replacements - Minnesota Public Radio

THE
Shotgun
Rational
REPLACEMENTS
The
Honeydogs
Noah Levy
David
Minehan
Adam Levy
Trailer
Trash
Grandpaboy
Model
Prisoner
Static Taxi
Bleeding
Hearts
Bob Stinson
Bash&Pop
Steve
Brantseg
1
Solo
Career
Peter
Anderson
The Suburbs
Paul
Westerberg
The Ocean
Blue
Steve Foley
Steve Price
Polara
Flower
Studio
Gersh
Ed Ackerson
Perfect
Kevin Bowe
THE
REPLACEMENTS
Tommy
Stinson
Scarlet
Rivera
Solo
Career
Bob Dylan
Solo
Career
Dave Philips
Josh Freese
Okemah
Prophets
Open Season
Soundtrack
Dizzy Reed
Richard
Fortus
Guns N’
Roses
Gregg Inhofer
Soul
Asylum
Chris Mars
2
Slim Dunlap
Curtiss A
The Vandals
Dave Pirner
The O’Jeez
Dan Murphy
Devo
Jessy Greene
The Jayhawks
Gary Louris
Golden
Smog
Solo
Career
Thumbs Up
Spookes
4
5
Marc Perlman
Jody Stephens
Big Star
3
Peter
Jesperson
Twin/Tone
Records
Jeff Tweedy
Kraig Johnson
The Program
Iffy
T
he Replacements hold a special place in many music fans’
hearts. But what the more casual listener might not realize
is that they are also a keystone of the Minneapolis rock scene,
which they helped push onto the national playing field during
their heyday. We maped out the band’s associations and show
how they connect not just to one another but to major artists
like Soul Asylum, the Jayhawks, Bob Dylan, and Guns N’ Roses.
Wilco
Kraig Johnson
Run Westy
Run
Uncle
Tupelo
Jim Boquist
Jay Farrar
Son Volt
How far out on a limb could we go while still being able to circle
back to the starting point in some way? Here, you can see the
side projects and offshoots each member of the Replacements
(former and present) have participated in, and how those
connections all seem to trace back the band’s roots. For this
exercise, anyway, the ‘Mats are the center of the universe.
“Alex Chilton”
MEET
THE
FAMILY
Footnotes
1
David Minehan will be playing guitar with The Replacements at the Riot Fest shows.
2
Jush Freese will be will be drumming with The Replacements at the Riot Fest shows.
3
Big Star lead singer Alex Chilton was the inspiration for the song of the same title.
4
Thumbs Up inspired Peter Jesperson to found Twin Tone Records
5
Twin/Tone Records signed The Replacements, and helped them eventually get their major label record deal. Other
artists on the Twin/Tone label included the Suburbs, the Jayhawks, Curtiss A, Zuzu’s Petals (led by Paul Westerberg’s
wife, Laurie Lindeen), and Run Westy Run.
Designed by Nate Ryan
Researched by Andrea Swensson