The Ninth Hundred Shows
I've done monkey's paw'd myself. Too many shows. Too many. Here's the next hundred that covers 3 months of summer '22 |
| 1 |  | Corrosion of Conformity
Deliverance
Industrial Strength Tour
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 04/05/2022
I legit accidentally told Pepper he couldn’t shit in the employee bathroom, didn’t realize it was him,, he was a champ about it. |
| 2 |  | Melvins
Bad Mood Rising
Industrial Strength Tour
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 04/05/2022 |
| 3 |  | Ministry
Moral Hygiene
Industrial Strength Tour
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 04/05/2022
It never ceases to amaze me that racist rednecks find themselves at Ministry shows. Very strange stuff. Still by far the coolest ministry show I have seen. |
| 4 |  | Eyehategod
Take as Needed for Pain
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 04/07/2022 |
| 5 |  | Clutch
Earth Rocker
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 04/07/2022
Neil Fallon is one of the most captivating frontmen in the scene |
| 6 |  | Viagra Boys
Welfare Jazz
Amsterdam Bar & Hall, St. Paul, 04/09/2022
Truly unhinged. |
| 7 |  | The Smoking Popes
Born to quit
The Fillmore, Minneapolis, 04/10/2022
So, the Fillmore has a problem. I don’t know if it is the acoustics which are naturally shit because the venue is built to look instagram pretty, or if the sound techs genuinely try to make the openers sound bad, so the main act would seem even better, but holy shit guys what happened here. I’ve seen Smoking Popes before, it is not their problem, but in the center of the crowd you could not hear the vocals whatsoever. It took me a minute to realize they were playing the Willy Wonka song. It was so terrible. Felt really bad. |
| 8 |  | Dillinger Four
Situationist Comedy
The Fillmore, Minneapolis, 04/10/2022
Luckily D4 sounds like shit in the best possible way, so this set absolutely ripped |
| 9 |  | Jawbreaker
Dear You
The Fillmore, Minneapolis, 04/10/2022
Again, I’m not sure, but this felt very flat. Like the mixing was going for a studio mix. It took the energy out of the songs. It was still pretty good, but a far cry from the first two times seeing Jawbreaker. It was still absolutely lovely to hear all of Dear You in its entirety (almost, why no Lurker????). |
| 10 |  | Lizzie No
Vanity
Turf Club, St. Paul, 04/22/2022 |
| 11 |  | Adia Victoria
A Southern Gothic
Turf Club, St. Paul, 04/22/2022
Absolutely no knowledge of this artist prior to this set. I went into it expecting “current-core” or music that is heavily played on our popular local radio station “The Current” which plays a lot of standard blues rock, local bands, indie pop, etc. Think Alabama Shakes or Nathaniel Rateliff. Anyway, this is played on that station, however she actually blew my mind with how incredible this set was. Songs about murder, noise rock/shoegaze breakdowns, a powerful voice. Fantastic stuff right here, and truly helped with the burnout I was experiencing during this time. |
| 12 |  | Robyn Hitchcock
The Man Upstairs
Turf Club, St. Paul, 04/16/2022
An entirely acoustic evening with Robyn. Pretty solid stuff, very kind bloke. |
| 13 |  | Soft Kill
Dead Kids R.I.P. City
Turf Club, St. Paul, 04/17/2022
I really did not expect this to be such an emotionally moving show. It felt heavy, poignant, and from a place of passion. It kinda fucked me up. I was able to talk to Tobias for quite a while and it was pretty heavy. Straight up heart on the sleeve shit. |
| 14 |  | Huhroon
ICEPACK
Turf Club, St. Paul, 04/23/2022 |
| 15 |  | Ricki Monique
No Time
Turf Club, St. Paul, 04/23/2022 |
| 16 |  | King Pari
Mary EP
Turf Club, St. Paul, 04/23/2022 |
| 17 |  | Baby Tate
Mani/Pedi
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 04/28/2022 |
| 18 |  | Charli XCX
Crash
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 04/28/2022
Slay. |
| 19 |  | Fruit Bats
The Pet Parade
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 04/30/2022 |
| 20 |  | Mikey Erg
Waxbuilt Castles
The Carousel Tour
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 05/01/2022 |
| 21 |  | Tim Kasher
Middling Age
The Carousel Tour
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 05/01/2022 |
| 22 |  | Laura Jane Grace
At War With The Silverfish
The Carousel Tour
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 05/01/2022
Always a treat to see LJG. Always a treat to be able to see some old school Against Me! tracks on an acoustic guitar as well. |
| 23 |  | Anthony Green
Boom. Done.
The Carousel Tour
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 05/01/2022 |
| 24 |  | Pig Destroyer
Terrifyer
3 Floyds Brewing and Warpigs Present…
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/03/2022
AH FUCK YEAH. Pig Destroyer fuckin’ wails. |
| 25 |  | Napalm Death
Scum
3 Floyds Brewing and Warpigs Present…
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/03/2022
AH FUCK YEAH. Napalm Death fuckin’ wails. |
| 26 |  | Fontaines D.C.
Skinty Fia
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 05/07/2022
Due to my position and my job security I will abstain from discussing much of my feelings on this show, but I will say that I am indeed a big fan of this band. Sidenote: I skipped Just Mustard opening because I committed to the bit that I hated mustard too much and realized while standing outside they are very very good. |
| 27 |  | Destruction
Diabolical
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/07/2022
Anyway, halfway through Fontaines I left and I went down to see some dumb, kick ass thrash metal to feel like a teenager again. |
| 28 |  | C.O.F.F.I.N
Children Of Finland Fighting In Norway
FIne Line, Minneapolis, 05/13/2022 |
| 29 |  | Upchuck
Sense Yourself
FIne Line, Minneapolis, 05/13/2022
Honestly maybe the highlight of this night |
| 30 |  | Amyl and the Sniffers
Comfort To Me
FIne Line, Minneapolis, 05/13/2022
Chaotic blast of punk ‘n’ roll |
| 31 |  | Moon Kissed
I’d Like to Tell You Something Important
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/14/2022 |
| 32 |  | Sir Chloe
Party Favors
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/14/2022
Putting my booking cap on, I found it extremely strange that not only was this show not booked all ages, which I suppose it didn’t need to go that far, but it was booked at a strictly 21+ venue. There’s plenty of fans that are old enough to go, myself included, but they also have a very strong base in the under 21 crowd. It was always strange to me. Great set tho |
| 33 |  | Caroline Loveglow
Strawberry
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/15/2022 |
| 34 |  | Hatchie
Giving the World Away
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/15/2022 |
| 35 |  | Slayyyter
Troubled Paradise
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/16/2022
I would like to bring to your attention that the Turf Club is a 21+ Dive Bar in a dodgy part of town, I don’t know why these three shows were all here.
Anyway, I escorted her around the venue and bus, and actually got to chat with her for a good while. She was genuinely excited to play the Turf cause she’s used to erm, not wood panel dive bars from the 1940’s. She’s a really sweet and humble person, killer performer too. |
| 36 |  | Infected Rain
Ecdysis
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/17/2022 |
| 37 |  | VIAL
LOUDMOUTH
Art-a-Whirl 2022
Indeed Brewing, Minneapolis, 05/20/2022 |
| 38 |  | The Rumjacks
Saints Preserve Us
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/20/2022 |
| 39 |  | Flatfoot 56
Jungle of the Midwest Sea
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/20/2022
This band holds the fuck up live. Kind of a nice surprise. |
| 40 |  | Products
PINK PUMA
Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, 05/21/2022 |
| 41 |  | Scrunchies
Stunner
Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, 05/21/2022 |
| 42 |  | Loki's Folly
SISU
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 05/21/2022 |
| 43 |  | Shellac
At Action Park
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 05/21/2022
So Loud. So Good. Highlight of the year. |
| 44 |  | Metalachi
UNO
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/26/2022
This is a mariachi metal cover band. It certainly was… interesting. Not for the sober. |
| 45 |  | Girl Talk
Feed the Animals
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 05/27/2022
Yo this was wild, this rules, go see Girl Talk. Maybe don’t go if you’re not a millennial actually. |
| 46 |  | The Cult of Lip
Sleep Receiver
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 05/28/2022 |
| 47 |  | A Place to Bury Strangers
See Through You
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 05/28/2022
Another huge highlight for the year. I can still vividly remember just how earth shatteringly loud that room was. Monumental. |
| 48 |  | Midwife (USA)
Luminol
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/29/2022
Beautiful, solemn, kinda like Silent Hill vibes. |
| 49 |  | The Body
I’ve Seen All I Need To See
Turf Club, St. Paul, 05/29/2022
Ugly, Noisey, kinda like the fucked up version of Silent Hill vibes.
Truthfully I was way too high for this, I remember staring at Chip King, bathed in a static red light, he’s wearing sweatpants and new sketchers, like a grandpa going to the gas station for a pack of parliaments, just wailing like a banshee into the microphone. I turn to my coworker and whisper to him “I feel like I’m being dragged through hell”. He responded, not knowing my distraught, with empty eyes, a smile, and a nod of acknowledgement and maybe something along the lines of “Hell yeah brother”.
I got my favorite hat at this show. |
| 50 |  | Covet
technicolor
Gettin’ Frog Wild ‘22
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 05/31/2022
I was in the garage for all the openers cause they were giving music lessons to a fan. Nice chaps. |
| 51 |  | tightwire
Six Feet Deep
Uptown VFW, Minneapolis, 06/01/2022 |
| 52 |  | Chixdiggit!
Pink Razors
Uptown VFW, Minneapolis, 06/01/2022 |
| 53 |  | Battles
Mirrored
A Tribute to Kings
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 06/03/2022 |
| 54 |  | Primus
Conspiranoid
A Tribute to Kings
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 06/03/2022
Primus rules and their songs rule and their live songs rule, except for the fact that they played Rush for an hour and I fuckin’ haaaaaaaaaaaaaate Rush. |
| 55 |  | Orville Peck
Bronco
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 06/04/2022
I love gay, sad cowboys |
| 56 |  | MakeWar
Get It Together
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 06/04/2022 |
| 57 |  | Brendan Kelly and the Wandering Birds
A Man with the Passion of Tennessee Williams
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 06/04/2022 |
| 58 |  | A Wilhelm Scream
Lose Your Delusion
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 06/05/2022
It’s been so long since I saw AWS, I was afraid that maybe I wouldn’t feel the same as I did in high school, but nah, this was shredded so hard. |
| 59 |  | Jordana
I'm Doing Well, Thanks For Asking
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 06/10/2022 |
| 60 |  | Catbite
Catbite
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 06/12/2022 |
| 61 |  | NNAMDI
Please Have A Seat
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 06/12/2022 |
| 62 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
NO DREAM
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 06/12/2022 |
| 63 |  | Trance Farmers
Dixie Crystals
Turf Club, St. Paul, 06/15/2022 |
| 64 |  | La Femme
Paradigmes
Turf Club, St. Paul, 06/15/2022 |
| 65 |  | Purity Ring
Womb
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 06/17/2022
Absolutely stunning stage set up, absolutely blissful show |
| 66 |  | Whores.
Clean
Turf Club, St. Paul, 06/17/2022 |
| 67 |  | Sean Anonymous
Anonymo
Wrestlepalooza: A Pride Pre-Party
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 06/19/2022 |
| 68 |  | The Slaps
Tomato Tree
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 06/20/2022
Lunar Vacation was supposed to headline, but they got injured in the green room. The Slaps were pretty fun though |
| 69 |  | Bewitcher
Cursed Be Thy Kingdom
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 06/22/2022 |
| 70 |  | Integrity
Humanity is the Devil
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 06/22/2022
Never thought I would get to see this band, it was brutal. Due to the headliner being a party-thrash band and due to me working the mosh pit this night, I had plenty of people complain to me about crowd killing, which sucks yes, but it’s an OG metalcore band and had to tell people that is just how these shows go. It was an interesting mix of crowds, probably a bad idea |
| 71 |  | Municipal Waste
Electrified Brain
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 06/22/2022
Brrrrrrrr |
| 72 |  | Secret Shame
Secret Shame
Eagles 34, Minneapolis, 06/26/2022 |
| 73 |  | Monica LaPlante
Noir
Turf Club, St. Paul, 06/28/2022 |
| 74 |  | Craig Finn
A Legacy Of Rentals
Turf Club, St. Paul, 06/28/2022
With the Uptown Controllers
Ah man, nothing like a Craig Finn set in Minnesota. |
| 75 |  | Failure
Fantastic Planet
Turf Club, St. Paul, 07/02/2022
The “opener” was half an hour of their then upcoming documentary, which was pretty interesting. Their main set was stellar, never thought I would be able to see Failure, and it was awe-inspiring |
| 76 |  | Moodie Black
Nausea
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 07/03/2022 |
| 77 |  | Puscifer
Existential Reckoning
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 07/03/2022
Despite Puscifer being absolute dogshit, and despite the fact that I found out that maybe I say their name wrong, but I still can’t tell, because everyone seemed to be confused saying their name out loud for the first time because who the fuck talks about Puscifer, I gotta say… Super fun live. |
| 78 |  | END
Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face
Turf Club, St. Paul, 07/05/2022
I made it a point to bring my father to this set before we went off to see The Zombies. His review was “interesting” |
| 79 |  | The Zombies
Odessey and Oracle
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 07/05/2022
All I needed in life was to see “The Way I Feel Inside”. However I did not need to see Argent’s “Hold your Head Up”. |
| 80 |  | Darkest Hour
Deliver Us
Turf Club, St. Paul, 07/07/2022 |
| 81 |  | Zola Jesus
Arkhon
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 07/08/2022
Stunner |
| 82 |  | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
B.R.M.C.
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 07/08/2022 |
| 83 |  | The Cult
Under The Midnight Sun
Palace Theatre, St. Paul, 07/08/2022
Breaking News: Washed up motorcycle dad rock band who chased the goth trend to get more popular in the 80’s to get more popular gets pissy because their big reunion tour undersells. |
| 84 |  | Rosie Flores
Dance Hall Dreams
Turf Club, St. Paul, 07/10/2022
Rosie Flores is an icon. Rosie Flores is a Sweetheart. Rosie Flores is a badass. Rosie Flores deserves the entire fucking world. |
| 85 |  | PRINTS
Full Heist
Turf Club, St. Paul, 07/12/2022 |
| 86 |  | Anteloper
Pink Dolphins
Turf Club, St. Paul, 07/12/2022
Trippy. Jazzy. |
| 87 |  | Mitski
Laurel Hell
Surly Brewing Field, Minneapolis, 07/14/2022
Why is she SO QUIET? |
| 88 |  | All Get Out
Kodak
Commit this To Memory 17th Anniversary Tour
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 07/22/2022 |
| 89 |  | Motion City Soundtrack
Commit This to Memory
Commit this To Memory 17th Anniversary Tour
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 07/22/2022 |
| 90 |  | Boy Harsher
Pain
Fine Line, 07/23/2022 |
| 91 |  | Be Well
Hello Sun
20 Years of Stick and Stones
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 07/24/2022 |
| 92 |  | Four Year Strong
Brain Pain
20 Years of Stick and Stones
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 07/24/2022
GNARLY |
| 93 |  | New Found Glory
Sticks and Stones
20 Years of Stick and Stones
First Avenue, Minneapolis, 07/24/2022 |
| 94 |  | Twin Tombs
4:23
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 07/26/2022 |
| 95 |  | riotgrrldarko
Like Nancy
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 07/26/2022 |
| 96 | | Huhroon
ICEPACK
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 07/26/2022 |
| 97 |  | Killusonline
Inside Out
7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, 07/26/2022 |
| 98 |  | Home Is Where
I Became Birds
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 07/27/2022 |
| 99 |  | Greet Death
New Hell
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 07/27/2022
THE HOUSE IS . . . ALIVE!
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets. |
| 100 |  | Foxing
Draw Down the Moon
Fine Line, Minneapolis, 07/27/2022 |
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