Northeast Minneapolis and afghani pizza

Will Marijuana Deathsquads At Nick and Eddie (V) get posted before I get to sleep? It's possible. Will it be posted next? Yes.

Friday night at The Hexagon was a grand ole gathering of friends. Sleeping in the Aviary, Military Special, Icarus Himself and Alpha Centauri kept things lively. Saturday night it was a privilege to record Lookbook, City on the Make, The Pines, Peter Wolf Crier, Jeremy Messersmith and Romantica in the Mainroom as part of Vita.MN's SXSW send off. After the Mainroom Ray and I rolled over to The 331 in his cadi to catch Gospel Gossip, Dante & The Lobster and Magic Castles.

Did I mention that the afghani pizza at the Crescent Moon Bakery is amazing?

Dessa @ The Fine Line

Dessa
"A Badly Broken Code" CD Release
The Fine Line Music Cafe
Minneapolis, MN
Friday January 22nd 2010

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Jeremy Messersmith - "Novocain"
02. Cecil Otter - "Matchbook Dairies"
03. Cecil Otter - "A Rickety Bridge"
04. Doomtree - "Knives on Fire"
05. Dessa - "551"
06. Dessa - "Mineshaft II"

320kbps mp3s can be downloaded here.

Last Friday Dessa released her debut album "A Badly Broken Code" at the Fine Line. Jeremy Messersmith and Cecil Otter where there to support an evening that has been a long time in the making. There was also a surprise Doomtree set that featured Paper Tiger, Dessa, P.O.S., Sims and Mike Mictlan. I hope you enjoy these tracks but please support Dessa by picking up the official release through Doomtree, Fifth Element or on iTunes.

Jeremy Messersmith & Andy Thompson @ The Cake Shop

As mentioned in the previous post those who gathered in the warmth of The Cake Shop's living room were treated to one of the two intimate sit down sets by Mr. Jeremy Messersmith and well known local multi-instrumentalist Andy Thompson. These fellas are working together on an album concerning the themes of murder and death. Without giving to much away there I wanted to share a couple of the superbly done (in my opinion) covers played by this duo last night. You know the songs but you have not heard them in this fashion before. Special thanks again to Cake In 15 for hosting.

Jeremy Messersmith - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" (George Jones)
Jeremy Messersmith - "Murder Was the Case" (Snoop Dogg)

The Cake Shop

Plenty of people in South Minneapolis care enough about the local music & arts scene to keep it alive and thriving but this post is about two people in particular. Without disclosing their location outright I'll just say if you're into local acoustic music there are opportunities to indulge your addiction. Tonight we were treated to a couple of sets of Murder and Death from Jeremy Messersmith and his homeboy Andy Thompson. Those who were there for either of the two sets can testify that it was a grand evening of music featuring beautiful acoustics. If you're interested in seeing a tastefully stripped down line-up of The Pines on February 21st please contact Cake In 15 to secure your seats. Tickets are limited and both shows will go fast so whether you'd like to attend the 4PM or 7PM show I'd suggest acting quickly. For more info please visit Cake In 15.