Both the Star Tribune and Pioneer press posted mini-reviews of our new CD Bend today. Check them out below and come out to the release party on Saturday!
Pioneer Press:
Minneapolis foursome Summit Ave boasts a long line of stage-warming gigs for an entirely different set of bands, including Pete Yorn, Better Than Ezra and the Wallflowers. ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
And, what do you know, the band fits in quite well among that crowd, sonically speaking, with a clutch of pleasant, piano-based songs that sounds custom-made for Cities 97. Summit Ave just released its second album, "Bend," and celebrates by playing Saturday at the Fine Line on a possibly confusing bill with another local foursome dubbed Cedar Avenue.
http://www.twincities.com/music/ci_8876223
Star Tribune:
Funny coincidence that Glen Phillips will be in town to play the Cedar this Sunday. Summit Avenue, a local band that reminds me an awful lot of his old band, Toad the Wet Sprocket, hosts its CD-release party a night earlier at the Fine Line.
"Bend," Summit's second album in a four-year run, was produced by Winterland Studio's Brian Johnson (the other Brian Johnson). The quartet plays a mean soft-hearted ballad, such as "Heart of Mine," which sounds as tailor-made for play in a TV drama as Toad's "All I Want" did 15 years ago. Summit Ave's plainer-jane, Matchbox 20-ish heavier tracks aren't quite as fulfilling, but radio programmers might disagree. Saturday's party fittingly features Cedar Avenue as openers (9 p.m., $8).
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/17469044.html