Sherwin Linton CD Release Party at Fine Line Music Café on 10/20/03

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Sherwin Linton kicks up his heels at the Fine Line Monday night - photo by Steve Wolf (click for full size) Sherwin Linton held the second of two CD release parties for his latest album, "It Happened in America" (Black Gold Records, 2003) at the Fine Line on Monday evening. This was a show I'd been looking forward to c...

2003 Minnesota Music Academy Award Show at O'Gara's on 9/24/03

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Losers at the MMA Awards - Dan Israel, Dan Haugen and Martin Devaney all failed to win at the 2003 MMA's (Photo by David de Young - click for full size) Related links: http://www.minnesotamusicacademy.org Star Tribune Review by Chris Riemenschneider Pioneer Press Preview by John Nemo ...

The Melismatics CD Release Party at Triple Rock Social Club on 9/19/03

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The Melismatics live at the Triple Rock - photo by David de Young (click for full size) Members: Ryan Smith - vocals, guitar Jeremy Ylvisaker - guitars, vocals Ron Caron - drums Mark Wade - bass, vocals Official website: http://www.melismatics.com Word of the day: melismatic ...

Luke's Angels CD Release Party at The Turf Club on 9/5/03

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Luke's Angels at the Turf Club - Photo by David de Young (click for full size) Members: Amy Carson - vocals/bass Jennie Kalpin - vocals/rhymth guitar Melissa Kalpin - lead guitar Jamie Bollman - drums Official website: http://www.lukesangels.com Reviewed by David de Young By midnight Fr...

Michael Yonkers at 7th Street Entry on 8/22/03

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Michael Yonkers performs at the 7th Street Enty - Photo by David de Young (click for full-size) Recent press in The Star Tribune and the enthusiastic praises of my neighbor Clint Simonson enticed me to the Entry last night to see Michael Yonkers featured on a bill headlined by the Rank Strangers, ...

Shadow Box CD Release Party at 400 Bar on 8/16/03

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Shadow Box in a photo from their website. Shadowbox is: Dan Lichty - vocals, guitar, piano; Dmitry Iyudin - guitars; Matt Uttech - bass; Andy Blessing - drums Website: http://www.shadowboxband.com It was apparent at last night's CD Release Party for "The Distance" that Sh...

Shadow Box CD Review at CD Review on 8/16/03

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Shadow Box "The Distance" Street date: August 16th, 2003 Shadow Box's 2002 4-song EP "One Promise" showed so much, uh promise that I listed it as one of my favorite releases of last year. This month, Shadowbox releases its full-length debut, "The Distance." Produced Jacques Wait and recorded at Seedy Underbelly studios in Minneapolis, ...

Holly Marilyn at Triple Rock Social Club on 8/14/03

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Holly Marilyn performs at the Triple Rock - Photo by David de Young (click for full size) Musicians: Holly Solem - guitar/vocals Karrie D - violin/vocals Eric Luoma - guitar Steve Murray - bass Bryan Hanna - drums Official website: (unknown)   Seeing Minnea...

Sweet J.A.P. at Loring Park on 8/4/03

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Sweet JAP performs at Loring Park's Music and Movies in the Park - Photo by David de Young (click for full-sized version) Members: Hideo - guitar, vocals Sho - vocals Takashi - guitar, vocals Tsutomu - bass Yuichiro - drums Label website: http://www.bigneckrecords.com/SWEETJAP.htm ...

Coach Said Not To at Mario's Keller Bar on 7/30/03

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Coach Said Not To at Mario's Keller Bar - Photo by David de Young (click for full-sized version) Eva Mohn - Guitar / vocals Linnea Mohn - Bass / vocals Lee Violet - Keyboards /vocals Nate Perbix - drums Official website: http://www.coachsaidnotto.com Reviewed by David de Young According to their we...