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Blog posts, articles, video, and photos documenting concerts, shows, and other in-person events.
- 2022 Photo Dump ()
Photos shot October 30, 2022 at the Olympic South Side Theater in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the Iowa Music Awards. Photos shot October 22, 2022 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Photos shot October 8, 2022 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa (for the Iowa State Cyclones vs. Kansas State […]
- I Don’t Believe You ()
The night was nearly over by the time she joined the band on stage, but something opened up within me as Tristen encouraged the audience’s participation. With a gentle bob to her knees she stared into the crowd and crooned, “I don’t believe you, I don’t believe you.” It’s just a song, but it’s hardly […]
- On Nick Cave’s “Feat.” at the Frist ()
We each went in, M and I, tied by agreement that we would only be allowed to take one — no: five, no: three — pieces with us when we left the Frist. For each of us, our first pick was the first piece we encountered: Nick Cave’s “Architectural Forest.” The installation piece is massive, […]
- Damien Echols ()
In 1994 Damien Echols was sentenced to death, while Jessie Misskelley Jr. and Jason Baldwin were given life in prison, after all were convicted for the savage murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. The thing was… they didn’t do it. “Police investigators believed the teens had formed a satanic cult and used the […]
- The Almighty Defenders at The Royal Canadian Legion (Calgary, AB) ()
Video of the Almighty Defenders (Mark Sultan with the Black Lips) performing at the Royal Canadian Legion as part of the Sled Island festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- Sled Island ()
First and foremost: it was a pleasure participating in Sled Island. My sincere thanks go out to Zak, Drew, and everyone else who went out of their way on multiple occasions to help my friends and I. I’m glad to have had the opportunity to attend and I wouldn’t trade spending Canada Day in some […]
- Hank Williams III at The Whiskey (Calgary, AB) ()
The I last time I saw Hank Williams was a little under three years ago and the show drew what I still remember to be one of the wildest crowds I’ve ever been a part of. While I can’t say the same for this show (which probably had as much to do with the ticket […]
- De La Soul at Olympic Plaza (Calgary, AB) ()
Video of De La Soul performing “Getting’ Down at the Amphitheatre,” “Stakes is High,” “Pass the Plugs,” “Ego Trippin’ (Part 2),” “A Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays,’” “Me Myself and I,” and “Oooh” May 1, 2010 at the Olympic Plaza in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- LiveStyle 2010 B-Boy Competition at Olympic Plaza (Calgary, AB) ()
Video coverage of the 2010 LiveStyle $2000 winner-takes-all 2-on-2 B-boy competition, featuring Original Rudes (Presto & Rein) vs. Maximum Efficiency (Piecez & Handles), Floorwookies (Nerve & ?) vs. Maximum Efficiency (Piecez & Handles), and Floorwookies II (Calgary) vs. Soul Felons (Vancouver). The LiveStyle event took place May 1, 2010 at Olympic Plaza in Calgary, Alberta, […]
- Best Concerts of 2009 ()
#1) Mayhem @ Station 4By the time of the St. Paul date, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation and Withered had all pulled out of the tour due to backstage (thought to be financial) issues, and a delay in the visa process had prevented Marduk from performing at any of the Blackened Fest dates. Mayhem & Station […]
- Guante and Big Cats! live at Bedlam Theatre (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Video of Guante and Big Cats!‘s December 13, 2009 show at the Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis, MN features performances of “Stockholm Syndrome” (featuring Big Quarters & Truthbetold) and “Yes, God is a DJ; No, Not a Good One” (featuring Eric Blair of No Bird Sing and Truthbetold). [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- Moby at Fine Line Music Cafe (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Video of Moby‘s October 1, 2009 show at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN features performances of “Shot in the Back of the Head,” “Mistake,” Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” “Extreme Ways,” “Honey,” Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” and “Feeling So Real.” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- Clipse at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Video of Clipse’s August 14, 2009 Sneaker Pimps show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN featuring performances of “Til the Casket Drops,” “Momma I’m So Sorry,” “We Got it For Cheap,” “Hot Damn,” “Riding Around Shining,” “Wamp Wamp (What it Do),” “Mr. Me Too,” and “Kinda Like a Big Deal.” [This post was first published […]
- Gay Witch Abortion at Grumpy’s (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Video of Gay Witch Abortion‘s July 25, 2009 set at Grumpy’s features performances of “Action Cop,” “Your Own Militia,” “Girl Pop Soda,” and “Biocation.” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- The Flaming Lips at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
At times, the world is a beautiful place; one of life’s better reminders of this is a Flaming Lips concert. The Lips’ performance at the Pitchfork Music Festival was one of the most entertaining sets I’ve ever seen—even if it was entirely predictable, it was the good kind of predictable. Spinning a few rarely played […]
- The Walkmen at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
Though missing the set’s opener, “The Sky Above,” my Walkmen experience was best summed up by the following songs that the band played. Trailing one of my favorite’s by the group, “In The New Year,” was “Red River,” which made surprisingly good use of a triangle player, “Postcards From Tiny Islands,” and “Canadian Girl,” which […]
- Pharoahe Monch at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
DJ Boogie Blind of the X-Ecutioners kicked off Pharoahe Monch’s set with an extended hype-session that prepared the crowd for the energy that would eventually exude from the stage. After announcing that there would be an upcoming Organized Konfusion tour–Monch’s group with Prince Po that recently reformed after disbanding in 1997–the emcee hit the stage […]
- Matt and Kim at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
If you’ve ever seen any of Matt and Kim’s music videos, you probably have a good sense of how much energy the Brooklyn-based duo has. That energy is only amplified when the duo is performing live—and further intensified when there’s been some drinking going on. It might have been the multiple missed cues, or when […]
- Black Lips at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
Despite an extended soundcheck, Atlanta’s Black Lips came to the Pitchfork Music Festival to do one thing: party. “We got here this afternoon, and we’re going to party here tonight.” Within moments of the first song guitarist Ian Saint Pé proved that statement true as a chord into the band’s first song he took it […]
- MF Doom at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
With DOOM’s less than stellar reputation for being prompt to his live performances (or for showing up at all, for that matter), running 10 or 15 minutes late is practically like DOOM showed up early; which is exactly what he did. (Rumors later ranged from the believable: sound problems—which is how it appeared from the […]
- Fucked Up at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
From start to finish, Fucked Up’s set was a blur of sparkling eloquence. Psych. Vocalist Damian “Pink Eyes” Abraham chewed on beach balls, strolled shirtless through the crowd and made fun of other bands on the festival’s bill. As Kip Berman of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart later recalled, “We got some good […]
- The Jesus Lizard at Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago, IL) ()
Though it’s far too early to even begin to estimate which performance can be deemed the wildest of the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival, David Yow of the Jesus Lizard immediately notified the crowd that his band would be in contention as it took the stage Friday night. Prior to sinking his feet into his first […]
- Mastodon at Fine Line Music Cafe (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Video of Mastodon‘s April 29, 2009 show at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN featuring performances of “Oblivion,” “Bladecatcher,” and “Colony of Birchmen.” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- Black Lips at Turf Club (St. Paul, MN) ()
Video of the Black Lips‘ March 16, 2009 set at the Turf Club in St. Paul, MN, featuring performances of “Sea of Blasphemy,” “Everybody’s Doin’ It,” “Time of the Scab,” “Bad Kids,” “Cold Hands,” “O Katrina,” and “Dirty Hands.” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- Type O Negative at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Type O Negative is the type of band that people—often, young adults who were furiously trying to find an identity—listened to when they wanted a taste for a gothic lifestyle without necessarily giving it the old college try. The band is fairly accessible, its landmark 1993 release Bloody Kisses went platinum and its 1996 follow-up […]
- Reverend Horton Heat at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
One of the best parts about going to a Reverend Horton Heat show is just sitting back and seeing the crowd. Skinheads, greasers, played the show in support of no new material, with no publicity surrounding a new DVD or compilation, but rather the Reverend Horton Heat played because it’s the band’s job. Unlike many […]