Patches and Gretchen

Live From Budakhan -It’s Another Everything Is Indian Sunrise

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:02:43 +0000

Positively Paralyzed

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:55:30 +0000

Sugar Head Pie in UK Magazine Mudkiss Fanzine

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:48:29 +0000

http://www.mudkiss.com/sugarheadpie.htm

Patches and Gretchen on Jersey Beat

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:04:12 +0000

Rock and Roll Gas Station plays sugar head pie

http://jerseybeat.blogspot.com/

Patches and Gretchen Review in the Minneapolis Star Tribune

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:00:03 +0000

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/86366947.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUnOiP3UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

Round The Dial Magazine’s Review of Sugar Head Pie

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:52:04 +0000

Big Beautiful Review …..
Patches And Gretchen
Sugar Head Pie
Sandpaper Tongue Records

On her second, Rich Mattson-produced outing, Sugar Head Pie, Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Gretchen Seichrist drops a bevy of alternatingly bouncy and bittersweet musical bombshells. Kicking off with with the razor-sharp cut “Time Of The Lilacs,” Seichrist plies her plucky, dusky pipes to her dazzling wordplay and positively smokin’ band (featuring, this time ’round, the likes of Terry Eason, Derek Rolando, David Loy, Mattson himself, and more talented local artists than we have room here to list) with all the inherent chutzpah of some of her main influences- Patti Smith, Dylan, and “sister Golden Hair” Aimee Mann. Standout cuts here include the above-mentioned opener, the blazing punk gem “Crying States,” the country-fried confessional “Big Things,” the cut-n’-run classic-to-be title track, and the smoky opus “Sweet Wolves,” but frankly, there’s simply not a bad song in this batch. Seichrist champions the little beauties in life, laments the loss of humanity and compassion in a world growing ever colder, and celebrates the simple joys of family, friends, and community. Which leaves us with one burning question- who is Patches? I am. She is. Her ever-evolving band is. Her family and friends are. Most importantly, you are. Don’t miss your chance to fill in your blank square this Thursday, March 11th, when Patches And Gretchen perform at The Varsity Theater. For more info and a taste of this sweet Sugar Pie, head on over to www.sugarheadpie.com or www.patchesandgretchen.com

Tom Hallett

Also Known as a Freak- City Pages Calls SHP Show Fantastic

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:46:41 +0000

Photos of cd release show by Steve Cohen

http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2010/03/patches_gretche.php

Audio Interview from MPR- Hee Haw??

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:41:21 +0000

“She’s Hee Haw, I Love Lucy and Bertolt Brecht all rolled into one.”

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/10/gretchen/

Twin Cities Roll Call Blub of Sugar Head Pie Show

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:33:05 +0000

Patches and Gretchen

Thursday, March 11^th
“Sugar Head Pie” the second release from Gretchen Selchrist’s warped pop-rock combo Patches and Gretchen, is joyously askew. Sounding vocally like an unhinged and over-caffeinated version of her famed sister, Aimee Mann, Selchrist managed to round up a who’s who of local vets to help realize her rambling and rambunctious tunes—including not one, but two ace guitarists, Terry Eason and Todd Newman.

Selchrist’s contagious cacophony should be in high gear for tonight’s CD release party at the Varsity Theater, though whether or not she sports the spooky clown makeup that is featured so prominently on her album cover remains to be seen!
(7 p.m., $10 adv/$12 door, 18+)

A Quick Second – Everett True Review of P & G

winny — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:25:50 +0000

Okay, I ‘ll throw it in the soup pot, but we’re not a duo, we’re just all crammed into a telephone booth with the memphis blues again.

http://everetttrue2.blogspot.com/2010/03/one-minute-reviews-15-hayseed-dixie-we.html