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Preserving Some Of The Magic

This piece may be somewhat redundant if anyone has read any of my previous blog posts, or been in touch with me over the past few years, regarding the Twin... read more →
  • March 2, 2026
  • Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

Twin Cities Music Archives

Remember when shows cost $5 and someone was always taping in the back? That was me. Since the '80s, I've recorded live performances of Twin Cities bands on whatever gear... read more →
  • July 13, 2025
  • Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

Zuzu’s Petals • 1992-02-09 • Mpls MN • 7th St. Entry

This soundboard recording came from the collection of another taper, known as Minnesota Mike, who made audience recordings of shows in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area between 1978 and... read more →
  • April 3, 2025
  • Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

Zuzu’s Petals • 1994-11-09 • San Francisco CA • Bottom Of The Hill

Here is Zuzu’s Petals from Minneapolis, playing at Bottom of the Hill. The band was Coleen Elwood, Laurie Lindeen, and Linda Pitmon. They had a couple of LP’s on Twin/Tone... read more →
  • April 1, 2025
  • Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

Zuzu’s Petals • 1995-01-14 • Moorhead MN • CMU Ballroom

This is the only recording I’ve ever seen of Zuzu’s Petals after 1994, so there is some merit in that alone. I don’t know the story behind this show, but... read more →
  • April 1, 2025
  • Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

Zuzu’s Petals • 1994-09-10 • Mpls MN • 7th St. Entry

This was the first of two back-to-back record release shows for the album The Music Of Your Life, presenting ten of the eleven tracks on that album, and just over... read more →
  • March 28, 2025
  • Live Music Archive

Zuzu’s Petals • 1994-07-08 • Mpls MN • 7th St. Entry

Here's a short, sweet and rockin' set from ZuZu's Petals, one of the featured showcase bands during the 1994 Minnesota Music Academy Icebreaker conference; performing most of their LP, The... read more →
  • March 28, 2025
  • Live Music Archive

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... read more →
  • February 18, 2024
  • Live Music Archive, Recordings Of Independent Origin

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