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the small cities

Live @ the 400 Bar THIS SATURDAY (18+)

About Me

The Small Cities formed in the winter of 2006, in order to stay warm. And it sort've worked! Leif and David grew up playing tunes together in Amery, Wisconsin, while Jimmy was cutting his chops in Sioux City. We love all sorts of bands (Jimmy's a total metal head!), and we frequently like the music we make together.

'trust me i am NOT a stalker' - live @ the turf club 5/23/08... enjoy.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/2/2006
Band Website: thesmallcities.com
Band Members: • jimmy osterholt: bass
• david osborn: drums, vox
• leif bjornson: vox, guitar, bjorgan
Influences: Low, Radiohead, Neil Young, Andrew Bird, The Beatles, Arcade Fire
Sounds Like: for booking/contact: thesmallcities[at]gmail.com
Record Label: www.commoncloud.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Interview and live acoustic songs at Minneapoliscast

check out an interview and some live acoustic songs here:www.minneapoliscast.comwe had a great time playing  for and speaking with Tony Thomas. he does a great job with the site. check it out!...
Posted by the small cities on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:40:00 PST

we have gone to radio!

hi all, we are officially going to college radio as of today, so don't hesitate to contact your local station and request us!xoxo
Posted by the small cities on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:10:00 PST

"fargo" review at minneapoliscast

Two lovely guys from howwastheshow.com were kind enough to check out "fargo" and speak a bit about it. you can listen to the review here, and you can check out some other great songs from other local ...
Posted by the small cities on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:55:00 PST

love to give

this is kind of belated, but we just wanted to thank everybody who came out to the cd release show a couple weeks ago. you all made it very special for us, truly!david
Posted by the small cities on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:56:00 PST

Download our EP

The EP is now available to download where you do such things, like I Tunes, E Music, and Amazon. Alright!
Posted by the small cities on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:37:00 PST

Watch the TV thing

You can watch us play "Fargo" on Showcase MN here:http://www.showcaseminnesota.com/show/client_article.as px?storyid=511638
Posted by the small cities on Mon, 26 May 2008 09:04:00 PST

We are a "City Pages" Critics Pick!

FRIDAY 5.23 The Small Cities Turf Club There's only one problem with the Small Cities's debut EP: It's four tracks long. The self-recorded, self-titled disc plays like a dream, with intricate pop...
Posted by the small cities on Wed, 21 May 2008 11:21:00 PST

new Venna ep!

hi all, our friends and labelmates Venna have a new EP on common cloud records.go check out some tunes here: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=u ser.viewprofile&friendid=79291495...
Posted by the small cities on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:15:00 PST

liturgy with wes burdine and friends

just wanted to let you know that the small cities will be playing with our good buddy Wes Budine this Sunday, March 9th and the next three Sundays after that, as part of a liturgy he's written for Mer...
Posted by the small cities on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:54:00 PST

REVIEWED!

The Small Cities became a real band yesterday, with the publication of this review at howwastheshow.  Props to Jon Behm for coming out and enjoying a fine evening with us.  Give the review a...
Posted by the small cities on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:48:00 PST