Tuesday's "Love is the Law" concert to feature Suburbs, P.O.S.

Mayor Coleman is hosting the party in downtown St. Paul following Gov. Dayton's expected signing of the Freedom to Marry Bill.

May 14, 2013 at 2:39PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Members of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus will join an all-star concert in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday celebrating the passage of the Freedom to Marry Bill. / Star Tribune file
Members of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus will join an all-star concert in downtown St. Paul on Tuesday celebrating the passage of the Freedom to Marry Bill. / Star Tribune file (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tomorrow night they're going to party like it's Aug. 1, 2013 – the day that same-sex marriages will be legal in Minnesota, pending Gov. Mark Dayton's signage Tuesday of the bill that passed the Senate today.

Chan Poling of the Suburbs
Chan Poling of the Suburbs (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A truly rainbow-like coalition of Twin Cities musicians will perform at a free outdoor bash celebrating the legislation at Ecolab Plaza in downtown St. Paul, including Chan Poling and members of the Suburbs, the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, P.O.S., Hookers & Blow, Zoo Animal and the Jack Brass Band. Mayor Chris Coleman and the City of St. Paul are hosting the party and calling it the "Love Is the Law" concert, named after the Suburbs' 1984 hit that became an anthem for the legislations advocates.

The party will begin after Dayton's 5 p.m. signing ceremony around 6 p.m., and is scheduled to last until 10:15. Ecolab Plaza is at 375 Wabasha St. N. More info on the concert can be found on the city's website.

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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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