April

Oh well lets see if we can recap.

4/21 - Two show night last night. First I stopped by the Spring Inn to see Jehovah's Shitlist. First sober show for singer so it was a support thing. Not a very big crowd and had never heard of the other bands so I didn't stick around. But Shitlist was rockin as usual. From there went over to the Triple Rock to see The Melismatics and Mark Mallman. I think there's some board members that would really dig the Melismatics. I like them in the same way I like Perfect. Great pop music. Mark Mallman I don't like as much but he's definitely an entertainer and always packs the place. Half of the time he plays his keyboard he's standing on it.

4/22 - Saturday night I hit the Nomad. The first band I saw were The Lie Ons who I was more impressed with than I thought. They fit well with Ouija Radio who was up second. Good pop rock on both parts, both with a little more of a punk edge but nothing I would call punk rock. Koalas headlined and they are one of my favorite local bands. And yet again they did not disappoint. They do a punk version of a Brother Ali song that is really fun all sped up.

After that show went over to a warehouse party where there were bands playing. By the time I got there I was only able to see Dumpster Juice. Not my favorite band but the people there were fun to hang out with and I got some free wine.

4/24 Last night I caught The Deaf and Jucifer at the Triple Rock. The Deaf are a local band that I really dig. They have two really good vocalists and a very strong rock guitar with a punk edge.

Jucifer is a duo from Athens, GA thats kind of a noise, punk, rock, glam, just all together awesome. With a wall of sound behind them thats over 7,000 watts of power behind one guitar.

4/28 - Friday night was spent at the 7th St Entry with Black Strap, Six Six Crush, Holy Ghostriders and Chooglin. Three of the bands I've confessed my love for on many occassions. The fourth, Holy Ghostriders, I wasn't much impressed with. They played rock music, and it wasn't bad for the bill, but after a couple of songs I got bored. No offense to the guys in the band but they were definitely playing with the cream of the crop, in my eyes, and weren't holding up.

4/29 - Saturday I went to the Minne-Mad fest at the Hexagon and what a great night it was. First up was Madison band Sleeping In The Aviary. I was pretty damn impressed with this band. I would call them a garage rock type band but I checked their site and they think themselves more classic rock. Bought their CD for $1 and have been enjoying that since the show. They even have the Price Is Right theme on it. Second up was the band I would call the worst of the night. Minneapolis band Fort Wilson Riot. There is such a thing as too much cow bell. And they just weren't my style. Third was a band from Madison that I adore called Screamin Cyn Cyn and the Pons. I had seen them twice before and the third time was just as awesome as the first two. Very fun songs with a strong guitar and amazingly cool front man. After the Pons was the Birthday Suits. If any of you locals have picked up the City Pages best of the Twin Cities, they were voted best live band and they deserve. Seen this band probably half a dozen times and each time it gets better. Very energetic punk duo that just will have you rockin out everytime. They have a CD out too that I would recommend. I also have a bootleg DVD of their CD release show in November if anyone's interested. After Birthday Suits was Awesome Car Funmaker. Not a bad band but another one that couldn't hold my attention too well. Especially when it competed with yelling PORN with Mark Mallman and watching two members of Chooglin fight over my best friend. It was quite the entertaining evening. Last up for the night was Ouija Radio. Who yet ended the night with a very rockin set. This is another band that I think members of this board would really dig. A very cool female vocalist/songwriter influenced by many bands, including the Who. Everytime I see them I like them a little bit better. After the show was the party at the Ouija house. Yeah it was a shocker to up when I left the house to go drink somewhere else, but very good time partying with the bands from Madison and some great locals as well.