Empty's Tapes Presents @ Hell's Kitchen

Poster by Brian Downs

Empty's Tapes Presents:

Rollerblade
Fate's Palette (ex-The Great Confinement/The Butcher's Bag)
Shell
Kingfisher (First show ever!)

Hell's Kitchen
Saturday November 10th
10pm | 21+ | $5

Social Networking 101. 

inBOIL Releases 2nd Full Length Tonight!

Hell's Kitchen
Thursday August 16th 
10pm | $5 | 21+
Social Networking 101

inBOIL (full band)
Tiger VS. 
Pleasure Horse
Battlerat

Phil is one of the best songwriters to have ever taken up residence in Minneapolis. He's also one of the few people who could get me out to a show having never heard of the other 3 bands. No offense intended to those bands. Please consider joining me at Hell's Kitchen this evening to celebrate the release of inBOIL's 2nd full length. The new album can be previewed on their Bandcamp page but limited edition handmade copies will be available at the show. Here's a couple of songs from Phil's solo set at the Blazedell House last Friday.

Hardcore Crayons CD Release Show!

Hardcore Crayons CD Release Show
self-evident
Bloodnstuff
The Book of Right On

Hell's Kitchen 
Saturday June 9th 2012
10pm | $5 | 21+
Social Networking

"Get a $1 PBR Tallboy ticket with purchase of the new Hardcore Crayons album Just For Grins."

New music video for "Sarcasmic" produced by Northern Outpost.

New Labor's Final Show @ Hell's Kitchen Tonight!

 

Poster by Ben Nylen

New Labor

The Yoleus
Sonic J
Cadette

Hell's Kitchen
Saturday, June 2nd
10pm | $5 | 21+
RSVP?

Records spinning between sets by DJ Biggie Schaals and DJ YITH.

Unfortunately I won't be able to attend this but please check it out if you are in the mood for top notch music at a top notch venue this evening.

Heidi Barton Stink: A Charming Gut CD Release Tonight!

 
Heidi Barton Stink
See More Perspective
Desdamona
Guante
With DJ Ganzo Bean

Hell's Kitchen
Thursday May 17th
10pm 18+ $5

RSVP.

"Heidi Barton Stink is a transgender community organizer, activist and hip hop artist based in Minneapolis. While it’s true that those words don’t often go together, Heidi is developing a career around the idea that there can be both beauty and power in breaking molds, blazing trails and not being afraid to stand out. Whether rapping about queer liberation, music industry politics or the importance of love (or just engaging in some good old-fashioned raw, mic-ripping hip hop) her work is explicitly political, deeply personal,
often hilarious and always sincere."

The Plan.

Post-Blaisdell barbecue this evening will be spent on the West Bank recording the Bloodnstuff CD Release with STNNNG and Marijuana Deathsquads at The Triple Rock. After party at The Bargain Basement Bar in South? Eterna in Northeast?

After a good brunch somewhere I'm heading over to the Midway to record the early Heiruspecs Scholarship Fundraiser Show at The Turf Club. There's also a 21+ 9pm show as well for anyone interested. Should probably skip brunch and have an early dinner at On's Thai Kitchen.

After the saying goodbye to The Turf it's Downtown to Hell's Kitchen for Father You See Queen, Canyons of Static (West Bend, WI) and Paragraphs. Extremely excited for this bill. My first time seeing Mark's new project FYSQ, Canyons is one of my favorite bands and haven't been through town since the October 2011 Empty's Tapes Presents show at HK and I've always loved Paragraphs. First show in a long time! Cheese curds, giant pretzels with jalapeno cheese sauce and chicken & biscuit sandwiches with country gravy et cetera.

All of this will be done without a car. See you in the streets! Three shows, two days, two cities and one river.

Empty's Tapes Presents HK Underground VI.

Flyer by Casey Deming.

Empty's Tapes Presents HK Underground VI:

Sorry OK
Blood and Sun
Dreamland Faces

Hell's Kitchen
80 S 9th St Minneapolis, MN 55402
Saturday March 10th 2012
10pm | 21+ | $5

Parking is available in the garage next to HK.

Happy Hour Menu (10-2)

$3 PBR tallboys
$4 taps/rails
$5 Jameson
$7 tall boy & choice of shot (Jameson/Jag)

The RSVP on The Facebook.

Empty's Tapes Presents IV: Hell's Kitchen Underground

Empty's Tapes Presents IV:

City on the Make
No Bird Sing
Guante

Hell's Kitchen
80 S 9th St
Minneapolis, MN 55402

10pm | $5 | 21+

$3 PBR tallboys
$4 taps/rails
$5 Jameson
$7 tall boy & choice of shot (Jameson/Jag)

"Late Nite" food menu.

Social Networking opportunity.

Empty's Tapes Presents II: Hell's Kitchen Underground

Poster by Brian Downs.

Empty's Tapes Presents II:

Hell's Kitchen
80 9th St S
Saturday October 1st
$5 | 10pm | 21+

Children of Euler (Last)
Canyons of Static (West Bend, WI)
Paul Metzger
Falcon Arrow (First)

with DJ Savage Clone (of Thunderbolt Pagoda) & DJ Soft Abuse (of Soft Abuse Records) playing records in between sets.

The Facebook.

Food & Drink specials from 10pm to 2am.

With a Gun for a Face @ Hell's Kitchen

With a Gun for a Face
Hell's Kitchen
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday August 13th 2011

01. Pyramids
02. Severance
03. Parade of Horribles
04. Killing Hour

WAGFAF posted 4 songs from the recent set I recorded at Hell's Kitchen on their Bandcamp page. Studio versions of these songs will be available on the upcoming album. You love the Facebook. This show also featured sets by Bloodnstuff, Hardcore Crayons and Bouncer Fighter.

The Deaf - "Chim Cham" @ Hell's Kitchen

The Deaf
Hell's Kitchen
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday August 6th 2011

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

"Chim Cham" (320kbps mp3)
"Chim Cham" (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

The Chambermaids, The Deaf, Irkutsk (Lincoln, NE) and Hot Rash made this another Saturday night to spend at Hell's Kitchen. I had heard about The Deaf playing this show a few weeks before it got announced but I held it in and didn't say one single peep. Seeing the original line up for the first time in a couple of years is one of the things I looked forward to most during the month of July. Thanks to the bands and to Hell's Kitchen.

Bloodnstuff - "A Fire Out At Sea" @ Hell's Kitchen

Bloodnstuff
Hell's Kitchen
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday August 13th 2011

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

"A Fire Out At Sea" (320kbps mp3)
"A Fire Out At Sea" (FLAC)

With a Gun For a Face, Bouncer Fighter and Hardcore Crayons opened up the evening. A serious bill. I was pretty disappointed when a bad optical cable cost me a Bloodnstuff set at The Nomad a couple of weeks ago but they sounded huge at Hell's Kitchen last night. Definitely one of the better bands I've seen come out of Minneapolis this year. I'm not going to post the full set because these songs are still unreleased and Ed was already cool enough to greenlight The Entry (07/09/11) being put up. Keep a lookout for the next Bloodnstuff show.

Usual HK set up with hypercardioids rolling and mild compression done in Sound Forge 10.

Benefit For A Totaled Van w/ STNNNG, Blind Shake & Buildings!

Limited edition show posters will be available courtesy of Dan Black at Landland.

Shirt design courtesy of HMH. Printed by Tom at OVERPROOF.

"On Sunday morning, April 15th we (STNNNG) got into an accident on an icy interstate 52 coming home from a show we played in Rochester, MN. The van rolled into the median but luckily didn't roll into oncoming traffic. The van was totaled. We only had liability on the van and now we owe a lot of money. Luckily we have great friends who are willing to play and help us pay down some of our debt. So come enjoy a great line-up of bands and help relieve some of our financial woes!" - STNNNG

STNNNG
The Blind Shake
Buildings

Hell's Kitchen
$8 | 10pm | 21+
80 South 9th St.
Minneapolis, MN
The Facespace

Nonagon (Chicago) @ Hell's Kitchen

Nonagon - Live at Hell's Kitchen (07/29/11)

Bandcamp | Facebook | Myspace

One song teaser. You can buy Nonagon's new CD single for $5 at any of the shows. More music is available on their site. Sets from Self-Evident, Wizards Are Real and Lovely Dark all made for a great evening of live music at Hell's Kitchen.

Photos From The Hell's Kitchen Show...

Prostate at Hell's Kitchen (07/23/11)

Adam Bubolz has been hard at it for years making sure shows get visually documented around the Twin Cities. Fortunately he made it down to Hell's Kitchen on Saturday. The rest of his photos are available on reviler.org. Interested in all things relating to live music in MSP and beyond? Keep an eye on Reviler.

Thanks again to everyone for making it out! It was a great night and I was asked to book another show this fall.

Empty's Tapes Presents: Hell's Kitchen Underground

Hell's Kitchen
Saturday July 23rd
10pm | $5 | 21+

Empty’s Tapes presents...

Prostate
Nomia
Blood Folke
Transitional Species

The Facebook

I was asked some questions about recording shows.

Late Nite menu.

$3 PBR tallboys
$4 taps/rails
$5 Jameson
$7 tall boy & choice of shot (Jameson/Jag)

PS: Grandma, if you are reading this I do not condone the disemboweling of animals.

Littlefoot - "What About Love" @ Hell's Kitchen

Littlefoot
Hell's Kitchen
Minneapolis, MN
Friday May 27th 2011

This Track Is For Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

"What About Love" (Heart)

Myspace | Soothing Almonds Collective

At the end of May I spent 3 nights at The Loring Theater recording Heliotrope Eight. Part of the fun of these 3 nights included running back and forth to Hell's Kitchen to record off the soundboard. Thank you Justin. Friday night was no different. I knew Littlefoot was opening for Aby Wolf and Her Claws and didn't want to miss out. I caught the first few songs but had to miss this closer getting back to Heliotrope. When I played the recording back I was happy to find that it did indeed make the set list. Thanks to Littlefoot and especially to the HK staff for tolerating my frantic short breathness (sic) as I came barreling down the stairs multiple times a night.

Tip of the day: If someone forcefully demands money from you on Nicollet Mall at 11:30pm turn that jog into a sprint and politely say "Hey, I gotta hit record. Later!"

The Nicollet Mall Sprint.

How many nights in a row can you record at The Loring Theater and Hell's Kitchen at the same time? Probably 3.

Thanks Justin!

Bouncer Fighter - "Corpses on the Wall" Live (05/19/11)

A little something to listen to during the Rapture from the mighty Bouncer Fighter. Caleb writes some of the all time top lyrics this side of the Mississippi. A few nights ago down in Hell's Kitchen Bouncer Fighter, Nightosaur and Colder in Moscow supported Sorry OK at the release show for their new album Piss Our Names In The Snow recorded live at The Nomad by some guy you may or may not know.

Bouncer Fighter - "Corpses on the Wall" (Live at Hell's Kitchen 05/19/11)

"g-d fell from the sky with a hole in his heart and with his last dyin' words he said tear this place apart."

Empty's Tapes Exclusive: NEW City on the Make!

Photo: Peter Lee

Those in attendance at Hell's Kitchen last Thursday were treated to a set of mostly new and unreleased City on the Make material. It's time for the next level and I for one am excited to hear these songs usher in summertime for the city I hold closet to my heart. But the hits don't stop there. Our friend Mischa has returned to Minneapolis after his extensive travels on the continent of Asia. Catch City on the Make next at The Nomad on Saturday June 4th with two guitarists and a bunch of new songs to keep Saturday night moving on the West Bank. Got a facespace? Thanks to Zach Boes for the mix and to MPLSSTPL for putting this show together.

320kbps mp3:

City on the Make - "Who Let The Dogs Out?" Live at Hell's Kitchen (5/12/11)

FLAC:

City on the Make - "Who Let The Dogs Out?" Live at Hell's Kitchen (5/12/11)