music news from Minneapolis

Beth is in Minneapolis for the summer. She reports seeing:
We are Scientists
Fiery Furnaces
Norfolk and Western
DeVotchka

"the first two were very indie-rock, the second two were a bit more eclectic, play everything form what sounded like polka to stuff that sounded like Tom Waits. The singer for DeVotchka used two microphones so there was this neat reverb effect, and the band consisted of a violin player, the singer/guitar player, a drummer and a woman who played the sousaphone and a stand up bass."