tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54662812024-03-14T01:21:14.145-05:00HowWasTheShow BlogOuttakes and ramblings from <a href="http://www.howwastheshow.com">howwastheshow.com </a> founder David de YoungDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.comBlogger634125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-42869878415991681202012-03-10T04:01:00.004-06:002012-03-10T04:11:22.853-06:00"Of Toys and Men" at Helsinki Art Museum<p><a href="http://www.hel.fi/wps/wcm/connect/b86a75804a26bbf5998ddf27fce4af34/Mac700_iso.jpg?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=1997429034&CACHEID=b86a75804a26bbf5998ddf27fce4af34"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.hel.fi/wps/wcm/connect/b86a75804a26bbf5998ddf27fce4af34/Mac700_iso.jpg?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=1997429034&CACHEID=b86a75804a26bbf5998ddf27fce4af34" border="0" alt="" /></a>I saw this exhibit of toys yesterday at <a href="http://www.hel.fi/wps/portal/Taidemuseo_en/Artikkeli?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/taimu/en/Art+Museum+Tennis+Palace/TP_nayttely_01"><strong>Helsingin Taedemuseo</strong></a> in Helsinki called "Of Toys and Men." (The Finnish exhibit name is "Lelun lumo" which translates loosely as "The Toy Charm.") It's certainly great fun for all ages as it caters to both children and the inner children of adults. </p><p>I enjoyed seeing an over-sized fussball table customized with Barbie Dolls as players, lots of toy cars fit for the children of royalty (and from the looks of the exhibit "on loan from" lists, probably used by the children of royalty). And maybe my favorite part, a section of toy robots that appealed to my inner Doctor Who. </p><p>The exhibit runs through May 20th and is part of <a href="http://wdchelsinki2012.fi/en">World Design Capital Helsinki 2012</a>.</p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-84761877004426876112011-09-24T04:58:00.007-05:002011-09-24T05:05:53.711-05:00The 2011 Ivey Awards - "In Praise of Twin Cities Theater"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMqpjWeVw2-i43F3MFRu5-cJoWtlqaEZCdX6bHyQnXV8CTG2d3DeoWKM6Zou_vBLVcbAMH_It_LQGbYEe5VBBU6TTJZIORwwkapnjNgsM3YvrgGIP4BDl77FPX8d44BrXkcL2NQ/s1600/Script+Gown.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655864229499639074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMqpjWeVw2-i43F3MFRu5-cJoWtlqaEZCdX6bHyQnXV8CTG2d3DeoWKM6Zou_vBLVcbAMH_It_LQGbYEe5VBBU6TTJZIORwwkapnjNgsM3YvrgGIP4BDl77FPX8d44BrXkcL2NQ/s320/Script+Gown.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br />The following is a guest article written by HowWasTheShow theater reviewer Janet Preus.<br /><br /><em><strong>September 19, 2011 The 2011 Ivey Awards </strong></em><br /><br /><strong><em>by Janet Preus, howwastheshow.com</em></strong><br /><br />This is not a review of this year’s Ivey Awards show or even a recap. However, I will say that my partner and I (who is a musician, recording engineer and a tough critic) so completely enjoyed ourselves that I intend to gush about it. This event brings together the arts and entertainment community like no other—everyone, as they say, was there—the feeling of goodwill and camaraderie in the State Theater Monday evening was unmistakable and memorable.<br /><br />This year the Iveys chose to highlight costumers and their work, which made for even more than the usual spectacle associated with this event, and those honored in every category clearly deserved recognition, which was especially satisfying. But more, it’s one heckuva show. I would say that it featured the very best that Twin Cities theater served up this last year, but honestly, they could have picked an entirely different group of shows and performers and still put on a dazzling show. The breadth and depth of talent in this town is simply staggering. I know this because I’ve been reviewing it for several years and I can’t possibly get to all the shows I’d like to see. It’s that good.<br /><br />If I can encourage you in some way with this short article to see more live theater, that’s what I’d like to do. Every time you’re sitting on the fence about going out to see a play, I hope this pushes you off of it and sends you out the door. Maybe you’re not sure you’re going to like this play you’re considering. So what? Go! Then write the producing company afterwards and tell them what you did like, and tell them you’d like to see what they put up next time.<br /><br />Maybe you’re afraid your companion won’t like it. So what? There will undoubtedly be something that you do like, so go! Nobody nails everything every time. This is live theater, not filmed perfection. That’s why it’s such a great shared experience. That vulnerability can’t be felt in front of a TV screen, or the larger screen, either. YOU are a part of this one and essential to the larger story.<br /><br />Maybe you’re tired and just want to collapse in front of the tube and zone with something mindless. You’re allowed to do that once in a while, but not on a regular basis. While your brain is succumbing to mush, your friends in the theater are being taken to a new place, discovering a new perspective, connecting with a shared idea, laughing or crying, perhaps, getting annoyed, motivated, charmed or dismayed. But something is happening with them, and you can be a part of it.<br /><br />You can find reviews of many shows right here – and not just the most high profile theaters. We cover a wide variety; the size of the theater or company does not determine our decision to review. We do this pretty much for one reason: we love theater.<br /><br />Go see everything you possibly can in the coming season. Then go to the Ivey’s next September and you, too, will feel a part of the Twin Cities theater scene. It’s quite wonderful. Just go!<br /><br />- Janet Preus<br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-59096718601380049952011-05-09T17:23:00.007-05:002011-05-09T17:55:35.790-05:00CD Review: Kevin Steinman's "Pre-Existing Condition"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk4NPK9tF4hj4GI6dNA3NrvV3O1megcexVWiUrJnuQKZquf3qOu3th8tKmC0OlHzvzFwWtntSZS8RRTd4MljefXS8K-ObOOYzTq-ln_RIuDwtum8aVS7lF7Tl3NWx-apdML18KQ/s1600/pre-existingcondition_cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjk4NPK9tF4hj4GI6dNA3NrvV3O1megcexVWiUrJnuQKZquf3qOu3th8tKmC0OlHzvzFwWtntSZS8RRTd4MljefXS8K-ObOOYzTq-ln_RIuDwtum8aVS7lF7Tl3NWx-apdML18KQ/s200/pre-existingcondition_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604846024780771746" /></a>There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a href="http://kevinsteinman.com/">Kevin Steinman</a></b> yet. But with the release of his new full-length CD <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Pre-Existing Condition</i>, I have a feeling 2011 is going to be the year Steinman becomes much more of a household name. Produced by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Andy Thompson</b> (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Jeremy Messersmith</b>), Steinman made every effort with this record to work with some of the best musicians The Twin Cities had to offer.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The roster includes <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chris Koza</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Linnea Mohn</b> & <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Luke Anderson</b> of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Rogue Valley</b> (is it any surprise Rogue Valley will join Steinman at his CD Release show 5/14 at the Fine Line?) Also featured are on the album <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Ben Kyle</b> of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Romantica</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Alicia Wiley</b> and <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Brianna Lane</b></st1:address></st1:street>. <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">With debts to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Paul Simon</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Jack Johnson</b> nationally, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Halloween, <st1:state st="on">Alaska</st1:state> </b>here in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:state>, intimate and honest are two adjectives that come immediately to mind to describe Steinman’s songs. He has a distinctive ear for the vocal line, perhaps partly stemming from his extensive of experience as a singer in an a capella group right after college. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Pre-Existing Condition</i> is crisp, clear and knows what it’s trying to say. Its tight production and slow pop confidence give this album mainstream appeal. (“Just in Time” could easily slip in amongst the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Coldplay</b> on Cities 97.) But “Pop is not an evil word,” as Steinman said in a recent radio interview.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>To say your parents might like this record as much as you do is no backhanded compliment. It just might be true.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The simple arrangement of the first of 11 tracks on the disc, “Moonlight Navigators,” (listen on <a href="http://kevinsteinman.bandcamp.com/track/moonlight-navigators">bandcamp</a>) grabs you right away and sets the tone for what's to come. “Understanding Eyes,” is tightly-written Elvis Costello-esque pop. “Straight of Georgia” is a pretty finger-picked ballad reminiscent of Chris Koza, and I can easily imagine the edgy, minor key “I Look for You” playing over the final credits of a major motion picture.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If I had to pick a single from the album it would be that one, but perhaps as icing on the cake, Steinman includes a new version of one of his earlier best songs, “Wish.” </p> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/agrFRHdL03c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p> (<a href="http://youtu.be/agrFRHdL03c">Watch the video for "Wish"</a>.)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hear <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Pre-Existing Condition</i> in its entirety at a CD listening party Tuesday, May 10<sup>th</sup> at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a href="http://kingswinebar.com/">Kings Wine Bar</a></b> in <st1:city st="on">Minneapolis</st1:city> (<st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">4555 Grand Avenue South</st1:address></st1:street> in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Minneapolis</st1:city></st1:place>) at 9 p.m. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(Steinman will also do a DJ set.) Then see Steinman perform live with his band at a CD Release Party at the <strong><a href="http://www.finelinemusic.com/">Fine Line Music Cafe</a></strong> Saturday night, May 14<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The May 14<sup>th</sup> show is a duel CD release party with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Farewell Milwaukee</b>, also featuring <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Rogue</b></st1:placename><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <st1:placetype st="on">Valley</st1:placetype></b></st1:place> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Joey Ryan</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Not to be missed.</p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-11269104120146929202011-03-24T21:39:00.012-05:002011-03-30T18:53:49.416-05:00Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2011 Compilation to be Released<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sW87axYgGCP3ibpqLhG7ArcQw8VyMFFfVFViLDwHJ8g7Ptfjj2FE477YS9Jbri07eCxZDupZD_yWtz079NAAnh4li2YqGFYFDWOfR3A1TSoiKXdtM86mnYyQdKkslUop5WQRmQ/s400/2011+cd+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587843002123147906" /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="http://voltagefashionamplified.com/">Voltage: Fashion Amplified</a></b>, the Midwest’s premier rock and roll fashion show announces the release of its 2011 Limited Edition 10-track compilation CD featuring songs from the 2011 Voltage bands Pink Mink, Communist Daughter, Fort Wilson Riot, Phantom Tails and Me And My Arrow. The release of the CD will be celebrated with a listening party at Kings Wine Bar (4555 Grand Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419, 612-354-7928, http://www.kingsmpls.com) on Tuesday, April 5th at 9 p.m. hosted by DJ Jake Rudh. The listening party will feature CD pack giveaways and chances to win event tickets to Voltage 2011 on Friday, April 15th.<br /></p><br /><p>VOLTAGE 2011 CD TRACK LISTING</p><ol><li>Pink Mink – Black Door</li><li>Fort Wilson Riot – Forgotten Language<br /></li><li>Me and My Arrow – LA Air </li><li>Phantom Tails – The Oven Of Romance </li><li>Communist Daughter – The Lady Is an Arsonist </li><li>Pink Mink – Earthquake on the Loose </li><li>Fort Wilson Riot – All My Friends </li><li>Me and My Arrow – TMND </li><li>Phantom Tails – All Good Things</li><li>Communist Daughter – Northern Lights</li></ol><p>The CD was made possible through the generous support of Copycats Media and Rare Form Mastering, says David de Young, CD Producer and Voltage committee founding member. “Each time we put this out I feel it’s one of the strongest compilation CDs that comes out in Minnesota each year, and this year is no different.”<br /></p><br />Voltage is a production of MNFashion and takes place April 15th at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Proceeds from sales of the CD will benefit MNFashion. (http://www.mnfashion.org.)<br /><br /><br />For more information on Voltage: Fashion Amplified visit <a href="http://www.voltagefashionamplified.com">www.voltagefashionamplified.com</a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-30404927991883105252010-09-24T10:46:00.005-05:002010-09-24T10:52:54.055-05:00Mercy Seat Lutheran Church Presents: Masses for the Masses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-61kRg79zZhS3NXmZCeasMqkZUubs0umSLm4kSZQ7bH574ebDpnl8FEx3OujbCXAyBr2CLGwFytW_hD-0dhU4XNQaaaAd88tDMDX0oKn93nFrlUCpnVU5Rg3NKEiI9RxQK9Hrw/s1600/wes-photo-185x185.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-61kRg79zZhS3NXmZCeasMqkZUubs0umSLm4kSZQ7bH574ebDpnl8FEx3OujbCXAyBr2CLGwFytW_hD-0dhU4XNQaaaAd88tDMDX0oKn93nFrlUCpnVU5Rg3NKEiI9RxQK9Hrw/s400/wes-photo-185x185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520507915943260962" /></a><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br><br /></p><p>For immediate release:<br /></p><br /><a href="http://www.nemercy.org/">Mercy Seat Lutheran Church</a> Presents:<br /><br />Masses for the Masses <br />7 Liturgies by 7 Composers in 7 Weeks<br />Sundays at 5:00 pm<br />October 3 – November 14<br />Mercy Seat Lutheran Church<br />1500 6th st. NE<br />Minneapolis, MN<br /><br /><br />This fall Mercy Seat Lutheran Church of NE Minneapolis will showcase seven original setting of the Lutheran mass, each composed and performed by local artists. Every Sunday from October 3 through November 14, another composer will lead the congregation in a unique take the order of service.<br /><br /><br />Composers include <strong>Chris Koza </strong>of <strong>Rogue Valley</strong>, <strong>Ben Kyle </strong>of <strong>Romantica</strong>, <strong>John Hermanson</strong> of <strong>Story Hill </strong>& <strong>The Hopefuls</strong>, <strong>Scott Randall Munson</strong>, <strong>Wes Burdine</strong> of <strong>The Small Cities</strong>, and jazz composers <strong>Jon Pemberton</strong> (featuring <strong>Fat Kid Wednesdays</strong>) and <strong>Greg Schaeffer</strong> (featuring <strong>Dana Thompson</strong>). Their settings have ranged in tone from experimental Jazz to mournful alt-country; from Beach Boys-y pop to textured ambiance a la Sigur Ros. <br /><br /><br />Masses of Masses is presented by Mercy Seat Lutheran, a mission church in NE Minneapolis committed to the incubation of artistic expression. For more than four years Mercy Seat has given creative control of its worship to local songwriters, bringing into the church some of the best musicians The Cities have to offer. Mercy Seat meets Sundays at 5:00 pm inside the former Holland School building.<br /><br /><br />Schedule<br /><br />October 3 - Greg Schaefer (w/ Dana Thompson)<br />October 10 - Chris Koza (Rogue Valley)<br />October 17- Jonathan Pemberton (w/ J.T. Bates and Mike Lewis of Fat Kid Wednesdays)<br />October 24 - John Hermanson (Storyhill, The Hopefuls, Alva Star)<br />October 31- Scott Randall Munson<br />November 7- Wes Burdine (The Small Cities)<br />November 14 - Ben Kyle (Romantica)Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-67530848385078521752010-05-12T10:07:00.002-05:002010-05-12T10:11:15.316-05:00Lottery hosts free Minneapolis rock shows<span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" > The Minnesota Lottery has put together a great set of free shows with many of HowWasTheShow's favorite bands on board. Check out the summary below. The Lottery has engaged social media marketers to reach the fans directly and has been successful in generating buzz about these top notch lineups. Check out the summary of May's events in the e-press release below.<b><br /><br /></b></span><blockquote><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><b>MINNEAPOLIS</b> – Free rock will be on tap at local venues in May, courtesy of a new concert-themed scratch game from the Minnesota State Lottery. The shows are open to anyone 18 years and older:</span> <ul><li><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >Sunday, May 16, 8 p.m. – <b>Triple Rock Social Club:</b> Red Pens with BNLX and Voytek. (Facebook event - </span><a href="http://bit.ly/bJ4I3C" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >http://bit.ly/bJ4I3C</span></a><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >)</span> </li><li><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >Wednesday, May 19, 8 p.m. – <b>Fine Line Music Café: </b>Melismatics with Alarmists and The Idle Hands. (Facebook event - </span><a href="http://bit.ly/9E5FX9" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >http://bit.ly/9E5FX9</span></a><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >)</span> </li><li><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >Thursday, May 27, 8 p.m. – <b>Varsity Theater:</b> Rogue Valley with the Jason Shannon Band and Strangelights. (Facebook event - </span><a href="http://bit.ly/dCdyk8" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >http://bit.ly/dCdyk8</span></a><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >)</span></li></ul><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >Cash & Concerts is a concert-themed Scratch Game that features music downloads and VIP concert tickets, in addition to cash prizes. Details for the shows and the new game at <a href="http://LuckyMN.com/rock">LuckyMN.com/rock</a>.</span></blockquote><span style=";font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ></span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-59200112197675928702010-05-04T19:32:00.004-05:002010-05-04T19:49:22.744-05:00Chasing the Sun: The Best of The Honeydogs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dldn8lX7aIGZ4F1-XXKle5k3xvhGqxIXmfckqXv2KA7sZpIeTbXnY_77CvPhig8feGS1cG92IqPcW4uyhIeXnWeVfzDTusaGqppBgqasDcdZTHbLA-0mX6ktg_Z6S9vHbzz9fg/s1600/honeydogs+-+chasing+the+sun+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dldn8lX7aIGZ4F1-XXKle5k3xvhGqxIXmfckqXv2KA7sZpIeTbXnY_77CvPhig8feGS1cG92IqPcW4uyhIeXnWeVfzDTusaGqppBgqasDcdZTHbLA-0mX6ktg_Z6S9vHbzz9fg/s400/honeydogs+-+chasing+the+sun+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467577537063396994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just in time for them to help <a href="http://first-avenue.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Avenue</span></a> celebrate its 40th Birthday on Saturday, <a href="http://honeydogs.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Honeydogs</span></a> are releasing a digital compilation of some of their best songs of the past 15 years.<br /><br />The Honeydogs play First Avenue Saturday night, May 8th along with <a href="http://myspace.com/lucymichelle"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles</span></a> and <a href="http://myspace.com/andersponders"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anders Ponders</span></a>. The 18+ show starts at 6PM. (<a href="http://www.first-avenue.com/event/2010/05/cities-97-and-onion-present-honeydogs">Tickets and details here</a>.)<br /><br /><a href="http://kingsmpls.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kings Wine Bar</span></a> will be hosting a special listening party for the Honeydogs with members of the band on hand to help celebrate featuring rare live tracks and studio outtakes on Wednesday, May 5th. That event gets underway at 9:30 p.m.<br /><br />I was honored to be asked to write the "liner notes" for the digital release of the record:<br /><blockquote><br />There aren't many Twin Cities bands or contemporary bands, for that matter, who would dare (or even could) assemble a “best of” album 35 tracks deep, but from the first song on the new Honeydogs compilation "Chasing the Sun: The Best of The Honeydogs,” you will find yourself swimming in an ocean of smart, catchy songs selected from their nine studio albums since 1995, and you won’t see the shore for more than two hours.<br /><br />They aren’t all obvious singles like “Rumor Has It” (the opening track) or “I Miss You,” two of the Honeydogs most recognizable songs; but you can’t throw a dart at this collection and hit anything that even comes close to being considered filler. This truly is an “essential” Honeydogs collection.<br /><br />Drawing on some of the best pop of the last 50 years (Elvis Costello, Merle Haggard, Brian Wilson, Harry Nillsson, Dylan, Bacharach, Randy Newman, Serge Gainbourg, Brazilian Tropicalia,and Nick Drake)“Chasing the Sun” delivers pop, country, rock, jazz, boss nova, and occasional middle eastern seasoning, showcasing the broad spectrum of musical styles the band has not just dabbled in, but mastered over the years. However you cut it, this is addictively listenable music: pop with a conscience, and proof that brainy rock can be fun.<br /><br />- David de Young (April, 2010)<br /></blockquote>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-71684889812010775432010-04-14T21:29:00.007-05:002010-04-15T14:23:12.097-05:00Voltage Band Spotlight #5: Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidzGPskjb-5xeqgVoU-wSzkcafKG9Dq_daErZwQMaIlE6dTaqyZ1DiweI8iySD5GNBcVBuczroofMoDZexDCT-cRXPbeJI-5rM0v2mT8nr07pvqox4s51ZaDJGP53IBufD4yD6A/s1600/caroline+smith+-+amanda+johnson.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidzGPskjb-5xeqgVoU-wSzkcafKG9Dq_daErZwQMaIlE6dTaqyZ1DiweI8iySD5GNBcVBuczroofMoDZexDCT-cRXPbeJI-5rM0v2mT8nr07pvqox4s51ZaDJGP53IBufD4yD6A/s400/caroline+smith+-+amanda+johnson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460186137080330914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps - Photo by Amanda Johnson</span><br /><br />Band members: Caroline Smith (guitar, vocals), Arlen Peiffer (drums), Jesse Schuster (bass) and Colin Hacklander (keyboards)<br /><br />Listen: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/carolinesmithmusic">http://www.myspace.com/carolinesmithmusic</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Caroline Smith</span> is going places. Literally. Smith and her three piece band band <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Good Night Sleeps</span>, which consists of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Colin Hacklander </span>(<span style="font-weight: bold;">Something With Kites</span>) on keyboards, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jesse Schuster</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lucy Michelle</span>) on bass and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arlen Peiffer</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cloud Cult, The Wapsipinicon</span>) on drums, will hit the <a href="http://voltagefashionamplified.com/">Voltage Fashion Amplified</a> stage a week after a tour of the Midwest and the East Coast that takes them from Iowa City to Brooklyn and back again. As soon as Voltage winds up, the band will be back out on the road less than a week later to Madison, Chicago and South Bend, Indiana.<br /><br />Smith’s folk/pop debut <span style="font-style: italic;">Backyard Tent Set </span>came out in 2008. Often compared to Lucy Michelle, with whom she shares bassist Jesse Schuster, for her <span style="font-weight: bold;">Billie Holiday/Joanna Newsom</span>-like vocals, Caroline Smith played First Avenue’s Best New Bands showcase in 2008. On her <a href="http://www.myspace.com/carolinesmithmusic">Myspace page</a>, Smith cities an exceedingly diverse list of influences, from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ben Gibbard</span>, to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wilco</span>, to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carly Simon</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Pixies</span>. It all adds up to a listen that is always engaging, often tender and accessible whichever direction your musical taste runs.<br /><br />What strikes me most about Smith is her poise. She’s a performer fully aware and fully in control while on stage. Her songs are often troubling, but matter of fact stories. Check out “<a href="http://www.myspace.com/carolinesmithmusic">Closing the Doors</a>” as an exemplary song.<br /><br />Smith released <span style="font-style: italic;">Live At The Cedar</span> in January, and the band is currently working on a full length album due out later in 2010.<br /><br />For Voltage, Caroline Smith and her band will be outfitted by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/calpurniapeach"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Calpurnia Peach</span></a>, the designer team of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Luci Kandler</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ashley Wokasch</span>. (In the publicity photo above, Smith is wearing one of their dresses.)<br /><br />Voltage is Friday, April 16th at First Avenue. <a href="http://www.first-avenue.com/event/4713/voltage-fashion-amplified">Buy your tickets now</a>!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Head over to our Voltage partner, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://letoilemagazine.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">L'etoile Magazine</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for this week's designer profiles on </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://http//letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/2010/04/voltage-designer-spotlight-emma-berg.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Emma Berg</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/2010/04/voltage-designer-spotlight-kevin-kramp.html">Kevin Kramp</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-6948730322266556532010-04-07T14:26:00.008-05:002010-04-07T14:55:45.958-05:00Voltage Band Spotlight #4: Red Pens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOiJW4T_ZdQUm5-hlSdgezL4cEG2dFDEsr4iGLPZrVUWldTRghEjwA-iFBAHxWQNNBGuEEoNZxBGFIUUjT8p2TKyxVi9GSenWQihCfd20EFtgIdieSwUEKdf8FS492jlrR64YGQ/s1600/redpens.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOiJW4T_ZdQUm5-hlSdgezL4cEG2dFDEsr4iGLPZrVUWldTRghEjwA-iFBAHxWQNNBGuEEoNZxBGFIUUjT8p2TKyxVi9GSenWQihCfd20EFtgIdieSwUEKdf8FS492jlrR64YGQ/s400/redpens.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457480729935365906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Red Pens - Photo by Stephanie Colgan)</span><br /><br />Band Members: Howard W. Hamilton III (guitars, effects) Laura F. Bennett (drums)<br /><br />Listen: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/redpensband">http://www.myspace.com/redpensband</a><br /><br />Guitarist and drummer two-piece rock bands have appeared on the local and national scene in the past whom I have wished would get a bass player. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Pens</span> is not one of those bands. The duo of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Howard W. Hamilton III</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Laura F. Bennett</span> have no trouble filling rooms (even First Avenue’s main room, where they played the most recent “Best New Bands” showcase) with their powerful, feedback and emotionally-drenched dissonant sound. The band holds the stage with the energetic presence often reserved for three and four-piece ensembles.<br /><br />Bennett (drums) and Hamilton (guitars, effects) are both veterans of the Twin Cities music scene, Hamilton most recently a member of <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Busy Signals</span>, and Bennett the former drummer for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mood Swings</span>. Red Pens won the coveted “Picked to Click” designation from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">City Pages</span> in 2009 even before their debut album, <span style="font-style: italic;">Reasons </span>hit the streets. <span style="font-style: italic;"> Reasons </span>was released in February on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grain Belt Records</span> label, and vinyl aficionados will delight the album was also released in limited edition 12-inch format with a record release party a couple weekends ago at the Hexagon.<br /><br />Red Pens’ moody, sonic attack is best experienced live; though <span style="font-style: italic;">Reasons </span>does a terrific job of representing the range of sound the band is capable of. The band toured earlier this spring, playing venues from Chicago to New York City. Both Hamilton and Bennett give it their all when they perform live, Bennett often smiling from behind the drums balancing Hamilton’s stern visage. It’s the perfect balance of yin and yang.<br /><br />If you like Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine or the Velvet Underground, you’ll likely find much to love about Red Pens, who will bring fuzzy, art-rock intensity to Voltage 2010.<br /><br />For Voltage, Red Pens will be outfitted by <a href="http://www.redshoeclothing.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Shoe Clothing Company</span></a>, a design group founded by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kerry Riley</span> in 2002.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-20805709171506713722010-04-02T20:30:00.005-05:002010-04-03T19:54:23.229-05:00Voltage Band Spotlight #3 - Mayda<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahxUPtdo_iEA2UYOuZ6eycqyAwefO8jO93N9Va6TH_9QujLCpm8ImzwhJ_LFOORrDB9TD7YUOLMiuLsVO2Ml2YrynbZXyo-w2eVRW4_FJPcq4TTqzKTC1ZYMdU_7DEptZwiegNQ/s1600/Mayda.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahxUPtdo_iEA2UYOuZ6eycqyAwefO8jO93N9Va6TH_9QujLCpm8ImzwhJ_LFOORrDB9TD7YUOLMiuLsVO2Ml2YrynbZXyo-w2eVRW4_FJPcq4TTqzKTC1ZYMdU_7DEptZwiegNQ/s400/Mayda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455717670311699682" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Mayda</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Band Members: Mayda Miller (vocals, guitar), Michael Bland (drums),Cory Eischen (keyboards, samples), Andy Mark (bass), Jacob Hanson (guitar)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Listen: <a href="http://www.myspace.com/imaydasong">http://www.myspace.com/imaydasong</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/imaydasong"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">St. Paul’s <b style="">Mayda Miller</b> (or simply <b style="">Mayda</b>) comes to Voltage hot on the heals of her 2009 EP <i style=""><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mayda3">Eyes on the Water</a></i> which was released digitally on <b style="">Michael Bland</b>’s <b style="">Sonic Matrimony Collective</b> label in November.<span style=""> </span>(Bland, Mayda’s drummer, is best known as the drummer for <b style="">Prince</b> during The New Power Generation years and even more recently as the drummer for <b style="">Soul Asylum</b>.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I first encountered Mayda when she played acoustically at the <b style="">Mad Ripple Hootenanny</b><span style=""> </span>in 2009.<span style=""> </span>Those who were seeing her for the first time that night will never forget when she strapped on her blue guitar for the wonderfully risqué “Good Girls,” which appears on her latest EP.<span style=""> </span>(That song is a great starting point for a new listener, and you should check it out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/imaydasong">here</a>.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Though “Good Girls” is an catchy and clever acoustic ditty, Mayda is known for tearing it up at electric shows: exact, energetic and in control, she is an attention-getter and attention-keeper.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’m proud of myself for making it halfway through this profile without mentioning Mayda is a petite and unassuming 4 foot10 inch tall Korean woman, but seems at least twice that tall when she hits the stage.<span style=""> </span>In person she exudes a calm and gentle confidence.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">CD Baby recommends Mayda to music lovers who like <b style="">Black Eyed Peas</b>, <b style="">Grace Jones</b>, or <b style="">Prince</b>, and that’s a start.<span style=""> </span>Her power pop, and both acoustic electric alternative hip-hop have mainstream appeal, but are more than engaging and intriguing enough to endear her to the most critically-minded music fan as well.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Of all the other comparisons I’ve read in reviews, perhaps <a href="http://www.mndaily.com/2009/11/18/local-cd-roundup-mayda-and-fuck-knights">Mark Brenden put it best in the fall in the <i style="">Minnesota Daily</i></a> when describing her new EP, saying it contains “the vocal prowess and Aretha Franklin-level emotion” as well as the “guitar goddess-ness of Nancy Wilson.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">However you describe her, Mayda and her band are a brilliant addition to the Voltage line-up bound to add cutting-edge flair to their segment of the show that’s bound to get the heads of the crowd bobbing.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mayda and her band will be outfitted for Voltage by veteran local designer <b style=""><a href="http://www.laurafulk.com/">Laura Fulk</a></b>.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">See also this week, Juleana Enright’s Voltage Spotlights on designers <b style=""><a href="http://letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/2010/03/voltage-designer-spotlight-raul-osario.html">Raul Osorio</a></b> and <b style=""><a href="http://letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/2010/03/voltage-designer-spotlight-elena.html">Elena Mercurio</a>.</b></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-6325795118084519292010-03-25T19:38:00.007-05:002010-04-03T15:27:07.364-05:00Voltage Band Spotlight #2: Blue Sky Blackout<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk_sX34W4llh56Y5fInYy06e-anr0Y5hk-_bkExuo4wAHwyzAfRX9rSh35DKZP1qHkjCUAgxi8ICWtilLUk-2AQDpkkY3w2XXGgEQn4dkrWx6Znmw3kPcsMXcrVuRWZTR6685hQ/s1600/blue+sky+blackout.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk_sX34W4llh56Y5fInYy06e-anr0Y5hk-_bkExuo4wAHwyzAfRX9rSh35DKZP1qHkjCUAgxi8ICWtilLUk-2AQDpkkY3w2XXGgEQn4dkrWx6Znmw3kPcsMXcrVuRWZTR6685hQ/s400/blue+sky+blackout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452735959267088850" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blue Sky Blackout - photo by Kate Iverson</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">This is the second in a series of </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://voltagefashionamplified.com/">Voltage 2010</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> band spotlights we'll be running here on the HowWasTheShow blog, one each week up until the week of the show. (Last week we profiled </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://howwastheshow.blogspot.com/2010/03/voltage-band-spotlight-1-ruby-isle.html">Ruby Isle</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, who will also be playing Voltage 2010 at First Avenue on Friday, April 16th.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Blue Sky Blackout</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><br /></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Band Members:<span style=""> </span>Jon Hunt, Christian Erickson, Marc Iwanin, Mykl Westbrooks, Tim Ritter, and Brandon Dalida.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Listen: <a href="http://vimeo.com/9734324">http://vimeo.com/9734324</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://vimeo.com/9734324"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If there’s such a thing as good cholesterol, perhaps there’s such a thing as good testosterone.<span style=""> </span>Every time I see the six members of <b style=""><a href="http://www.blueskyblackout.com/">Blue Sky Blackout</a></b> on stage, I can’t help but think:<span style=""> </span>damn, that’s a lot of dudes.<span style=""> </span>And cool, fashionable dudes at that, who know how to rock.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Blue Sky Blackout was conceived by <b style="">Jon Hunt</b> (<b style="">Shatterproof</b>, <b style="">Landing Gear</b>, <b style="">Medication</b>) in 2009 and played their first show in July 2009 with a lineup that reads like a veritable super group of Twin Cities rock:<span style=""> </span><b style="">Christian Erickson</b> (<b style="">Astronaut Wife)</b> provides lead vocals, <b style="">Mykl Westbrooks</b> (<b style="">Landing Gear</b>) and <b style="">Brandon Dalida</b> (<b style="">Mercurial Rage</b>, <b style="">The TV Sound</b>) both play lead guitar in addition to the guitar by Hunt himself.<span style=""> </span>The band is rounded out by <b style="">Tim Ritter</b> (<b style="">Astronaut Wife</b>) on bass and drummer <b style="">Marc Iwanin</b> of <b style="">Basement Apartment</b>.<span style=""> </span>Blue Sky Blackout proves beyond a shadow of doubt that there are times in life when three guitars is exactly what the rock doctor ordered.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Blue Sky Blackout plays heavy, catchy Brit rock with hooks and attitude that literally spills from the stage.<span style=""> </span>The songs are fresh yet somehow familiar.<span style=""> </span>I don’t believe anyone in this band would dare claim they are doing anything particularly new; my take is they are just doing something extremely cool that they are all very good at that no one else on the local scene is doing right now. The result is a whole helluvalot of fun.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">But don’t take my word for it.<span style=""> </span>Check out <a href="http://vimeo.com/9734324">this teaser of “Somebody Said That You Loved Me”</a> from their upcoming <a href="http://www.susstones.com/">Susstones</a> 3-side, to be released in April and I believe you’ll instantly see what I mean.<span style=""> </span>Blue Sky Blackout are sure to bring a rock star touch to Voltage this year.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Blue Sky Blackout will be outfitted by <b style="">Steve Kang</b> of <b style=""><a href="http://www.blakblu.blogspot.com/">BlackBlue</a> </b>for Voltage 2010. For more on menswear designer and boutique owner Kang, check out <a href="http://letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/2009/10/letalk-letoile-interviews-blackblues.html">this interview L’etoile did</a> with him last fall.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Also this week, check out L’etoile’s Voltage designer spotlights on <a href="http://letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/2010/03/voltage-designer-spotlight-brianne.html">Brianne Jones</a> and <a href="http://letoilemagazine.blogspot.com/2010/03/voltage-designer-spotlight-christine.html">Christine Carmichael</a>.</p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-32013708534012069142010-03-18T10:48:00.008-05:002010-03-25T19:08:52.536-05:00Voltage Band Spotlight #1: Ruby Isle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciTZv4bgQIw2KYLuldtG_zDbKAMx0FTA8XXT9OTSbGBUgP3leoKPg-JTXAYIetCw98FTGKQxqcatLtwqmOHsCF6YaAWzXialT5LmojgLf6asMLlfwNwwk7YXQjZ3xzx9CBDE28g/s1600-h/ruby+isle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciTZv4bgQIw2KYLuldtG_zDbKAMx0FTA8XXT9OTSbGBUgP3leoKPg-JTXAYIetCw98FTGKQxqcatLtwqmOHsCF6YaAWzXialT5LmojgLf6asMLlfwNwwk7YXQjZ3xzx9CBDE28g/s400/ruby+isle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450001387133138450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ruby Isle, publicity photo</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This is the first in a series of </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://voltagefashionamplified.com/">Voltage 2010</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> band spotlights we'll be running here on the HowWasTheShow blog, one each week up until the week of the show. Our first band profile is of </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://myspace.com/rubyisle">Ruby Isle</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, who will be playing Voltage 2010 at First Avenue on Friday, April 16th.</span><br /><br /><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;">Ruby Isle</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Band Members: Mark Mallman (vocals, guitar), Dan Geller (bass, vocoder) and Aaron Lemay (drums)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Listen:<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/rubyisle">http://www.myspace.com/rubyisle</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/rubyisle"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Twin Cities/Athens, GA electro rock band <b style=""><a href="http://www.myspace.com/rubyisle">Ruby Isle</a></b> (who may or may not be named after a shopping center in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Brookfield</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">Wisconsin</st1:state></st1:place>) is at SXSW this week debuting their take on <b style="">Guns ‘N Roses</b> “Appetite for Destruction,” which they recently <a href="http://howwastheshow.blogspot.com/2010/03/ruby-isle-covers-appetite-for.html">covered in its entirety</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ruby Isle’s <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rubyisle">MySpace page</a> claims they are a singing trio of brothers, though those in the know realize this is completely fictitious. Even those who don’t will begin to doubt that when they read on to hear that in 2008 the trio of brothers were asked to defend the Mexican <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">village</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Santo Poco</st1:placename></st1:place> from a bandit named El Guapo.<span style=""> </span>Or who knows, maybe it's all true!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In any case, the band, who call themselves “the party band for the apocalypse” (if so, it almost makes you wish those four horsemen would gallop faster) come from three separate well-respected bands, <b style=""><a href="http://www.mallman.com/">Mark Mallman</a></b> (<b style="">Mark Mallman</b>), <b style=""><a href="http://www.myspace.com/iamtheworldtradecenter">I Am The World Trade Center</a></b> (<b style="">Dan Geller</b>) and <b style=""><a href="http://www.myspace.com/espionagempls">International Espionage</a></b> (<b style="">Aaron Lemay</b>.)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Known for their electro dance covers of songs by bands like the <b style="">Decemberists</b>, <b style="">Fleet Foxes</b>, <b style="">Animal Collective</b> and <b style="">Bon Iver</b> (see the videos for several of these on their MySpace), the band will bring some of their originals like “So Damn High” and “Night Shot” to Voltage 2010 and the result is bound to be an explosive set you won’t want to miss.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">At Voltage, Ruby Isle will be outfitted by <a href="http://www.anthemheart.com/">Anthem Heart</a>, who will also be designing this year's limited edition t-shirts for the Voltage event (available at the show.)<br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-57244193560264471782010-03-05T10:37:00.005-06:002010-03-05T10:51:14.191-06:00Ruby Isle covers Appetite for Destruction for 2010 release, performs project at SXSW!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.ymlp73.com/TeamClermontPublicity_RUBYISLEwithflamingo_30.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 336px;" src="http://img.ymlp73.com/TeamClermontPublicity_RUBYISLEwithflamingo_30.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ruby Isle - Publicity photo</span><br /><br />When I first heard <a href="http://myspace.com/rubyisle"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ruby Isle</span></a> was slated to cover not just a song or two but the entirety of Gun's N' Roses <span style="font-style: italic;">Appetite for Destruction </span>I thought someone was pulling my leg. I quickly remembered that <a href="http://mallman.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Mallman</span></a> is a key member of this project and changed my thinking from "can't believe it" to "can't wait to hear it." At the time of writing, I have not yet had a listen, but am hoping I will get my chance soon.<br /><br />Read full details about the Guns 'N Roses cover project and about where you can catch Ruby Isle at SXSW this year in the full press release below.<br /><br />Ruby Isle will also be appearing at <a href="http://www.voltagefashionamplified.com/">Voltage Fashion Amplified</a> 2010.<br /><br /><blockquote>PRESS RELEASE<br /><br />Electro cover machine Ruby Isle has announced that they are unveiling their latest cover project in early 2010. The “party band of the apocalypse”, known best for dance floor versions of Animal Collective, Decemberists and Bon Iver, has been re-recording Guns N’ Roses’ 1988 LP Appetite for Destruction. The project is nearing completion and the band will debut their take on GNR at SXSW 2010.<br /><br /><br />What started as a straightforward electronic adaptation of GNR’s debut slowly evolved into a spaced-out experiment incorporating both live and electronic instrumentation. Ruby Isle vocalist Mark Mallman commented, “In the beginning of recording everything just seemed too obvious. We decided to go into the studio and bring in musicians with diverse musical backgrounds to make this thing a little more interesting.” The extended sound palette includes a jazz quartet, French female vocals, live strings and a guest appearance from Har Mar Superstar on “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”<br /><br /><br />While the sonic direction of the LP is a huge departure for the electro-arena rock leaning trio; the members of Ruby Isle all agree that Appetite for Destruction was an easy choice as they were all very familiar with it from spending their formative years in bowling alleys of the Midwest. Says Ruby Isle’s Dan Geller, “It is my older brothers’ favorite LP of all time, when he hears what we did to it, he is probably going to kill me.” Dan’s brother Kevin was unavailable for comment.<br /><br />Ruby Isle will debut their new project live at SXSW 2010 and the LP will follow later this year.<br /><br /><br />Ruby Isle SXSW 2010 – Guns N’ Roses Appetite for Destruction Sets<br /><br /><ul><li> 03/17/10 - Lambert’s - Green Room Music Source Official SXSW Showcase - 7:00PM</li><li> 03/20/10 - The Side Bar - The 40 Watt SXSW Day Party - 6:00PM</li></ul><br /></blockquote>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-962492875721357072010-02-28T11:52:00.002-06:002010-02-28T11:58:36.377-06:00Voltage Fashion Amplifed 2010 tickets now on sale<div><a href="http://voltagefashionamplified.com/">Voltage Fashion Amplified</a> 2010 tickets are now on sale.<br /><br />Where: First Avenue Mainroom</div> <div> </div> <div>When: April 16, 2010</div> <div>Show starts at 8pm</div> <div> </div> <div><br />Ticket Price:</div> <div>$25 in advance</div> <div>$30 at the door</div> <div> </div> <div><br />Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2010 Tickets are on Sale!</div> <div> </div> <div><br />Ticket Price Includes:</div> <div>Voltage Lookbook</div> <div>CD Download Card of the 2010 Compilation CD</div> <div> </div> <div><br />Tickets can be purchased online at:<br /><br /><a title="http://www.first-avenue.com/event/4713/voltage-fashion-amplified" href="http://www.first-avenue.com/event/4713/voltage-fashion-amplified" target="_blank">http://www.first-avenue.com/event/4713/voltage-fashion-amplified</a></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-53780326608416850602010-02-27T15:05:00.002-06:002010-02-27T15:10:55.099-06:00Heiruspecs Scholarship Fund Concert at St. Paul Central High School<object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9764623&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9764623&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9764623">Heiruspecs Scholarship Fund Concert</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1277997">Meredith Westin</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://heiruspecs.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heiruspecs</span></a> staged a benefit on behalf of the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Paul-Central-High-School-Foundation/317867920284"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saint Central High School Foundation</span></a> (Facebook group link) to create a scholarship fund at the school in the schools' auditorium on Thursday evening.<br /><a href="http://meredithwestin.com"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Meredith Westin</span></a> was there and got this great set of shots of the concert, backstage, and the crowd which she posted to Vimeo. the movie is set to Heiruspecs' “I Know.”<br /><br />We recommend you watch the video full screen.<br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-52340949265269439452010-02-17T23:38:00.008-06:002010-02-18T11:37:35.077-06:00Online Marketing for the Creative Industries and Small Businesses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbT8QLVKimdYPEl_W9dnnNE-XdnzC_dR3mlD4Z9AQNV1DPr199stYo88q15EUIwoETsCJT2IhKmjvfRfpFH5sTy1FDBMnKAF8c4Hz4V-KrYrkx_SIBI-RfVJ6Ymd_r7PMvE8T6Q/s1600-h/mnfashion_seminar.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbT8QLVKimdYPEl_W9dnnNE-XdnzC_dR3mlD4Z9AQNV1DPr199stYo88q15EUIwoETsCJT2IhKmjvfRfpFH5sTy1FDBMnKAF8c4Hz4V-KrYrkx_SIBI-RfVJ6Ymd_r7PMvE8T6Q/s400/mnfashion_seminar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439454445379623698" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Podcast:<br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/caerickson">Christian Erickson</a></span> of <a href="http://www.zeusjones.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zeus Jones</span></a> along with <a href="http://letoilemagazine.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kate Iverson</span></a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/kristoffer_k"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kristoffer Knutson</span></a> talk about how creative people and small businesses are using online media to rewrite the rules of marketing.<br /><br />The event was sponsored by <a href="http://mnfashion.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MNFashion</span></a>, the non-profit organization which provides resources and professional development to Minnesota Fashion Designers. MNFashion is also the parent organization of <a href="http://voltagefashionamplified.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Voltage Fashion Amplified</span></a>. The event was held in MNFashion's Northeast Minneapolis studio and was recorded for presentation by <a href="http://howwastheshow.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HowWasTheShow</span></a>.<br /><br /><br />This podcast includes a 1 hour presentation + 50 minutes of discussion.<br /><br />(Christian has posted the full accompanying slide deck to this presentation in a Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/caerickson#%21/album.php?aid=144330&id=787369721&ref=mf">here</a> so you can follow along with the audio.)<br /><br /><p> <iframe src="http://www.howwastheshowcast.com/podcasts/mnfashion_seminar.html" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" height="34" width="305"></iframe> <a href="http://howwastheshowcast.com/podcasts/myfashion_seminar.html" target="_blank" title="Open in new window" onclick="window.open (this.href, 'child', 'height=30,width=350,status=no, menubar=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no'); return false"> </a></p><a href="http://howwastheshowcast.com/podcasts/mnfashion_seminar.html" target="_blank" title="Open in new window" onclick="window.open (this.href, 'child', 'height=30,width=350,status=no, menubar=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no'); return false">Open player in new window</a> | <a href="http://howwastheshowcast.com/podcasts/mnfashion_seminar.mp3" title="Download">Download</a><br /></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-22199533401606238372010-02-16T12:49:00.004-06:002010-02-16T13:07:30.019-06:00Free download of "The War on The Terror And The Drugs" by Ike Reilly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rockridgemusic.com/ikereilly/images/809878911.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.rockridgemusic.com/ikereilly/images/809878911.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In honor of <a href="http://www.ikereilly.net/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ike Reilly and the Assassination</span></a>’s impending Twin Cities Residency in March (read more about that <a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2010/02/ike_reilly_plan.php">here</a>), HowWasTheShow is proud to offer a free download of the first single from Reilly’s latest release, <span style="font-style: italic;">Hard Luck Stories</span>. The track is called “The War on The Terror and the Drugs” featuring <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shooter Jennings</span>.<br /><br />This track sees its official physical release today.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.rockridgemusic.com/free/music/ikereilly_thewar.mp3">Download MP3 of "The War on The Terror and the Drugs"</a><br /><br />Reilly kicks off a 4 night stand in Minneapolis March 16th with a solo acoustic show at Bryant Lake Bowl followed by 3 full band shows at the <a href="http://turfclub.net/">Turf</a>, <a href="http://first-avenue.com/">7th Street Entry</a> and <a href="http://triplerocksocialclub.com/">Triple Rock</a> on the 17th, 18th and 19th of March.<br /><br />Also, starting today, Amazon is offering a free 10 song catalog collection of Ike Reilly music.<br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Ike_Amazon"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Link to Amazon's free 10-song Ike Reilly Catalog</span></a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-24780620234864262302010-02-16T10:44:00.009-06:002010-02-16T11:19:27.264-06:00Listening Party for The Mad Ripple's "Her Tattoos Could Sail Ships" tonight at Kings Wine Bar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAxGQ-0RjfKdraHAeaIQmvl5nwue8pasTLtIOqpeXzJp9r1ksE9vHNIElZi6XD6tyDQyzp4QZtvC-AZh5ojOwk70_Tu5uEQi0c8WIBngEnTj52l0rQ-gIYMYu_1rdmZQNbxID6w/s1600-h/mad-ripple-cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAxGQ-0RjfKdraHAeaIQmvl5nwue8pasTLtIOqpeXzJp9r1ksE9vHNIElZi6XD6tyDQyzp4QZtvC-AZh5ojOwk70_Tu5uEQi0c8WIBngEnTj52l0rQ-gIYMYu_1rdmZQNbxID6w/s400/mad-ripple-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438883491840804930" border="0" /></a>
<br />
<br />I'm proud to call music writer <a href="http://www.myspace.com/madripplemusic"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Walsh</span></a> a good friend. The degree and varying types of support he has lent to the Twin Cities music community over the past 25-30 years of his life (more actually) is beyond compare. He has fostered musicians and other writers in that time, including me, in both capacities. Over the past few years of covering his Mad Ripple Hootenanny's at various locations throughout the Twin Cities as both a photographer and journalist, I have frequently found myself on stage with him and the crew, playing my own original creations alongside some of the best musicians in this town. For that, I am eternally grateful.
<br />
<br />I am also honored to be able to invite the public to <a href="http://kingsmpls.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kings Wine Bar</span></a>, my favorite South Minneapolis restaurant for a listening party tonight for Walsh's new <a href="http://eclectone.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eclectone Records</span></a> release, <span style="font-style: italic;">Her Tattoos Could Sail Ships</span>. The album's title comes from one of the album's tracks, "For Banjo Lisa Wherever You Are," a song which even occasional Hootenanny attendees over the past couple of years are bound to have heard at least once.
<br />
<br />These songs are sexy and honest; modern folk tunes, if you will; songs which get stuck in your head and just won't leave. I hope you can come down tonight and join us as we play Jim's new record, and expect to find yourself singing along before the night is through.
<br />
<br />What: Listening Party for The Mad Ripple's Her Tattoos Could Sail Ships
<br />Where: Kings Wine Bar, 4555 Grand Avenue South, Minneapolis (46th and Grand)
<br />When: 9PM to 11
<br />
<br />RSVP on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/event.php?eid=292638840361&ref=ts">here</a>.
<br />
<br />More detail below:
<br />
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///c:%5Ctemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///c:%5Ctemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///c:%5Ctemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> <w:word11kerningpairs/> <w:cachedcolbalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont val="Cambria Math"> <m:brkbin val="before"> <m:brkbinsub val="--"> <m:smallfrac val="off"> <m:dispdef/> <m:lmargin val="0"> <m:rmargin val="0"> <m:defjc val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent val="1440"> <m:intlim val="subSup"> <m:narylim val="undOvr"> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" defunhidewhenused="true" defsemihidden="true" defqformat="false" defpriority="99" latentstylecount="267"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="0" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Normal"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="heading 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 7"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 8"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 9"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 7"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 8"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 9"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="35" qformat="true" name="caption"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="10" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Title"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="1" name="Default Paragraph Font"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="11" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Subtitle"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="22" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Strong"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="20" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Emphasis"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="59" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Table Grid"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Placeholder Text"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="1" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="No Spacing"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Revision"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="34" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="List Paragraph"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="29" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Quote"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="30" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Intense Quote"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="19" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Subtle Emphasis"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="21" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Intense Emphasis"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="31" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Subtle Reference"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="32" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Intense Reference"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="33" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Book Title"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="37" name="Bibliography"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" qformat="true" name="TOC Heading"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1073750139 0 0 159 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book"; panose-1:2 11 5 3 2 1 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:126313908; mso-list-template-ids:-845226516;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l1 {mso-list-id:287322059; mso-list-template-ids:-1752402084;} @list l1:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l2 {mso-list-id:1200975771; mso-list-template-ids:1228192080;} @list l2:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l3 {mso-list-id:1255281724; mso-list-template-ids:190580840;} @list l3:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l4 {mso-list-id:1629894106; mso-list-template-ids:983753746;} @list l4:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} @list l5 {mso-list-id:1789815004; mso-list-template-ids:1076248452;} @list l5:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >Fast facts about The </span></b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >Mad</span></b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" > </span></b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >Ripple</span></b><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14pt;" >’s sophomore sweetheart <i>Her Tattoos Could Sail Ships</i>:</span></b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >“There are real songs here, about love, life, bars, mortality, lust, sorrow, growing up,” said writer/singer/songwriter <b>Jim Walsh</b> (aka The Mad Ripple), about the nine tunes that comprise <i>Ships</i>, many of which were first heard at <b>The Mad Ripple Friday Night Hootenanny</b>, a rotating collection of songwriters that happens regularly at various Minneapolis locales. “The songs are personal, but the CD itself is something of a document of the community and magic that has sprung up around the Hoot.”</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >The <b>Eclectone Records</b> release was produced by Walsh and <b>Stook!</b> and recorded at <b>Caleb Garn’s</b> Five Watt Studios in Eagan, Minnesota. The tracks feature back-up vocals by <b>Ashleigh Still, Brianna Lane </b>and<b> Shawn Gibbons; </b>bass guitar and mandolin by <b>Marc Perlman</b> (Jayhawks, Golden Smog, Janey & Marc, Polara); drums by <b>Richard Medek</b> (Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers) and <b>Jordan Carlson</b> (Stook! & The Jukes); guitars by Stook! and Jim and <b>Jay Walsh;</b> electric dulcimer by <b>Drew Miller</b> (Boiled In Lead); harmonica and keyboards by <b>Terry Walsh</b> (Belfast Cowboys, St. Dominic’s Trio); keyboards by <b>Pete Christensen,</b> and violin and banjo by <b>Eliza Blue</b>. Mr. Medek did all his drum tracks in one night, a few days after his recording session for actor Kevin Costner’s CD. Ms. Still did her vocals with her two kids crawling all over her (no babysitter). </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >The CD title is taken from “For Banjo Lisa Wherever You Are,” a tribute to <b>“Banjo” Lisa Zwier, </b>owner of Banjo Jim’s on 9<sup>th</sup> and Avenue C in Greenwich Village, NYC, which hosted a seven-night Hoot stand last summer.</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >The video for the song “Death Bed Bride,” filmed at Kings Wine Bar in Minneapolis in November, can be seen here: </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1MuYfjWJRg" target="_blank"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;color:blue;" >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1MuYfjWJRg</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Upon hearing “Ballad Of The Tin Star Sisters,” a paean to the act of loving and losing your favorite local band, Minneapolis songwriter/writer Jay Hurley (Landing Gear) commented, “That’s the best lost Go-Betweens song I’ve ever heard.”</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><i><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" >Her Tattoos Could Sail Ships</span></i><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > is the follow-up to The Mad Ripple’s well-received debut CD <i>Sink and/or Swim</i>, which <i><a href="http://americana-uk.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;">americana-uk.com</span></a></i> called, “a ramshackle gem.” The Mad Ripple is currently at work on a follow-up long-player, with a little help from his friends <b>Tom Herbers</b> and Romantica’s <b>Ben Kyle</b>. <i>Coal Miner’s Grandson</i> (working title) will be available in the spring. </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-41134363742194557282010-02-16T10:30:00.003-06:002010-02-16T10:37:09.486-06:00From Electric Arc Productions, a New Radio Variety Show: PowderKeg Live!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJ188zt4ifC8WJ6Vr__Ec37fDCX2utYJCGtInmEBzM_Vt_SkF5zNhG5pMUtkNMj2kG_SO_epEgDJkm4G4_WnDt6iC87mIjsno8AinDbNXNHcQehlm_NTOoUCK7oAtp2xJntgPNA/s1600-h/Powderkeg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJ188zt4ifC8WJ6Vr__Ec37fDCX2utYJCGtInmEBzM_Vt_SkF5zNhG5pMUtkNMj2kG_SO_epEgDJkm4G4_WnDt6iC87mIjsno8AinDbNXNHcQehlm_NTOoUCK7oAtp2xJntgPNA/s400/Powderkeg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438879606699349106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fans of the <a href="http://www.electricarcradio.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Electric Arc Radio Show</span></a> should mark their calendars for a new production, <span style="font-style: italic;">PowderKeg Live!</span> brought to you by some of the same folks coming up in March, April and May at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis.<br /><br />Twin Cities Music fans will note an appearance by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Koza</span> on March 6th, and a rare appearance from light pop maestros <span style="font-weight: bold;">Work of Saws</span> on April 3rd. Read more in the full press release below.<br /><br /><blockquote>From the creators of the <i>Electric Arc Radio Show</i> comes <b><i>PowderKeg Live!</i></b>—a variety show to be recorded live at the <b>Ritz Theater</b> in Northeast Minneapolis. Shows at 1 p.m. on March 6, April 3, and May 8. Tickets: $12 in advance, $14 at the door, purchased at the <a href="http://www.ritzdolls.com/tickets/">Ritz Theater Box office</a> (345 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis) or online.<br /><br /><i>PowderKeg Live!</i> is hosted by non-married domestic partners Geoff Herbach and Stephanie Wilbur Ash, who live, tell stories, entertain special guests, showcase characters, and (gulp) raise a family, all in the PowderKeg neighborhood. Featuring original songs and sounds from the "dynamite" PowderKeg Men's Glee Club (David Salmela, John Munson, and Ken Chastain), <i>PowderKeg Live!</i> documents this community in story and song, including the ramblings of a neighborhood historian (Andy Sturdevant), the complaints of an erudite old lady (Jenny Adams), the sound logic of a Mexican neighbor (Kurt Froehlich), the beltings of a musical theater guy (Joel Liestman), the comic stylings of writer Molly Priesmeyer, and so much more.<br /><br />Special guests for this three-shows-only run include Chuck and Sean from Trivia Mafia (they’ll run the 5-Minute Game Show each episode), and comedian Mary Mack. Musical guests include Chris Koza on March 6, and Work of Saws on April 3. Writer James Norton of the <i>Heavy Table</i> will drop by on May 8.<br /><br />Even better: <b>Free supervised childcare</b> will be provided for kids aged 4 – 10, with cool films just for them screening in the Ritz lobby during the show.<br /><br /><b>Sponsors</b><br /><i>PowderKeg Live!</i> is sponsored by the <b>Modern Café</b> and <b>89.3 The Current</b>. Foley artist Ken Chastain is sponsored by <b>Bierbrauer Chiropractic</b>. Films for kids are curated and provided by Isabelle Harder and Deb Girdwood of the <b>Childish Films Series</b>.<br /><br /><b>About the PowderKeg</b><br />The PowderKeg is the kind of deep density, mixed use, urban neighborhood where the people you see look familiar, like maybe you went to middle school with them, or maybe you are just recognizing them from the gym. And you wonder what they’re doing with their lives, and if it’s anything like what you’re doing, or better, more like it is on TV. It’s home to a Mexican bakery, a saddle shop, a light rail station, and a yoga studio on the same block. Residents have invented many enterprising ways to snow blow their sidewalks and recycle their unwanted large appliances.<br /><br /><b>About Electric Arc Productions</b><br />Electric Arc Productions is the creative collective behind <i>PowderKeg Live!</i>, the <i>Electric Arc Radio Show</i>, the original musical <i>Don’t Crush Our Heart!</i>, and other projects for radio, stage, and screen.</blockquote>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-13917896689800774442010-02-01T19:46:00.006-06:002010-02-01T19:56:14.836-06:00Patches & Gretchen Listening Party for Sugar Head Pie at Kings Tuesday<a href="http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/howwastheshow/?action=view&current=patchesgretchenflier-hwts-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b297/howwastheshow/patchesgretchenflier-hwts-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Join us at <a href="http://kingsmpls.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kings Wine Bar</span></a> (4555 Grand Avenue South in Minneapolis) on Tuesday, February 2nd at 9PM as we spin the brand new record from <a href="http://sugarheadpie.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patches & Gretchen</span></a>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Sugar Head Pie</span>.<br /><br />Gretchen Seichrist and members of her band will be on hand to help celebrate. Click <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=261029708984&ref=ts">here to RVSP</a> to the invite on Facebook.<br /><br />(Also, don't miss Patches & Gretchen at the 400 Bar, Saturday, January 16th.)<br /><br />David Wynn, From <span style="font-style: italic;">The London Underground Rail</span> says:<br /><br /><blockquote>'Sugar Head Pie' is the second album from Minneapolis webcam video maker extraordinaire, artist, performer, poet, painter and any damn thing else she chooses ,the selfstyled sexy songstress Gretchen Seichrist and her band Patches and Gretchen.<br /></blockquote>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-32326554696157604402010-02-01T14:04:00.005-06:002010-02-01T14:07:18.746-06:00Electric Fetus Tornado Benefit set for Friday, February 26th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8sn3Zg1M2KVNO1BaHJPt_oxC-kr4O9A4anoXh1VqNL3lM3KYz30jICJqiqY3f-VpxEkbYdHlOz0pLdzMAcTPO1-v3pAi94Z3L_cXxLFe7qqClJL6F44J1dozqKLzJAx4uEQ4Gw/s1600-h/Fetus+Benefit+Bleed+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8sn3Zg1M2KVNO1BaHJPt_oxC-kr4O9A4anoXh1VqNL3lM3KYz30jICJqiqY3f-VpxEkbYdHlOz0pLdzMAcTPO1-v3pAi94Z3L_cXxLFe7qqClJL6F44J1dozqKLzJAx4uEQ4Gw/s400/Fetus+Benefit+Bleed+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433368620475927202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Carl Atiya Swanson of <a href="http://cakein15.com/">Cakein15.com</a> made this awesome poster with cutout paper.)</span><b><br /><br />What: Tornado Benefit for The Electric Fetus<br />When: Friday, Feb. 26th<br />Time: Doors at 7, music at 7:30<br />Where: First Avenue Mainroom & Entry<br />Cost: $16 advance/$20 door<br />18+</b><br /><br /><u>Who's playing? (bold = mainroom)</u><br /><br />7 PM DOORS<br />7:30 entry:Peter Wolf Crier<br /><b>8:00 MR: Cloud Cult</b><br /><b>9:00 MR: Roma Di Luna</b><br />9:30 entry: Total Babe<br /><b>10:00 MR: Jeremy Messersmith</b><br />10:30 entry: Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps<br /><b>11:00 MR: Trailer Trash</b><br />11:30 entry: Ruby Isle<br /><b>12:00 MR: Unknown Prophets</b><br />12:30 entry: Bill Mike Band<br />*with awesome DJ sets by the likes of DJ Jake Rudh, Chris Riemenschneider & other friends of the Fetus!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-51718357589997271112010-01-31T12:15:00.003-06:002010-01-31T12:28:00.444-06:00VOLTAGE FASHION AMPLIFIED, MN FASHION WEEK AND L'ETOILE MAGAZINE PRESENT VINTAGE VOLTAGE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs072.snc3/13952_167736071939_47173106939_2735194_3572793_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 122px;" src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs072.snc3/13952_167736071939_47173106939_2735194_3572793_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />VOLTAGE FASHION AMPLIFIED, MN FASHION WEEK AND L'ETOILE MAGAZINE PRESENT VINTAGE VOLTAGE<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Voltage </span>and the <a href="http://501club.mn/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">501 Club </span></a>are hosting "Bands of Voltage Past" pre-parties for Voltage 2010 every first Sunday in February and the last Sunday of March through April." Shows start at 8 p.m. sharp.<br /><br />We're posting the schedule below. (Note, more bands will be added in TBA spots and we'll pass those details along as soon as we get them. Follow Voltage on Twitter for up to the minute reports: <a href="http://twitter.com/voltagefashion">http://twitter.com/voltagefashion</a>.)<br /><br /><ul><li>Sunday 2/7 - The Melismatics, First Communion Afterparty, Black Blondie + L'etoile Magazine DJ Sets</li><li>Sunday 3/7 - Maria Isa, Dance Band, Neil Z (of Zibra Zibra) + L'etoile Mag DJ Sets</li><li>Sunday 3/28 - Mercurial Rage, Blue Sky Blackout (special preview appearance), TBA + L'etoile Mag DJ sets</li><li>Sunday 4/4 - Gospel Gossip, The Mood Swings, TBA + L'etoile Mag Dj sets</li></ul><br />Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2010 will be held on Friday, April 16, 2010 in the First Avenue Mainroom. <br /><br />Bands playing at this year’s show include: (in alphabetical order)<br /><br />Blue Sky Blackout<br />Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps<br />Mayda<br />Red Pens<br />Ruby IsleDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-22620295249992382482010-01-21T11:59:00.003-06:002010-01-21T12:05:16.599-06:00Gimme Shelter: A Benefit for Haiti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwtjufujteNBiIO5Xb_BMIcbRVQv-CwA8sLjpi04MA2mUxGl0uht7TyEcCqWGVcE7UZqjStp4lB7_vPiJ_0m-KCGsY-DWD5QGjGvSD_Xmi-n72S45px1xpGcKl5YWzrpYLk7fBw/s1600-h/haitiflyer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 737px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwtjufujteNBiIO5Xb_BMIcbRVQv-CwA8sLjpi04MA2mUxGl0uht7TyEcCqWGVcE7UZqjStp4lB7_vPiJ_0m-KCGsY-DWD5QGjGvSD_Xmi-n72S45px1xpGcKl5YWzrpYLk7fBw/s400/haitiflyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429255259090302082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />City Pages, Gimme Noise, and First Avenue present:<br /><br />GIMME SHELTER<br />A Benefit for Haiti<br /><br />Featuring co-headliners<br />Solid Gold and Mark Mallman<br /><br />Peter Wolf Crier<br />Zoo Animal<br />Jimmy2Times and Mike 2600<br /><br />Saturday, February 6, 2010<br /><br />First Avenue<br /><br />18+ / $12 / 6 p.m. doors<br /><br />Gimme Noise (http://www.gimmenoiseblog.com) is rallying the troops for a concert benefiting victims of the Haiti earthquake, and we've invited two of last year's City Pages cover subjects to step out of the pages and onto the stage to play sets for the cause. Mark Mallman and Solid Gold will co-headline Gimme Shelter: A Benefit Concert for Haiti on Saturday, February 6 in the First Avenue Mainroom with openers Peter Wolf Crier and Zoo Animal, and DJs Jimmy2Times and Mike 2600 will keep the party going between sets. Hosted by City Pages’ Andrea Swensson and Jen Boyles.<br /><br />All proceeds from the show will be split evenly between two organizations that are proving especially helpful during these trying times: the Red Cross Haiti Relief & Development Fund and Architecture for Humanity.<br /><br />We're also inviting some of the city's coolest local artists to occupy the merch area of the club and come sell their pieces for affordable prices. All proceeds benefit the charities. Chuck U and Anthem Heart are two we can confirm now.<br /><br />Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 23 and will be available at all First Ave ticket outlets, First Avenue, and Ticketmaster: <a href="http://www.first-avenue.com/buy/ticket-outlets">http://www.first-avenue.com/buy/ticket-outlets</a><br /><br />Flyer design donated by Burlesque of North America.<br /><br />Questions? Please contact us at gimmenoise@citypages.com.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-47611797941570291032010-01-17T14:17:00.010-06:002010-01-18T10:17:06.520-06:00The Twilight Hours listening party at Kings Wine Bar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDamAjGCdzMtZJ-Pn17hW351O6t2zWXhNQaReSwyUUkNISTJIzfE5788EBjEtjjmDJxrgndvGsm-mQaNH13j1CNFlg7irQDKXXLveM4cp4SmCDSTalRK4EWcA749hfkU0LAmXDg/s1600-h/AAlisteningparty.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDamAjGCdzMtZJ-Pn17hW351O6t2zWXhNQaReSwyUUkNISTJIzfE5788EBjEtjjmDJxrgndvGsm-mQaNH13j1CNFlg7irQDKXXLveM4cp4SmCDSTalRK4EWcA749hfkU0LAmXDg/s400/AAlisteningparty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427806368234465890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://kingsmpls.com/">Kings Wine Bar</a> (4555 Grand Avenue South) and local music go together like macaroni and cheese. Recently, Kings began hosting CD listening parties for Minnesota musicians. The events are curated by HowWasTheShow's <span style="font-weight: bold;">David de Young</span> (full disclosure, that would be me), who also maintains the all local playlist at the South Minneapolis restaurant. To date Kings has played host to <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/imaydasong">Mayda</a> </span>and <a href="http://www.romanticamusic.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Romantica</span></a>. (<a href="http://www.sugarheadpie.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patches & Gretchen</span></a> and music writer - and Kings' employee - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Walsh</span>'s <a href="http://www.myspace.com/madripplemusic"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Mad Ripple</span></a> are on tap for February.)<br /><br />This Tuesday, January 19th at 9PM, Kings welcomes <a href="http://www.thetwilighthours.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Twilight Hours</span></a> and will spin <span style="font-style: italic;">Stereo Night</span>, the band's 2009 debut, a record that is a favorite among Kings staff and ranked at number 4 in the <a href="http://www.vita.mn/story.php?id=80418437">Star Trib's annual critics' poll</a>.<br /><br />Personally, the ballot I cast in that poll placed the album at the number 1 spot. The songs have a blend of strength and fragility that stuck with me from my first listen. When I heard the record on beautiful cherry red vinyl for the first time, it was the tipping point; it's been a while since my choice for album of the year was so easy. (BTW, if you're trying to think of the perfect Valentine's Day gift for your sweetheart, I'm betting a copy of <span style="font-style: italic;">Stereo Night </span>on red vinyl would score you more points than a box of chocolates or flowers.)<br /><br />The Twilight Hours' <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Wilson</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Munson</span> will be on hand for the event at Kings on Tuesday. Join us then, and visit their website for details on upcoming <a href="http://thetwilighthours.com/index.php/tour/">live dates</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466281.post-58851332178545986372010-01-15T00:33:00.005-06:002010-01-15T00:40:06.297-06:00Varsity Theater announces postponement of Low concert on 1/15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/mrpaulm/SOMB%20Artists/low_band.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/mrpaulm/SOMB%20Artists/low_band.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>MINNEAPOLIS – <a href="http://varsitytheatre.org/">The Varsity Theater</a> announces that its scheduled performance by the Duluth-based band Low on Fri., Jan. 15 has been postponed due to illness. The Varsity and Low are working to reschedule the concert and hope to have a new date announced shortly. Tickets that had been purchased for the postponed concert will be honored at the rescheduled date and, if desired, refunds will be available at the point of purchase.<br /><br />Celebrating its fifth year, The Varsity Theater has garnered a nationally-renown reputation for its innovative and eclectic programming. Housed within its art-deco confines in the heart of Minneapolisʼs thriving Dinkytown district, The Varsity presents the best in music (on the local, national, and international levels), live theatre, film, and dance, as well as being one of the most sought-after venues for weddings, private parties, corporate events, and more. For more information about The Varsity, log on to <a href="http://www.varsitytheater.org/">www.varsitytheater.org</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15867653369291903295noreply@blogger.com0