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The Minni-Thins

in this fear of the south

About Me

Aaron and Jeremy, The Brothers Strickland, first rallied their musical talents to form Abnormal Myopia, a short lived grunge and punk cover band, circa 2002. Fat Adam formed not long afterwards but fizzled after a few months, and The Minni-Thins formed in 2003, became SXSW alumni and Cincinnati Entertainment Award winners in 2005, and are still going strong today.The music of the Minni-Thins is best described as Blackgrass.The band's first full length album, In Black Cause I Asked, can be purchased at www.cdbaby.com/minnithins.All of The Minnis' EPs are available for free at: http://www.archive.org/details/vibrating_needle

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/20/2004
Band Website: minnithins.com
Band Members: The Brothers Strickland; Aaron & JeremyWITH PAST AND PRESENT CONTRIBUTORS: Melissa Bingle, Caity, Michael Crews, Steve Cruze, Chris Damele, Debrah Downing, Dennis Downing, Damon Green, Yara Green, Dale Johnson, Sarah Judd, Crystal McGraw, P, Matt Parmenter, Jeff Perholtz, Misty Perholtz, Allison Reiger, John B. Rockhouse, Jeff Smith, Darin Strachan, Jason Wells, Whomever's Willing
Influences: The Beatles, Nirvana, The Pixies, Pavement, The Shins, Spectacular Fantastic, Sukpatch, For Algernon, The Velvet Underground, Belle & Sebastian, Butterglory, Straight Arms, The Newbees, They Might Be Giants, Sleater-Kinney, Eagles of Death Metal, the Ramones, Bright Eyes, Apples in Stereo, Denis Johnson, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beat Happening, Built to Spill, Spiritualized, Spaceman 3, The Flaming Lips, The Beach Boys, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynne, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Johnny Cash, Dead Meadow, Black Mountain, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Ryan Adams, Old 97's, Jesse Malin, Bad Religion, Chuck Pahlaniuk, Modest Mouse, the Unicorns, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Wilco, NOFX, The Cure, De La Soul, Dr. Octagon, the Pharcyde, Descendents, Mike Doughty, Grandaddy, Earlimart, Elf Power, Eliott Smith, Quentin Tarentino, Foo Fighters, Gorillaz, Folk Implosion, Dinosaur Jr., Green Day, Guided By Voices, The Halo Benders, Iron & Wine, The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, Henry Darger, Daniel Johnston, Tom Waits, David Sedaris, Freakwater, The Pale Happening, Vince Guardli, The Blue Wisp Big Band, pot, liquor, and crazy girls. Upon it.
Sounds Like: “From riotous, shrieking highs to hopelessly grave lows … like taking a trip to an early-'90s dirty, smoky basement band practice - and hearing a divine fusion of lush garage rock (a little Pixies, a tad Nirvana, some random Beach Boys). It's like Ozzy Osbourne and Damon Albarn got together for an afternoon tea and happened to write some songs, too.” (Kari Wethington, Cin Weekly) “When you listen to the songs, you can vividly picture the band bouncing off the walls like a cage full of monkeys on double banana day. The Minni-Thins take screaming back from the Emo kids and make it not only palpable but downright tuneful.” (Mike Breen, CityBeat) “…trying to duck and cover from the barrage of cowbell, screeching guitar and synth, and schizophrenic vocals. Their originality, their cutting sense of humor and sarcasm recall the earliest of punk bands, but their sound is something considerably more modern.” (Kevin Keating, Origivation Magazine) “Live, the intensity and eerie depth of their sound is magnified, making these guys a sure bet the next time they pass through town.” (Julie G, Punk Planet) "...noise curfew is seven, ma'am." (Newport Police Officer)
Record Label: (formerly) Vibrating Needle Recording Collective
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Aaron & Jeremy @ 169Bar

..tr> 05/31/2008 07:00 PM - 169Bar 169 E Broadway (between Rutgers and Jefferso...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Fri, 09 May 2008 01:41:00 PST

New Halloween Single: Zombie Apocalypso

Our new single, fresh for your Halloween horror, is Chorus of the Zombie Apocalypso. Download it if you like it... Share it with your friends! And don't forget, we've got lots of music available for f...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:59:00 PST

Minni-Cinncy Tour & Chorus of the Zombie Apocalypso

What's up, everybody? There will be two opportunities to catch us rocking Cincinnati in November and two chances to get your hands on our new single as well! Chorus of the Zombie Apocalypso, complete...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:31:00 PST

Solo acoustic show in NYC August 10th

..>..>..>..>..> 08/10/2007 12:00 AM - 169 Bar 169 E Broadway Manhattan, ...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:26:00 PST

New Song & an article in Soundcheck Magazine

To celebrate an article in the upcoming issue of Soundcheck Magazine, check out another new song, "Germs," from our forthcoming album, That Old Kentucky Blackgrass.The article is about unsigned bands ...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:57:00 PST

Minnis on You Tube

The Minni-Thins live in Lexington, KY.More to come...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:05:00 PST

New Single: The Devil Can't Dance

Prepare for Blackgrass. Upon it.
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:59:00 PST

Three Free EPs Available

Check out our three free online EPs!Our first release, The Minni-Thins EP is available here: http://www.archive.org/details/vnrc03Bark is Brass Vol 1 is available here: http://www.archive.org/details/...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:58:00 PST

NYC plans coming together... wanna jam?

Everything is coming together nicely. I'll be working for Barnes & Noble in Manhattan, on 5th Ave, and I have a great little apartment in Brooklyn, next door to my little sister and her husband.He...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:30:00 PST

Check out this event: Jeremy's Last Open Mic Night at Southgate House

Hosted By: Jeremy StricklandWhen: Monday Jan 29, 2007 at 9:30 PMWhere: The Southgate House3rd StreetNewport, KY 41071United StatesDescription: I've been hosting the Open Mic at SGH every other week f...
Posted by The Minni-Thins on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:07:00 PST