Tarlton with The Few Nice Words at Kitty Cat Klub on 11/4/05

By: Zosia Blue
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The Kitty Kat Klub is the ornate chameleon of Dinkytown. One night, the Victorian chairs and funky tables will be pushed to the sides and hordes of 20somethings will be dancing sweatily to Summer of ’69. The next, the back half of the club will be velvet-roped and reserved, overflowing with a conservative crowd in suits and expensive hats. The latter was exactly the vibe last Friday night. There was barely a place to sit. It was a quiet, modest crowd, with blondes drinkin...

Trampled by Turtles with Accident Clearinghouse at Cabooze on 11/4/05

By: Andrea Myers
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Trampled by Turtles at The Cabooze - Photo by David de Young It's good I got to the Cabooze early, because by the time Trampled by Turtles took the stage there was barely room to breath, let alone move freely, in the bar. The spacious Cabooze was filled to near-capacity with a gathering of 888 hippies, freaks, and lovers, the b...

Guest Session Sundays featuring The Hopefuls at Fitzgerald Theater on 10/30/05

By: Kristine Lambert
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The Hopefuls at the Turf Club in July 05. Photo by Dan Schultz of mordac.org (Click for gallery) The Hopefuls bounded onto the stage at the Fitzgerald Theater in their post-Voltage blue tracksuits for the final installment of Guest Session Sundays and began their set with “Holiday” off of th...

Tapes 'n Tapes CD Release Party at The Turf Club on 10/28/05

By: David de Young
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Tapes n' Tapes on stage at the Turf Club - Photo by David de Young (click here for full photo gallery from show) Friday was a great day for local music in the Twin Cities. Some of the town’s best bands, from Revolver Modele and The Deaths, to The Autumn Leaves and Heavy Sleeper, to Endless Blue and the Ashtray ...

The Knotwells CD Release (costume) Party at Hexagon Bar on 10/27/05

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The Knotwells at the Hexagon Bar - Photo by David de Young The house was packed right from the start for The Knotwells' Blood River Melodies costume CD release party at the Hexagon Bar Thursday. Members of Fort Wilson Riot opened the show in costume (as is usual for them). Villain Hex Samotron (Joe Goggins) on bass and beatbox...

Mike Nicolai CD Release Party at Dusty's Bar on 10/22/05

By: Andrea Myers
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Mike Nicolai at Dusty's - Photo by Andrea Myers (click for full size) I sashayed into Dusty's in Northeast on Saturday night unsure of what to expect and found myself in a room no larger than 20 feet long by 10 feet wide. I leaned over to the aging woman behind the pull-tab counter and asked her if this was where Mike Nicolai ...

Spaghetti Western String Company with The Pines at Cedar Cultural Center on 10/14/05

By: Andrea Myers
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Spaghetti Western at The Cedar - Photo by Andrea Meyers (click for larger version) When I entered the Cedar Cultural Center auditorium I was greeted by a large, hushed crowd of people intently watching a series of odd short films by Adam Sekular, each of which had been scored by Spaghetti Western. The first featured choppy imag...

Guest Session Sundays featuring The Honeydogs at Fitzgerald Theater on 10/9/05

By: Nancy Jane Meyer
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John Munson and Dave Pirner join Adam Levy of the Honeydogs on stage at the Fitzgerald Sunday - Photo by Steve Cohen of musicphotography.com (click here or on photo for full gallery from this show) If there was any doubt that the Honeydogs are the most underrated, underappreciated band in town, last’s night absolutely ...

Little Man with Heavy Sleeper and Mike Nicolai at Nomad World Pub on 10/8/05

By: Andrea Myers
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LIttle Man's new lineup - Ben Foote (left), Chris Pericelli (middle) and Ryan Otte (right) Saturday night, The Nomad World Pub on the West Bank hosted the official "Little Man Birthday Show." It was my first time at the Nomad, and I had a great experience. The bands and the venue itself provided a warm and fuzzy atmosphere on...

Revolver Modele CD Release Party at The Turf Club on 10/1/05

By: David de Young
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Revolver Modele at the Turf Club - Photo by David de Young (click here for fullthe gallery) Revolver Modele celebrated the release of their new CD discothèque crypt at the Turf Club Saturday night, and it was easily one of the most thrilling live shows in town. Revolver Modele continues to wow audiences with the ch...