Messersmith playing for lunch today

His 1:30 p.m. viral concert follows attention for his "Star Wars"-themed song.

October 12, 2010 at 5:01PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Back from a long summer tour -- and not planning to hit the road again anytime soon -- Jeremy Messersmith clearly still wants to take his music to the people. He will perform a lunchtime viral concert today at 1:30 p.m., which will stream live on his website. The impromptu, um, gig follows another clever bit of buzz-building for the Minneapolis indie-folk hero, who recently released a "Star Wars"-themed song called "Tatooine." The song and its lovingly crafted paper-art YouTube video (made by Eric Powers) have earned attention from Yahoo!, USA Today and Wired. Messersmith also earned a big profile bump when his song "A Girl, a Boy and a Graveyard" was used on the NBC show "Chuck." As always, you can download that song, "Tatooine" and all of Jeremy's other great tunes on a pay-what-you-will basis off his website. Looking forward to the concert.

about the writer

about the writer

Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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