Unatural 20 at North Star Bar

Twenty years. On paper, that’s a pretty long time. Looking back on everything that’s happened, it seems like only yesterday we were playing our first ever show at Joe Smith’s infamous party house in the summer of 1998. What started out as 5 guys just jamming in basements and garages and having fun together has grown into something very special and unique – something that none of us expected to last 5 years, let alone 20.
Starting with that fateful show at Joe’s, our path led us to playing hundreds of shows at clubs, rallies, benefits and parties all over Minnesota and Wisconsin – basically any place or event that would have us – to becoming the de facto House Band at our home away from home, the North Star Bar.
Granted, we never became ‘famous’ and we never ‘got signed’, but so many other things happened to us that far outweighed things like that.
Our primary motivation from day one has always been the music and our friends, and bringing the two together (and of course, plenty of alcohol). Point being, the music is what initially drew us all together, and the friendship and bonds with each other and all of you has kept us going all this time.
While we haven’t been officially ‘active’ for all of these 20 years, we’ve always felt that it was important to keep the circle together in some form or another, and staying true to the music and our friends has always kept us coming back for more.
On that note, we’d like to invite you to celebrate “20 years of being Unatural” with us for two glorious shows at the North Star Bar on Thanksgiving weekend, November 23rd and 24th.
If you’ve been to one of our shows in the past, you know how we roll, and you know all the crazy shenanigans that always seem to happen. And if you’ve never seen us before, this is the perfect time to witness the spectacle for yourself.
Unfortunately, on a sad note, our brother and uber-dummer Steve Miller will be unable to play at these shows. In his place will be our great friend, Radio Edit and Crown Royal Orchestra drum-killer Dustin Madline.
So there it is – two nights of fun, good friends, even better booze, and any other cool shit we can come up with. Keep your eyes right here over the coming weeks for further developments as they happen.
We’ve made so many memories with all of you. We can’t wait to do it all again!