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Feb 18

Catching Up With The Past

This post is dedicated to a clever troll - tapesfor2 - who once publicly posted this nice comment about my efforts to preserve the Sonic Archives tape collection: "You shouldn't have. His recordings were at 'best' personal souvenirs. They were not quality recordings. They should not be shared. Those tapes... read more →

February 18, 2024
Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

Jan 17

One of a series of mock First Avenue calendars; circa 1983

Mpls band archives

During the ’70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, and early oughts, I worked at The Longhorn Bar, First Avenue, and the Uptown Bar in Minneapolis. Throughout those years, I worked at a handful of record shops in New York and Minneapolis, wrote for Your Flesh magazine, and several US weeklies, including City Pages,... read more →

January 17, 2024
Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

May 08

Matisyahu & Wookiefoot • 2004-10-31 • Mpls MN • Cabooze

Matisyahu, on the verge of becoming huge, in a small club, wove his songs into the Wookiefoot set, who then backed him during his own set. [link to audio below]• • • • MatisyahuWookiefootMinneapolis, MNThe CaboozeSunday, 31 October 2004 Matisyahu: start (0:17) Matisyahu: title unknown (1:57) Matisyahu: beatbox (0:55) Matisyahu:... read more →

May 8, 2023
Recordings Of Independent Origin

May 08

Mike Watt • 1998-05-24 • Mpls MN • 7th St. Entry

Watt + The Black Gang rip through the complete Contemplating The Engine Room opera, plus a few covers by Daniel Johnston, Wire, and Blue Oyster Cult [link to audio below] • • • • Mike Watt And The Black GangMinneapolis MN7th St Entry24 May 19983rd Time Before The Mast Tour... read more →

May 8, 2023
Live Music Archive

May 08

Quasi • 2023-03-05 • Portland OR • Doug Fir

Quasi delivered a pretty good representation of just about every one of their albums since 1993, and even threw in a Breeders cover for good measure [link to audio below] • • • • QuasiPortland ORDoug Fir LoungeSunday 5 March 2023(3pm all-ages matinee show) Nowheresville (02:57.39) Back In Your Tree... read more →

May 8, 2023
Live Music Archive

Catching Up With The Past

Mpls band archives

Matisyahu & Wookiefoot • 2004-10-31 • Mpls MN • Cabooze

Mike Watt • 1998-05-24 • Mpls MN • 7th St. Entry

Quasi • 2023-03-05 • Portland OR • Doug Fir

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