26th Annual John Lennon Tribute at First Avenue on 12/8/05

By: Andrea Myers
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Curtiss A at the 26th Annual John Lennon Tribute at First Avenue - Photo by David de Young (Click here for full gallery of photos from this show) Local legend Curtiss A took a swooning group of local music fans and performers on a grand magical mystery tour for the 26th Annual John Lennon Tribute at First Avenue. A...

Electropolis at Intermedia Arts on 12/5/05

By: Andrea Myers
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Electropolis - Photo by Andrea Myers In the eternal search for something new and interesting to listen to, local music fans should be praising the profound inventiveness of jazz quartet Electropolis. The group, made up of four jazz musicians and composers, is on a mission to discover what happens when you crash classically tra...

Dan Israel CD Release Party at The Turf Club on 12/3/05

By: David Rachac
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Dan Israel and the Cultivators at the Turf Club - Photo by David de Young On a cold and snowy Saturday night, the Turf Club played host to Dan Israel’s release party for his latest CD, with special guests Mike Nicolai and Big Ditch Road rounding out the bill. In the last couple of years, Dan Israel has lived somewhat of a musica...

Belles of Skin City at The Turf Club on 12/2/05

By: David de Young
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David Joe Holiday of Belles of Skin City - Photo by David de Young (click here for full photo gallery from this show) In one of the best bills in town Friday night, Belles of Skin City held down the prime middle slot in a show opened by the “second coming” of Coach Said Not To and headlined by Fort Wilson Riot. Th...

Robert Skoro with Coach Said Not To at Triple Rock Social Club on 11/25/05

By: Andrea Myers
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Coach Said Not to at the Triple Rock - Photo by Andrea Myers The Mark Mallman late show Friday at the Triple Rock was commanded by its two outstanding opening acts, Coach Said Not To and Robert Skoro, who gave Mallman quite a run for his money with two solid performances. Coach Said Not To Coach Said Not To took the stage first, at wh...

Kid Dakota with Cloud Cult at The Whole on 11/21/05

By: Zosia Blue
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Cloud Cult publicity photo by Joe Cunningham Monday evening found Kid Dakota and the kaleidoscope-genred Cloud Cult at the University of Minnesota’s Coffman Theater, a small, breezy auditorium on the top floor of the Coffman Union. The subdued, though not dull crowd, immediately clapped and whistled when Darren Jackson ...

Big Ditch Road CD Release Party at Lee's Liquor Lounge on 11/19/05

By: David Rachac
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Big Ditch Road at their CD Release Party at Lee's - Photo by Steve Cohen To celebrate the debut of their terrific sophomore release, Suicide Note Reader’s Companion, Big Ditch Road teamed up with Eclectone label-mate Robert McCreedy and the eclectic Mike Gunther for a CD release party at Lee’s on Sat...

The Alarmists at Kitty Cat Klub on 11/19/05

By: Cyn Collins
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The Alarmists at the Kitty Cat Klub - Photo by Cyn Collins “Those who warn against the dangers in time are considered alarmists. He who hesitates is lost. We are the alarmists, and we cannot afford to delay... “ -- Alarmists myspace.com bio. The Alarmists show at the Kitty Cat Klub was highly attended, despite being on ...

These Modern Socks with Fort Wilson Riot at The Varsity Theater on 11/11/05

By: Zosia Blue
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These Modern Socks at the Varsity Theater Friday - Photo by David de Young Whatever you might think of Fort Wilson Riot, based on either their name or what you’ve heard by word-of-mouth, you’re probably wrong because there’s no way to accurately describe them. I’ll try: the first song, led by Amy Hager’s ...

Doc's Kids with Mighty Fairly at Acadia Café on 11/4/05

By: David de Young
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Doc's Kids at The Acadia - Photo by David de Young (click here for more photos from this show) The press kit for Doc's Kids just-released 8-song CD, Ballyhoo, came in a bright yellow plastic bubble pack with a banana taped to it. It didn't even come to my PO Box through the US Postal Service like the rest CD's in...