Video
Posts featuring videos shot or produced from 2005 onward.
- Star Wars “Sexy Ackbar” Mashup Video ()
“Make a song about Admiral Ackbar and puppies, win prizes.” So went the challenge on my friend Sean‘s blog (Buzzgrinder) a few years ago. Being neither a Star Wars fanboy or an animal owner (or a musician, for that matter), I had no idea where to begin, but figured what the hell and took on […]
- 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.]
- Deerhoof at Central United Church (Calgary, AB) ()
Prior to the show, I overheard someone in the church pew behind me ask “Those don’t look like standard Deerhoof guitars, do they?” While I’m not sure exactly what standard Deerhoof guitars are supposed to look like I doubt that they were disappointed as guitarists Ed Rodriguez and John Dieterich took to the stage, progressively […]
- 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, […]
- 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 […]
- Guante and Big Cats! at One Day in July (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Photos and video of Guante and Big Cats!‘s set at the July 25, 2009 One Day in July festival in Minneapolis’ Warehouse District, featuring performances of “Bring Out Your Dead,” “Dragons,” and “Old English Letters.” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- 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.]
- Sonic Youth at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Stepping up to the mic a few songs into the performance, guitarist Lee Ranaldo briefly dropped a disclaimer that the band would be playing a lot of new songs; he was right. As the first chords of “No Way” began to reverberate throughout First Avenue, Sonic Youth immediately set a trend that would remain consistent […]
- Mayhem at Station 4 (St. Paul, MN) ()
Though Blackened Fest had already been off to a rocky start, a delay in the visa process prevented Marduk from joining the tour and the entire Boise date had been canceled, a most unfortunate notice greeted fans as they arrived at St. Paul’s Station 4. An initial glimpse at the notice suggested that three local […]
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Video of Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ May 30, 2009 show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN features performances of “Heads Will Roll,” “Dull Life,” “Gold Lion,” “Miles Away,” “Pin,” “Zero,” “Cheated Hearts,” and “Date with the Night.” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- 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.]
- Black Lips & Quintron and Miss Pussy Cat at 7th St. Entry (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Playing a sold out show at Minneapolis’ 7th St. Entry, Atlanta’s The Black Lips defied their well documented reputation through most of their performance, playing a straight ahead brand of rock and roll equal parts punk and The Beatles. By the time the show was wearing down however the band had treated its audience to […]
- Tapes ‘n Tapes at Turf Club (St. Paul, MN) ()
An announcement made via the band’s mailing list and MySpace site the day of the show excited the limited few who came across the information: Tapes ‘n Tapes would be the surprise headliners to the already exciting Vampire Hands/The Blind Shake show at the Turf Club. While hearing the nationally recognized band play around the […]
- Henry Rollins at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Just as I put off recalling the three hours in which I basked in Henry Rollins’ stories in form of a review for well over a week, it took me roughly ten years to finally nut up and risk seeing my idol in person. However easy it is for me to become wrapped up in […]
- Gwar and Cradle of Filth at Myth Nightclub (St. Paul, MN 10/24/2007) ()
Opening the show with Swedish sleaze rockers Vains of Jenna and closing with English death metal band Cradle of Filth, the Viva La Bands tour covered extracts from this world and beyond—the unearthly Gwar playing middle spot and entirely gorging its audience with hedonism and irreverence. While the highly anticipated CKY couldn’t make the bill […]
- Justice at Foundation Nightclub (Minneapolis, MN) ()
The setting: a dark basement complex surrounded by a crowd of sweaty, dancing teenagers…an environment that could easily double as a cramped pool hall on any given night; but on this night two of the most elite electronic musicians in the world did what they do best – make people dance. Opening their set three […]
- Girl Talk & Dan Deacon at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
This past Friday Girl Talk rocked the post-adolescent audience late into the night, the performance culminating one of the most entertaining events First Avenue has seen all year. The term “sold out” doesn’t even cover it, as block-long lines continued to wrap around the venue a half hour after doors opened and the body of […]
- Aesop Rock at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
Video of Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz performing at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, featuring clips of “Coffee” and “Daylight.” [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
- Wu-Tang Clan at Myth Nightclub (Maplewood, MN) ()
Starting midday Saturday afternoon, the Rock The Bells tour stopped in the Twin Cities, playing Maplewood’s Myth rather than the previously scheduled parking lot at the Metrodome. Though the day began early, it wasn’t until late afternoon when I arrived, graciously welcomed to the club by “Free,” the lead track from Pharoahe Monch’s recent release. […]
- The Flaming Lips and Sonic Youth at the Minnesota State Fair (St. Paul, MN) ()
It was the opening day of the State Fair and the weather was atrocious. Months we had waited, my sister and I, and up to this point the summer had been one of the hottest and driest in history. But today was one of those days that balanced the averages as nature leveled the score […]
- The Raconteurs at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) ()
I was in, I made it. A show, entirely sold out, and I was inside the building. Initial what if scenarios plagued me on the ride to downtown Minneapolis’ First Avenue left proverbial butterflies in my stomach and the arrival to the venue was met with a siege of queasiness. The Raconteurs were to play, […]