Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current Announce the Return of Rock the Garden with the Decemberists, Calexico, Yeasayer, and Solid Gold on June 20
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Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current Announce the Return of Rock the Garden with the Decemberists, Calexico, Yeasayer, and Solid Gold on June 20

Tickets on Sale Now

Rock the Garden always kicks summer into high gear, and now the Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current have made it bigger and better. This year’s line-up of cutting-edge indie rock bands will play to crowds spread out along the Walker’s grassy hillside “amphitheater” overlooking the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden on Saturday, June 20, from 3-11 pm.

Headliners Colin Meloy and his Decemberists cohorts have carried their theatrical pop to new heights with the critically acclaimed 17-song rock opera, The Hazards of Love. Onstage, Meloy’s captivating story-songs are matched by the band’s consummate showmanship, as their devout ranks of fans can attest.

Rounding out the bill are bands who share the

Decemberists

’ eclecticism. Since forming

Calexico

in 1990, Joey Burns and John Convertino have remained restless musical adventurers, mining the themes of the American Southwest; their latest, Carried to Dust, has been hailed as a burst of experimental folk-pop. Trafficking in what they call “Middle Eastern-psych-pop-snap-gospel,” the Brooklyn-based

Yeasayer

merges spirituals and synthesizers in propulsive, polyrhythmic songs; they conjure ancient traditions while looking toward an alternately bleak and bright future in songs such as “2080,” which put the band on numerous critics’ radar. Jump-starting the Garden party are local electro-rockers

Solid Gold

, who are buzzing worldwide. During a recent UK tour, NME described their hit “Get Over It” as “exquisite spectral disco and a slow-burn favorite in the making.”

Between sets, enjoy live broadcasts from The Current’s DJs, stroll through the world-famous Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, and sample an expanded mix of food, beer, and other refreshments for sale. This all-ages, rain-or-shine party is sure to be a sell-out! Advance ticket purchase is recommended: walkerart.org/tickets or 612.375.7600.

Walker and MPR members get exclusive access to tickets to Rock the Garden through April 17. Tickets are $40 ($35 Walker/MPR members).

Tickets available at 612.375.7600 or at walkerart.org/tickets.

Join and Receive a Complimentary Ticket

New Walker or Minnesota Public Radio members may choose 1 ticket when joining or contributing at $60 per year or above, or 2 tickets when renewing or joining at $150 per year or more.

Walker Art Center: 612.375.7600, membership.walkerart.org

MPR: 1.800.227.2811, mpr.org