Explosions in the Sky

Schedule

Sat Aug 31 2024 at 02:54 am to Thu Sep 19 2024 at 01:00 am

Location

Burton Cummings Theatre | Winnipeg, MB

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In February 1999, three longtime friends from West Texas went to a pizza place in Austin, Texas, for a prearranged meeting with a young man from Illinois. The Illinoisan had just moved to Austin, and he had put up a flyer that caught the interest of the others. They ate pizza and discussed movies and arcana. They also decided to meet the next day with their various instruments (two guitars, bass, and drums). This happened, and over the coming months they picked a band name, then picked a better band name, then wrote and recorded an album. That album, called How Strange, Innocence, was largely out of tune, but the band members didn't really notice at the time. They optimistically printed 300 copies, and gave most of them away. It turned out they really liked playing together, so they kept doing so. A friend of theirs sent a recording of one of their live shows to a record label in Baltimore, and that label offered to put out albums for the band. The band agreed. A year later they put ou
? Venue: Burton Cummings Theatre
? Address: 364 Smith St
?️ Extended Address: Winnipeg, Canada
? City: Winnipeg
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Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St, Winnipeg, Canada, Canada

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