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Hey Mom! Girls Got Rhythm Fest adds a third, all-ages show

The Mother's Day lineup will include Japan's 5.6.7.8.'s and other bands from the previous two nights.

By Chris Riemenschneider

May 2, 2012 at 6:01PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The 5.6.7.8.'s will play twice as many numbers for the Girls Got Rhythm Fest. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Organizers of the Girls Got Rhythm Fest, slated May 11-12 at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall, have a special treat lined up for Mother's Day. They've added a May 13 all-ages show to their inaugural festival, turning it into a three-day lineup. Japanese trio the 5.6.7.8.'s -- already slated to perform on the May 12 show opening for Ronnie Spector -- will hang around an extra day to headline the 5 p.m. Sunday gig, also at the Amsterdam Bar and featuring three other acts from the previous nights: Caroline & the Treats, Midnite Snaxxx and the Pinsch. Tickets for Sunday will only be $10 advance. The Sunday show will NOT be included in the price of the two-day festival pass ($65). Click here for details.

Kudos to the GGR Fest crew and their pals at Radio K for cutting in under-age fans on what's already shaping up to be quite a positive and meaningful event.

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.