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03/09/12 - City on the Make, Umami, Oaks @ Hell's Kitchen

Not going to lie, I went solely to see City on the Make for the 24th time and Oaks for the 1st time. Stating that neither band disappointed would be a severe understatement.

03/14/12 - Skoal Kodiak, Taboo, Ancestral Diet, Mother of Fire @ The Entry

All 4 of these sets were amazing in their own way. It was especially an honor to be able to document Taboo.

03/15/12 - Vernon Wayne, Buildings, Bird Sounds, Goodnight Ritual @ Hell's Kitchen

If I was in a band playing shows around town being on a bill with Bird Sounds would be intimidating. They just need to play longer sets.

03/17/12 - Went to Harriet Brewing last minute since I was in the neighborhood for a BBQ. Had a delicious pour of the limited East Side and got a growler of Divine Oculust on the way out. The BBQ was a success as well. Afterwords I headed to the Ra|hole to see Brain Tumors and Libyans. This all went unrecorded but I had a stellar time nonetheless. Even made it to Northeast in time for a very nice party. It was a long day and night...not because of any sort of americanized "holiday" but rather just because that's what Saturdays are for.

THIS WEEK:

(Not much going on)

03-21 - Basuketto @ The Red Stagg
03-22 - Goatflower, Dust Buns, Awkward Bodies, Time Destroyer @ Hexagon
03-22 - Dads (Omaha), Rollerblade, Cadette, the Velveteens @ Chamber of Secrets
03-22 - Bala Clavas (Houston), Mar Harbine, Bellow, Collin Gorman Weiland @ Bacon
03-23 - Cursive @ The 400 Bar
03-23 - Crusader No Remorse, Prostate, Kr Grauwacke @ Surfs Up
03-23 - Trevor's 30th Birthday Party w/ Tornado, The Skinnys, Teenage Moods, Southside Desire @ The Nomad
03-23 - Jonny Corndawg @ The Triple Rock
03-24 - Zoo Animal @ Treehouse (10am)
03-24 - Chastity Brown, Black Audience, Romantica @ The Cedar
03-24 - Sleeping in the Aviary, Buffalo Moon, Umami, Speed's The Name @ The Triple Rock
03-24 - La Dispute @ The Varsity
03-24 - Condominium + feedtime @ Grumpy's DT
03-25 - Sleep Tight @ Hymie's (3pm)
03-25 - TFATT, They Live, The Devil's Caravan @ Honey

Empty's Tapes Exclusive: Skoal Kodiak Release Show!

Photo: Tracie L.

Just got word of the release show for Skoal Kodiak's new LP out September 20th on Load Records.

Skoal Kodiak
Orwell's Bonobo (MSP Cumbia band)
Hermit Thrushes (Philly)

Saturday September 24th 2011
Eagles Club
2507 E 25th St
Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 724-9714

$5 | Doors 9pm | Music is over by 12:45am

New Skoal Kodiak Coming Out On Load Records.

The new Skoal Kodiak album will be coming out on Load Records September 20th 2011. Check out "Teapot" on their Soundcloud page.

Catch Skoal Kodiak with Larry Wish and His Guys in the following cities at the end of the month...

8/25 Iowa City @ The Fox

8/26 Chicago @ The Crown Tap Room 2821 N. Milwaukee

8/27 Milwaukee @ The Uptowner 1032 E. Center St. With Catacombz

Thursdays Are Always Stacked Around Here.

The Triple Rock Social Club
8pm | $5 | 18+

Dragons Power Up!
Puppies & Trains
IS/IS

Dragons Power Up! / Puppies & Trains split 7" Release available on Guilt Ridden Pop.

The Kitty Cat Klub
10pm | No Cover | 21+

Perish11 w/
Transitional Species
Dustbuns

Perish is an "evening of dark music" presented every 3rd Thursday of the month at The Kitty Cat Klub. Highly recommended.

The Turf Club
9pm | $6 | 21+

Skoal Kodiak
Stacian (Milwaukee)
Leisure Birds
Fortified Five (ex-Knife World)

A pretty amazing bill going down on the other side of the river.

The Nomad
9pm | No Cover | 21+

With a Gun for a Face (last)
Dart Mouth
Hyperslob
Falcon Arrow (first)

The With a Gun for a Face miniseries continues.

HouseofLard
8pm | $6 | All Ages

Wiccans (Denton, TX)
Much Worse (TC Punk)
Getting Even (TC Punk
Brain Tumors (TC Punk)

Punk Rock. Brain Tumors and Much Worse are Empty's Tapes endorsed. Directions or more info? RockBottomWrex@hotmail.com

Skoal Kodiak In California

02-18 - Los Angeles @ Spaceland
(with Har Mar Superstar, P.O.S., Marijuana Deathsquads)

02-19 - Oakland

02-20 - San Francisco

I'd check the Skoal Kodiak facebook for info on the Bay Area venues.

Skoal Kodiak Tonight At The Entry!

Skoal Kodiak
Arctic Universe
Voyager
Tips for Twat

The 7th Street Entry
Friday, December 17th
Doors: 9pm
$6

Soaking Rasps @ Yeti Records

Soaking Rasps
Yeti Records
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday December 4th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 12' back, 6' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: Sound Forge 10 (Compression)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

Soaking Rasps - Live at Yeti Records (12/04/10)

Yeti Records is a new record store located in South Minneapolis at 3506 Nicollet Avenue. Stop by Tuesday through Saturday until 8pm and Sundays until 6pm. Last Saturday Soaking Rasps played the second ever in-store performance at Yeti Records. Some video clips and a nice photo recap is available courtesy of The Somethin' Else.

Coming soon: Shahs Live at Yeti (11/06/10).

Clipd Beaks @ The Turf Club

A .RAR file containing this recording can be downloaded here.

Clipd Beaks
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Saturday July 17th 2010

Taper: J.D. & B.B.
Source: DFC, ceiling mounted Rhode NT4 > SBD > 1/4" outs > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (compression)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. ...intro
02. Dank Swamp
03. Strangler
04. Blood
05. Atoms
06. Dust

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Whitesand/Badlands, Skoal Kodiak and Haunted House (Lesh Is More CD Release) supported Clipd Beaks. The Whitesand/Badlands tape is available here. Also see that post with regards to these recordings existing because of J.D. and B.B.. Thanks to Scott for permission to circulate.

Whitesand/Badlands @ The Turf Club

Download a .RAR file containing this recording here.

Whitesand/Badlands
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Saturday July 17th 2010

Taper: J.D. & B.B.
Source: DFC, ceiling mounted Rhode NT4 > SBD > 1/4" outs > iRiver h120 (Line-In @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (compression)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Witch Hunting
02. Humans, #1
03. Brandspeakeasy
04. Sunburn
05. Magician's Hat

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This past July Whitesand/Badlands released the 2x LP "Seeding The Clouds" through Magnetic Ghost. The album can be purchased directly through the band via their website or through one of various local record stores including; Treehouse, Electric Fetus, Extreme Noise and Cheapo. A high quality digital download is available on the band's site as well.

Whitesand/Badlands, Skoal Kodiak and Haunted House (Lesh Is More CD Release) supported Clipd Beaks. This was Clipd Beaks first show "back home" in almost 3 years and one of their only shows outside of California so far this year. Unfortunately I was out of town for this stellar line up. Enter my homie and fellow live music archiving comrade Jon Davis (he's no slouch of a musician either; ghostband, Haunted House, Black Audience & Poop Smeared Mirror to name a few). The night before I flew out of town Jon was playing the Lightning Bolt show with PSM. Since I was recording this show it was the perfect opportunity to float him the gear needed to record at The Turf. With the help of the legendary B. Batson we were able to secure tapes of all 4 sets. So in short, without the help of J.D. and B.B. these sick recordings would not exist. Cheers fellas.

Cacaw @ The Entry

A .RAR files containing this recording is available here.

Cacaw
The Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday July 25th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, right left drink rail, 25' back, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Cards) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

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Cacaw and Gay Beast supported Skoal Kodiak. We're all very thankful to Cacaw for stopping through on their tour. The remaining dates are below. Thanks to the band for also being cool with me sharing the recording with you. Bob and The Entry also get much respect. Please support the bands by picking up the official releases.

"We miss Coughs. Any band that could upstage the Slits and rep for Chicago on the noise-punk vanguard Load Records deserves to be pined for. But that nostalgia is fleeting with ex-members Anya Davidson and Carrie Vinarsky (plus Lovely Little Girls and Slutbarf alumni) carrying on the ferocious no-wave skronk as Cacaw. Residuals from Coughs' primitive Gypsy-caravan stomp (not unlike fellow Load-bearers Silver Daggers) still linger; but on last year's Get a Brain (Permanent Records), these locals thrash and dart like their alma maters rarely did — more conniption than clomp. Live, the guitar dive-bombs and vocal piercings are pure scorched earth." -Stephen Gossett, Flavorpill

Jul 28 The Bishop Bloomington, IN
Jul 30 Now That's Class Cleveland, OH
Aug 02 Death by Audio Brooklyn, NY
Aug 03 201 Downcity Providence, Rhode Isla
Aug 04 Shea Stadium Brooklyn, New York
Aug 05 ??? Baltimore, MD
Aug 07 The Hideout Chicago, Illinois

The Plastic Constellations @ The Cedar

The Plastic Constellations
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday January 23rd 2010

The Plastic Constellations - "Davico" Live @ The Cedar
The Plastic Constellations - "Sancho Panza" Live @ The Cedar

(Right Click & Save Link As on PC. Click-Operations on Mac.)

This was the second night of the Modern Radio 10th Anniversary celebration. The bill also included Vampire Hands, Skoal Kodiak and a very special reunion of The Plastic Constellations! FT (The Shadow Government), Daughters of the Sun, Chambermaids, Double Bird, and Sheridan kicked off the festivities the night before at The Turf Club. There were cupcakes from The Cake Eater Bakery. I know it's kind of a teaser but I wouldn't want to spoil any future DVD releases. What's up to Schedule Two. Thanks to the bands and The Cedar for being cool with recording.

STNNNG @ The Cedar

STNNNG
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday January 23rd 2010

STNNNG - "Real Horror Show" Live @ The Cedar

(Right Click & Save Link As on PC. Click-Operations on Mac.)

This was the second night of the Modern Radio 10th Anniversary celebration. The bill also included Vampire Hands, Skoal Kodiak and a very special reunion of The Plastic Constellations! FT (The Shadow Government), Daughters of the Sun, Chambermaids, Double Bird, and Sheridan kicked off the festivities the night before at The Turf Club. There were cupcakes from The Cake Eater Bakery. I know it's kind of a teaser but I wouldn't want to spoil any future DVD releases. What's up to Schedule Two. Thanks to the bands and The Cedar for being cool with recording.

Modern Radio Celebrates It's 10th Anniversary

Friday, January 22nd at the Turf Club
FT (The Shadow Government)
Daughters of the Sun
The Chambermaids
Double Bird
Sheridan Fox (His Mischief)
21+, doors at 9PM - $7

Saturday, January 23rd at the Cedar Cultural Center
The Plastic Constellations
Skoal Kodiak
Vampire Hands
STNNNG
and more!
All Ages, doors at 4:30PM - $10

To say that 10 years as an indie label is impressive would be an understatement to say the least. Here are a few words from Tom regarding bonus goodies and additional information on the shows.

"The Friday show with FT(The Shadow Government), The Chambermaids, Daughters of the Sun, Double Bird and Sheridan of His Mischief in the Clown Lounge will also include Mr. and Mrs. Besinger DJing. Mr. Besinger is the singer of STNNNG and I don't believe he is a Lutheran. A bonus treat to those who arrive early. Both Pete and I will be baking cookies for those in attendance. Half will be vegan and other half will not be vegan.

This show is $7 and a rare opportunity to see FT(The Shadow Government) play in general and a first time opportunity to see Sheridan do a solo set. The other three bands are just outstanding to see on any given opportunity and this is a fantastic opportunity.

The Saturday show has a few extra bonuses:

1) The first 100 people who pay to get in to the show on Saturday can take their ticket stub over to the Wienery and get $3 off food. If you have ever been to the Wienery then you know that is almost a meal or a good start towards one. This will start after 4:30pm when the doors open for the show. You can bring the food over to the Cedar Cultural Center and we will provide plates to do so.

2) The first 300 people who pay to get in get a free cupcake from the Cake Eater Bakery / Miel Y Leche crew. There will be both vegan and non-vegan cupcakes available. If you have not had the opportunity to try these, then it gives you yet another reason to arrive early.

3) Posters will be available for sale from Aesthetic Apparatus, Landland and Burlesque of North America (we may have some additional folks. Danimal, drop me a line if you are interested). All of these folks have done posters for different events our bands have been a part of and this is a great opportunity to pick them up at the show.

4) Modern Radio will be having blow out prices on some records at both shows and even discounts on recent releases.

We wanted to have some extra things going on to really thank all of you have supported the label and the bands who make our label."

The lineup at the Cedar show will be as follows
1st - Vampire Hands (starting at 5:30pm)
2nd - STNNNG
3rd - Skoal Kodiak
4th (last) - The Plastic Constellations

City Pages Article
How Was The Show Interview
A.V. Club Write Up

Skoal Kodiak @ The Cedar

Skoal Kodiak
The Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
Friday December 18th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish ( cm, º) FOB, DFC, 30' back, ~9' ^
Source: Milab VM-44 (Link) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

"Sciswell"

The rest of this recording has been removed until further notice.

- empty 07/09/10

Skoal Kodiak is; Markus, Brady & Freddy

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Skoal Kodiak supported Dosh at the always sonically pleasing Cedar Cultural Center. Don't miss the Modern Radio Record Label 10th Anniversary Extravaganza with The Plastic Constellations (reunion), Skoal Kodiak, STNNNG, & Vampire Hands at the Cedar on January 23rd. Tickets are $10.

Weekends Start on Thursdays

Thursday the 17th:

City on the Make + Alpha Consumer + Aaron & the Sea @ The Turf Club DJ TRL's Circus in the Clown Lounge

Friday the 18th:

Dosh + Skoal Kodiak @ The Cedar

The Beatles Are in Big Trouble + The Belfast Cowboys + E.L.nO @ First Avenue

Kill the Vultures + Little Man + Alicia Wiley + The Alpha Centauri + Ada Jane @ The Entry

Saturday the 19th:

Learning Curve Records Showcase w/ The Blind Shake + Gay Witch Abortion + Seawhores + In Defence + The Deaf @ The Triple Rock

Baby Guts (Last Show) + The Sleaze + Unicorn Basement + MC/VL @ ______

Mason Jennings + The Pines @ First Avenue

Daughters of the Sun + Teenage Moods @ The Turf

Sunday the 20th:

Zombie Season + Tim Rally Gold + The Brutes @ The Triple Rock

Modern Radio Records 10th Anniversary Shows

Friday, January 22nd at the Turf Club
FT (The Shadow Government)
Daughters of the Sun
The Chambermaids
Double Bird
Sheridan Fox (His Mischief)
21+, doors at 9PM - $7

Saturday, January 23rd at the Cedar Cultural Center
The Plastic Constellations
Skoal Kodiak
Vampire Hands
STNNNG
and more!
All Ages, doors at 4:30PM - $10

Modern Radio has lined up a stellar 10th Anniversary celebration. Pretty jazzed about these shows. Seeing the Saturday line up at The Cedar will be pretty amazing in particular.