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https://soundcloud.com/matt-sudduth Find my YouTube channel at RageDancinMatt Sudduth http://www.youtube.com/user/fangar5?feature=mheeMatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-20011438451341230912014-06-26T09:11:00.000-07:002014-06-26T09:11:04.027-07:00Album Review: Enemy Planes "Beta Lowdown" (pre-release) - Second Favorite album of the year 2013-2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The hauntingly beautiful singing and enveloping atmospheric sound of this album stood out immediately for me when I was considering my favorite albums for the last year. Though the first pick for my favorite local album in the last year was clinched by the upbeat message of the under-appreciated sophomore EP released by the band Moving Parts, my second pick goes in basically the opposite direction. The message is darker and embodies the nihilistic love lost frustrations of an older generation. <br />
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I got a copy of Enemy Planes' forthcoming release "Beta Lowdown" when they gave a few out at a "Monastery" house party a few months back. Though it is not even technically out yet, it easily takes second place among my favorite local albums in the year since I started my blog. This album stands out for me based on the sheer musicality of the sound and the dynamic flow of the album as a whole. It's cynical and jaded lyrics are juxtaposed against intensely perfected rhythmic shifts and soaring electronic sounds that remind me of the orchestrations I love by bands like Radiohead and M83. It's ethereal melodies will overwhelm your senses leaving the empty you decaying away into a void, replaced by a shade looking down from above at your former self falling away. <br />
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In addition to the quality of their studio recordings, this band has the adult perspective towards playing music that comes from members of the band working for years on the other side of the stage at venues like Cause Spirit and Soundbar in Minneapolis. Likewise, this group's live shows at house parties and small local venues have been just as musically intense as their well crafted studio versions. These guys thoroughly deserve to be acknowledge for their incredible musical talent and professionalism.<br />
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So far they have released two official music videos to Youtube. <br />
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With more than 11,000 views since it was released, "We Want Blood" will give you a glimpse into the dreamlike melancholy frustration that flows freely in this album.<br />
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<a href="http://enemyplanes.bandcamp.com/track/we-want-blood" target="_blank">The song "We Want Blood" is also available for purchase on Bandcamp for $1</a><br />
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Their second music video "Bare Your Teeth" is currently at 2,000 views since it's release a couple months ago. <br />
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/enemyplanes/enemy-planes-sample-reel" target="_blank">If you want a brief introduction to more of the songs from the album you can find it on their Soundcloud profile here.</a><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/enemyplanes" target="_blank">You can also follow them on twitter to stay informed about upcoming shows, etc.</a><br />
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Want to get in on the action before they get big? Buy some merch! These are the shirts I like the most, but they have more available through <a href="http://www.enemyplanes.com/">their full website here</a>. <br />
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From the very first words of their short sophomore EP to the soft accoustic finish of the last song, the music of this local band is upbeat happiness mixed with notes of the melancholy misunderstood.<br />
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I love the way you speak our language/<br />
most disregard me as a strange kid/<br />
but you find beauty in the strange/<br />
I've made a point to do the same/<br />
and I love it when you speak my language/<br />
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Moving Parts is a local band out of the Twin Cities of Minnesota including musicians transplanted from the likes of Iowa, Indiana, and South Dakota to this city of independent artists looking for their big break in the Midwest.<br />
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Each track has it's own special message that has resonated with me from the moment I first heard it. It's truly easy to start "trippin on our ego", "getting locked up in your head" looking for that next big break. Their wonderfully humble perspective is juxtaposed against the mundane selfish indulgence of our daily lives. In addition to the quality of this album, they have consistently refined their live sound and energy on stage to fill their audience with the undeniable desire to dance away their worries and find the strength to abandon the selfish indulgences of our modern reality. With light and airy guitar riffs mixed with perfectly placed keyboard flourishes and dancy rhythms, this brief album will leave you refreshed and introspective about the deep significance of the lyrics, which will linger in your head to reinforce the positive messages hidden in it's passages.<br />
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We have walked for days, just to loose everything/<br />
And I've been seeing things, nobody else has ever ever seen/<br />
I feel like an empty shell, oh, the sea knows something but can't tell you...<br />
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Music From the Monastery is an album of upbeat positive music that should be on everyone's listening list. Of all the albums by local musicians that have flown under the radar of the mainstream music interests in this big small town over the last year, the one that I think for sure deserves way more exposure than it has received is this beautifully succinct set of music. I do not use these words lightly when I say that this album is my favorite of the last year. There have been many other great albums from local underfamous artists like Danger Ron and The Spins, Enemy Planes, Dead Larry, The Jelly Project, The Lone Crows, Turn Back Now, the list goes on and on. But, though many of those are fun to listen and dance to, this one struck me with it's truly substantive and positive message that has helped to reinforce my own desire to flourish in life. The positively optimistic message of this album stands out over the others, which have sought different purposes for their self expression. Each song in this album has a positive message that hides beneath the misunderstood reality of our modern day lives. <br />
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We're passively vicarious, I find that to be the scariest/<br />
We live through a screen, through the eyes of another being/<br />
Well, I know, yes I know, that we don't know, na we don't know a thing/<br />
They like to think they know a little something, about everything/<br />
Well you can tell us we're the reason/<br />
I'm gonna have to disagree/<br />
Oh, You just keep your composure/<br />
keep living passively...<br />
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I know it may seem like I am trippin on my own ego, since I now live with these guys at the monastery(house). However, it was precisely that possitive mentality and desire to attain meaning in life that drew me to live with them in the first place. Besides, these guys haven't been, and that's why they are still an unknown. But they deserve more. Not only do all of the songs of Music From the Monastery have a fun, upbeat, and lively sound, they also each hold a message of constructive thinking and hopefulness that fills me with intrigue and thoughtful circumspection each time I hear them. It's five songs are a brief interlude into the mundane daily frustrations we encounter. <br />
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We'll celebrate in your memory/<br />
well be dancing at the revelry/<br />
I hope we live until were 93/<br />
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It's not about the bad times anymore/<br />
its bout what the future has in store/<br />
there's bound to be so much more...<br />
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Find the full album on Bandcamp <a href="http://movingparts.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-the-monastery" target="_blank">http://movingparts.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-the-monastery</a><br />
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Also Check out their Music Video for the song "The Free People" <br />
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Finally, come See them July 24th with two other impressive local bands Chalk and So Big at The Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis, MN. <br />
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The radiant weather we have been having lately has been forecast to continue through this whole Memorial Day weekend! To accompany the beautiful weather, there are a healthy plenty of events this weekend starting with today. It's going to be a fantastic weekend of beautiful weather and high spirits. The university and college students have finished the spring semester and everyone is ready to spend exorbitant amounts of time outside in the sun. Please remember to wear sun screen and keep track of how long you have been out in the sun. It would be a shame to spend the rest of the weekend miserable when hit by the sun's warming rays because proper precautions was not taken early on.<br />
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As I mentioned earlier, there are some much anticipated shows this evening:<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/239152256208596/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">First of all, The Kitty Cat Klub will play host tonight for MinneCon II</a>. It will be a rowdy night of entertaining local music by Turn Back Now, MeMeMe, Thee Evil Creatures, and Devil Baby. This will also be the much anticipated release of Colby Swanson's first comic book for the band Turn Back Now. This is a FREE 21+ event. This will also be the first show Thee Evil Creatures have played since taking a six month hiatus to get prepared for performances with their new female lead vocalist. <br />
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If you miss the show you can also find the new comic book later at these fine establishments:<br />
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MinneCon II will also host several local graphic artists:<br />
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Today is the second day of <a href="http://nemaa.org/art-a-whirl" target="_blank">Art-A-Whirl</a> in Northeast Minneapolis. After a delicious brunch at <a href="http://www.colossalcafe.com/" target="_blank">The Colossal Cafe</a> near our house, I headed off toward northeast to see the festivities. <br />
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Along the way I bumped into a few frends as the wanderlust was focused into a particular venue. Having been there yesterday, and with a meal ticket courtesy of my friend Tristan from <a href="https://m.facebook.com/HotDamnMPLS?_rdr" target="_blank">Hot Damn!</a>, who didn't use his yesterday, it was decided the <a href="http://www.612brew.com/" target="_blank">612 Brew</a> taphouse was once again the place to be. <br />
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Sure enough, I met a great many cool people in the crowds at the brewhouse. It's local brews and local music drew a liesurely crowd to listen and relax. As per usual, I brought my dancing energies to accompany the music, which was very well recieved. It was a really fun space to dance with the bright sun beaming down and the accoustic beauty of the amphatheater accompanying our energy. <br />
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Soon enough, I got a few more of the crowd moving as their restless desire to dance finally overpowered the social awkwardness they felt as everyone else just stood or sat around absorbing the energies of the sun and the music instead of vibrating with it and resonating the energies. None the less, the energies flowed wonderfuly as I danced along with the music of a local band that is new to me called <a href="https://m.facebook.com/falseteethmusic?_rdr" target="_blank">False Teeth</a>. The energy level was still high and full of exuberance when I finally had to leave in the middle of <a href="https://m.facebook.com/BuckFotzy?_rdr" target="_blank">Botzy</a>'s set in order to get ready for work. All in all it was another fantastic experience. <br />
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The time has just flown by! May is now half over already. Please forgive the impromptu hiatus of the last few weeks. I landed a job doing Delivery driving for a delicious and authentic Chinese Restaurant in Dinkytown Minneapolis named Pagoda. I have been busy brushing up on my chinese skills and working a ton to stow away some funds to make real breathing room in my finances. This spring has been infused with powerful emotions tugging at the ebb and flow of the turbulent but sunny waters we are riding as the tide of a powerful swell brings us to the crest of a long awaited wave of creation and energy. <br />
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Today is Art-A-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis. I wish I had the time to see all that the area has to offer both in art galleries and live music at all the venues and spaces in the area, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/300130020149357/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">Like the event going on all day today at the Plex.</a> I did manage to make it out to see <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/463058257150685/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming" target="_blank">Hot Damn! Perform at the new 612 Brew taphouse in Northeast Minneapolis.</a> They have a very impressive amphitheater out the back end of the building right next to the walls for Broadway NE and Central Avenue NE. The space has really impressive accoustics that threw the band at first since their amps needed to be turned down to accomodate the powerful accoustic ressonance of the area that overpowered the PA system. <br />
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Not only was it a fun show out in the sun, but when the clouds passed over the sky and dimmed the sun's beaming light for a moment I suddenly noticed a giant rainbow halo surounding the sun in the sky. It was marvelous and apparently had been that way for quite some time already. The sun's radiance brought warmth to the budding greenery that has so thuroughly enjoyed the wet and warm spring we've been having. <br />
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Likewise, I would be remiss if I didn't find something new and interesting to show people at the show. Between the great music and the high energy of the crowd, there was one such point that stood out to me. Apparently Enemy Planes joined My Morning Jacket, Sarah Jaffe, and Others in <a href="http://irockthecause.org/farewell-transmission">covering songs by Jason Molina for an album</a> now being released by <a href="http://irockthecause.org/blog">Rock The Cause</a>, a local non-profit record label. Though I had never heard of Jason Molina, a quick <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Molina">Google search</a> showed the tragic tale of an impressive musician with a fair number of releases under his belt struggling with the age old problem of alcohol abuse. He died last year as a result of his vice. This album fits with Rock The Cause's purpose with a message of appreciation for the artist's life and creativity. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id824264897">Available now on iTunes for $11.99</a> It's an great mix of music in tribute to the late Jason Molina. Thank you to Rock The Cause for their desire to support the local music scene and incorporate that into a cause worthy of recognition. <br />
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Thanks again to <a href="http://www.enemyplanes.com/">Enemy Planes</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/backpockethymnal">Back Pocket Hymnal</a>, Puff Puff, and Mississippi North for putting on an incredible show last night. <br />
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Definitely check them out. They are very fun to see live. In fact, they are playing at Cause Spirits and Sound Bar in uptown Minneapolis later today Saturday, April 12th, 2014. They also will be playing at the Midwest Music Festival in Winona, MN, Saturday April, 26th. Find out more about them and their music at <a href="http://enemyplanes.com/">enemyplanes.com</a><br />
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Enemy Planes was one of the bands who I've learned about through the Monastery House parties. These parties have grown in scale and scope into impressive showcases of local musicians with a long list of bands eager to play. These gatherings have even produced some music videos which have garnered attention from some mainstream music media. Twice The City Pages has included videos shot in the basement of this house for their top 10 must see Minnesota music videos for the week.<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2014/04/top_10_must_see_minnesota_music_videos_this_week_04_10_14.php?page=2">Top 10 Must See Minnesota Music Videos featuring Moving Parts at The Monastery</a> by Erik Thompson Thursday April 10th, 2014<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2014/03/top_10_must_see_minnesota_music_videos_03_27_14.php">Top 10 Must See Minnesota Music Videos featuring Phantom Tales at the monastery </a> by Erik Thompson Thursday March 27th, 2014<br />
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If your looking for some more local music to go to this weekend there are also a couple more shows besides Enemy Planes going on this weekend.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/605264156221570/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">La Madness and Hot Damn! are playing tonight</a> Saturday April 12th 2014 at Mayslacks in northeast Minneapolis, MN. <br />
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Also tonight, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/527508790702865/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">The Jelly project will be joining the Nationally Touring Texas Hippie Coalition and The GooDBarS at POV's Sportsbar</a> in Spring Lake Park, MN.<br />
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Since I'm pointing out local shows to go to, I should give you a few more for the upcoming week. Next Thursday April 17th, 2014 Dream Crusher, Simon Calder band, Glow Mechanics, and DJ DT will be performing at the Kitty Cat Klub in the Dinkytown area by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.<br />
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On Friday April 18th 2014 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1428750700705024/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">MeMeMe will be having their CD release party with Circle of Heat at Midtown Tavern</a> in Mankato, MN. <br />
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I will conclude with the events scheduled for next Saturday, April 19th, 2014. Next Saturday will be National Record Store Day, so <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/755476634465610/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">Hymies Vintage Records will be having their annual block party</a>. <br />
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In Saint Paul the newly opened<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/442845825818417/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming"> Barely Brothers Records store will also be having music from The High Crimes</a>. <br />
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Then later in the night there are a few Shows as well. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1462820767283177/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">Three Nuns and Gun and my friend Nathan Reeder will be playing for the Westbank Hullabaloo at Acadia</a> with a litany of other musicians. <br />
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Two entertaining local indie rock bands <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/633303740052844/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">Via and La Madness will be playing at The Parkway Theater</a> in Minneapolis, MN along with The Mayberry Riot and Dragich and the Trainwreck.<br />
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MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-19465274938738409872014-04-09T10:11:00.001-07:002014-06-19T12:41:15.712-07:00Spring Forward Out Of HibernationThe winter is gone! Well... ok, that may be overstating it. It's technically spring now, since we passed the vernal equinox on March 20th. However, Minnesota has remained cold and snowy. The snow pack we accumulated over the winter remained frozen in large slabs of occasionally melting ice across the frigid tundral climate. Not only that, the weather remained cold enough for the snow to continue flying unabated by the longer length of the spring days. This winter has been tiresome for the spirits of the hardened souls living here. Compounded with the intensity of the overbearing winter, this season has been particularly tumultuous in my own personal life. After getting hit by a car while biking in december, my life was tossed akimbo as the questionable safety of winter biking was confirmed. Biking had been my primary mode of transportation. The snowbanks, which encroached far enough into the streets of Minneapolis for officials to limit parking to one side of the street so emergency vehicles could traverse the narrowing lanes, made the margin of space for bikers disappear. After my parent's bought a new car and generously gave me their old car to drive, I was relieved of the wearisome burden of winter biking unsafety. But, with a car came new financial obligations that stymied my ability to attend the shows I love. That being said, this winter has been somewhat of a dark period for my writing as a result. However, that is not to say there was nothing to speak of.<br />
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Music aside for a moment, another one of my favorite activities was much more affordable to me this winter. Despite being a sport that many other people have to pay significant money to enjoy, I worked at Hyland Ski and Snowboard area this winter as a chairlift operator so I was able to snowboard for free all year. This year I progressed quite a bit in my snowboarding skills. I only once recorded a day of riding with a friend, but I put it to music by the local band the Moving Parts. I used the song Noel as the background music for the video I uploaded to my YouTube channel. <br />
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At the end of the winter, just before the end of the snowboarding season at Hyland, my life was changed dramatically again when I was invited to live with some of my musician friends in the house near the University of Minnesota known as The Monastery. I had decided to move out of my lonely efficiency apartment at the beginning of January 2014 because I realized the expenses of car insurance and gas for the used car my parents gave me gobbled up all the disposable income I had enjoyed while biking. I had originally made plans to live with friends of mine from the band Thee Evil Creatures. However, I needed to wait till the rental agency found someone to rent my apartment, or till the end of March, because I gave my two month notice a day past the January 5th deadline for an end of February move out. Then, during one fateful week in February, everything came into place. I casually mentioned to my friends at the monastery that I was in transition from my current place to a tentative place with some friends of mine. It came up that they had a room opening up, and they offered it to me. Within a couple days I found out from the rental agency that someone wanted to move into my old place. Additionally, the person wanted to move in the very next week. As a result, the rental agency asked me to vacate as soon as I could to allow them time to prepare the apartment before the lease signing. Therefore, I quickly packed all my things into boxes and prepared for the move. That started a whirlwind of change blowing through my life. Within a week all my life plans had shifted dramatically. Now I am living in a house with 13 people that hosts house parties once a month where half a dozen local bands perform to a bustling crowd of interesting people. <br />
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With the matters of my own life out of the way, It's time to finally highlight one of the winter event's I haven't covered yet. On February 21st, 2014 the music video for the song "The Free People" by Moving Parts off the album "Music from the Monestary" was released. I got a chance last fall to be a part of this music video, along with quite a few other friends of the band, . The shooting was done at the Monastery house wher I now live months before I moved in.<br />
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That will be all for now, but I assure you there has been quite a few event's, releases, and other happenings I intend to relay eventually. Thanks again for reading. This spring and summer promise to be abundantly full of energy and creativity. Look forward to more soon.<br />
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The fall had a great many fun shows, CD releases, and interesting experiences. However, my professional life was in a tumult. Dealing with a boss who thoroughly hated me despite multiple appeals to her sensibilities was frustrating. That behind me, it was time for the winter months to bring employment for me at the Ski Hill.<br />
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Soon the winter was upon us hard and strong. The cold came early in November, bringing with it snow to cover the hills with a blanket of glistening white. I returned to my position at the ski Hill in Bloomington, MN. The snowfall and cold weather, which constrained much of the rest of our society, was instead a boon to the cold weather sports enthusiasts of the region. I greatly enjoy the work I do at the hill. I have the opportunity to bring the local music I love, along with admittedly more main stream Pandora Radio, to the slopes via my guitar amplifier. The days are beautiful. The skill level of the snowboarders and skiers who frequent the terrain park these days are far more impressive than the average more than a decade ago when I was in my nascent years of snowboarding experience. Now people all wear helmets for one thing. That's mostly because there has been a great push in the social dynamic towards the protection of our valuable brain boxes. With the added security that affords people, they now likewise go much bigger than they often would years ago. People throw cork 900's, backflips, front flips, 270's on to rail slides with 270's off, etc. It's impressive and entertaining to watch. Likewise, the experience of doing some mean tricks gets the heart rate going and provides a fantastic physical exertion. I love riding. <br />
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So, this has been much less about music than I originally anticipated, but perhaps it is high time I started simply using my blog as a means of recording my thoughts in general. At the end of the year in 2013 I finished yet another physical journal. It is such a liberating experience to recollect one's own experiences through your own thoughts and assessments of reality. It helps to keep a person grounded. <br />
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Among the great events of the recent months were several much anticipated CD release shows for bands I have been following, tours by other bands, some music video shoots, and my performances along with dozens of others tuesday nights at the open mic nights at Moto-I in Uptown Minneapolis. <br />
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The year to come promises to bear a great deal of musical fruit for the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. There are a great deal of powerful currents running under the main vein of culture that is MPR's The Current. But for most of Minnesota, these months tend to be the times where musicians and artists hunker down to hibernate for the winter, providing time to hone their craft. <br />
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One important point in my personal life happened in late December of last year. I was hit by a car while biking to choir practice December 18th, 2013. I had just finished up work at the ski hill for the day. I got in a little snowboarding after work in the afternoon, ate the dinner I had prepared for myself, then I took off on my bike to make my way to Angelica Cantanti Encore Alumni Choir practice in south Bloomington. At the time, biking was my main mode of transportation. I got rid of my last car about a year and a half prior. I traveled down to 98th street by Normandale Community College, and I was passing by the Bloomington Ice Garden when all of a sudden I saw the headlights of a car in front of me as if I was standing in front of the car looking away from it's license plate. I had only time to realise I was being hit, but not to react, then I was tossed akimbo into a blurry out of body experience, where I remember wondering at one point if I was underneath the car, then, taking assessment of myself, I realized I was not maimed. I got up, brushed myself off, and proceeded to record the event with the video camera on my phone. As I was being carted away in an ambulance to the hospital, I posted the experience to YouTube. Truly thankful of being alive and not crippled, broken, or concussed, I have nearly fully recovered now from the minor injury to my ankle, knee, and wrist. Additionally, being the active person I am, I have been making good effort to utilize and strengthen the muscles of those areas to ensure a full and speedy recovery. In a move of grand generosity, confronted with my determined assertion that I would continue to bike because it was my only affordable method of transportation, my parents decided to buy a new car for themselves. That done, then they give me their old PT cruiser. Having been saved serious injury in my first gravely serious accident on a bike, they decided to alleviate the financial burden for me of purchasing a car. Alas, though I truly am thankful for their kindness and generosity, the added expenses of automobile insurance, gas, and maintenance have devoured the little expendable income I had previously relied on to finance my excursions to the shows of my friends and the music community. So this last month I have spent the better part of my time working, saving money, and preparing to move to a new apartment at literally half the cost of my current living situation to alleviate my fiscal constraints. <br />
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That said, I do intend to write more frequently about the local music scene via the wireless bluetooth keyboard I bought to write post with on my phone. I am far more efficient at typing than at touch screen poking or swiping. Admittedly, it is a little frustrating dealing with phone technology lagging behind in compatibility with certain mundane tasks modern programs are capable of like a built in active spell check, and the lack of functionalities defined to mouse click and drag movements in web browsers... None the less, I will pioneer forward with my utilization of this newer technology to pursue my goals effectively on the go. The only thing I am missing is a good stand for my phone to keep it upright for reading while typing. <br />
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But now I am rambling, so I will conclude this entry on the first actually musically relevant point of the day. Last Friday was the video shoot for MeMeMe's song Thee Dirty Heaven. I awoke in the early morning on Friday groggy and stiff from a few good physical workouts involving snow removal at work in the recent days. It was my day off, yet I still felt inclined to get up about the same time as I usually do for work. The first thing I did was check my phone for the Facebook events of the weekend. To my surprise, I found the Music video Shoot for MeMeMe was that morning just 15 minutes from the time I awoke at 8:45am. I scrambled to get prepared, and soon was on my way in the bright, but cold, sunshine of the last day in January. The filming was already underway when I arrived after being caught in the fierce grip of gridlocked morning commuter work traffic. The theme of the video was appropriately a raging rock house party. The first order of business upon my arrival was the destruction of a bottle of wine with a golf swing captured in slow motion. After a few botched attempts, and one broken club, the bottle exploded in a maroon balloon splash. Having skipped breakfast myself to get there as quickly as possible, I was compelled to find some nourishment. Although a Keg of beer was brought to legitimize the party vibe of the film, I set out in search of something breakfasty. With a suggestion from the peanut gallery of the party it was decided on the tastily delectable pastry delight of doughnuts. Though stymied by a lack of<br />
local options for such confections, I returned in a little over an hour from a fairly decent trip to the closest cub foods with the questionably reliable sustenance we desired. Through more shots of the blossoming party, I soon grew weary of the closed confines of the house party with such beautiful weather outside in the chilled sunshine that would feel so balmy and enjoyable on the slopes of the Hyland Ski and Snowboard area. So, I bid adieu for the early afternoon to travel south tfor some riding in the beautiful weather. Once I got my fill of the terrain park from being the only person in the larger section of the park for nearly a half hour, allowing me to get in a huge number of runs, I was exhausted and returned to the video shoot just in the nick of time. As I walked into the set, the patrons of the party had just began taking swings at a piano destined for slow motion destruction capture for the video shoot. Around the floor blew a layer of down feathers drifting and lofting, the fallen soldiers of a pillow war recently waged. Intermingled with the floating feathers was a haze of dust from the ancient chambers of the piano's bowels, spewing forth the intestinal gasses of the long musically constipated piano into the room. <br />
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In late July 2013 the weather was consistently beautiful each day. I was regularly attending shows in the evenings. At one such event the band La Madness was playing. I had seen them a few times before and they knew me for my blog and dancing at shows. The lead singer Kurt Vatland approached me and asked if I would like to join their band for the filming of their upcoming music video. Naturally I was elated to be offered the opportunity to cover their shoot. So I agreed.<br />
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Soon it was time to get the ball rolling. First on the list of visual arrangements was partial band shots for closeups of each band member. Over and over the band played along to the recording of their song as the crew took footage from different angles.<br />
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Despite filming in the middle of the day, the shots were supposed to be at night. Therefore, the blinds were drawn and covered so that the room felt like a party in the depth of the night. To supplement that feeling, the band supplied the extras, the crew, and themselves, with <span class="null">champagne</span>. It was rather appropriate considering the context of the song being filmed.<br />
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The band was then ready to call it a day, since the vast majority of the shots were finished. I had to head out to catch the last bus for the day. Unfortunately, I came to find out afterwards that I missed the final shot of the day, which was a sexy hottub scene. It was a shame I miss that, but regardless it was a fantastic experience overall.<br />
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This last Saturday September 28th, 2013 finally brought the video release party at the Pourhouse in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Along with the music video, the band has been compiling a documentary about their experiences. So, after the opening band The Lone Crows finished their set, La Madness prefaced their music video with a clip from the upcoming Rockumentary "Going Mad" by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/everpresentchris?feature=watch">Xtopher films</a>. The night brought a great crowd along with the lively enthusiasm of the band for their exciting video debut.<br />
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With their video released and the buzz about them growing, the band is poised to return to the west coast soon for another tour. The press they have been receiving has brought their single to the forefront of the Los Angeles rock station <span class="null">KROQ</span>. Soon the local rock station 93X here in Minneapolis will hopefully take up the torch as well. <br />
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Thank you to all the people who helped to make the video shoot possible:<br />
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Director - Alex Kohnstamm <a href="http://www.kobamm.com/">www.kobamm.com</a><br />
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Production Assistants - Bobby Edwards, Tony Ralph <br />
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Photographers and journalists - Dallas Smith, Arne Wilkin, Alec Schwandt, Matthew Sudduth<br />
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Kurt Vatland - Lead Singer and Guitar<br />
Riggs Kessler - Lead guitar<br />
David Kittelson - Bass Guitar<br />
Aaron Willey - Drums<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice Beaches at the Fine Line Music Café July 6th 2013</td></tr>
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As I write this it is now the last day of summer 2013. The summer has passed in a blur. The long days of warmth provided the lulling serenity that drives the apathy of indulgence. After a long cold and snowy spring, the brief Minnesota summer blew by in a haze of humidity with a pervasive din of humming cicadas. The oppressive heat refused rain fall and the grasses soon showed the signs of a prolonged and thorough drought. The usually luscious green grasses of the northern climate fell dormant and brown as week after week passed without reprieve from the dryness. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jelly Project at the Cabooze July 13th 2013</td></tr>
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Naturally Minnesotans savoured the sunny warm weather, absorbing the sun's refreshing rays and relishing in the fleeting phenomena that is summer in this dynamic climate. Summer in Minnesota is the season of backyard barbecues, block parties, lazy afternoons, and road construction. With so little of the year reliably snow free, the government and industry goes into high gear to squeeze in as many projects as possible before being constrained by the whimsy of mother nature. <br />
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Though I intend to cover a good many of the events from our summer season, I should highlight one new band in particular. Among the great surprises of the summer was the resounding response received by <a href="http://www.steprockets.com/">Step Rockets</a> for their second single "<a href="https://soundcloud.com/steprockets/kisser">Kisser</a>". Within the first month it was released they received over 100,000 plays on their Soundcloud account alone! People in the music industry all over the globe started to take notice as music reviews and blog posts popped up across the internet in response to their catchy new summer hit. Sure, Robin Thicke and Miley Cirus stole the nation's attention with their raunchy and controversial performance at the MTV VMA's, which ironically overshadowed the blatantly racist African American women backup dancers in bear costumes. None the less, in my humble opinion the real song of the summer was not the Marvin Gaye sounding Blurred Lines, but rather the new <a href="https://soundcloud.com/steprockets/kisser">Kisser</a> single by <a href="http://www.steprockets.com/">Step Rockets</a>. This is a tall order indeed, but naturally the national media's attention profoundly overemphasises the major labels in lieu of the litany of smaller releases by bands whose originality and creativity dwarfs the monolithic industry giants' posterchildren. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Madness at the Cabooze July 13th 2013</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.steprockets.com/">Step Rockets</a> were not however the only ones to make releases this summer in the Twin Cities music scene, but I will cover those in due time as I look back on the events in the last few months. So without further ado, it is time for a recounting of those happenings.<br />
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I should begin with the start of July when Vita.mn took a pole of their readership and the local community to make their list of lists. <a href="http://www.vita.mn/best-of/215711651.html">http://www.vita.mn/best-of/215711651.html</a> Along with recounting the best in <a href="http://www.vita.mn/best-of/215847951.html">fashion</a>, <a href="http://www.vita.mn/best-of/215847541.html">drink</a>, and <a href="http://www.vita.mn/best-of/215847101.html">dining</a>, they presented the musicians of the area with a few categories to compete for position as the best of the twin cities in 2013. In the <a href="http://www.vita.mn/best-of/215847761.html">music category</a> there were lists from the best record stores in town, the best rappers, and the sexiest band, to the best bands to see live. There was a list for everyone's interests. Although some of the lists compiled for the music section did not make it into the print version, <a href="http://www.vita.mn/best-of/215847761.html">most of the lists</a> are available online to represent the interests of the community at the time. However, I do have a bone to pick with their decision to omit the list of best bands to see live in the cities. Many of the bands who were on that list, along with their supporters, resent the indignity they received in response to their hard work and determination. Many in the local music scene were dismayed, but we collectively shrugged off the inconsistency in coverage to disrespectful attitudes within the magazine toward the artists they do not specifically endorse that managed to sweep the top ranks. It was a disrespectfully saddening slight to the hard working original music writing underdogs of the local music scene in the Twin Cities. As one person put it, they were not surprised since <a href="http://vita.mn/">Vita.mn</a> is less a reputably impartial observer and more a tabloid magazine interested in pop culture at the expense of the camaraderie that holds the network of starving musicians in the area together. So it is what it is. The musicians will continue to strive for exposure in lieu of the expected recognition from vita.mn. <br />
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Moving on, independence day 2013 brought the <a href="http://enormousbeast.bandcamp.com/">Enormous Beast CD</a> release party at the 7th Street entry with <a href="http://dangerronthespins.bandcamp.com/">Danger Ron and the Spins</a>. Conveniently located down-town near the river, it was just a short distance to walk to see the fireworks display by Saint Anthony Main. After the display, the bands celebrated our country's independence with an intense show. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/viarockviaroll">Via</a> at <a href="http://thepourhousempls.com/">The Pourhouse</a> July 19th, 2013</td></tr>
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The next big event was the <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/viarockviaroll">VIA</a> CD release party at <a href="http://thepourhousempls.com/">the Pourhouse</a> July 19th. Their intense grunge rock style has taken the Minneapolis alternative music charts on reverbnation.com by storm. They currently rank #1 on the <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/main/charts?geo=Local&country=US&state=MN&city=Bloomington&postal_code=55419&genre=alternative&mfg_charity_id=0&page=1&refresh_hot_charts=1&use_postal_code=1">Minneapolis Local Alternative music Chart</a> and people in the industry are really starting to take notice! Definitely check them out. <br />
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Later that weekend on July 20-21 was <a href="http://palmersbar.net/">Palmer's Bar</a>'s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/145277115669943/">Palmfest</a>. <a href="http://palmersbar.net/">Palmer's Bar</a> is one of my favorite venues in the cites. It's a small "dive" bar on the West Bank area by <a href="http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.html">the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities</a>. The liquor pours are reliably generous. The crowd is a diverse blend of hipsters, hardened souls, college students, and long time regulars. The indoor space is small, intimate, and offers two options for stages depending on the size of the bands playing. Though larger bands are put in the corner by the entrance to allow for a modicum of space in the tiny bar, I feel the small stage at the end of the bar near their patio door acoustically provides one of the best sounds for any venue in the cities because of the conical shape of the room. However, that day much of the music was being played outside on a temporary stage set up on their expansive and uniquely iconic patio in the back. The event was lively and entertaining with a range of Twin Cities musicians from different genres. I only attended a few of the performances, including a few particularly entertaining bands I've seen before: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thehighcrimes">The High Crimes</a>, <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/povertyhash">Poverty Hash</a>, <a href="http://southsidedesire.bandcamp.com/">Southside Desire</a>, <a href="http://blackmarketbrass.com/">Blackmarket Brass</a>, and <a href="http://blackdiet.bandcamp.com/">Black Diet</a>. Regardless of the brevity of my stay, the festival was a resounding success as can always be expected from the West Bank music scene. <br />
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On Sunday July 21st I was invited by the band <a href="http://lamadness.com/">La Madness</a> to join them for the filming of the music video for their song "Got Me Wrong". However, I will be devoting a whole post to the shoot after their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/198828886946150/">Video release party</a> this next weekend, so as not to spoil the surprise. Suffice to say at this point that I had a fantastic time. It was a true honor to be invited to see the process. <br />
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The warmth of the summer continued unabated with beautiful weather greeting us every day. Soon it was August already. My 29th birthday passed on August 5th without much fanfare since it fell on a Monday this year.<br />
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On august 8th a local artist one of my old high school friends told me about, named <a href="http://www.sashamercedes.com/fr_home.cfm">Sasha Mercedes</a>, released her new album "Captives" at the <a href="http://www.thethreecrows.com/Three_Crows_Website/Welcome.html">Three Crows Café and coffee house</a>. Although I missed the show, I would definitely suggest <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/sashamercedes">taking a listen</a> to her soulful Americana music. She has a beautifully relaxing voice. <br />
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The following weekend was the <a href="http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2013/07/pizza_luce_block_party_2013_lineup.php">10th annual Pizza Luce Block Party</a> on August 10th, 2013. This year the <a href="http://pizzaluce.com/">Pizza Luce</a> block party was held next to their down-town location, rather than the usual Uptown location, in honor of the down-town location's 20th year serving <a href="http://pizzaluce.com/">some of the best artisanal pizza in the Twin Cities</a>. Along with the nationally renowned bands <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/aftertheburial">After the Burial</a> and <a href="http://motioncitysoundtrack.com/">Motion City Soundtrack</a> closing out the night to enormous crowds, the festival also featured some of the Twin Cities' best lesser known musicians including: <a href="http://www.pennyroyal.us/">Pennyroyal</a>, who sport a few employees of the Luce pizza chain; one of the most impressive local rap artists, <a href="http://seananonymous.bandcamp.com/">Sean Anonymous</a>; and the up and coming band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bloodnstuff">BloodnStuff</a>, who's song "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bloodnstuff/app_178091127385">Fire Out At The Sea</a>" was getting regular play on <a href="http://www.thecurrent.org/">Minnesota Public Radio's The Current</a> this last winter. Overall the block party was a huge success. Through the support of <a href="http://www.thecurrent.org/">The Current</a> and the local news publication <a href="http://www.citypages.com/">Cities Pages</a>, the crowds thronged to the streets to see one of the summer's most anticipated events.<br />
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The night did not end with the <a href="http://pizzaluce.com/">Pizza Luce</a> Block party however, there were a couple other shows that followed. I dropped by briefly to the <a href="http://www.kittycatklub.net/">Kitty Cat Club</a> in dinky-town where <a href="http://w.reverbnation.com/sandimas">San Dimas</a>, <a href="http://enormousbeast.bandcamp.com/">Enormous Beast</a>, <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/catsspace">Space Cats</a>, and <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/nicebeaches">Nice Beaches</a> played. However, I had a purposeful destination right by the <a href="http://pizzaluce.com/">Pizza Luce</a> Down-town location I soon headed to. At the <a href="http://www.finelinemusic.com/">Fine Line Music Cafe</a> there was another <a href="http://itmusic.us/">Itmusic.us</a> promoted show with the bands <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HogNosedBasterds">Hog Nosed Basterds</a>, <a href="http://julyfighter.bigcartel.com/">July Fighter</a>, Tender Meat, and <a href="http://stylebiters.bandcamp.com/">The Style Biters</a>. That night Itmusic.us had broadcast their intent to hold a dance competition during <a href="http://stylebiters.bandcamp.com/">The Style Biters</a> set for a $50 target gift-card. They are an intense video game music inspired electronica/rap/band hybrid that breaks down the barriers between nerddom, pop culture, and local music. As an avid dancer to local music I made it a point to be there for the dance competition, and I succeeded in winning the prize! Overall it was a fantastically fun day packed to the brim with great local music. <br />
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While the fair was commandeering much of the populace to their indulgently succulent food and variety of live entertainment, I headed to Cause spirits and Soundbar once again to see <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/catsspace">Space Cats</a>, <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/nicebeaches">Nice beaches</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/enormousbeast">Enormous Beast</a>, and a band that was new to me called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iguano/269705853047643">Iguano</a>. My heart goes out as always to the crew of <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/catsspace">Space Cats</a>, <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/nicebeaches">Nice Beaches</a>, and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/enormousbeast">Enormous Beast</a> for their enjoyable music and drive to perform. I was likewise impressed with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iguano/269705853047643">Iguano</a> who have a truly interesting diversity of sound to their songs. Overall it was a great show. I will definitely be looking to see more of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iguano/269705853047643">Iguano</a>.<br />
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On Tuesday the 27th of August, at the request of my friend Simon Calder, I went to <a href="http://www.moto-i.com/">Moto-I</a> near Cause Spirits and Soundbar in the Lyn-Lake area of Uptown to see him perform at their open mic night. To my surprise the level of talent represented at their open mic night is much higher than most. Additionally, they constrain each performer to only two songs each and keep the pace moving so that upwards of 30 people can be fit into one night! With such a large draw of musicians the crowd is quite impressive and the music delivers great entertainment. Along with the tasty Sake they brew in house, and local beer from <a href="http://www.theherkimer.com/">The Herkemer</a> next door, I was so impressed by the musical ordeal that I soon made it my goal to write and perform two songs there myself. I decided to give myself two weeks to prepare two songs and on the 17th of September I succeeded in fulfilling that goal. Early in the evening September 13th I played two original songs for my first ever live performance of originally written music! <br />
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But I've jumped ahead a bit, The last big event of August was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/497848313627973/">Minnesota Foodstock 2013</a> at the Cabooze. As the name subtly implies, this was a benefit show to support the local food-shelves. People brought food to donate and some of the revenues were likewise donated to the cause. The list of bands was extensive and served to demonstrate the pervasive generosity of the local music scene to give back to the community even in spite of the fact that most musicians already essentially donate their time, since it should be acknowledged that few are able to break even on their band expenses by gigging or make a profit. So, hats of to the generosity and candour of the local musicians and patrons for their philanthropic engagement. <br />
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As the summer hours slowly waned, despite remaining hot and exceptionally dry, early September brought the usual confusion of schools starting for the children and young adults of our society. As a frequent show goer I had almost forgotten how dramatically the crowds at shows near the University pick up after the start of the school year with the young twenty something juniors and seniors at college looking to procrastinate their studies. <br />
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On September 6th I once again traveled to the <a href="http://www.nomadpub.com/">Nomad World Pub</a> to see <a href="http://dangerronthespins.bandcamp.com/">Danger Ron and the Spins</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/snowbankmusic">Snowbank</a>, <a href="http://enormousbeast.bandcamp.com/">Enormous Beast</a>, and <a href="http://thee-evilcreatures.bandcamp.com/">Thee Evil Creatures</a> for an <a href="http://itmusic.us/">Itmusic.us</a> Residency. To my surprise the bar was packed already before the show started because the <a href="http://www.nomadpub.com/">Nomad World Pub</a> happens to be the gathering place for the niche of people interested in watching the USA football (Soccer) team games. So in spite of the patrons being somewhat distracted by their engagement in the game, the musicians were able to bring their music to a totally different crowd from the usual local music show goers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving Parts at Memory Lanes September 14th, 2013</td></tr>
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Just over a week later on September 14th there were a few events to get to again near the West Bank. Early in the night I headed to the <a href="http://www.memorylanesmpls.com/">Memory Lanes Bowling alley </a>to see <a href="http://movingparts.bandcamp.com/">Moving Parts</a>, <a href="http://www.junebugmusic.com/fr_home.cfm">Junebug</a>, and <a href="http://whattyrants.bandcamp.com/">What Tyrants</a>. Though I didn't end up staying through the whole night, it was great to see <a href="http://movingparts.bandcamp.com/">Moving parts</a> and <a href="http://www.junebugmusic.com/fr_home.cfm">Junebug</a> again. <a href="http://www.memorylanesmpls.com/">Memory lanes</a> is another of my favorite venues in the cities. Not only do they have cosmic bowling on Saturdays with black lights accentuating all the bright colors and making things glow, but the stage is actually set in the center of the bowling alley on top of the two center lanes. Although the expansive space of the bowling alley dampens the sound, it actually becomes much easier to hear the lyrics than at most shows at local venues. Plus, as one of my friends once put it, it's the kind of visually impressive venue he would choose to play on guitar hero. <br />
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Later in the evening I headed north a bit to the <a href="http://www.nomadpub.com/">Nomad World Pub</a> to see <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/turnbacknowmusic">Turn Back Now</a>'s 5 year aniversary show with <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/nicebeaches">Nice Beaches</a>, <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/devilbaby">Devil Baby</a>, and <a href="http://breakfastanytime.bandcamp.com/">Breakfast Anytime</a>. It was another great show with high exuberance in line with the celebratory nature of the show.<br />
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The next day, on Sunday September 15th, I travelled to Saint Paul to join in the shooting of the music video for <a href="http://thee-evilcreatures.bandcamp.com/">Thee Evil Creatures</a>' song Dead Soldiers. The make-up artists made us all into zombies and we had a terrific time pretending to be the living dead while enjoying some beer and socializing. The final result turned out great. I am so happy I got the chance to be involved in their music video.<br />
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The final weekend of the summer came upon us suddenly. The warmth of the summer continued unabated in the days, but we finally received a bit of long awaited rain to refresh the flora before the fall season hit. The evenings began to show the signs of the waning daylight. The temperatures began to drop much more dramatically overnight into the 50's, foretelling the coming autumn color change.<br />
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Friday September 20th there were two CD release shows I hoped to get to. Unfortunately I didn't make it to the CD release show for <a href="http://www.jonwayneandthepain.com/">Jon Wayne and the Pain</a> at <a href="http://www.cabooze.com/">The Cabooze</a>. I did however make it to North-East Minneapolis to see <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/rachelschroeder">Rachel Schroeder</a>'s EP release at <a href="http://www.clubunderground.us/">Club Underground</a> with <a href="https://soundcloud.com/iamfuzz">I Am Fuzz</a>, <a href="http://www.fuzzymachete.com/">Fuzzy Machete</a>, <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/turnbacknowmusic">Turn Back Now</a>, and <a href="http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/">The Jelly Project</a>. On my way there I also dropped by a house party near by to see a friend's band called Calabooze play their first set in a year in their spacious backyard. In addition to the <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/rachelschroeder">EP release for Rachel Schroeder</a>, <a href="http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/">The Jelly Project </a>were also promoting their <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thejellyproject/the-jelly-projects-2nd-album-debaucherous">Kickstarter campaign</a> by having a raffle. The items included their former beards framed for all time, a couple of the masks from their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPJuLjXAWWI">Stupid Animal music Video</a>, and the original music and lyrics for their song "Need You" on their upcoming album Debaucherous. To my utter delight I won the latter! I am now the proud owner of the original sheet music and lyrics for their upcoming song Need You. Overall the night was full of energy and enthusiasm as we Minnesotans understand full well that the beautiful weather in the evenings will soon be only a fading memory. <br />
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To wrap up the summer of 2013, Saturday September 21st <a href="http://www.steprockets.com/">Step Rockets</a> returned from touring the Midwest to perform at the <a href="http://www.331.mn/home.php">331 club</a> in Northeast Minneapolis with <a href="http://badbadhats.bandcamp.com/">Bad Bad Hats</a>. It was a fitting way to conclude the summer of 2013. <br />
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As one final note, please continue to check out my <a href="https://soundcloud.com/matt-sudduth">soundcloud channel</a> for new sets of local music.<br />
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</script>MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com0Minneapolis, MN, USA44.983334 -93.26666999999997644.8035955 -93.589393499999971 45.1630725 -92.943946499999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-50681831619815571992013-08-21T19:45:00.000-07:002014-06-19T12:46:16.984-07:00Recounting the last few months part 2I left off at Cinco De Mayo with my last post. The long awaited spring was finally blossoming into it's maturity, but it didn't last long. In relation to the winter it seemed only a blip as we soon found ourselves complaining about the heat and remembering how stupid that sounds since we had spent months hoping for the comfort of the warmth we received. <br />
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On May 7th, the Tuesday after Cinco De Mayo, I headed out to the 7th Street Entry to see <a href="https://www.facebook.com/turnbacknowmusic">Turn Back Now</a> play their first show with their new lineup along side <a href="http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/">The Jelly Project</a> and an energetic local punk band called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheProgenitorsofRockNRoll">the Progenitors</a>. The <a href="http://first-avenue.com/">7th Street entry</a> is the smaller of two venues at the famous First Avenue venue in downtown Minneapolis, MN. <br />
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Later in May on the 24th I headed out to see the first show by a new band out of Minneapolis called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/viarockviaroll">Via</a> at Cause Spirit and Sound Bar. They are a lively Grunge Rock band out of Saint Paul, Minnesota. I knew the front man and singer Jason Tuthill from a previous band called The Aphrodesiaddicts a few years back. I added their song Uncle Sam as the sixth song on my Soundcloud set <a href="https://soundcloud.com/matt-sudduth/sets/local-gems-11">Local Gems 11</a> . The other bands on the bill that night were <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="http://www.rjandthesoul.com/">RJ and The Soul</a>, and </span></span></span><a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/curbsidebandit">Curbside Bandit</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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That weekend also was the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/593945343951193/?ref=14">Memory Lanes block party</a>. Unfortunately I only made a brief appearance toward the end of the day on Saturday to see <a href="http://seananonymous.bandcamp.com/">Sean Anonymous</a> with <a href="http://dreamcrusher.bandcamp.com/">Dream Crusher</a> and didn't take any pictures. But it was a pretty big deal. <br />
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Quickly moving on to the beginning of June, on June 8th <a href="http://www.deadlarry.org/">Dead Larry</a> opened for a sold out show at the <a href="http://www.cabooze.com/">Cabooze</a> featuring <a href="http://thesuburbsband.com/">The Suburbs</a>. It was an epic show merging the old guard of nationally renowned local Minnesota music with one of the hardest working local bands to come out of the cities in the last decade. <br />
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The next day was the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MovingPartsBand">Moving Parts</a> CD release party sponsored by <a href="http://itmusic.us/">Itmusic.us</a> at the <a href="http://www.kittycatklub.net/">Kitty Cat Klub</a> with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/westofaldine">West of Aldine</a>, <a href="http://therunningriot.bandcamp.com/"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">The Running Riot</span></span></a>, and <a href="http://dematlas.bandcamp.com/"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Dem Atlas</span></span></a>. Their new album is called <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Go By Feel and you can buy it on <a href="http://movingparts.bandcamp.com/">their Bandcamp page</a>. </span></span>Since then the Moving Parts have released their first music video for the song <a href="https://vimeo.com/72146888#">Share The Blame</a> on Vimeo. I have also added a couple of their songs to sets on my <a href="https://soundcloud.com/matt-sudduth">Soundcloud Channel</a>. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/72146888" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/72146888">Moving Parts- "Share the Blame"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/chancecole">Chance Cole</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiiCEx3GpxE9q5chw7iaedZSMtPhVpRI8ozJCySf0kK57rgmgFgJQ6FWygHCnyQh4OBl78f5P_3PYDJE6_c8BDvBAjKC-QtrpZBNH2ZcNJtuBvtRPzP935Oboi3S-kmVvdQKWxA0WZLY2/s1600/Fuzzy+Machete+Pride+Festival+Rainbow+picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiiCEx3GpxE9q5chw7iaedZSMtPhVpRI8ozJCySf0kK57rgmgFgJQ6FWygHCnyQh4OBl78f5P_3PYDJE6_c8BDvBAjKC-QtrpZBNH2ZcNJtuBvtRPzP935Oboi3S-kmVvdQKWxA0WZLY2/s400/Fuzzy+Machete+Pride+Festival+Rainbow+picture.jpg" height="257" width="400" /></a>The last big event in June 2013 was the much anticipated <a href="https://www.tcpride.org/">Minnesota Pride festival</a>. This year was a particularly prominent pride festival because of the recently <a href="http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/207231321.html">passed same-sex marriage bill</a> which made Minnesota the 12th state in the United States to approve same-sex marriages. The weather couldn't have been more welcoming that day, and among the many bands performing outside in Loring Park were <a href="http://www.fuzzymachete.com/">Fuzzy Machete</a>, <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/lamadness">La Madness</a>, <a href="http://www.thejaphies.com/">The Japhies</a>, and <a href="http://dematlas.bandcamp.com/">Dem Atlas</a>.<br />
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With the conclusion of June 2013 the summer was starting to gain substantial momentum in the local Minneapolis Music Scene. The weather was consistently beautiful. Our formerly cloistered spirits were eager to engage in the pursuit of pleasure in the few months of warmth and abundant sunshine we receive in this dynamic northern climate. <br />
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This summer has come on hard and fast. I have long since shaved off the winter beard I had for it's warmth, wind blocking, and easily cleanable functionality. I apologize to my readership for having taken such a long time off from writing. Sadly, I realize and lament how vital a link my blog is to the music community. I have neglected to cover quite a few shows in this last few months and I should do justice for those hard working bands out there. I will try my best to continue covering the music scene. I truly wish that I had the income to support attending, reviewing, and acknowledging all the daily activity of shows the Twin Cities music scene has to offer. Hopefully one day my efforts, along with those of others in the local scene, will help foster the audience and interest in local music that this area deserves.<br />
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months into a few posts to keep from making one overwhelmingly long post. i.e. CD
release parties and the like. <br />
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Despite the fact that I haven't been blogging as much these last few
months, to my credit I have not been entirely inactive in the online
music scene. I've posted quite a few sets of local music on my MNlocalmusic Soundcloud account over the last few months. So far the list
amounts to over three and a half hours of play time with 10 sets of
Local Gems from artists around the twin cities area. Many of the bands I
included in those sets I have blogged about already, and the others
deserve exposure too so check them out. <br />
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Way back on Friday April 26th 2013, as the snow was finally dissolving into obscurity, I headed to the Driftwood Char Bar in south
Minneapolis to see the Space Monster CD release show. Their groovy,
funky, psychedelic, galactic, jazz inspired rock combination got the
crowd dancing. <a href="http://spacemonsterband.wix.com/main">http://spacemonsterband.wix.com/main</a> <br />
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The other bands on the bill that night were Sticky Smash, who's set I missed, and Brice Plays Drums, who played some interesting technical jazz rock groves.<br />
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On May 1st I biked through the reluctantly receding wintery weather to the Fine Line music Cafe to see the first ever show by a band a new band called Snowbank. I had bumped into the lead singer and guitarist for the band at the Cause Spirit and Sound Bar during a show in April. I was happily obliged to join them for their first show ever. Additionally, I added their single as the first song for my Local Gems 5 set on the MNlocalmusic soundcloud. Their first show went well and sounded good despite a lackluster weekday crowd, a somewhat odd mixture of bands on the bill, and the understandably shaky presence of their nascent band experience. <br />
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The following Saturday May 4th was Sabastian Love of Bad Medicine Productions' birthday celebration at the Sound Gallery. He called it the first annual Dark 13 celebration. It was an epic lineup of bands, rappers, and artists all coming out to celebrate one of the most influential music promoters in the Twin Cities area. This was my second time attending a show at the Sound Gallery. Like my first experience it was a diverse crowd of people from all walks of life who appreciate local music. The two room venue was set up for two simultaneous stages: one in the bar area, and another in the main room. Along with the musical festivities and<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"> featured bar room DJ Naughty Wood, </span></span></span>there was a photo booth provided by <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Patrick McCutchan (<a href="http://www.studiomccutch.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.StudioMcCutch.com</a>), </span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">visual projections by VJ Mach FoX (<a href="http://www.machfox.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.MachFox.com</a>), and live art by </span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Angela Bird, Jon Andersen, and Paul Solem. The full list of bands was as follows:</span></span></span><br />
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Voodoo — (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheVoodooPage" rel="nofollow">www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>TheVoodooPage</a>)</span></span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">PENNYROYAL — (<a href="http://www.pennyroyalmusic.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.PennyroyalMusic.bandca<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>mp.com</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Hᴏᴛ Dᴀᴍɴ! — (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/HotDamnBandMN" rel="nofollow">www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>HotDamnBandMN</a>)</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">The Japhies — (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheJaphies" rel="nofollow">www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>TheJaphies</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Dem Atlas — (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/DemAtlas" rel="nofollow">www.facebook.com/DemAtlas</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">The Set — (<a href="http://www.thesetmusic.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.TheSetMusic.com</a>)</span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Danger Ron & The Spins — (<a href="http://www.dangerronthespins.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.DangerRonTheSpins.band<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>camp.com</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Patrick Callan — (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZh6Iq_7sQk" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>watch?v=vZh6Iq_7sQk</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Starting in earnest on Cinco De Mayo (May 5th), Minnesotans finally
received consistent relief from the cold. People started flocking to
the streets to walk, bike, socialize, and relax. As an avid year-long
biker, the large number of people biking made me especially happy.
Just one week prior to to then we received inches of snow
accumulation as the oppressive and seemingly never ending winter
lingered on with cold temperatures and frustratingly cold precipitation
unable to figure out exactly whether it wanted to be snow or rain. Our
hearts and minds thoroughly enjoyed the catharsis of spirit that finally came
from the soft spring rains, greening trees, and budding flowers. Though
the late winter weather had constrained the spring effervescence of spirit
we longed for much longer than usual, the trees finally showed the end
of the cold season with an explosion of buds on every branch and the
cacophony of sound resulting from spring twitterpation.<br />
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On Cinco De Mayo there were a couple of fun events. Every year there is a mayday parade and festival at Pouderhorn Park in Minneapolis, MN. The parade is well known for featuring masterful puppetry by In The Heart Of The Beast Puppet and Mask Theater. Although I missed the parade this year, I did catch a couple of the musical acts on the stage in Pouderhorn Park before heading to a nearby house party to see my friends perform. It was the first outdoor house party with music I went to this year. It was also the first time I got to see an impressive band called Black Diet. The show also featured the return of my friend Cassidy Anderson's band MeMeMe, my first time seeing Noah Itman of Itmusic.us's project called Super Normal, and another unique project by some friends called Comfort Food. <br />
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With that I will draw this to a close for now. Like I said earlier, there are still a couple months of backlogged events to cover. I will work diligently to get those posted soon. I once again apologize to my readership for procrastinating. Please make sure to check out the MNlocalmusic Soundcloud channel to hear sets of great local music. MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-68492559817232597322013-06-14T18:34:00.003-07:002014-06-19T12:47:28.303-07:00After a long break from writing, a brief blurb about tonight's many showsSo, I know I have been neglecting my music blog recently. None the less, as I was headed out the door for a night jam packed with local music, I wrote a quick post for Facebook and I thought it would be an appropriate thing to transfer to this blog. This night is going to be filled with musician friends of mine performing all across the twin cities and beyond. I'm having a hard time deciding what shows to go to. The Japhies are releasing their new album at Memory Lanes <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/156179794563249/?ref=14">https://www.facebook.com/events/156179794563249/?ref=14</a> -- Dead Larry are having their 9 year anniversary party at The Nomad World Pub <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/143740312466495/?ref=14">https://www.facebook.com/events/143740312466495/?ref=14</a> -- Mississippi Rising are playing the Fine line with the Jelly Project <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/588262144527651/?ref=14">https://www.facebook.com/events/588262144527651/?ref=14</a> -- Cause Spirit and Sound Bar are having their 22nd art gallery opening show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/397941506990308/?ref=14">https://www.facebook.com/events/397941506990308/?ref=14</a> -- and Peregrine Perspective is playing with Space Monster at Memory Lanes <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/533076833417270/?ref=14">https://www.facebook.com/events/533076833417270/?ref=14</a> -- Additionally, if I were in Los Angeles, California La Madness is playing a show at a place called Genghis Cohen <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/569246029774533/?ref=14">https://www.facebook.com/events/569246029774533/?ref=14</a> So much awesome music coming from the Minneapolis Music scene tonight it's hard to figure out what to do! <br />
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This week has been trying the patience of even the most stalwart Minnesotans. On two separate occasions we had substantial snow storms. This last Thursday, April 18th 2013, the Twin Cities Metro received over 7 inches of snow! I wrote my last blog post that afternoon before I headed off to see a show at the Whiskey Junction. I bussed to downtown Minneapolis and biked from there to the <a href="http://www.kittycatklub.net/">Kitty Cat Klub</a>, where I had forgotten my Credit Card the night before. <br />
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Snow was spitting cold darts at my face as my bike skidded and slipped around the corners. Multiple times my bike jolted sideways forcing me to catch the ground with my boots to steady myself and keep from falling. Unfortunately, as I made my way across the old Washington Avenue pedestrian bridge on the U of M campus, I realized to my utter dismay that somewhere along the way I lost the odometer on my bike! The crummiest thing about this situation is that I was only 40 miles shy of hitting 3,000 miles! This is especially significant since I rolled over 2,000 miles January 20th of this year, meaning I've biked 1,000 miles during 3 of the snowiest and coldest months of the year. I really wanted to get a picture of that accomplishment, but I will have to satiate my ego by writing about it here on my blog. Including the biking I did during rest of last weekend, I am quite certain I would have hit that mark last Sunday.<br />
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But that is enough about my avid winter biking. When I finally got to the west bank, I found every building along the whole length of Cedar Avenue from the the Red Sea Bar to the Cabooze were all dark and sinister looking because of a power outage. The world was determined to hamper my efforts further in spite of my recent loss. The show I planned to see at the <a href="http://thewhiskeyjunction.com/">Whiskey junction</a> was promoted by Noah Itman, CEO and founder of the new website <a href="http://itmusic.us/">Itmusic.us</a> The two bands on the bill were <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"> <a href="http://www.aitastheband.bandcamp.com/">Aitas</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/spacemonsterband">Space Monster</a></span></span>. Itmusic was planning to film the bands on stage. Obviously, since the power was out, that was impossible. Never the less, it was entertaining in the dark and cooling building as the bands gathered their drums on stage and jammed out. The haunting rhythmic palpitations surged through the dark, elevating the spirits of the dedicated people who traveled through wretchedly slushy and slippery weather to support their friends. Through conversation in the veil of darkness, I learned the origin of the problem facing the area; apparently, while out having a ciggarette half an hour earlier, a few people heard an explosion and saw a ball of blue flames erupt into the air a block east of the Whiskey Junction. With that, it became clear the night was likely to end early. After jamming in the dark for about an hour, the bands finally packed up their gear and prepared to leave, surrendering to the inevitable steady decline of patrons as the air in the bar slowly chilled those brave souls who dared to remain. Finally, we decided to call it a night. Then, literally right as I walked into the entry way and opened the door to leave, the power came on. The few remaining musicians and I grabbed one final drink before heading off to brave the the treacherous roads on our way home.<br />
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Although Thursday evening's show was derailed by the weather, this weekend had several other interesting events I attended. The first of those events was a block party at <a href="http://hymiesrecords.com/">Hymie's Vintage Records store</a> on Lake Street and 39th Ave in Minneapolis, MN. Along with discounted records, a live spray-painting artist called <a href="http://www.roguecitizen.biz/">Rouge Citizen</a>, a beer garden, and several booths of crafts and artwork, there were a number of bands performing inside the store and on a stage erected outside in the street. I didn't stay for all the bands, but it was a fun atmosphere and a lively crowd of people ranging from art bloggers, musicians, and hipsters, to suburban families with wide-eyed dancing children. Everyone enjoyed the block party's festive spectacle. <br />
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The frustrated angst of fast and furious punk music accompanied patrons carousing around and looking at local records available from the artists performing that night: <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="http://theblindshake1.bandcamp.com/">The Blind Shake</a>, Spray Paint, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cheeseburgersaregreat">The Fuck Yeahs</a>, and Rabbit Holes. There were also multiple record labels with vinyl records available for purchase:</span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"> </span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="http://www.learningcurverecords.com/">Learning Curve Records</a>, <a href="http://www.modern-radio.com/">Modern Radio Records</a>, <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="http://guiltriddenpop.com/">Guilt Ridden Pop</a>, <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="http://www.theoldblackberryway.com/The_Old_Blackberry_Way/Home.html">Old Blackberry Way</a>, <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Double Asterisk, <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="http://moonglyph.com/">Moon Glyph</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/catpeoplerecords"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Cat People</span></span></a>. While I didn't get any pictures of the bands, their intensity imbued the bustling crowd with energy, excitement, and anticipation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">One of the most notable songs was a fast and furious repetition of words that went: Michael Jackson </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Michael</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Jackson </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Michael</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Jackson, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Michael</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Jackson </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Michael</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Jackson </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Michael</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.
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performed the song. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">The headlining act was </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><a href="http://theblindshake1.bandcamp.com/"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">The Blind Shake</span></span></a>, an intense local band my friends had specifically come to see. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">Overall Record-store day was fun and entertaining. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"> Later in the evening Sunday, I headed back off to the West Bank again. There were two shows </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">directly next to one another that </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">I wanted to see . The shows that night were at <a href="http://palmersbar.net/">Palmer's Bar</a> and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">across the street </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>at <a href="http://www.nomadpub.com/">The Nomad World Pub</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Though I would have loved to stay and catch the whole set by The High Crimes, I was determined to see <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/blackmarketbrass">Black Market Brass</a> perform across the street back at <a href="http://www.nomadpub.com/">the Nomad World Pub</a> at the same time as The High Crimes. I had met the core percussion player for Black Market Brass at a few shows in the past and I really wanted to see what they had to offer. I was very pleased when I arrived, because in stark contrast to the cramped and crowded atmosphere of Palmer's, the crowd at the Nomad was thin. Normally this would be a bad thing for the band. However, as I have mentioned before, I absolutely love to dance and in situations like this it is ironically the best case scenario for me despite a lack of drink revenue for the bar and band, because I get so much room to dance around. Their music was wonderfully danceable and flowed from Latin rhythms to reggae infused ska and around to smooth rock. It's fun to see a full band determined to include a diversity of musical instruments to fill out the sound in different ways, even though the space was rather tight with all of them on stage at once. That proved their talent as their cramped quarters on stage didn't hinder their ability to keep the patrons dancing, grooving, and moving to their songs.<br />
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That was followed by another great performance from <a href="http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/">The Jelly Project</a>.
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with his band <a href="http://thelonecrows.bandcamp.com/">The Lone Crows</a>. The show was a birthday celebration for Tim Barbeau the lead singer and guitar player for The Lone Crows, a band I have written about before and who keep delivering awesome blues rock to the Minneapolis Music scene. This is a young band of dedicated musicians bound for big things. Tim just turned 21 and all his bandmates are similarly youthful.<br />
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I have been to two shows since the last time I wrote a post. Again, let me clarify that my blog is not pretending to be a comprehensive look at the whole of the local music scene, because there is so much great music to be appreciated that goes unnoticed for so many varieties of reasons. What I am trying to do is write about the musicians I run into, hear about, seek out, or by any other means come in contact with myself. This is a catalog of my experiences in the local music scene. From that, I would like to bring attention to the people I meet who I know are deserving of more acknowledgment than they receive from the media on the national scene. </div>
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This last weekend I attended the 21st Art Exhibit Opening for Cause Spirit and Sound Bar in the Lynn-Lake Neighborhood just east of Uptown Minneapolis on Saturday April 13th, 2013. The <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">artists </span></span> <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl">featured in the exhibit are Damon Rowley, Andy Lefton, Dan Wieken, Nathan Graves, Erin Sayer, and Tony Rydell. From Dark Surrealistic abstract paintings, to intricately enveloping pen drawings, and a few colorful pop culture references, the art hung above the crowds as people surged and ebbed through the night's festivities. The heavy rock vibes of the bands lined up to play brought the house a torrential harmony of musical rhythm. </span></span></div>
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As this month progresses more shows come into view on the horizon. We are slowly waiting to finally thaw out of this prolonged winter. We thought things were starting to wind up for the spring over the last couple of weeks, but that was just nature taunting us a little. This week we have substantial snowfall coming again. It is now the second half of April! Although we have had some April showers, I am not sure if they truly count when the air temperature seems strangled at the 40 degree mark and unable to squeeze out a consistently warm breath of air. So despite having had people eagerly walking the streets and soaking up the warm sun in the balmy 40 degree weather of the last couple of weeks, Minnesotans have retreated once again into their shells to await the return of seasonably reasonable weather. To cater to this reclusiveness, I suggest people check out the dance videos I posted to Youtube over the winter. A naturally good place to start is my M83 - Midnight City dance video, so here it is for your viewing pleasure. <br />
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With that I will bid you all adieu for the moment. I have another show to prepare for tonight and then several more events this weekend. Check back soon for more about the Minneapolis local music scene. In the spirit of writing about an art exhibit I will leave you with a self portrait I made recently. Thanks again for your interest in the local music scene.</div>
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<br />MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-57296662633329148742013-04-09T15:45:00.000-07:002013-04-10T11:42:15.670-07:00Last Weekend's Events and Those to Come SoonToday is Tuesday April 9, 2013. Tonight I plan to go to a Kareoke contest at Tailgate Sports Cafe right by my apartment in south Minneapolis next to the intersection of highway 62 and 35 W. Though spring is still silently stalking us somewhere in the future, the music season here is really starting to ramp up as band after band announce new CD's and shows. I'm really excited to enjoy this year.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L7ffUHEkp4P5gOH3YwQX4RmdIAWxMOtuuYVTWembccq0ndelu5t6QFr-1VHZgkV1auCfLH0VcmiOniujQ7dKayRFFrZagv2FWnAzVYlpEqnjGmHe4EzFyXC6-KxJvEiHjtbodnIyKXLF/s1600/Moving+Parts+at+Honey+20130408_223118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L7ffUHEkp4P5gOH3YwQX4RmdIAWxMOtuuYVTWembccq0ndelu5t6QFr-1VHZgkV1auCfLH0VcmiOniujQ7dKayRFFrZagv2FWnAzVYlpEqnjGmHe4EzFyXC6-KxJvEiHjtbodnIyKXLF/s400/Moving+Parts+at+Honey+20130408_223118.jpg" width="400" /></a>Last night I went to a show at Honey in Northeast Minneapolis, MN. I missed the opening act, but the bands I saw were Moving Parts and Air Taiwan. I came with a couple friends who I had run into earlier and whom suggested to me the show at Honey for the dancy music that would ensue. <br />
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Moving Parts were an incredible new local band just fresh out of college at The Institute of Production and Recording (IPR). Their music was fantastic dancy groves to keep me moving. The bartender even doubed me fantastic dancing Matt, I was very fond of his compliment. Although I was the only person dancing most of the night, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I'm not like most people who feel awkward to be alone, or close to it, on the dance floor. So ironically though it's kinda unfortunate for the bands who would love people to move with them, I actually thrive and like when that happens even though it would be fun if other people joined in. None the less it was incredibly fun and entertaining music. Additionally, their new album just came in. Though the show was not billed as their official release party, which will happen soon I imagine, I got myself a copy of their new album and I must say it is thoroughly as lively and dancy as the show! These guys will be a fun band to follow and see in the future. I'm sure to be making it out to more of their shows in the future. <a href="http://movingparts.bandcamp.com/">http://movingparts.bandcamp.com/</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierLBKVC4iCLwfp4z4Go_QkYuDFYXXzOfb766KWhNed-U9OgpUCHJ_4OHxd6YzjnOl9wltPuCNixO5b7zOHKzP0shjFpHRKDTsDmFHgIcvqFvUWaDbVm4wU29twvfbQkiHCLvUobPYJfMT/s1600/Air+Taiwan+at+Honey+20130409_000839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierLBKVC4iCLwfp4z4Go_QkYuDFYXXzOfb766KWhNed-U9OgpUCHJ_4OHxd6YzjnOl9wltPuCNixO5b7zOHKzP0shjFpHRKDTsDmFHgIcvqFvUWaDbVm4wU29twvfbQkiHCLvUobPYJfMT/s400/Air+Taiwan+at+Honey+20130409_000839.jpg" width="400" /></a>After The Moving parts came Air Taiwan. They kept the mood just as lively and energetic again in spite of most everyone not dancing. I used all the space that wasn't being used and had a ball dancing around to their awesome groves. Along with some excellently chosen covers from several decades of popular music, they had excellent new music of their own to bring their energy into the world. I know my fellow Minnesotans, while mostly not dancing, save a couple here and there, were none the less soaking up the music in their own ways and enjoying the vibes as they washed over them. <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/airtaiwan">http://www.reverbnation.com/airtaiwan</a><br />
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This last Sunday I had a fun game of Munchkin Fu, a table top card game, with my family. <a href="http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/munchkinfu/">http://www.worldofmunchkin.com/munchkinfu/</a> Wondering why this is relevant? It's not to music. But it was fun none the less =P It also shows a little of my inner nerdyness. I LOVE music. But I appreciate a lot of things other people feel awkward acknowledging, like watching the TV shows Glee, Smash, and Nashville. I like all forms of musical entertainment, wheither it be an A Capella group, a ska band, musical theater, the opera, some local funk metal, a garage band with aspirations of being something more than what anyone expects of them, and everyone in between. The world is full of people searching for meaning, but so few realize that everyone's searching in their own way and sometimes get bogged down in the silly little things in life that tie us up from day to day instead of fully enjoying the moment like we feel compelled somewhere deep inside to. That's why I dance, I'm not afraid of people judging me. I'm not doing it for the people who are going to be negative to me, I'm doing it for myself, the band, and the people who are feeling the vibes like I am. It's so much fun.<br />
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I should also mention I had a great night at The Sound Gallery again this last Saturday night April 6th 2013. I got to see Sean Anonymous Spit some sick lyrics. I enjoy his high speed and interestingly rhythmic rapping poetic stories. He is certainly one of my favorite local rappers in the cities who goes somewhat under-appreciated but performs impressively. It also helps that hes a really nice dude too. <a href="http://seananonymous.bandcamp.com/">http://seananonymous.bandcamp.com/</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbVL7OLpVsYLj8EAr1r_Wj7t3Wl0mDGKQuh2AOPXWfueo1nWP0WzEmYF_DmVaywg0iQerOkVg8oELqEwYpHrocJNS0RHdwnrzkghK5UK-3MwvyvNP0agtVXCsUlF7U6uqdmXbXvfkjV6z/s1600/Sean+Anonymous+at+The+Sound+Gallery+20130407_013459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbVL7OLpVsYLj8EAr1r_Wj7t3Wl0mDGKQuh2AOPXWfueo1nWP0WzEmYF_DmVaywg0iQerOkVg8oELqEwYpHrocJNS0RHdwnrzkghK5UK-3MwvyvNP0agtVXCsUlF7U6uqdmXbXvfkjV6z/s320/Sean+Anonymous+at+The+Sound+Gallery+20130407_013459.jpg" width="320" /></a>Saturday was the center peak for the weekend's awesomeness with a great group of people gathering to listen to music and socialize into the early hours of the morning. The DJ for the music in the bar was an awesome guy I recent met who happens to be founder and CEO for a new music website built on a philosophy of meritocracy and interactivity based influence rather than pay for play influence. It's an interesting concept and I think it's worth reiterating from my earlier post, since the site is currently in development so it's invite only. However, if you want to get in on the ground level you can go to the website and request an invitation by entering your e-mail at <a href="http://itmusic.us/invite/">http://itmusic.us/invite/</a><br />
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So what's to come in the near future? This Saturday April 13th I am planning to go to the 21st art exhibit opening show at Cause Spirit and Sound Bar at Lyn-Lake in Minneapolis. I bumped into Tony Rydell, the Curator of the exhibit for Cause, while I was at The Sound Gallery this last Saturday. They always have an impressive array of local art they display, it's something equally to be appreciated in my eyes just as music, or dance, or any other form of entertainment. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/549791068374953/?ref=2">https://www.facebook.com/events/549791068374953/?ref=2</a><br />
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Beyond that, on April 22 my friend who is the great musician that is the lead singer and one of the two guitar players for the band The Lone Crows will be turning 21 years old. He also plays in a band called Hot Damn!, who will also be playing that night. Oh, and the exclamation point is part of the band name, so yes that was intentionally awkward looking grammar. To top off the nights festivities The Jelly Project will also be playing. So essentially, two of the bands from the last show I posted a blog about and the additional band from the birthday man will be rocking the house with their awesome blues, rocking bass riffs, shredding guitar licks, killer drum beats, and clear ringing vocal energies. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/430371873700255/?ref=2">https://www.facebook.com/events/430371873700255/?ref=2</a><br />
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Later still on Saturday April 27th The Jelly Project will be playing with Fuzzy Machete, Up Jumped the Devil, and I Am Fuzz. Fuzzy Machete are another epic rock and roll band of girls who kick that rock up a notch and make me dance. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/353136248119320/?ref=2">https://www.facebook.com/events/353136248119320/?ref=2</a><br />
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May 4th 2013 will be Sabastian Love' Birthday party. He is the force behind Bad Medicine Productions. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BadMedicineProductions">https://www.facebook.com/BadMedicineProductions</a> There will be 13 bands playing on two stages at The Sound Gallery. This will certainly be an epic fun night of music to remember. The list of bands from Voodoo, The Japhies, The Wives, and Francecamp for certain I know already. I am excited to hear and see all the bands at this epic music gathering. 21+ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/545979038769248/?ref=2">https://www.facebook.com/events/545979038769248/?ref=2</a><br />
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Of course those are simply the ones I have invites for this early on. I will likely be going to many more shows, and blogging about those experiences as well. So look forward to more musical musings from me Dancing Matt Sudduth in the future.<br />
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There is one last thing I would like to add, although it is not related to music. A former coworker and friend of mine Celine Kitzenberg is preparing for a half marathon run on Sunday June 2, 2013 and she is looking for support to help raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She has been blogging about her progress as she prepares to take on the task of running 13.1 miles for a race. Please donate to a worthy cause, it is always a good thing to be charitable. <a href="http://pages.teamintraining.org/mn/minneapo13/ckitzenber">http://pages.teamintraining.org/mn/minneapo13/ckitzenber</a><br />
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<br />MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-90345777978112064402013-04-06T16:27:00.001-07:002013-04-06T16:39:24.942-07:00A Night Full of Musical Energy at the Triple Rock Social Club In Minneapolis, MNLast night was the show I have been waiting for weeks to see. It was a fantastic lineup of high energy local bands.<br />
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The opening band for the night was La Madness a local band who've found a decent following in California and have plans to dive from the springboard of our strong supportive local music community into the tank of sharks and big fish that is the west coast music scene. They currently modestly hold the #2 spot on the website ReverbNation.com in Minneapolis, MN for the <span class="profile_genre">Indie / Rock / Blues</span> category. <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/lamadness">http://www.reverbnation.com/lamadness</a> Their clear and clean riffs, vocals, and drums set the bar for the night's musical standard, and that bar was held high by both the bands who followed. <br />
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The second act was a local band who are about to release their remastered debut album in Europe this next week thanks to the German record label that picked up this rising star and is intent to place it on the old growth tree of European musical competition. The crowd also showed that Europe is not the only place these young talented musicians are gaining ground. <a href="http://thelonecrows.bandcamp.com/">http://thelonecrows.bandcamp.com/</a><br />
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The night was finally crowned by the high energy rocking power of The Jelly Project, who were fresh and bursting with energy after having several weeks off since performing in Austin, TX last month at the South By South West music festival. <a href="http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/">http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/</a><br />
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Although this wasn't the only show going on yesterday in Minneapolis even on the west bank alone, none the less I spent my whole night at the Triple Rock Social Club intermittently dancing, taking pictures, socializing, and enjoying the music. A common theme of discussion in between sets was how saturated our scene is with incredible local music. Almost every night of every week at multiple venues throughout town there are talented bands playing different types of music. We are actually quite spoiled here in Minneapolis because there are so many great musicians, yet the scene is mostly intimate and filled with other musicians who enjoy the vibrancy and diversity of music we have in the Twin Cities. Also, the vast majority of musicians in the scene are so appreciative and supportive toward one another that the camaraderie is palpable in the air. As I walked through the crowd I saw dozens of local musicians who came out to support their friends' success, which is truly the most dynamic and enthusiastic support starving artists could hope for. Thanks for an awesome show guys. MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-78750788231661767072013-04-04T11:04:00.000-07:002013-04-04T11:07:29.579-07:00Enormous beast - Beastiality This last weekend a local band I have been following for the last couple years finally released their debut album on band camp! <a href="http://enormousbeast.bandcamp.com/">http://enormousbeast.bandcamp.com/</a><br />
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Enormous Beast is a band you should make it a point to go out to see live if you haven't yet. They were on schedule to make a big splash in 2012, but they had to take a year long hiatus for personal reasons. <br />
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These guys make it an explicit point to be as full of sound as you can make a two person band. Comprised of the drummer/singer Connor Mack and guitarist Rob Hedlund, they forgo the excessively contrived complexity of some bands in favor of simple riffs which spur in their listeners a deep seeded desire to rock the %#*^ out . Their sound is instantly likeable for it's accessibility and intensity. Additionally, they are hands down one of the most incredible local bands to see live.<br />
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Their drummer Connor Mack rocks his drums so hard that he needs physical restraints for his kit so that his base drum doesn't get away from him as he pounds it's essence into an unwieldy awesome mess! Back in the days before he was able to tame his bass drum by putting a concrete block behind it anchored to a rug underneath the whole kit, every song he would need to reign his drums back into his vicinity as they slowly migrated across stage from his rocking intensity!<br />
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The passion for music these guys espouse leaves other bands blowing in the wind behind them. So look forward to real big things for these guys in the near future. MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-45552912633400411182013-03-30T16:38:00.003-07:002013-04-04T09:32:58.210-07:00As The Snow Slowly MeltsDespite the fact that winter seems unwilling to depart this chilly climate even a week after the official start of spring, the local Minnesota Music scene is starting to heat up for the upcoming warm season. Here in Minnesota musicians have a tendency to hunker down for the winter to work on new material. This makes logical sense too since your average music patron tends to be less interested in going out to a show when they have to travel through frigid temperatures and brave treacherous road conditions. There have been some very entertaining shows over the last few months for those stalwart supporters of local music, but the months ahead promise great new songs and albums as the hibernating Minnesotans slowly thaw out of their winter stupor. <br />
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For a few local bands the music festival season started early with appearances in early March at this year's South By Southwest festival in Austin, TX. However, most of those bands have already received enough press in my eyes and do not need redundant exposure. Likewise, the point of this blog isn't to fluff the nationally acclaimed bands who grace the likes of The Current, because they already have press teams following their every move. I want to bring exposure to the bands anyone in the Twin Cities can go to see for less than ten dollars at a local venue and meet personally. Our local music scene has many more musicians than are observed on the national radio channels, and they are all starved for and deserving of attention. <br />
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With that in mind I would like to dedicate this post to a band that probably flew under the radar of most people at the South By Southwest Music Festival. The Jelly Project are a local band who played on their label Funk-It Records' stage March 14th at SXSW. They have been making heads bang and bodies rock in the local music scene for the last couple years as they slowly gain regional, national, and international acclaim. Their music is gritty rock infused with the vocal styling of their charismatic lead singer Jelly, who's powerfully emotive voice evokes the style of Janice Joplin. Check out their music and find upcoming shows at <a href="http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/">http://www.rockthejellyproject.com/</a> Additionally, they will be playing a show this upcoming Friday April, 5 2013 at The Triple Rock Social Club along with two other awesome local bands: The Lone Crows and La Madness. This should definitely be a night to remember! If your so inclined this is a link to the Facebook event for the show. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/139827836188783/?ref=2">https://www.facebook.com/events/139827836188783/?ref=2</a><br />
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<b>The Jelly Project at The Cabooze</b> <b>November 29th 2012</b></div>
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Another important event to take note of happened this last week. Last Thursday was the Website launch party for a new music site based here in Minnesota which is designed as a tool for bands to gain exposure and interact with musicians across the globe. The site is called itmusic.us and their goal is to offer a meritocratic community for musicians to post their work, give feed back, and collaborate with other musicians. The meritocratic elements allow bands to gain influence and credibility by interacting with other musicians in a social environment rather than paying directly to be promoted. The idea is that the more a band or artist gets involved with the site the more credibility and attention they will receive. The site is still in closed beta testing to work out the dynamism of such a complex matrix of interactions, so if you want to get involved in the ground level of such an innovative new site go to itmusic.us and add your e-mail to receive an invite into the burgeoning community.<br />
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The website launch party was an epic gathering of local musicians who spanned all genres and illustrated how interactive and inclusive the the Twin Cities music scene is. There were performances ranging from an acoustic guitar duet called Hog Nosed Bastards to the video-game-music sampling rap of Style Biters and included a presentation by the CEO and founder of itmusic.us Noah Itman about the trajectory and intent of the new website. Look forward to more news as the website progresses from it's primordial state into a new and innovative music institution.<br />
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<b>Mississippi Rising performing for the itmusic.us Bananza at The Sound Gallery</b></div>
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<b>CEO and Founder of itmusic.us Noah Itman giving a presentation about the new website</b></div>
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<b>Style Biters performing for the itmusic.us Bananza at The Sound Gallery</b></div>
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If anyone who attended has some awesome pictures from the other performers <span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Sherbetty </span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sherbetty?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>sherbetty?fref=ts</a></span></span></span> , </span></span></span></span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show">Burnet </span></span></span><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/seans.page.5?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>seans.page.5?fref=ts</a></span></span></span>, or the DJ's please let me know so I can add them to this post. </span></span></span>MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-30753059009296512742013-03-29T13:46:00.000-07:002013-03-29T14:09:57.769-07:00My Entrance Onto the Twin Cities Local Music SceneWell, now that I feel I have sufficiently given my readers a basic understanding of my music experiences prior to entry into the local music scene, I will endeavor to describe my entrance onto the scene. I should begin with how I came to be in close proximity to musicians again.<br />
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For my first semester at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in the spring of 2009, I took the city bus every day from my parent's house in Bloomington, MN to downtown Minneapolis and transferred buses or biked from there to campus on the west bank of the University. I had moved back in with my parents six months prior because of an unfortunate incident with a former roommate.<br />
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That changed in the summer of 2009. I decided to rent a house with my brother and one of his high school friends, who I had known briefly in high school before he and my brother graduated in the year 2000. We found a nice house near Dinkytown just off Como Ave and moved in just before the 2009-2010 school year started. I was incredibly excited to be near campus and involved with the school community again. I love being around the energy, openness to new opportunities, and wanderlust that people espouse in their early college years. Additionally, despite having a rather reclusive and loner lifestyle when at home, I thoroughly enjoy and thrive in large social gatherings. I am the opposite of an agoraphobe. So, when I found out that my next door neighbors had a band called Strategem Wyle, I was eager to see them perform. <br />
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Strategem Wyle are no longer together, but their show at the Fine Line Music Cafe that year was one of the first times I started to get involved with the local music scene. Soon after that show Strategem Wyle broke up. Nathan Reeder and Jess Skadburg, the members of Strategem Wyle who lived next to me, then got a new lead singer and started a band called The Amnesiatics, who also have broken up since then. Regardless, I started regularly following my friends to their shows around town to support their music. One important caveat I should include is that when I attend a show I do not come for only the hour or so my friends' bands are on stage. I come early to see the opening act and stay the whole night to appreciate all the bands. Each night I was introduced to new local bands striving to entertain the placid Minnesota crowds in fun and interesting venues around town. My music world slowly expanded as I became friends with more and more musicians in the local music scene.<br />
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If you have never been to a small local music show in the Twin Cities, then I should paint for you a picture to explain why I called the crowds placid. Minnesotans are not easily enthused and often actively avoid participating in the music via dancing. This is not to say that they are disinterested. On the contrary, Minnesotans listen very keenly to the music and tend to appreciate it on a cerebral level. This certainly isn't unique to Minnesota, but it is none the less a rather pervasive element of our scene. However, I am the opposite. I love to be the first one on the dance floor so that I can feed back the energy these starving artist give to their blase audiences. Additionally, musicians appreciate so thoroughly anyone who is willing to break out of their calloused shell of antipathy toward embarrassment and disengage from the fear of standing out, that they will welcome with open arms and open hearts anyone who goes against the socially stigmatized grain. Thus, I became acquainted with hundreds of local musicians in Minneapolis and Saint Paul simply due to my unwillingness to let fear control me.<br />
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I want this blog to extend that interaction beyond the microcosms of appreciation I give to local musicians at their shows so that I can help my friends transcend the systemic difficulties inherent in the antiquated and draconian main stream music industry. There is so much under appreciated talent in the Twin Cities that I want to share with the world. They are often not as polished and shiny as an international act who comes through and sells out a show to thousands of sheeple packed shoulder to shoulder with hardly room to breath let alone dance in the Target Center or Excel Energy Center, but the gritty realness of the passion these musicians have for their work makes the experience far more intimate and engaging. Additionally, it doesn't matter what type of music you are into, the plethora of musicians in our cities span the whole spectrum of music. All it takes is a little investment of time and energy to seek out the artists you appreciate and the key to the gates of the vast Twin Cities music scene will be yours. It is my goal for this blog to help guide people into the live music scene so that they can appreciate all the different types of musical experience available just outside the gates of our digitally caged lives. MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com0Minneapolis, MN, USA44.983334 -93.26666999999997644.803594 -93.589393499999971 45.163074 -92.943946499999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123578093311829852.post-2352797485230540492013-03-25T23:36:00.000-07:002013-03-26T15:52:10.635-07:00The Preamble: A Personal Bio <div style="text-align: justify;">
My name is Matthew Sudduth. I am a 28 year old college graduate with a BA in political science. Today is my first day of seasonal unemployment. I have been working as a Chairlift Operator and Rental Technician at Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area in Bloomington, MN. I truly enjoyed the work I did there and being able to snowboard for free, but now I must search for a new job. Additionally, now that I have extra time on my hands I have decided to start blogging about the local music scene here in Minneapolis, MN. I have been involved with the music scene here for about three years now. I could start with my entrance into the scene, but I think I should introduce myself first. This will be a preamble about the musical experiences in my early life that form the center of my appreciation for music. </div>
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I grew up in the southwest Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, MN. My parent's instilled in me a sense of music appreciation from a very early age. They mostly listen to either mellow easy listening, or upbeat fun music. I heard music while growing up ranging from the classical music of Beethoven, beautiful old musicals like Guys and Dolls, and Jazz on one side of the spectrum to popular artist such as Enya, Tori Amos, and Fleetwood Mac on the other. </div>
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In addition to having background music on regularly, my parents also started me into music with piano lessons at a very early age. Unfortunately, I didn't appreciate those lessons nearly as much then as I do now in retrospect. So, after battling my parents regularly about practicing piano, they finally gave up. I had gotten pretty good, but I grew tired of practicing and my interest in it was waning, so my parents stopped paying for me to take lessons. However, that was not the end of my musical education. </div>
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Of course we still had music class in grade school then and I enjoyed those days. I learned to play the recorder, sing, and play basic percussion instruments. In addition to the school music program, my parent's got me involved with the internationally renown local youth coir Angelica Cantanti. We sang wonderful choir pieces and traveled to fun places for performances. I now relish having had the opportunity to be a part of a group devoted to music at that early age. Beyond that, I have recently joined their new Alumni Choir called the Angelica Cantanti Encore Choir. I have sung in four concerts with them in the past two years. But back in grade school I grew tired of singing after a couple years and quit. </div>
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When we started formal band class in 5th grade at Hillcrest Community School, I wanted to be a drummer, But instead, I was sorted into the trumpets based on my ability to buzz my lips when prompted. Then, in addition to learning to play in the school band, my parent's bought me a trumpet and enrolled me in private trumpet lessons.</div>
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In junior high my world shrank as I became heavily invested in playing a litany of Nintendo 64 video games and neglected my friendships. I became a loner, reclusive in my music and video games. None the less, I had fun when I took jazz band in Middle School. I attended a small, arts focused, alternative, Junior High School named Bravo Middle School. </div>
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I was the smallest boy in school at Bravo. Additionally, I was smaller than all but one girl. I was the epitome of the shrimpy little kid who got picked on for being small and weird. However, it wasn't because I was nerdy, but rather because I was a loner, that I got picked on. But then I got involved with Swimming and Diving in my 8th grade year after the substitute teacher for one of my classes happened to be the diving coach for the High school I would be attending the next year, Bloomington Jefferson Senior High School. I thought I would enjoy jumping on a springboard then flipping and spinning in the air and splashing into water as a sport and I did. I know that is not related to music, but it was a formative part of my life that helped me become focused, athletic, and energetic through all my years. In a way it also gave me some of the spatial recognition that I use when dancing at live shows. It certainly influenced directly some things I did in my earliest years of dance experience, when I got into break dancing in High School. </div>
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The first CD I ever bought was in Junior High. I fell in love with the pop hit The Way <a href="http://youtu.be/b0wfu3tOrtQ">http://youtu.be/b0wfu3tOrtQ</a> by Fastball, so I bought their album All the Pain Money Can Buy. Soon I had a small collection that included Weezer, Papa Roach, 3 Doors Down, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Tori Amos among others. Yes, as you might have noticed, the last artist in that list did not fit in. I must admit, I took a few CD's I liked from my parent's collection when I was a child. <br />
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In High School I took band class and joined the well renowned Jefferson Senior High School Marching Band. Thankfully, the football marching band season didn't conflict with diving for the varsity swim team in the winter. I was in Marching band every year I was in high school. Yet, I only dabbled with being an integral part of the band friendship clique for a short time my freshman year. I remained mostly a loner during my high school years in spite of being active in a variety of additional extracariculars from the chess team to the Man Club (The Man Show was huge when I was in high school <a href="http://www.hulu.com/the-man-show">http://www.hulu.com/the-man-show</a>). The closest friends I had were considered "the dirties", think the "freaks" from the TV series Freaks and Geeks, but I literally never drank, smoked, or did any drugs. </div>
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I began my high school music career in the freshman symphony band playing trumpet. Going into my sophomore year I did not qualify to progress into the middle band playing trumpet. I had no intention of stagnating in the same band, so I was planning to quit. However, the head band director Doctor Orzolek suggested that if I switched to the Baritone Euphonium, which has valves similarly to a trumpet but plays in a lower range like a mellow trombone, I would be able to move up to the middle of our three High School bands, the varsity band. I took his suggestion and progressed the rest of my years in High school playing the Euphonium. </div>
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By my Junior year in high school I was in the highest band in the School, the Concert band. That year we made a trip with the concert band to Japan. It was one of the most incredible experiences I have ever had in my life. I had already taken Japanese class because I was heavily into Dragon Ball Z and other Japanese Anime at the time. However, all that really gave me was a basic understanding of the culture, knowledge of their phonetic alphabets, and a few basic phrases. None the less the dramatic difference I encountered in their daily life left me humbled by the awesomeness of how thoroughly our culture defines our existence. </div>
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In high school my music interests fluctuated. I started downloading songs on Napster and Kazaa when it was still cool. Eventually I had a horde of techno remixes. Later I found Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall Live which blew my mind musically. I also got very deep into Radiohead's Kid A, OK Computer, and Amnesiac albums. Both bands remain in my favorite bands to this day. <br />
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After High School I went to the University of Minnesota Morris. I didn't continue playing instruments in college. I did however stay involved with music by getting a late night time slot on the college radio station KUMM. If you are not aware of this station, I assure you they take full liberty of the various connotations related to their name. This included their catch phrase "we put KUMM in your ear"and their KUMM splotch logo. It was as crude and sophomoric as any college student could hope for. I occasionally took out new music from the walls of CD's they had, but mostly I brought my own music or played requests. However, after a year and a half of college dorm life at UMM I dropped out and started working for a living.<br />
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Music fell out of my life's priorities until I started to get back into the local music scene about three years ago when I enrolled at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities to finish my undergraduate degree. I moved into a house near dinky town close to the Minneapolis campus and that brought me into the proximity of focused musicians again. I was soon drawn into the world of the local Twin Cities music scene. But as I said before, that is a story for another time. MatthewSudduthMusicBloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08322923260964837646noreply@blogger.com1Minneapolis, MN, USA44.983334 -93.26666999999997644.803594 -93.589393499999971 45.163074 -92.943946499999981