It has been a grueling few months!

First of all I know I've been slacking on my intention to list our shows in the blog and give everyone a synopsis of the night. However, to make up for this I'll be listing our shows and try to say something small for each one, as time permits. Therefore, I'll list the shows we've played since Nov. inception below and get cracking on it, & I'll be updating this post as time permits.

In other news, we are currently recording w/ our dear friend Brian Herb, this month. We've been sneaking into Orchestra Hall downtown Minneapolis, guerilla style between the hours of 12AM & 6, and recording in the hall, so as to take advantage of the great acoustics. Brian has a sweet mobile rig, we've been using & the drums sound super sweet! Hopefully we can be done by August. Furthermore, thanks to everyone for their interest in Linnea's artwork, the best way to purchase/commission work is to contact her directly @

http://www.linneamaas.com

not that I don't appreciate the emails, it is just the best way to get a hold of her in a timely fashion, as I am not always the most punctual person.

Thanks so much to the warm embrace of the Minneapolis musical community, the shows we've played since our inception in Nov. have been great & we've been very lucky to share the stage & work w/ some great people/artists.

Cheers,

Winter...

PS
The doc says I should wean my way off crutches by next week, for those off you concerned. I'm looking forward to doing a show on my feet next month.

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Mar. 1st @ Acadia Cafe:  Mixed Bag Series as Presented by More Cowbell, (All Ages), w/ Anders Ponders

Feb. 25th @ Triple Rock Social Club, w/ DD/MM/YYY (Toronto) & Lucy Michelle and The Velvet Lapelles

Feb. 17th @ Lee's Liquor Lounge, Mike Moore's B-Day Bash, w/ Sin Horses, & Bitch n' Brown

Fri. Feb 13th @ Hexagon Bar, Benefit for Sound-13 bands/13 min. sets,
     w/ Military Special, Plastic Chord, Speeds the Name, Economy Team, The Nightinghales, Power of 2, The Nina The Pinta, Kill to Kill, Young Brides, The Hasbeen, Falcon Arrow, Zklon B Kool, & The Guystorm.

Sat. Feb. 7th:  Tucson, AZ @ Fox Theatre-La Petit Carnaval, w/ Marianne Dissard, Cabaret Boheme & more!

Fri. Jan. 30th @ Hexagon Bar, w/ Economy Team, Van Go Bots, & Ten Ton Bridge

Jan. 26th @ Big V's, w/ Self Help & Jindra Trio

Jan. 16th @ Stasiu's (Last minute B-Day Show for Derek), w/ Candy Cigs
***Happy 2009!***
Sat. Dec. 26th @ Turf Club, w/ The Guystorm, & Economy Team

Fri. Dec. 19th @ Hexagon Bar, Chokecherry's Farewell Show, also w/ Luther the Devil, & The Nightinghales

Fri. Nov. 28th @ Kitty Cat Klub, w/ MC Harv, & Dangerboard

Sun. Nov. 23rd @ Varsity Theatre, w/ Dub Trio (Ipecac Records) 18+

Th. Oct. 23rd @ 7th St. Entry, w/ Rumblestrips (England), & Birdmonster (SF)

 Fr. Oct. 3rd @ Triple Rock Social Club, w/ Dad In Common, The Knotwells & Magic Castles

Sep. 15th @ Pi Bar, w/ Palo Verde (Portland), Building Better Bombs, & Brian Herb & OAITFOE

Sat. Aug. 30th @ Eclipse Records (All Ages), w/ Chemical Hawk, & Disposable Ponchos

Fr. Aug. 29th:  St. Croix, WI @ Planet Supply (All Ages), w/ The Juggernauts

Th. Aug. 21st @ Turf Club, w/ Paint Me A Sky (ex-The Future), Brian Herb & OAITFOE, & Golden Chariots of Mars

Th. Aug. 14th @ Hexagon Bar, Losin' Uzin' ***Andy's Texas Bound Party***

Sat. Aug. 2nd @ Nomad Pub, w/ The Hasbeen, Fitzgerald & Harv

Sat. June 28th @ Kitty Kat Club, **Magic Castles Release Party**,
also w/ Military Special

Fri. June 27th: LaCrosse, WI @ Bluffland Bloom and Brew (All Ages), w/ This Machine, Czarbles, & Plastic Chord

Wed. June 25th @ 7th St. Entry, w/ Shearwater (Matador Records), & The Haves Have It

Th. June 12th @ Picosa, w/ (I am) Isis, Toki Wright, Desdamona, Muja Messiah, and much more!

Sat. May 31st @ Triple Rock, w/ Firewater!!!

Sat. May 24th: Happy Birthday Bob Dylan Show @ Hexagon, w/ Secret Panels,Theodore Wolfe & the Heat Death of the Universe, & Radio Drummer

Sat. May 3rd @ Nomad w/, Magic Castles, Daughters of the Sun, Starfleet Academy

Fri. April 4th @ Big V's, w/ Sin Horses, Gospel Gossip, & Flavor Crystals

Sat. Mar. 29th: St. Croix, WI @ Planet Supply, w Czarbles, Brian Herb

Sat. Mar. 22nd @ The Uptown Bar, w/ The Hasbeen, & Brian Herb and his outstanding achievments in the field of excellence

Fri. Mar. 14th @ Memory Lanes, w/ Sin Horses, Breaksea Caravel, &Yer' Cronies

Fri. Mar. 7th @ Big V's, w/ Sin Horses, Disposable Ponchos

Th. Feb. 21st @ The Uptown Bar, w/ Magic Castles, Plastic Chord

Fri. Feb. 15th: Madison, WI @ King Club, w/ Czarbles

Th. Feb. 14th: Chicago, IL @ Chicago Reader Party-Heart Of Gold

Fri. Feb. 8th @ Hexagon Bar, w/ Dragich, Czarbles (Madison), Joe Adams

Sat. Feb. 2nd @ Intermedia Arts Center: Love RoX, w/ Mighty Fairly & Heiruspecs

Sat. Jan. 12th @ Big V's, w/ Ghost in The Water, Coltrane Motion (Chicago)

Sun. Jan. 6th @ 400 Bar (Early All Ages)
*** Happy 2008***

Fri. Dec. 21st: LaCrosse, WI @ JB's Speakeasy, w/ Czarbles, This Machine

Sat. Dec. 15th @ Hexagon Bar, w/ Parlour Suite, Western Fifth, Meg Ashling

Thur. Dec. 6th @ Triple Rock, w/ Magic Castles

Wed. Nov 28th @ Turf Club, w/ The Hasbeen

Wed. Nov. 21st (Pre Thanksgiving Bash) @ Hexagon Bar

Th. Nov 8th @ 400 Bar, w/ The Hasbeen, This Machine

Preview of our show on 2/25/09 @ Triple Rock Social Club, w/ DD/MM/YYYY (Toronto), from City Pages

"...frenetic pop weirdos Marvelle, a spastic electric violin-fronted band who should provide a good warm-up..."

Read the full City Pages preview here, http://www.citypages.com/events/dd-mm-yyyy-marvelle-777140/

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Review of our Show on 11/23/08 @ Varsity Theatre, w/ Dub Trio. From Wake Magazine

"...colorful landscape painting was thrown onto canvas as the haunting sounds of violin and heavy bass riffs churned underneath."

Read the full Wake Magazine article here,  http://www.wakemag.org/blogs/dub-trio-at-varsity-theater/

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As several fine press people were out for our show @ The Entry on Thursday, we've gotten some live reviews.  I especially like the take that Mr. Swanson  had on our music.  I'll be posting/providing links, as time permits.

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Review of our Show on 10/23/08 @ 7th St. Entry, from Cake in 15

"...with songs that sounded as though the bassist may have been reading aloud from The Lord Of The Rings."

Read full Rock N Roll Cupcake article here,   http://www.cakein15.com/2008/10/24/rocknrollcupcake-10232008/
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Review of our Show on 10/23/08 @ 7th St. Entry, from City Pages

"The songs were solid, though full of big, of sad ideas"

Read full City Pages article here, http://blogs.citypages.com/ctg/2008/10/rumble_strips_s.php

Well, we got our first local press, twas a well written article.  Go to Linnea's website for a readable version.
 
http://www.linneamaas.com/event/wake_interview_oct2008.pdf
   

Thanks to Mr. Spencer, for coming to our Triple Rock show, and the journalistic integrity!

The lovely Linnea, who I'm sure you are all familiar with is showing for Art-a-Whirl.  I've listed some of the info. below.  Please visit Linnea's website for more specifics,   

 http://www.linneamaas.com

In this day and age, I firmly believe that our future is the melding and mixing of various art forms, whether it be art, theatre, music, dance, etc...

winter...



Casket Arts Building, Studio 215
681 17th Avenue NE, Minneapolis 55413
Linnea's artwork is in a new location this year! Her exhibit this year is hosted by Keith McKenna Therapeutic Bodywork, in the Casket Arts Building, Studio 215.
MAP:     http://www.nemaa.org/art_a_whirl_map.php


NEMAA Silent Auction
Bid on "Self Portrait Art Bot", pictured above, at the AAW Silent Auction. The Auction runs all weekend and is located in the 3rd Floor Gallery at the Northrup King Building, 1500 Jackson St NE.
Northrup King website:     http://northrupkingbuilding.com/artawhirl/

Love RoX

 

Advance Tickets on Sale Now—$35 - $100

More information available online at: www.intermediaarts.org

Hey we're performing a benefit for the Intermedia Arts Center on Lyndale!

Come support local art & artists!

Winter...,

On Saturday February, 2nd.  Starts @ 5pm. 

Love RoX
The Best Valentine's Date of Your Life.

Forget everything you thought you knew about Valentine's Day; only Intermedia Arts could bring you a night like this—silent auction, graffiti valentines, kissing photo booths, grab bags, massages, hair styling, live music, DJs, a 30' hanging food table (what?!) … you'll seriously have to see it to believe it.

Intermedia Arts to Set Guinness Record for World's Longest Twister Marathon!

WHAT: It's Intermedia Arts' Guinness-Record Setting Twister Marathon from noon-midnight with DJ King Otto and DJ Jake Rudh of Transmission; "Masters of Twister" Pus-Pus of Dykes do Drag, "dancer-makers" Mad King Thomas, and Scotty Cruz of the MN Roller Girls! Play alongside featured players the Minnesota Roller Girls, ARENA Dances, and hip hop dancers The Collective at Love RoX: Intermedia Arts' romance-filled fundraiser to support making change through the arts.

Whether you're aching to be a part of our Guinness Book of World's Records Longest Twister Marathon, or bidding on that one-of-a-kind arts experience your sweetheart will be talking about for years to come, Love RoX is going to be the best Valentine's date of your life. Bring your lover, bring your friends, bring your lover's friend … single or stag, you can't miss this night.

Performances throughout the evening in our gallery feature Quilombolas, Mighty Fairly, Marvelle and Foxy Tann, interspersed with enticing silent auction "art burst" showcases of spoken word, theater and music by local artists Ibé, Isis, Teatro del Pueblo, and Heiruspecs.


Support local arts and artists by joining us for the first annual Valentine's fundraiser for Intermedia Arts. Now is the time to contribute to the Twin Cities' premiere multidisciplinary and multicultural arts center!


WHEN/WHERE:
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
5:30PM—Midnight at Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Advance Tickets on Sale Now—$35 - $100
Reserve yours today. Call 612-871-4444 or email info@intermediaarts.org
More information available online at: www.intermediaarts.org

Saturday, Jan. 12th:  St. Paul, MN @ Big V's

w/ Ghost In the Water, Coltrane Motion, Wannabe Hasbeens

21+, $5

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What can I say, but our friends are brave mofos.  It was colder than a witch's tit tonight.  I was mightily impressed w/ the number of brave, brave friends who came all the way to St. Paul in f***ing sub-zero weather.  Lindsy, Allie, Matt, Anna, Fred, Ben, Jamie, Alex, Taylor, Adam, Claire, Rachel, Tom, Loni & David, & whomever else I might have forgotten, you're all nuts!  Anyway, it has been almost 5 years since I've been in this room, not since Rye Coalition & I wasn't sure what I was in for. The strange thing to me about this room, was the fact that for such a small sound system, the stage sound was amazing.  I could hear everything really, really well!  We played the Triple Rock in early Dec. & you would expect a sound system like that (which probably cost them 5 times what Big V's did) would have a great monitor system, but I heard the violin & myself sooo much better than @ the Triple Rock.  Wow!   Also, what was sort of funny, was the fact that the stage was literally like a trampoline.  Every time I walked towards the middle, it bowed in.  I thought I was going to literally break through into some dark seamy sub-basement where a man in a mask lived off of rats & stale Grain Belt.  However, after I got used to it, it was really sort of fun.  You could almost time your hopping with the music, and get about a foot of lift, w/out even trying.  Anyway, I had a really good time.  Really liked both the sound man Mike, and the door guy Kevin (who was nice enough to give me a smoke, he told me some cool story about when he was in some old celtic band that used to play w/ The Chieftans alot).  We got to play w/ Ghost in the Water, whom I really dug.  Very soft, pulsing, earnest music.  It would be something I'd love to listen to at home by myself w/ the lights off, and a glass in my hand!  Coltrane Motion, was sort of spastic keyboard rock, they had a great stage presence and seemed to be having a good time.  It was too bad that not many people, got to see them.  Sadly, the room cleared out pretty early.  So not many people checked them out.........anyway, Adam, Ben, & I finished out the night w/ shots of Jameson & making googly eyes at this girl who was very drunk and was doing this really, really, weird hula hoop/break dance thing, while facing the corner.  I don't know where her friends were, but I hope she made it home in one piece.

Cheers,

Winter...

Friday, Dec. 21st:  La Crosse, WI @ JB's Speakeasy

w/ This Machine, Czarbles

Show Starts @ 10PM Sharp!

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Wow, Wow!  What can I say?  I wasn't sure what to expect for the smaller college town of La Crosse, WI as it has been years since I've played in the town.  However, the people delivered, we arrived about an hour before show time and didn't have time to get a bite to eat.  But, it didn't matter, the owner of the establishment gave us great hospitality!  I drank Jameson throughout the night instead of eating.  Thank Vishnu, we went on before midnight, as I was unable to stand by then, let alone play.  We had played with This Machine in Mpls, and they had invited us down to La X to play w/ them, wow they had one hell of a draw in this town.  Although the bar was small, (probably only held about 150+) the room was so packed it literally took 10-15 min to work your way from the bar to the stage.  The crowd was very receptive to our music, although I felt bad as we had limited merch, we were asked for more than we had!  (none that night, so sad)  Anyway, This Machine is a soulful indie rock band, which reminds me of Up Records era,  Built to Spill, very catchy melodies.  However, the really pleasant surprise of the night was Czarbles.  Being from Madison, I was surprised at the amount of fans they had.  Czarbles was an instrumental 3 piece, full of noise/prog goodness!  Dear Shiva, the drummer was  brilliant.  Anyway, great night overall.  I look forward to playing w/ both of these bands in the future......and I would be remiss if I didn't mention the quality of the young ladies in this college town.  I guess I just expected large corn fed Sconi women.   I briefly spoke w/ an uber attractive brunette who I had met @ the 400 bar in MPLS, sadly I didn't get her name tonite.  However it twas probably for the best, as I was super/sweaty/drunk after playing!

Cheers,

Winter...

Saturday, Dec. 15th:  Minneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar

w/ Meg Ashling, Sunspot, The Parlour Suite, Western Fifth

Show Starts @ 10PM

We go on last, bout' 12:30-1AM

Free Show!

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I spent the night, running back and forth playing taxi for friends, as well as getting a few missing drum parts.  So I caught all of Ms. Meg Ashling's set and most of Sunspot, hopefully John will fill in the rest of the night, as I feel I can't do justice to Parlour Suite & The Western Fifth, as I caught only a few songs each.  First off, this is our 2nd time, @ the Hex.  they have this great eccentric older woman running the back bar.  She reminds me of the way, I like my tofu (gentle yet firm).  She seems like a hard-ass, bout' the rules and getting people out after close, BUT she would slip me a free drink throughout the night.... anyway, we love, LOVE the sound guy Alex, this place has a smaller sound system compared to some of the other places we've been playing but he is great.  We put mic. on the violin this time, I think made things sound much better.  Meg Ashling's voice was haunting reminded me of some of the old scratchy Jazz Records my grandfather would play!  My friends Matt, and Jason were very smitten by her appearance also, which obviously didn't hurt the attention her music was getting.  After, her set a 3-piece from Madison called Sunspot was up, I'm sort of sad I didn't catch the whole set, but I was tapping & nodding my head to the 2/3 I did catch.  It was catchy eclectic rock.  The thing that stood out bout' them, to me was the fluid drums/bass and the lyrics.  Any band who makes references to "fucking his pc, my PS3 and wii" brings out the sheer delight of my inner geek!  Hopefully, John will post something bout the other 2, but I must say was impressed w/ what I heard.  Twas, good to see Jason/matt/Madam Adam/Allie, thanks for sticking round, as we went on bout 1:20AM.  Brian, Madam Adam, and I closed the night out @ Alex's apt, w/ Dulono's pickle pizza, cheap beer, smoke, his roomate, two crazed cats, an even crazier dog, a view of America from a Romanian & Brian's in depth knowledge of pharmacology as well as the dispensing of free samples.

Cheers,

Winter...

Thanks for the post Winter..., and shall I add my own descriptions  for what I heard?  I think I might.  I don't blog very often. can you tell? yes. OK.  My keyboard has a broken backspace key so I can't delete anything.  The Parlor Suite played a set that sounded like Judy garland x 2 transported back to circa 1920 singing along with Joplin on piano.  Very cool, I enjoyed it much.  The other acts were very enjoyable as well - the western fifth with their swingin poppy blues-western songs, which got more people dancing, Sunspot, with their perfectly executed and coordinated songs (they were really tight), and Meg Ashling, with her sweet voice and harmonica.  Ahhh.  Our cello player didn't show up again, so I think I will fire him. or her.  Its name is "pinky", and I did not realize that we had a cellist before derek told me that Pinky didn't show up.  Anyone know a good cellist/dulcimer/skorg player? Didn't think so.

-Johnny

Thursday, Dec. 6th, 2007:  Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club

w/ Magic Castles, Yourself and the Air, See You in Guantanamo

Doors:  9PM

Tickets Pre/Day of:  $5/$7

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! Thanks to everyone for coming out, we really dug the coooool jazzy stylings of See You in Guantanamo, and Magic Castles was mysticalicious!  I definitely enjoyed  my drunken dancing during the fab Magic Castles set.  Madam Adam, for Accordion stylings & much more......!

Winter......