A list of every show I saw in 2010.

Saturday, January 2nd
The Strange Lights and Satellite Voices at Turf Club

Saturday, January 2nd
Red Pens at Kitty Cat Klub

Thursday, January 7th
The Farewell Circuit and Jake Dilley and The Color Pharmacy at Triple Rock Social Club

Friday, January 8th
The Alarmists at 7th Street Entry
With: The Arms Akimbo, The Evening Rig

Saturday, January 9th
Revolver & The Secret Agents at Tryg's

Thursday, January 14th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud
With: Mortal Kombat

Friday, January 15th
Best New Bands of 2009 Showcase at First Avenue
With: Slapping Purses, The Twilight Hours, The Afternoon DLight, Red Pens, Peter Wolf Crier

Saturday, January 16th
The Goondas at Big V's

Thursday, January 21st
History Books at 7th Street Entry [CD Release Show]
With: Red Fox Grey Fox

Friday, January 22nd
Motion City Soundtrack at Mall of America Best Buy In-Store Performance

Saturday, January 23rd
Red Pens at 501 Club
With: Zombie Season

Tuesday, January 26th
ReadyGoes at Station 4
With: Anchorage

Friday, January 29th
Rock The Cause Presents: Glitter Ball 3 at The Music Box Theatre
With: Stellar Vector, The Melismatics, White Light Riot, Alison Scott, The Notties, The Bloodsugars

Saturday, January 30th
The Bloodsugars, Joey Ryan & The Inks, The Arms Akimbo, and The Debut at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

---14 JAN---

Saturday, February 6th
The Melismatics at The Varsity

Saturday, February 6th
Phil Solem, Mars to Mercury, and The Notties at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Sunday, February 7th
The Melismatics at 501 Club
With: First Communion Afterparty

Friday, February 12th
The 4onthefloor, Hotel San Sebastian, and The Fattenin' Frogs at Terminal Bar

Saturday, February 13th
White Light Riot, ReadyGoes, and The Arms Akimbo at 7th Street Entry

Tuesday, February 16th
Dan Rodriguez, Nicole Serrano, Jack Selmer, and Katie Skare at Joyce United Methodist Church in Uptown

Friday, February 19th
The Notties at Scott Herold's

Saturday, February 20th
Young Lust at North Star Bar in Rochester

Friday, February 26th
Ari Herstand at The Fineline [DVD Release Show]
With: Casey Carlson, Ben Kyle (of Romantica), Skyler Stonestreet

Saturday, February 27th
Rock The Cause Presents After School Special at The Pause at St. Olaf
With: 32 Below, White Light Riot, Dropping Trou

---10 FEB---

Monday, March 1st
MC/VL at Memory Lanes
With: Kitten Forever

Thursday, March 4th
The Fattenin' Frogs, Northeast & The Beat, and The Fontanelles [Acoustic] at Acadia Cafe

Friday, March 5th
Sick of Sarah at Maplewood Mall Hot Topic In-Store Performance

Friday, March 5th
The Alarmists at The Varsity
With: The Farewell Circuit, Greycoats, Mercer

Saturday, March 6th
The Invincible Kids and The Blend [CD Release] at The Cabooze

Friday, March 12th
The Midnight Mo Experience and Some Other Guys at Scott Weber's

Sunday, March 14th
Farewell Continental at The Beat Coffeehouse
With: The Chord and The Fawn

Tuesday, March 16th
The Alarmists at Dubliner St. Patrick's Day Bash

Wednesday, March 17th
The JunkDrawers at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, March 18th
The Goondas at Kitty Cat Klub

Friday, March 19th
Revolver & The Secret Agents and Rubber Soul at Scott Weber's

Saturday, March 20th
Joey Ryan & The Inks at Turf Club

Saturday, March 20th
The Alarmists at Triple Rock Social Club

Wednesday, March 24th
Mike Droho at 7th Street Entry

Wednesday, March 24th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, March 25th
The Notties at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar
With: Mayda

Friday, March 26th
ReadyGoes and White Light Riot at The Fineline

Saturday, March 27th
Zoo Animal and Maudlin at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Saturday, March 27th
Pictures of Then at 331 Club

---19 MAR---

Thursday, April 1st
The Fontanelles and Cedar Avenue at The Fineline

Friday, April 2nd
The Idle Hands, Communist Daughter [CD Release], and The Arms Akimbo at The Fineline

Saturday, April 3rd
Red Pens at Hexagon Bar
With: Total Babe

Sunday, April 4th
The 4onthefloor at Kitty Cat Klub [CD Release Show]
With: The Alarmists, The Evening Rig, Koo Koo Kanga Roo

Tuesday, April 6th
The Fattenin' Frogs at Lee's Liquor Lounge

Wednesday, April 7th
Killola and Sick of Sarah at 7th Street Entry

Thursday, April 8th
Julian Casablancas at First Avenue
With: Funeral Party

Friday, April 9th
The Goondas at 1094 11th Ave SE

Saturday, April 10th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud
With: Standard Thompson

Wednesday, April 14th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, April 15th
Mark Mallman at Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Saturday, April 17th
The Melismatics, Far From Falling, and Attention at First Avenue

Saturday, April 17th
The 4onthefloor at 501 Club
With: Dan Tedesco and The Long Haul, The Goondas

Wednesday, April 21st
Maudlin at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Thursday, April 22nd
Roster McCabe at The Cabooze

Friday, April 23rd
White Light Riot at The Fineline
With: Future Antiques [CD Release], The Farewell Circuit [EP Release]

Saturday, April 24th
Rock The Cause Presents: Through The Looking Glass at Scott Weber's
With: Cadillac vs. Cornbread, Maudlin

Thursday, April 29th
The Bangles at The Fineline
With: Sick of Sarah

Friday, April 30th
Ari Herstand at Springtime Shebang at University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus Mall

Friday, April 30th
Dan Rodriguez and Cedar Avenue at The Fineline

---20 APR---

Saturday, May 1st
Owl City at The State Theater
With: Lights, Lynhurst

Saturday, May 1st
Punk Rock Prom V at Nomad World Pub
With: Reckless Ones, Teenage Moods, The Debut (as Lance Hazard and The Fortune 500), Kitten Forever, The Fillmores

Tuesday, May 4th
Fauna at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Wednesday, May 5th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, May 6th
Phil Solem at 7th Street Entry

Friday, May 7th
Revolver & The Secret Agents at Scott Weber's

Friday, May 7th
The Arms Akimbo and The Alarmists at 7th Street Entry
With: The Championship

Friday, May 7th
The Midnight Mo Experience at Scott Weber's

Saturday, May 8th
Paul Green School of Rock at The Rock Nightclub in Maplewood
Performing: Aerosmith, Pink Floyd

Wednesday, May 12th
The 4onthefloor at Famous Dave's at Calhoun Square in Uptown

Thursday, May 13th
The Alarmists at The Varsity

Friday, May 14th
The Goondas at Hoolie Fest at Shuga Records

Friday, May 14th
ReadyGoes at The Fineline
With: Standard Thompson [CD Release], Not Like This [CD Release]

Saturday, May 15th
Paul Green School of Rock at Primetime Sports Bar & Grill in Burnsville
Performing: The Who, Guns N' Roses vs. Motley Crue, Glam Rock

Sunday, May 16th
Har Mar Superstar and Mark Mallman at Lyn-Lake Street Festival

Wednesday, May 19th
The Melismatics and The Alarmists at The Fineline

Wednesday, May 19th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Friday, May 21st
Joey Ryan & The Inks and We Are The Willows at The Varsity

Friday, May 21st
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Saturday, May 22nd
The Arms Akimbo and Usonia at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Sunday, May 23rd
The Spill Canvas at Triple Rock Social Club
With: Tyler Hilton

Monday, May 24th
The Buzzcocks at The Fineline

Wednesday, May 26th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Saturday, May 29th
Joey Ryan & The Inks and New Century Masters at Memory Lanes Block Party

Saturday, May 29th
Charlz Newman at Mayslack's Bar

---25 MAY---

Friday, June 4th
The 4onthefloor and Cadillac Kolstad at Scott Herold's

Saturday, June 5th
The Goondas at 331 Club [CD Release Show]
With: Red Daughters

Sunday, June 6th
Roster McCabe, Catchpenny, and Ari Herstand at Grand Old Day in St. Paul

Thursday, June 10th
B.C. Squints and The Poor Boys, Hud, and The Fattenin' Frogs at Lee's Liquor Lounge

Friday, June 11th
The Alarmists at Northrop Plaza

Friday, June 11th
Machine 22 at 7th Street Entry [CD Release Show]
With: Green Sweater Society

Saturday, June 12th
Roster McCabe at The Cabooze

Wednesday, June 16th
Lynhurst at Peavey Plaza

Wednesday, June 16th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, June 17th
The Melismatics at Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Friday, June 18th
The Hopefuls at Peavey Plaza

Friday, June 18th
Matt Dodge & The Lobsters and The Farewell Circuit at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Saturday, June 19th
The Twilight Hours, Lynhurst, and Joey Ryan & The Inks at Stone Arch Festival at St. Anthony Main

Saturday, June 19th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Friday, June 25th
Sick of Sarah at 2205 Grand Ave in Uptown

Friday, June 25th
Red Pens at Walker Art Center

Friday, June 25th
The Debut at Hexagon Bar

Saturday, June 26th
Mark Mallman at Turf Club
With: Pink Mink

Wednesday, June 30th
The 4onthefloor at Famous Dave's at Calhoun Square in Uptown

---19 JUNE---

Thursday, July 1st
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Melismatics, and Sick of Sarah at Summerfest in Milwaukee

Friday, July 2nd
Vanity Theft at The Back Bar in Janesville, WI

Saturday, July 3rd
The 4onthefloor and The Debut at Nomad World Pub

Monday, July 5th
311, The Offspring, Pepper, Heiruspecs, Mark Mallman, Attention, and Lynhurst at Taste of Minnesota

Wednesday, July 7th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Friday, July 9th
Weezer at Basilica Block Party
With: Eric Hutchinson, Rogue Valley

Friday, July 9th
The 4onthefloor at 501 Club

Saturday, July 10th
The Farewell Circuit at The Beat Coffeehouse

Sunday, July 11th
White Light Riot at Nomad World Pub

Friday, July 16th
The Farewell Circuit at The Varsity

Friday, July 16th
Joey Ryan & The Inks at Nomad World Pub

Saturday, July 17th
Rock The Cause Presents: "Rock The Vine" A Celebration of Blues and Soul at St. Croix Vineyards
With: Alison Scott, Cadillac vs. Cornbread, The 4onthefloor, The Midnight Mo Experience

Saturday, July 17th
White Light Riot at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar
With: Mercurial Rage

Tuesday, July 20th
The Fattenin' Frogs at Lee's Liquor Lounge

Wednesday, July 21st
Dan Rodriguez at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, July 22nd
Joey Ryan & The Inks at Mill City Museum Concert Series

Friday, July 23rd
Shiny Toy Guns at The Cabooze
With: Hey Champ

Friday, July 23rd
The Goondas at Kitty Cat Klub

Saturday, July 24th
Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Farewell Continental, and Wide Eyed Kid at 7th Street Entry

Saturday, July 24th
Pink Mink, Silverghost, Screamin' Cyn Cyn and The Pons, and Marco Polio & The New Vaccines at Minne-Motor Festival at Hexagon Bar

Monday, July 26th
The Melismatics at Kitty Cat Klub [Single & Video Release Show]
With: The Hounds Below, The Strange Lights, Hastings 3000

Wednesday, July 28th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Saturday, July 31st
Charlz Newman at Bunkers
With: Cedar Avenue

---23 JULY---

Sunday, August 1st
Vans Warped Tour at Canterbury Park
With: Fake Problems, The Early Strike, You Me At Six, Ice Nine Kills, Hey Monday, AM Taxi, Reel Big Fish, Cold 43, The Exposed, Andrew W.K., Set Your Goals, Every Time I Die, Mayday Parade, Dillinger Escape Plan, Pennywise, The Rocket Summer

Monday, August 2nd
The Alarmists [acoustic] at Kitty Cat Klub

Thursday, August 5th
BNLX and Waxx Maxx at 501 Club

Thursday, August 5th
The Goondas at Cause Spirits & Soundbar

Friday, August 6th
BNLX at Turf Club

Saturday, August 7th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, August 12th
Ari Herstand at The Varsity
With: ReadyGoes, Dan Rodriguez, Roster McCabe, Joey Ryan [CA] & Kenneth Pattengale, White Light Riot, Gabriel Douglas, The Alarmists, Sarah Winters

Friday, August 13th
BNLX and Red Pens at Hexagon Bar

Saturday, August 14th
Red Pens and Pink Mink at Pizza Lucé Block Party in Uptown

Saturday, August 14th
The Melismatics at Triple Rock Social Club
With: 500 Miles to Memphis

Thursday, August 19th
The Alarmists at Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Friday, August 20th
Vanity Theft and Grey Matador at The Red Sea Bar

Friday, August 20th
The Rockford Mules and The 4onthefloor at Hexagon Bar

Saturday, August 21st
Rock The Cause 3rd Anniversary Party at Scott Herold's
With: Not Like This [Acoustic], Sebastian Love, John Snell

Tuesday, August 24th
Red Pens at Music & Movies in Loring Park

Tuesday, August 24th
The Goondas at Nick & Eddie Restaurant

Wednesday, August 25th
MACCA: A Tribute to Paul McCartney
With: White Light Riot, The Melismatics, Blue Sky Blackout, Raven, Guppy (Adam Levy & Ashleigh Still), David Ronald Beckey, Alicia Wiley, Kelly Jo Mitchell, The Lanes, and more

Thursday, August 26th
Matt Dodge & The Lobsters and Raven at 7th Street Entry

Friday, August 27th
Pink Mink, Fuck Knights, and BNLX at Kitty Cat Klub

Saturday, August 28th
Green Room Music Source Showcase at Club Jäger
With: Ruby Isle, Story of the Sea, Communist Daughter [acoustic], Maudlin

Saturday, August 28th
The Idle Hands, The Debut [EP Release], White Light Riot, and The 4onthefloor at Turf Club

Tuesday, August 31st
The Fattenin' Frogs at Lee's Liquor Lounge

---22 AUG---

Wednesday, September 1st
Weird Al Yankovic at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand

Saturday, September 4th
Uh Huh Her and Sick of Sarah at Duluth/Superior Pride Festival

Monday, September 6th
The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue (Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs) at Minnesota State Fair Grandstand

Friday, September 10th
The 4onthefloor at Red Stag Supper Club

Saturday, September 11th
The Goondas at Nomad World Pub

Tuesday, September 14th
Girl in a Coma, Sick of Sarah, and Hacienda at Triple Rock Social Club

Thursday, September 16th
The Fattenin' Frogs and Taj Raj at Acadia Cafe

Friday, September 17th
Pink Mink, Red Pens, and The Hounds Below at Hexagon Bar

Saturday, September 18th
Jeremy Messersmith at First Avenue
With: Total Babe

Friday, September 24th
Mark Mallman at Lake Harriet Bandshell

Friday, September 24th
The 4onthefloor at Lee's Liquor Lounge

Saturday, September 25th
Rock The Cause Presents: Cirque Du Serve at UW-River Falls
With: Solid Gold, Roster McCabe, Not Like This

Saturday, September 25th
Usonia, The Farewell Circuit, and Cedar Avenue at Turf Club

Wednesday, September 29th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, September 30th
Twin Cities Film Fest at The Fineline
With: ReadyGoes, Communist Daughter, Hastings 3000

---15 SEP---

Saturday, October 2nd
The Debut at Cause Spirits & Soundbar

Saturday, October 2nd
Waxx Maxx at Kitty Cat Klub

Tuesday, October 5th
Muse at Target Center
With: Passion Pit

Tuesday, October 5th
The Fattenin' Frogs at Lee's Liquor Lounge

Wednesday, October 6th
Lynhurst at 7th Street Entry

Thursday, October 7th to Sunday, October 10th
Mark Mallman's Marathon 3 at Turf Club

Friday, October 8th
Roster McCabe at The Cabooze
With: Kinetix

Thursday, October 14th
Maudlin at Cause Spirits & Soundbar

Friday, October 15th
The Fattenin' Frogs at Memory Lanes

Saturday, October 16th
The Arms Akimbo, White Light Riot, Usonia, and The Farewell Circuit at The Fineline

Saturday, October 16th
The Melismatics at Cause Spirits & Soundbar

Sunday, October 17th
Gorillaz at Target Center
With: N.E.R.D.

Thursday, October 21st
Pink Mink at Hexagon Bar

Friday, October 22nd
BNLX and Satellite Voices at Stanley's Bar Room

Saturday, October 23rd
Ari Herstand at 708 University Ave SE

Saturday, October 23rd
Joey Ryan & The Inks and The Western Ridge [CD Release] at Kitty Cat Klub

Tuesday, October 26th
The Goondas at Honey

Thursday, October 28th
Catchpenny at Apple Store In-Store Performance in Uptown

Friday, October 29th
Fuzzy Machete and Vanity Theft at Big V's

Saturday, October 30th
Rock The Cause Presents: Phantasmagoria Monster Mash at Scott Weber's
With: ReadyGoes, Cadillac Kolstad

Sunday, October 31st
The Fattenin' Frogs at Triple Rock Social Club

Sunday, October 31st
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

---22 OCT---

Tuesday, November 2nd
Red Pens at Electric Fetus In-Store Performance

Friday, November 5th
Phil Solem, 500 Miles to Memphis, Courtney Yasmineh, and Grey Matador at 501 Club

Saturday, November 6th
Kicks & Spurs and The Fattenin' Frogs at Terminal Bar

Saturday, November 6th
Red Pens at 7th Street Entry [EP Release Show]

Monday, November 8th
The Fattenin' Frogs at The Fineline

Friday, November 12th
Hotdish at The Ugly Mug

Friday, November 12th
Maudlin at Hexagon Bar

Saturday, November 13th
Savanna D'Amico and Not Like This at The Loft at Barfly

Friday, November 19th
Sick of Sarah at Mall of America Maurice's In-Store Acoustic Performance

Saturday, November 20th
MC/VL and G-Biz at Nick & Eddie Restaurant

Sunday, November 21st
Brandon Flowers at First Avenue
With: Fran Healy

Wednesday, November 24th
Ike Reilly Assassination at First Avenue
With: White Light Riot, John Swardson & Get Gone

Wednesday, November 24th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Friday, November 26th
The Arms Akimbo at Cause Spirits & Soundbar [CD Release Show]
With: Joey Ryan & The Inks

Saturday, November 27th
BNLX at Cause Spirits & Soundbar

---15 NOV---

Thursday, December 2nd
Alicia Wiley at 7th Street Entry [CD Release Show]
With: Greycoats

Friday, December 3rd
Roster McCabe at The Cabooze [CD Release Show]
With: More Than Lights, Mark Joseph Project

Saturday, December 4th
Cedar Avenue at The Varsity
With: Dustin Hatzenbuhler

Saturday, December 4th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Tuesday, December 7th
Sick of Sarah at Honey [CD Release Show]

Thursday, December 9th
Ari Herstand at U of M Hillel

Friday, December 10th
BNLX at 7th Street Entry [EP Release Show]
With: Farewell Continental, Red Pens

Tuesday, December 14th
The Fattenin' Frogs at Lee's Liquor Lounge

Thursday, December 16th
The Goondas and Kicks & Spurs at 7th Street Entry

Friday, December 17th
Maudlin's "The Worst Christmas Pageant Ever!" at Hexagon Bar
With: Pat O'Brien, Speshul K, Jon Ehresmann, Santa and The Ho Ho Hoes, Scritchy The Cat, Hennepin County High, Savanna D'Amico, Maudlin, The Icy Shores, Dave Mehling

Thursday, December 23rd
Joey Ryan & The Inks and Consolation Champ at The Fineline

Thursday, December 23rd
The Melismatics, Thrush, and Mayda at Cause Spirits & Soundbar

Sunday, December 26th
The Farewell Circuit at 501 Club

Wednesday, December 29th
Junk FM at The Ugly Mug

Friday, December 31st
Mark Mallman at The Varsity
With: Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps, Red Pens, Koo Koo Kanga Roo

---15 DEC---

219 total

The funniest and strangest overreaction I've ever encountered

Let me tell you the bizarre and hilarious story about someone who literally blocked me on Facebook over simply sharing a normal, non-offending photo of her and her friends that she herself had posted on Facebook.

Earlier in the day, I was sitting online and checking my Facebook periodically as I usually do. A photo popped up in my news feed of a friend who was standing outside the new Minnesota Twins stadium with some of her friends at the first-ever exhibition game there. Being a Twins fan and someone who hasn't been to the new stadium yet myself, I was naturally inclined to click on the image to see it full-size and check out the view. Here is the image for reference, which I pulled out of my browser's cache:

Notice the random guy in the background on the left side? That's pretty funny! I have a buddy who has a collection of Facebook albums with what he calls "Guy in the Background" photos (some people also refer to it as photo-bombing but my buddy has been doing it for years beforehand) and naturally thought that he would enjoy seeing this humorous photo too. So I re-posted it on his Facebook wall, plain and simple.

Later that night while at a show, I checked my Facebook on my iPod Touch and discovered a wall post notification from the woman who posted that photo. I then jumped over to my Facebook wall only to discover this:



WTF? Well, she's right about me being a stand-up photographer, but what in the world would prompt someone to have such a bizarre response over me doing something that is completely normal for anyone on Facebook? I then jumped over to my inbox to discover this:



Kinda hard for me to respond to you if you've blocked me, haha. I then responded to her post on my Facebook wall with the following, which she can't see if she's blocked me but obviously this whole bizarre situation needed to be clarified for my friends.



I have never had any known problems or issues with the woman in question whatsoever and hadn't even knowingly crossed paths with her in nearly a year anyway, so really all I can do is laugh about this because it literally does not make sense. I think I'm going to share this with Fail Blog or another similar website too because they'd probably find this all amusing as well.

March: 31 days, 32 new-to-me albums

I've made it a goal of mine to listen to an album a day in 2010. I typically listen to at least an hour (if not 12+) of music every day and love the album as a creative format. So hearing 365 over the course of a year seems like it should be a snap, assuming I can accumulate enough additional albums worthy of my time and ears of course.

We're now 1/4 of the way through the year and I've accomplished my goal thus far, but I was randomly inspired to make March an entirely "new-to-me" music month. Between digging through a massive pile of albums from my roommates' stash downstairs, having albums given to me by a few especially loyal and supportive friends, and buying a few albums I really wanted (or even just on a whim), new music March was a success.

Go to my website and punch in the Konami Code (Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A) on your keyboard to access the "secret" section, then go to March under "Album of the Day". Notice how EVERY date that month has a red box around it? Any "red" tags are albums I hadn't previously owned or heard before, so you can easily figure out what I've been adding and what I already had. Plus each album links to a Twitter post where I say something random associated with it too.

Here's a breakdown of what March was for me, musically speaking of course. (You do NOT want to hear how my March went otherwise.) Want to know what albums & artists I'm actually referring to though? Go to my website!

1: Dug this out of the stash downstairs, and since it includes some of their biggest hits I thought it worthy of my attention.

2: This quirky but cool rock band has always sort of resided on the outer edge of my consciousness, so it only made sense to give this album a shot. Didn't have any real expectations but now I think they definitely rock.

3: This band was TORTURING me for months with their singles from this Grammy-nominated album. Every time I'd hear one I'd love the music/hooks/melodies but would be instantly turned off by the annoying vocals, which is what I refer to as "Oasis Syndrome". (Sorry Oasis fans, I love it when someone covers "Wonderwall" but can't stand the original.) But after hearing one song covered enough by some friends of mine and the two other big singles elsewhere, I decided to give the full album a shot. And it rocked. Not the whole way through, but I definitely don't dislike this band anymore.

4: Another quirky but cool band I've really wanted to see more often (they're local) but haven't really had much opportunity to do so. Though their lead singer refers to this album as "a relic" (it's from 1999), I dug it. Most bands can't even make a 12-minute song, but they can make it and have it be cool even.

5: I love rock supergroups (especially this one), though I didn't actually know who all was in this band until I borrowed this album from a friend.

6: This local band largely flew under my radar until this year. I wish the album would've been recorded a little bit better (the mix seems iffy at times) but it's still totally awesome.

7: Remember the Bee Gees? They aren't all dead yet but they were already reincarnated as this band.

8: The solo debut by the frontman of one of my favorite bands. Imagine that band with longer songs and synth-heavy music and you've got yet another winner.

9: A highly-anticipated album that I waited until its release day to hear. While underwhelming at first, I know over time it'll grow on me. I just wish the frontman had more lead vocals on it.

10: I actually did two albums by the same artist. Let's just say that I REALLLLLLLLY stretched the boundaries of my taste on this day, and it was quite weird to listen to at times. While I certainly love the use of lyrical pun and some of the music is actually quite catchy, I can't help but laugh most of the time while I'm listening to this artist for the sheer reason that I probably shouldn't be listening to them.

11: Oh, to have been in my prime in that particular decade...

12: This artist that I recently got into is so bizarre yet makes music so cool that I can't help but love everything they've done that I've heard so far.

13: I'm very skeptical when it comes to "all-ages" music, or at least the music that tends to be popular with teenagers these days cause most of it sucks. But this band defied my expectations and I'm now sold. Gotta get out to a show now sometime cause they're (technically) local too.

14: Love this artist but can't say that I really dug the new/alternate versions on some of these classic songs. But he's still one of the greatest all-time in my book.

15: The 2010 Rock and/or Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was on this night, so I dug this band's debut album out of the pile downstairs. Not bad, but it wasn't as amazing as I was expecting it to be either.

16: When I came of age musically (i.e., I hit my teens in the late 90's/early 00's), this band's frontman was busy working on another project that I got way more into first. So while I may have had a "backwards" experience with hearing this band, it didn't diminish my enjoyment of this album.

17: This group has always proven to be catchy and cool to my ears, so it was about time I got to hear an album. And it was awesome. Will be getting more albums in the future for sure.

18: Yet another classic album, but one that I hadn't heard the whole way through yet. Gotta love a song where the title is simply just a swear word as well, haha.

19: Arguably one of the most inspiring artists of all-time. The second-to-last track of this album is one of three songs which I associate with literally my most early memories in life, or at least the ones I can remember...

20: A new band on the local scene, those the members were already quite close to say the least. I didn't have any expectations before hearing it but thought it was a cool little album.

21: One of my three biggest musical idols fronts this band, and I'm eventually going to own their whole collection. Though they technically aren't one of my "true favorite" bands (yet), I did get to see them in 2005 and it was quite an awesome (though also quite violent) 2-hour experience in their most pit.

22: Another local band which largely flew under my radar until recently, but as they kept popping up on bills with some of my favorite local acts I started to dig them. They're giving this album away for free now online, so go get it!

23: The frontman for this band already has two other bands which I dig, so it only made sense to hear what his third band sounded like.

24: I shot this band in June 2007 and dug their sound, but they completely fell off my radar until a friend gave me their debut album. And it's awesome! Makes me wish they could tour more often, or at least tour around here anyway.

25: Dug this out of the pile downstairs, and it's the second album I've heard from this band. While I don't think they're as great as my all-time favorite band in this particular genre, I definitely dig them.

26: Someone gave me an advance copy of this album, which I had initially planned to wait until its release date to hear. But with all the talk surrounding it I had to go ahead and give it a listen. It's not nearly as "pop" as their first album but it's still most definitely their sound, or whatever I envision that to be. Either way it's weird, which is not a bad thing in this case.

27: On the rare occasions where I listen to The Current, this band would occasionally pop up and actually impressed me with their catchy tunes. Was definitely glad to give their first album a full listen, and now I am a fan.

28: I wish more bands could be as cool as this one.

29: Back when MTV had TRL (or even music videos on rare occasions), this band's video for their second single was EVERYWHERE. And I liked it. And I had that song on my iTunes for a long time before I ever heard this album, which I had high hopes for upon hearing it for the first time on this day. But, it was way too emo for my tastes unfortunately. Eh, can't win 'em all.

30: A local band that, while gaining quite a following over the past 2 years since I first saw them, didn't really catch my interest until the Saturday before this day when I saw them for the 2nd time ever. I'm now a fan.

31: This band completely blew me away at First Avenue a little over two years ago yet this is only the third album of theirs that I have. I'm very patient with acquiring music from the bands I enjoy, albeit a 1 1/2+ year gap between getting albums that are already released is a little much for me.

Raining, pouring, what's the difference?

I'm going to be brief about this because I don't want to start a pity party. (Or maybe I should? Whatever.)

Here are the simple facts: I have been unemployed since the end of November and barely scraping by since then, mostly off my photography. But on Friday night, my beloved Canon Digital Rebel XSi camera body died suddenly and without warning. It wasn't a slow-burn death like with my old XTi that died shortly after Lollapalooza 2008; this one just went out of the blue.

I'm fortunate in that the extended warranty covers repairs for my camera free of charge, but now I'm going to be stuck without my lifeblood and only real income source for literally a month while it's in the shop. Any time is a bad time to lose something that's incredibly important to your very existence, but damn.

My initial plan was (after hopefully getting a job again soon) to save for 6-8 months and upgrade my whole setup with the new Canon T2i plus a new lens, bigger memory card (T2i shoots HD video), etc. Then I would have my old XSi, which I figured would be wearing out and in need of repair at the end of 2010, become my emergency backup. I guess my timetable wasn't good enough for fate though, which has proven to be quite fatal.

But in all honesty, all I would need to be back on my feet right now is the T2i body ($799) with an extended warranty (~$70, it's SO WORTH IT) and maybe a spare battery (~$80) because everything else I have is still compatible (except for the battery). Problem is, I don't have a grand lying around. Heck I don't even know how I'm going to pay my rent for April yet...

I'm open to any creative solutions for this nightmare of a problem. Donations and ideas small and large are most certainly welcome; and the sooner I can get back on my feet the sooner I can get out and start shooting again.

The hell?

Some total fuckwad punched in my car window last night and stole my friend's purse while we were at Transmission at Club Jager. Driving around in February with no front passenger window sucks ass, but that's nothing compared to the 2+ years of writing and poetry that my friend had in a journal that was also lost with her purse. The purse didn't actually hold any money, credit cards, or other items of significant monetary value in it, but that journal was literally priceless to her.

I'm pissed to say the least.

An album a day keeps insanity at bay.

I've been posting a new rock photo every day in my Facebook group since April 2007, which is pretty awesome cause I've now tallied over 1100 photos. I'm currently broke and unemployed though, so I have to be really picky on what shows I see (or you can always put me on the list!) these days.

But another idea I had for 2010 was to try to listen to an album a day. Seemed easy enough at first; I listen to music anywhere from 1-12 hours a day depending on what I'm doing and I'm a bit of a purist in that I still love the idea of the album as a creative format. Singles are nice obviously but albums are what really get you hooked on a band.

In order to make this a reality though, I'm probably going to need to acquire about 100+ more albums since my library isn't as deep as it should be for this idea. Believe me, I've got a lot of great music, but I'm also missing out on a lot of stuff I should have as well. Plus it doesn't hurt to be exposed to new stuff either sometimes.

I'm a very picky dude when it comes to the music I like (I do try to keep an open mind too of course) but if you've got any CDs you'd be willing to loan (or even give) to me, hit me up. And if you'd like to follow along with my album of the day series, enter the Konami Code (Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A) on your keyboard while on www.mikeminehart.com to bring up the "secret" section that also houses some other fun hidden goodies.



P.S. - If you're opposed to sharing music like this, know that I still buy CDs (I don't actually buy off iTunes or any digital retailer) when I'm not broke and I haven't illegally downloaded a song online in over 3 years. I'm not a distributor either; I occasionally receive albums that haven't been released yet but I sure ain't gonna be a prick and leak them to the masses. So show some love for a fellow music lover and lemme hear some of your cool albums.

A list of every show I saw in 2009.

Friday, January 2nd
Ferris at The Fineline [CD Release Show]
With: Breanne Düren

Saturday, January 3rd
The Invincible Kids, Crash/Burn/Repeat, and The Soviet Machines at The Beat Coffeehouse

Saturday, January 3rd
Future Antiques at The Fineline [CD Release Show]
With: Sepia Tone, T Minus Ten

Sunday, January 4th
Farewell Continental at Triple Rock Social Club

Friday, January 9th
The Hopefuls at Turf Club
With: First Communion Afterparty, Greycoats, The Invincible Kids

Wednesday, January 14th
The Zmo Trio at The Varsity
With: The Person and The People, Joie De Vivre, We The Trees, and a cameo by Alicia Wiley

Thursday, January 15th
Boom Booms For Everyone, Faux Jean (solo), and Joey Ryan & The Inks at Turf Club

Friday, January 16th
Dan Rodriguez, Ari Herstand, and Argyle Superstars at The Varsity

Friday, January 16th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Saturday, January 17th
Paul Green School of Rock at Trocaderos
Performing: Aerosmith, Hair Metal

Saturday, January 17th
The Melismatics at The Stone's Throw in Eau Claire

Monday, January 19th
AC/DC at Xcel Energy Center
Opener: The Answer

Wednesday, January 21st
The Histronic and Roster McCabe at The Cabooze

Friday, January 23rd
Castle at Trocaderos [CD Release Show]
With: The Rockford Mules

Saturday, January 24th
Sick of Sarah and The Alarmists at 7th Street Entry
With: The Soviet Machines

Saturday, January 24th
The Knotwells and Clawthroat at Nomad World Pub

Sunday, January 25th
Paul Green School of Rock at Minnesota Music Cafe
Performing: Old School Punk, Van Halen

Wednesday, January 28th
Solid Gold at The Uptown Bar

Friday, January 30th
Joey Ryan & The Inks at Kitty Cat Klub

Friday, January 30th
Charlz Newman at Bunkers

Saturday, January 31st
Paul Green School of Rock "Best of Season" at Bogart's Place in Apple Valley

Saturday, January 31st
Mayda, ReadyGoes, and The Invincible Kids at Triple Rock Social Club

---22 JAN---

Thursday, February 5th
The Invincible Kids, The Wannabe Hasbeens, Vienna, and Oh Crap, Mo Is Here at 7th Street Entry

Friday, February 6th
The Notties at Scott Herold's

Saturday, February 7th
Cowboy Mouth at The Varsity
With: Catchpenny

Saturday, February 7th
Solid Gold at Kitty Cat Klub

Tuesday, February 10th
Pantown and Postina at The Fineline

Wednesday, February 11th
Lynhurst at Java Jack's

Thursday, February 12th
Lovedrug at The Varsity
With: ReadyGoes, The Battle Royale

Friday, February 13th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Saturday, February 14th
The Blend and 2 Tone Runts at Triple Rock Social Club

Saturday, February 14th
MC/VL and Double Bird at Turf Club

Wednesday, February 18th
Charlz Newman at Bella Sera in Maple Grove

Thursday, February 19th
Alicia Wiley at The Varsity [CD Release Show]
With: Dan Rodriguez, With All Due Respect, The Zmo Trio, and a cameo by Breanne Düren

Friday, February 20th
ReadyGoes at The Fineline
With: The Invincible Kids, Man Is Doomed, Jake Dilley and the Color Pharmacy

Saturday, February 21st
Lynhurst at Java Jack's
With: Stephen Courchane

Saturday, February 21st
The Debut at Big V's
With: Clock Hands Strangle, Joey Ryan & The Inks, The Suits

Sunday, February 22nd
Mike Droho and The Compass Rose at High Noon Saloon in Madison
With: Green River Ordinance, Danielle Brittany

Friday, February 27th
The Wannabe Hasbeens at The Fineline
With: Thru The Static, Transit, The Run

Saturday, February 28th
Roster McCabe at The Cabooze
With: Natty Nation

---18 FEB---

Wednesday, March 4th
Oh Crap, Mo Is Here at The Ugly Mug

Friday, March 6th
Cocaine at The Fineline
With: Castle, The Invincible Kids, The Soviet Machines, Pay Attention

Saturday, March 7th
This World Fair at The Fineline
With: Greycoats, The Parlour Suite, Breanne Düren

Sunday, March 8th
Ari Herstand at The Pause at St. Olaf
With: Jay Nash

Monday, March 9th
Butch Walker at The Varsity
With: The Films

Friday, March 13th
The Notties, Wake Up Bedhead, Thumbelina and the Tangerine Fists of Justice, and Maudlin (solo) at Terminal Bar

Saturday, March 14th
Vita.MN & 89.3 The Current Presents "Are You Local?" SXSW Sendoff Show
With: Solid Gold, Sims of Doomtree, Jeremy Messersmith, The Idle Hands

Monday, March 16th
The Zmo Trio at Kitty Cat Klub
With: Aria Souder, Little Yosemite

Tuesday, March 17th
The Wannabe Hasbeens at The News Room

Tuesday, March 17th
Joey Ryan & The Inks and The Suits at Turf Club

Wednesday, March 18th
Plain White T's at The Varsity
With: Vedera, Single File

Thursday, March 19th
Sick of Sarah at Maplewood Mall Hot Topic In-Store Performance

Friday, March 20th
The Melismatics at 7th Street Entry
With: Sick of Sarah, Maudlin, Boom Booms For Everyone

Saturday, March 21st
The Wannabe Hasbeens at Triple Rock Social Club
With: Future Antiques, The Arrest

Wednesday, March 25th
Me As A Pilot, Pay Attention, and The Wannabe Hasbeens at Turf Club

Friday, March 27th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Saturday, March 28th
Copasetic and Dan Rodriguez at The Fineline

Saturday, March 28th
The Rockford Mules and The Pack A.D. at Turf Club

---18 MAR---

Wednesday, April 1st
Treasured Chests Charity Event Singer-Songwriter Contest Finale at Trocaderos
With: Janani Logendran & Toni Lindgren, Nial Hay, Joel Kachel, Tony Ortiz, Matthew Griswold, Gary Pruitt, Jeff Ray, and Tim Mahoney

Friday, April 3rd
The Soviet Machines, Maudlin, and Ralphed at The Beat Coffeehouse

Friday, April 3rd
Cocaine, The Wannabe Hasbeens, and The Invincible Kids at 400 Bar

Saturday, April 4th
So It Goes at The Uptown Bar
With: The Engagement, Lost in Prague, The Debut

Monday, April 6th
The Ting Tings at The Varsity
With: Hottub

Tuesday, April 7th
Glasvegas at The Varsity
With: Von Iva

Wednesday, April 8th
The Blend at The Ugly Mug

Saturday, April 11th
Koo Koo Kanga Roo, State and Madison, and The Invincible Kids at 7th Street Entry

Saturday, April 11th
Lynhurst at Java Jack's

Saturday, April 11th
Throw The Fight at Bogart's Place in Apple Valley
With: Third Supply

Sunday, April 12th
Mates of State and Black Kids at The Varsity
With: Judgement Day

Thursday, April 16th
The Melismatics at Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Thursday, April 16th
Kelly Jo Mitchell at Nomad World Pub

Friday, April 17th
Rock The Cause Presents Campus Glitter Ball at The Pause at St. Olaf
With: Roster McCabe, So It Goes, ReadyGoes, The Notties

Saturday, April 18th
The Wannabe Hasbeens at Augsburg College

Saturday, April 18th
Gingerjake and Sick of Sarah at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Tuesday, April 21st
Peter Bjorn and John at The Fineline
With: Chairlift

Friday, April 24th
The Blend at Concert for a Cure Spring Jam Concert at 1601 University

Friday, April 24th
Charlz Newman at Bunkers
With: Stealing Seconds

Saturday, April 25th
Hellogoodbye at Concordia College in Moorhead
With: ReadyGoes

Saturday, April 25th
Punk Rock Prom IV at Nomad World Pub
With: MC/VL, Bouncer Fighter, A Paper Cup Band, Fuck Knights, The Debut, The Shortcuts, The Fillmores

Tuesday, April 28th
Franz Ferdinand at First Avenue
With: Born Ruffians

Thursday, April 30th
Ha Ha Tonka, Ben Weaver, and ReadyGoes at Triple Rock Social Club

---23 APR---

Friday, May 1st
So It Goes at The Garage in Burnsville [EP Release Show]
With: The Invincible Kids, The Wannabe Hasbeens, The Style Biters, Kerns and The Hemispheres

Saturday, May 2nd
Catchpenny at UW-EC SIFE Battle of the Bands on Water Street in Eau Claire
With: State of Mind

Saturday, May 2nd
White Light Riot and So It Goes [EP Release Show] at The Fineline
With: The Invincible Kids

Wednesday, May 6th
Oh Crap, Mo Is Here at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, May 7th
The Invincible Kids at The Uptown Bar
With: Winter Gloves

Friday, May 8th
Maitiera at The Rock Nightclub in Maplewood

Saturday, May 9th
Paul Green School of Rock at Trocaderos
Performing: Black Sabbath, The Doors

Tuesday, May 12th
Catchpenny at Metrodome Plaza

Thursday, May 14th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud
With: The Invincible Kids

Friday, May 15th
Transmission Presents "Tainted Love" at The Fineline
With: The Melismatics, Ruby Isle, So It Goes

Saturday, May 16th
The Invincible Kids and Maudlin at Nomad World Pub

Sunday, May 17th
Paul Green School of Rock at The Rock Nightclub in Maplewood
Performing: One Hit Wonders, The Police, Jimi Hendrix

Wednesday, May 20th
The Farewell Circuit at The Fineline

Saturday, May 23rd
England Swings VIII at The Fineline
With: Johnny & The Moondogs, The Melismatics (as Pretty In Pink), The Wag, Little Man, Robert Wilkinson of Flamin' Oh's, Mars to Mercury, Fab Tab & The Teds

Sunday, May 24th
The Invincible Kids at Memory Lanes Block Party

Wednesday, May 27th
Lobsters at The Fineline

Wednesday, May 27th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Friday, May 29th
Sick of Sarah at The Town House

Friday, May 29th
Ari Herstand at The Ugly Mug

Saturday, May 30th
Paul Green School of Rock "Best of Season" at Bogart's Place in Apple Valley
With: Attracted to Gods

Saturday, May 30th
The Debut at Turf Club
With: Seymour Saves the World

Saturday, May 30th
The Wannabe Hasbeens at Terminal Bar

---22 MAY---

Friday, June 5th
The Invincible Kids at Peavey Plaza

Friday, June 5th
The Melismatics and Satellite of Love at Scott Herold's

Saturday, June 6th
Maudlin, Mars to Mercury, and Revolver & The Secret Agents at Scott Herold's

Sunday, June 7th
The Crystal Method at First Avenue

Thursday, June 11th
State of Mind at Barfly

Friday, June 12th
Maudlin at Arbor Lakes Mall Hot Topic In-Store Performance in Maple Grove

Friday, June 12th
The Alarmists at The Varsity [CD Release Show]
With: The 757s, The Championship, Coach Said Not To

Saturday, June 13th
Maudlin and So It Goes at Ed's No Name Bar in Winona

Thursday, June 18th
The Wannabe Hasbeens at O'Gara's Garage

Friday, June 19th
The Offspring at Roy Wilkins Auditorium
With: Dropkick Murphys

Saturday, June 20th
Joey Ryan & The Inks at Stone Arch Festival at St. Anthony Main

Saturday, June 20th
ReadyGoes at Trocaderos

Wednesday, June 24th
Lynhurst at Peavey Plaza

Friday, June 26th
Sick of Sarah at Uptown Pride Block Party at Bryant & Lake

Friday, June 26th
Augustana at The Varsity
With: Dan Rodriguez

Saturday, June 27th
Roster McCabe at Famous Dave's at Calhoun Square in Uptown
With: Shoeless Revolution, Sepia Tone, and a finale by The "Roster Revolution"

Tuesday, June 30th
Red Pens, Brute Heart, and Zombie Season at Turf Club

---17 JUNE---

Friday, July 3rd
The Debut and The Invincible Kids at Scott Herold's

Wednesday, July 8th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Friday, July 10th
Ari Herstand at The Varsity
With: Greycoats, Dan Rodriguez, Breanne Düren

Saturday, July 11th
Green Day at Target Center
With: The Bravery

Saturday, July 11th
Two Harbors at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Tuesday, July 14th
Andriana Lehr at The Fineline

Thursday, July 16th
The Melismatics at Music in Mears Park

Thursday, July 16th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Friday, July 17th
The Melismatics at 7th Street Entry
With: Sick of Sarah, Lynhurst

Friday, July 17th
Maudlin at Scott Herold's

Saturday, July 18th
The Alarmists at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar
With: Greycoats, The Invincible Kids

Tuesday, July 21st
This World Fair at The Sunshine Factory

Wednesday, July 22nd
Lobsters at Station 4
With: Wasted Audio, Wednesday's Bliss

Thursday, July 23rd
The Hopefuls and ReadyGoes at Music in Mears Park

Thursday, July 23rd
Jake Dilley and The Color Pharmacy and The Zmo Trio at The Fineline

Thursday, July 23rd
Red Pens at Nomad World Pub

Thursday, July 23rd
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Friday, July 24th
Maya Elena at Osseo Church of the Nazerene

Friday, July 24th
Castle and The Rockford Mules at Triple Rock Social Club

Friday, July 24th
Bad Association at The Ugly Mug

Saturday, July 25th
Yer Cronies, Joey Ryan & The Inks, and Dada Trash Collage at 7th Street Entry

Saturday, July 25th
Bad Association at The Ugly Mug

Saturday, July 25th
The Knotwells at The Fineline

Thursday, July 30th
Future Antiques at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Thursday, July 30th
"Green Machine" (Green Sweater Society + Machine 22) and Machine 22 at 400 Bar

Friday, July 31st
Solid Gold at Minnesota Zoo
With: The Pines, Jeremy Messersmith

---26 JULY---

Saturday, August 1st
Catchpenny at CureDuchenne Benefit at Greenhaven Golf Course in Anoka

Saturday, August 1st
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Tuesday, August 4th
This World Fair at The Sunshine Factory

Wednesday, August 5th
Kelly Jo Mitchell at The Fineline

Wednesday, August 5th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, August 6th
Lynhurst at Music in Mears Park

Thursday, August 6th
Band of Skulls at Triple Rock Social Club
With: ReadyGoes

Friday, August 7th
Six Shot Love, Stealing Seconds, and Transit at The Fineline

Saturday, August 8th
Kid Dakota, MC/VL, and Me and My Arrow at Pizza Luce Block Party in Uptown

Saturday, August 8th
Sonic Jones at The Ugly Mug

Wednesday, August 12th
Pete Yorn at The Fineline
With: Zee Avi

Wednesday, August 12th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, August 13th
Communist Daughter, So It Goes, and Boom Booms For Everyone at Turf Club

Friday, August 14th
The Alarmists and The Debut at 7th Street Entry
With: The Arms Akimbo

Saturday, August 15th
ReadyGoes at Station 4
With: State and Madison, See The World

Saturday, August 15th
The Alarmists, Maudlin, The Invincible Kids, and Solid Gold (DJ sets) at Turf Club

Friday, August 21st
Red Pens at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Friday, August 21st
The Invincible Kids at The Uptown Bar
With: Mercurial Rage

Saturday, August 22nd
Mark Mallman at Red Stag Supper Club Block Party
With: Chooglin', Heiruspecs

Saturday, August 22nd
All The Pretty Horses at Turf Club
With: Big Jesus and The Homeless Bastards, Maudlin

Friday, August 28th
Cecilia's Birthday Show at Triple Rock Social Club
With: The Melismatics, So It Goes, ReadyGoes, The Invincible Kids

Saturday, August 29th
Sick of Sarah at Live Loud & Local Festival at The Rock Nightclub in Maplewood
With: The Rouge, Smiling Politely, HowlBody, Born Empty, Unexpected Guests, Under None, Machine 22

Sunday, August 30th
The Wailers at Minnesota State Fair

---23 AUG---

Wednesday, September 2nd
A Night in the Box at Lake Harriet Bandshell

Wednesday, September 2nd
Roster McCabe at The Cabooze

Friday, September 4th
Leaving Reason at St. Paul Eagles Club

Saturday, September 5th
Mark Mallman at First Avenue [CD Release Show]
With: Black Blondie, Lookbook

Saturday, September 5th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud

Monday, September 7th
Lynhurst at Lake Harriet Bandshell
With a cameo by: Will Hutchinson

Monday, September 7th
Private Dancer, Voitek, and Teenage Strangler at Memory Lanes

Tuesday, September 8th
This World Fair at The Sunshine Factory

Wednesday, September 9th
Roster McCabe and ReadyGoes at The Pause at St. Olaf

Friday, September 11th
The Blend at DKE Semester Kickoff Concert

Friday, September 11th
Charlz Newman at Bunkers
With: West of Aldine

Saturday, September 12th
Paul Green School of Rock at Pickle Park in Fridley
Performing: Best of the 90's, Iron Maiden vs. Judas Priest, Southern Rock

Saturday, September 12th
The Melismatics & The Alarmists at Full Throttle Battle of the Bands at The Fineline

Tuesday, September 15th
This World Fair at The Sunshine Factory

Wednesday, September 16th
Tyrone Wells at The Varsity
With: Ari Herstand

Wednesday, September 16th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, September 17th
The Proclaimers at Triple Rock Social Club
With: The Invincible Kids

Thursday, September 17th
Sonic Jones at The Ugly Mug

Friday, September 18th
Rock The Cause Presents "Rebels With a Cause" at The Music Box Theatre
With: The Alarmists, The Notties, The 4onthefloor, Ari Herstand, and a cameo by Natalie Adams

Saturday, September 19th
The Arms Akimbo and The Invincible Kids at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Monday, September 21st
The Melismatics at The Varsity

Monday, September 21st
Ladyhawke, Semi Precious Weapons, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, and Sliimy at The Fineline

Wednesday, September 23rd
The Debut at The Uptown Bar
With: Bradford

Wednesday, September 23rd
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, September 24th
Andriana Lehr at The Varsity

Friday, September 25th
Joey Ryan & The Inks at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar
With: Sleeping in the Aviary

Saturday, September 26th
Paul Green School of Rock at The Rock Nightclub in Maplewood
Performing: Queen, U2 Rattle and Hum

Saturday, September 26th
Astronaut Wife, Blue Sky Blackout, and Red Pens at Club Jägerfest

Saturday, September 26th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Sunday, September 27th
Paul Green School of Rock at The Rock Nightclub in Maplewood
Performing: Metallica vs. Anthrax, British Invasion

Wednesday, September 30th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

---31 SEP---

Thursday, October 1st
Minor Kingdom at Kitty Cat Klub [CD Release Show]

Friday, October 2nd
All The Pretty Horses at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Saturday, October 3rd
The Bravery at The Fineline
With: Living Things, The Dustys

Sunday, October 4th
Dan Rodriguez, Debra G, and The Museum of Knives and Fire at The Fineline

Wednesday, October 7th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, October 8th
The Idle Hands, The Melismatics, and 500 Miles to Memphis at The Uptown Bar

Friday, October 9th
The Rockford Mules at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar
With: Kill to Kill, The Pissshakes

Saturday, October 10th
The Museum of Knives and Fire at Rocktoberfest at Grumpy's Nordeast

Saturday, October 10th
Charlz Newman at Mayslack's Bar

Tuesday, October 13th
Metallica at Target Center
With: Lamb of God, Gojira

Wednesday, October 14th
This World Fair at Turf Club

Thursday, October 15th
The Goondas at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Saturday, October 17th
Two Harbors, Mercurial Rage [CD Release], and The Mood Swings at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Tuesday, October 20th
This World Fair at The Sunshine Factory

Friday, October 23rd
Roster McCabe at The Cabooze
With: Jon Wayne and The Pain, Waterstreet

Saturday, October 24th
Mike's Golden Birthday Show at The Music Box Theatre
With: This World Fair, So It Goes, The Wannabe Hasbeens, The Debut

Wednesday, October 28th
The Hopefuls at Mario's Keller Bar
With: Joey Ryan & The Inks

Wednesday, October 28th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Friday, October 30th
Charlz Newman at Bunkers
With: State of Mind

Friday, October 30th
The Melismatics at Turf Club

Saturday, October 31st
The Melismatics at Baba Louie's in De Pere, WI
With: Mark Mallman, Maudlin

---21 OCT---

Wednesday, November 4th
Sick of Sarah at Kirby Rafters at University of Minnesota-Duluth
With: Ashley Gold

Thursday, November 5th
Phil Solem at 7th Street Entry
With: So It Goes, The Invincible Kids

Friday, November 6th
Zachary Miles Ojeda Senior Recital at McNally Smith College of Music

Saturday, November 7th
White Light Riot at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar
With: We Became Actors [CD Release], The Invincible Kids, Koo Koo Kanga Roo

Sunday, November 8th
Steely Dan at Northrop Auditorium
With: Sam Yahel

Monday, November 9th
Vertical Horizon at The Fineline
With: Stealing Seconds, Howard Jennings

Tuesday, November 10th
Pine Deluxe at The Fineline

Wednesday, November 11th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, November 12th
The Blend at The Varsity
With: Lazlo Supreme, Ghost Towns of the West

Friday, November 13th
ReadyGoes at The Red Carpet in St. Cloud
With: Not Like This

Saturday, November 14th
All The Pretty Horses at 501 Club
With: Maudlin

Wednesday, November 18th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, November 19th
The Hopefuls at Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Thursday, November 19th
The 4onthefloor at Acadia Cafe
With: Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo

Friday, November 20th
The Notties at 331 Club

Friday, November 20th
Ouija Radio and The Heiz at 7th Street Entry

Saturday, November 21st
Ari Herstand at The Warehouse in La Crosse
With: The Farewell Circuit

Saturday, November 21st
Roster McCabe at The Popcorn Tavern in La Crosse

Monday, November 23rd
Motion City Soundtrack (solo) at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Monday, November 23rd
The Book of Right On at 7th Street Entry

Wednesday, November 25th
Fuck Knights, Red Pens, and The Shockers at Turf Club

Wednesday, November 25th
Italian Dunkers at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, November 26th
Heatbox and Roster McCabe at The Cabooze

Friday, November 27th
The Arms Akimbo at Kitty Cat Klub [CD Release Show]
With: The Alarmists, The Invincible Kids

Saturday, November 28th
Cocaine, Castle, and Run:Stop:Explode at The Fineline

---25 NOV---

Thursday, December 3rd
The 4onthefloor and The Fontanelles at Downtime

Friday, December 4th
So It Goes at The Fineline
With: White Light Riot, The Strange Lights, The Invincible Kids

Saturday, December 5th
The Goondas at 331 Club

Monday, December 7th
Rooney at Station 4
With: Tally Hall, Crash Kings

Tuesday, December 8th
The Invincible Kids at Nomad World Pub

Friday, December 11th
MC/VL at 501 Club

Saturday, December 12th
Cedar Avenue at The Varsity [CD Release Show]
With: The Alarmists, This World Fair, Will Hutchinson

Saturday, December 12th
The Julie Puppets at 331 Club

Sunday, December 13th
The 4onthefloor at Famous Dave's at Calhoun Square in Uptown

Wednesday, December 16th
The Italian Hot Drawers at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, December 17th
Cocaine at Roc Bar (above The Ugly Mug)

Friday, December 18th
Joey Ryan & The Inks at Triple Rock Social Club [CD Release Show]
With: Yer Cronies, New Century Masters, Big Lake

Saturday, December 19th
Sick of Sarah at The Town House

Sunday, December 20th
The Melismatics at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar

Saturday, December 26th
Quietdrive at The Varsity
With: Take Cover, Catchpenny, All The Right Moves

Saturday, December 26th
Fucking Sick at Bootleggers

Sunday, December 27th
Lynhurst and Half Demon Doll at Station 4

Wednesday, December 30th
Hotdish (cover) at The Ugly Mug

Thursday, December 31st
Mark Mallman at The Varsity
With: White Light Riot, First Communion Afterparty, Koo Koo Kanga Roo

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