Kingsbury Manx at 7th Street Entry on 11/11/05

By: Andrea Myers
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The Kingsbury Manx - Publicity Photo I have seen a number of bands recently who are receiving less attention than they deserve, but the oversight of the Chapel Hill, North Carolina quartet Kingsbury Manx has been the most blatent. Their show at the 7th Street Entry was so sparsely populated that when the Manx finished their se...

The Magic Numbers with David Kitt at The Quest Club on 11/11/05

By: David de Young
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Angela Gannon (left) and Romeo Stodart (right) of The Magic Numbers at the Ascot Room - Photo by David de Young A larger turnout might have been expected when The Magic Numbers played the Ascot Room Friday, considering this was the band's first visit to the Twin Cities. They have arguably released one of the best albums ...

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 ...

Flickerstick at Star Central on 11/10/05

By: Sean Sauder
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Flickerstick - Publicity Photo Say what you will about reality television, but VH1's Bands On The Run helped The Denton, Texas band Flickerstick gain a small but loyal national following they may not otherwise have had. In a perfect world they'd be enjoying a lot more success, but in today’s music business a band that writes th...

The Sun at The Varsity Theater on 11/10/05

By: David de Young
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Chris Burney of the Sun at the Varsity Theater - Photo by David de Young It took me a while to actually listen to the new disc from the Sun after it came in the mail a couple months ago. I was quick to note the red sticker on the cover: “Warning! This is not a CD. This is the world’s first DVD album.” What that transl...

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...

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...

Statistics with Little Brazil at Big Vs on 10/28/05

By: Jim Brunzell III
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Statistics performing at Big V's - Photo by Jim Brunzell III (click for larger version) Bassist Dan Maxwell and drummer Oliver Morgan were already in their places, taking healthy sips from their drinks when Denver Dalley, the towering 6’3 singer/guitarist for Omaha, Nebraska’s Statistics stepped on stage at Big V&r...