No sexual innuendo on my show. Ever. (At least not so far) I was cool once Legendary Minneapolis nightclub: First Avenue It’s true! There was a time when I was hip to the cool music and the supercool Minneapolis night club, First Avenue. (If you saw the Prince movie ‘Purple Rain’, you’ve seen the nightContinue reading “dimland radio 8-21-10 show notes”
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concert memoirs pt. 46 – urban guerrillas
Urban Guerrillas (Minneapolis band) This is it. The last installment of my concert memoirs. I’m ending it with the band I had seen the most of any band I’ve ever seen, the Urban Guerrillas. The Urban Guerrillas are among the most local of all the local bands I’ve seen. I mean that they didn’t getContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 46 – urban guerrillas”
concert memoirs pt. 44 – gang of four & wire
Gang of Four with John and David at First Avenue. John and I had discovered Gang of Four when we watched the concert movie ‘Urgh! A Music War’. It is a great film with a lot of great bands, including The Police, The Fleshtones, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Wall of Voodoo, XTC and many others.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 44 – gang of four & wire”
concert memoirs pt. 42 – babes in toyland & johnny thunders
Babes In Toyland (Minneapolis band) At first, I wasn’t sure of my memories of this band, but I was able to get a hold of John and he confirmed what I remember. When we saw them, Babes In Toyland had four members. They had a lead singer. Kat Bjelland played guitar and did backing vocals.Continue reading “concert memoirs pt. 42 – babes in toyland & johnny thunders”
concert memoirs pt. 41 – fuckin’ shit biscuits & the suburbs
Fuckin’ Shit Biscuits (Minneapolis band) With a name like Fuckin’ Shit Biscuits these guys must be good, right? Well, it depends on what you mean by “good”. Were they great musicians? No. Did they have great lyrics? I couldn’t tell you. Were they fun to watch? Absolutely! John and I loved it when these guysContinue reading “concert memoirs pt. 41 – fuckin’ shit biscuits & the suburbs”
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