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The Vintage Mink |
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| Location: | MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota |
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| Last Login: | Feb 25, 2008 (178 days back) |
About Me |
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| The Vintage Mink currently prepares for their first full length album. For the last five years, brothers Josh and Jacob have brought the music of The Vintage Mink around the world. Armed with a dangerous mix of roots rock & roll the Vintage Mink dispatches a soulful sound from another place and time. There is nothing more real than this serious rock & roll business!The Vintage Mink released their debut EP August of 2006 and can be found at Treehouse Records, The Electric Fetus, or any Cheapo location. If you don't want to wait, email us at vintage@vintagemink.com and we will tell you how to get a special deal!For booking, more information or to request a promotional package and demo CD call: 612.823.7865 | |
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Music:Member Since: 2/9/2006Band Website: vintagemink.com Band Members: Joshua James - guitar, vox, bass, At only twenty two years old, has been playing guitar nearly 12 years and been playing professionally since age 11. Growing up on the North Shore of Minnesota gave Joshua a lot of time to develop his original guitar and song writing styles that are the soul of the VM. Joshua continues to lead the Vintage Mink into unfamiliar Rock & Roll territory and is currently working on the Vintage Mink's first full length LP. Jacob Michael- guitar, vox, bass, The younger of the two brothers, Jacob is known in the Mid-West as a blues guitar virtuoso. Teaming up with the Mink to release the debut Mink EP, in the summer of 2005 & 2006. He currently attends Berklee College of Music in Boston and fronts his solo project Jacob Michael & Space Sugar. Live Members include:Daryl Bolicek- drums Steve Clayton- bass Brian Unbehaun- vox, harmonica Brady Lillie-vox, guitar Influences: Jimi Hendrix, Hank Williams I & III (not II), Albert King, B.B. King, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles of Death Metal, Smashing Pumpkins, The Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, The Band, Queens of the Stone Age, David Bowie, Soundgarden, Sonic Youth, Tome Waits, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Funk Bros., Bob Marley, Mars Volta, Prince, The Kinks, The Cowboy Junkies, Commander Cody, Derek Trucks, Elvis, Little Richard, Queen, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Willie Nelson, CCR, Peter Tosh, Buddy Guy, and Lucky Dubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDxHcqt12uw Sounds Like: Good ol' Rockn' Roll Record Label: Harvest Moon Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Alternative / Indie) |
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My Blog |
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New Album Recorded! |
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| Another one for the books.Over the holiday season the Vintage Mink got together and recorded 10 songs at Sonica Studios in Eden Prarie, Mn. Working through busy schedules with a limited amount of time... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:20:00 PST |
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Vintage Mink goes into the studio! |
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| Happy Holidays everyone. We hope you all had a great festivus and looking forward to 2008. Will 2008 bring a new VM disc?, maybe. The Mink has returned to the studio in Minneapolis at a secret locatio... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:49:00 PST |
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Wait one second! ( Mink takes a little Mink nap) |
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| I just wanted to let anyone checking the site know that we have no gigs presently. This doesn't mean the Mink is done, we just need a little break. Right now we are looking forward to this fall and wh... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:18:00 PST |
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West Coast Tour Photos Now Up! |
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| Hey Ya'll, Check out the newest photos from our recent West Coast Tour. They are Minklicious! Posted by The Vintage Mink on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:44:00 PST |
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The Boys Are Back In Town |
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| Just getting settled back into a groove after a busy three weeks for both Jake and I. Thanks to Pats and Byron for making the tour a wonderful experience that I had the pleasure to enjoy with my famil... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:38:00 PST |
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City of Roses |
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| Hello Everyone from the City of Roses,With a break in the action I (Joshua) am here to report a very successful tour. With only one date left next week this Mink and everyone involved is taking a brea... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:49:00 PST |
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Look Ma! We're on the TV |
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| Hello Minnesota,For those of you who didn't get to catch the Mink on KARE 11 Monday morning here is a link to a video hosted by the KARE 11 site.http://www.showcaseminnesota.com/show/client_article.as
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Goin' Out West |
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| This July the two Mink brothers will join forces once again for a West-Coast mini tour. Joshua and Jacob will be joined by Uncle Byron of Rhythm Culture on the drums. check out www.rhythmculture.org T... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:48:00 PST |
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Summer of Love |
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| Howdy yall,New Pics are up in the Picture sextion so go check it. They were taken by Clark Patrick Photography (C) 2007. His page is also worth checking out. Add him on you friends list. Also, if you ... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:31:00 PST |
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What A Week/Happy 420/The Future of the Mink |
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| Hey yall!Let me just start out by saying that this has been a week to remember. If you missed the show on the 19th you missed one of the best Mink shows in all Mink history which actually starting to ... Posted by The Vintage Mink on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:35:00 PST |
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