Pop. 1280 and STNNNG @ Memory Lanes Tonight!

Kether @ 10:10pm
Claps @ 10:40pm
Pop. 1280 @ 11:30pm
STNNNG @ 12:15am

Memory Lanes
2520 26th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
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Well I was just at Memory Lanes yesterday for some Sunday bowling and hanging out but it looks like I might be there again this evening!

O' Haste Annihilation Reunion/CD Release at Memory Lanes Tonight!

Memory Lanes
2520 26th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406

10pm | No Cover | 21+

O' Haste Annihilation
Sundowners
Del Cabo
Ogre Smash Death Boom

Sponsored by Anti-Civ Records.

False Tour To Support New LP.

The band False produces some of the best Black Metal that Minneapolis has to offer. Their new album is out on Gilead Media. Catch them tonight at Memory Lanes for their tour kick off show or out of town on the following dates:

8/01 - IOWA CITY, IA - APHQ
8/02 - ST. LOUIS, MO - THE HEAVY ANCHOR
8/03 - COLUMBIA, MO - HAIRHOLE COLLECTIVE
8/04 - DALLAS, TX - THE PHOENIX PROJECT
8/05 - SAN ANTONIO - THE A&A DRIVE-INN
8/06 - HOUSTON, TX - THE DEATHSTAR
8/07 - BATON ROUGE, LA - PERKINS PARLOUR W/ THOU
8/08 - NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOWE MIASTO W/ THOU
8/09 - BIRMINGHAM, AL - THE FIREHOUSE
8/10 - NASHVILLE, TN - THE LITTLE HAMILTON
8/11 - LOUISVILLE, KY - THE 3RD STREET DIVE
8/12 - BLOOMINGTON, IN - RUSSIAN RECORDING STUDIO
8/13 - CHICAGO, IL - THE VOID
8/14 - MILWAUKEE, WI - THE IRISH KNOT

Hear a track from the new record courtesy of omgvinyl.com.

Crusader No Remorse @ Memory Lanes

Crusader No Remorse
Memory Lanes
Minneapolis, MN
Monday March 21st 2011

Taper: empty
Location: DINish, DFC, 15' back, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Hypers) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV]
Edit: Not sure what CNR did after I sent over the .WAV

This Recording Is For Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Nextlahuali
02. Execration
03. Narghual (Wolf In Man)
04. Crusader No Remorse
05. The Humonculous
06. Ancient Sacrifice

The band has made 256kbps mp3s are available here.

Some Black Metal from Minneapolis to cleanse your Sunday afternoon palate. Crusader No Remorse and Clump supported Cognitive Dissonance. The Cognitive Dissonance set is available on Empty's Tapes.

Cognitive Dissonance @ Memory Lanes

A .RAR file containing this recording is available here.

Cognitive Dissonance
Memory Lanes
Minneapolis, MN
Monday March 21st 2011

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC, 15' back, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls (Hypers) > 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 + fades) CD Wave (tracking)

This Recording Is For Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

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Record Label: Mundo en Kaos Records, Desolate Records

Cognitive Dissonance @ The Triple Rock (Extreme Noise show 01/24/11)

The crustiest metal in town. No one does it better than them. Thanks to Cognitive Dissonance, Crusader No Remorse, Clump, Memory Lanes and Tom.

Tonight At Memory Lanes!

Memory Lanes
Monday 9/20
10PM
FREE

Nightosaur
Les Deux Magots
Cadette

Nightosaur on tonight's show:

"I've been telling people that Nightosaur in a bowling alley would fulfill the fantasy of some disgruntled stoner bowling alley employee who constantly tells himself: "Someday, man, someday, I'm gonna get so high and rock so fucking loud at this god damn bowling alley...""

Les Deux Magots on tonight's show:

"I've been telling people that Les Deux Magots in a bowling alley would fulfill the nightmare of some disgruntled stoner bowling alley employee..."

Kitten Forever @ Memory Lanes

Here's a .RAR file containing this recording.

Kitten Forever
Memory Lanes
Minneapolis, MN
Monday July 12th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: mini stand table top, DFC, 7' ^
Source: Sony PCM-50 Internals @ 24 bit 48kHz .WAV
Transfer: D50 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame > 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge Pro 10 (16 bit dither)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Little Beast
02. Fake Flesh
03. Great Big Lies
04. Destructive Insides
05. Witch
06. Third Degree
07. Nightworm
08. Mind Meld
09. Carnivores
10. Death Bed

Liz - voice
Corrie - drums
Laura - bass

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So good. Mark your calendar for 7/29 at Sauce won't you? It's our friend Jim's 30th Birthday with Kitten Forever, Bouncer Fighter, Teenage Moods and The Chickadee Mountain Martyrs. Damn, here's to Jim for knowing how to throw party. Thanks to Liz for being cool with me posting this and thanks to Memory Lanes for being cool.

That West Bank Apartment Should Have Been Mine.

The folks running the WBSC have something great going on and I encourage you to keep an eye on their calendar. You may sweat out a few ghosts while there but you'll enjoy yourself while doing so. After getting set up I had to run some compact discs down to Chris at The Triple Rock and happened to run into Mr. Salinas, curator of your favorite Funk/Soul/Blues dance night Hot Pants as well as many other parties around town. Always good running into this fellow. Back at the WBSC the potluck was in full swing and sets had begun. For a little taste of The Somethin' Else #2 I wanted to share Makr's set (Live from the West Bank Social Center 07/09/10). If you get your stuff in order you can catch him again tonight at the Whitesand/Bandlands LP Release Show with Moonstone and Visions of Christ (who also played WBSC). So thank you to Jon Davis, The West Bank Social Center and everyone who performed last night.

It was at this particular point in the evening where I chose to fail Mother of Fire. Then again you don't need some shoddy live two track recording from The Bedlam to discover this band. The new LP is available through Destijl Recs. It wasn't time to retire yet so I asked Fish to head to Memory Lanes. Power of 2 had a few songs left and I rather enjoyed what I caught. I had stopped through for The Yoleus and they did not disappoint.

With 30 minutes left before the clock struck 2:00am it was time to see what was shakin' at the Hexagon. I walked straight into a Bight Club set which was a pleasant surprise. It made me recall the first time I saw Jeremy at The Suburban World Theatre in April '07. Call number two to 24/7 and to all a good night.

Western Curses @ Memory Lanes

Western Curses
Memory Lanes
Minneapolis, MN
Monday February 1st 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB DFC front middle table, ~7' ^
Source: AKG 414B-xls > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame > 320kbps]
Edit: Tracking (CD Wave) Fades (Sound Forge 10)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

(Right Click and Save Link As or Click-Operations to download these files)

01. Midnight Mess
02. The Sails
03. To the Four Corners

Andy Hart - vox
Mad Manatee - drums
Live Jeff - bass
Josh Kruse - guitar
PC Pete - guitar

This is only a little taster of the first three songs from the set. Western Curses and Amen & the Hell Yeahs supported Off With Their Heads on their tour kick off. Check out Tigger's review of the show here. Check out live music at Memory Lanes every Monday night and most weekend nights as well.

8 "Shows" in 5 days?

It all started last night with the 3rd week of the Wednesday night Marijuana Deathsquads at Nick & Eddie. Now, I'd really like to make it to The Hexagon tonight to record Sorry OK but I'm on the fence about closing the Hex three nights in a row. I realize some people may do this all the time but not so much while recording the bands and making sure expensive equipment gets home safely. So if you're not charging batteries for the weekend you should check out Sorry OK + Shakedown City + The Boys N' The Barrels + Porch Knights at the Hexagon TONIGHT.

What is known for certain is that on Friday I plan to run the main rig at the Hex for the Bouncer Fighter CD Release w/ Children of Euler + TBA while also running a smaller rig at Memory Lanes for Sleeping in the Aviary + Me and My Arrow. It'll be a champagne jam Seward style. On the books for Saturday is catching Andrew Broder's opening set for Retribution Gospel Choir at The Triple Rock and then breaking down as quickly as possible to catch a cab to the Hex. Sorry RGC but nothing will stop me from recording The Chickadee Mountain Martyrs CD Release. If this go well I hope to arrive in time to capture Knife World. Getting set up in time for Dark Dark Dark shouldn't be a problem...really looking forward to all three sets so we'll see what happens.

On the Sabbath I'm pretty jazzed at the opportunity to record at The Cake Shop again. This month's show features an intimate sit down with The Pines including the ever popular 4pm and 7pm sets format. As with last's months show with Jeremy Messersmith I'm in for both!

The Chickadee Mountain Martyrs @ Memory Lanes

The Chickadee Mountain Martyrs
Memory Lanes
Minneapolis, MN
Monday January 11th 2010

To download these files:
Right Click & Save Link As on PC.
Click-Operations on Mac.

"Work/Drink"
"Princess Snax"
"(I Got) The Power"

Download the cmm2010-01-11.m3u file here.

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If you don't know about The Chickadee Mountain Martyrs you better recognize. Here are three select tracks from their set at Memory Lanes last Monday. Word is the Release Show for their new album will take place near the end of February in South Minneapolis. Check back in the coming week or two for more details.

This was a going away party for Angie who works at Memory Lanes. Angie, I forgot to ask where you're going but safe travels. Angie's band Burger Thirst, Tomato and Ham and The G.E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band also played.

Monday Night at Memory Lanes

Memory Lanes
Minneapolis, MN
Monday January 4th 2010

Source: Studio Project C4s > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame > 320kbps]

Sleeping in the Aviary - "Write On"
Zombie Season - "Palm Reader"
Teenage Moods - "The Sugar Band"

www.myspace.com/sleepingintheaviary
www.myspace.com/zombieseason
www.myspace.com/teenagemoods

What we have here are three Minneapolis bands worth your time in checking out. Look they even have easy to remember myspace URLs...first to last that's how it went down. Tom was on it. Besides a few stray pins you wouldn't know that these tracks were recorded in a bowling alley. Thanks to Memory Lanes for letting me stay warm inside your walls.

Children of Euler @ Memory Lanes

320kbps mp3s - Right Click > Save As or mac equivalent.

Children of Euler
Memory Lanes
Minneapolis, MN
Monday December 14th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Source: Milab VM-44 (Link) > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 27:03

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Divergent at Infinity
02. Spectre of the Incomplete
03. Proof and Consequence
04. Visage of Unity
05. Failing the Turning Test
06. Poison of the Mind
07. Into the Grasp of Man

Jim: Vocals
Dave: Guitar
Rocky: Bass
Erric: Drums

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This turned out surprisingly well for a Memory Lanes tape. Yes, there are people bowling but just close your eyes and pretend you're floating around with a white russian. The awesomeness of the music drowns out much of the background action. I actually like this recording a lot. Check out COE's next show! Other Ass Records recording artists include; Totally Harsh, Daisy's Compact Mice, Pocket Pu$$y, Terracide & Sharp Teeth. This show was with Bouncer Fighter, Terracide & Slain. Memory Lanes: Home of the good night especially on Mondays.

Tonight at Memory Lanes

On a snowy Monday in the middle of December what's more relaxing than hunkering down at Memory Lanes for an evening of musical entertainment? No charge folks. Just pay your tab and hope the 7 is on time so you don't have to cab it down the street.

Friday South of Franklin

Tonight we hung with the Anti-Civ crew at Memory Lanes for much of the evening. Sundowners, Ogre Smash Death Boom, Poor Posture & Prince Bob Dylan played. I made sure there was time to head to The Hexagon for Communist Daughter's set. I like this band tons and can't wait for them to finish a new record. It was frickin' cold on the way back. The Kaplan Bros thermal can only work so much magic. I guess it's finally time to pull out the winter coat. We had a good run November.

Anti-Civ Showcase @ Memory Lanes

Please feel free to hit Memory Lanes this evening for the Anti-Civ Records Showcase. A good time and even better musics are guaranteed.

Friday, November 20th @ Memory Lanes
10PM, 21+, Free

Sundowners
Ogre Smash Death Boom
Poor Posture
& Prince Bob Dylan (first show ever, ex-members of Dirty Paws)

Bella Koshka @ The Beat (AA)

Rewind to May 23rd...after catching City on the Make at the Memory Lanes block party I went over to the Triple Rock for Big Quarter's CD Release show. The early show was still in progress when I started setting up. I was able to catch the last 2-3 songs from Bella Koshka's set. Yeah, at that point I knew I was going to have to tape this band soon. Good thing they have a show at the Beat Coffee House this Thursday. Haven't been to the Beat for a show since October 2007 (Empires, Portrait of a Drowned Man, Sleeping in Gethsemane & Ladyslipper) which is unfortunate because I really like the place. It's all about the French Press.

Don't miss out on this great show at a very underrated venue...

9:00-10pm Bella Koshka
8-8:45 Sydney Wayser(NYC)
7:00-7:45pm Holly Newsom (Zoo Animal)
6:15-7pm The Dirty Darlings
5:30-6 Aria Souder
5-5:30 doors open