influenced pop.The show will be rounded out by local DJ Jonathan Ackerman of the Moon Goons crew, so dancing should definitely be happening.