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 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.

Hibernation: Franklin & Hennepin Edition.

I haven't been near a computer since Friday afternoon and it's been lovely.

Missed dredg and Codeseven at the Cabooze last Wednesday. Just wasn't in the mood to head down there. dredg will be releasing a new album at the end of March though. Perish03 featuring CLAPS, Aaron and the Sea, DJ TRL, Compound and DJ Ghoul Talk was well worth the trip to Dinkytown.

Back in September I was invited to record the last ever Military Special show that went down at The Entry on Friday night. This was an assignment that I gladly accepted. From start to finish it was a great night of live music including sets from Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles, Phantom Tails, Estate and Dada Trash Collage. In other news, P.J., being the good fellow he is was able to record Nomia, Canyons of Static, and Lynxxe at The Whole. Look for those sets in the future.

Then we had another Saturday night with 5 or 6 shows to choose from. I narrowed it down to City on the Make at The Dakota, the Every Wall Will Fall event at The Turf Club and Os Mutantes were also playing The Cedar. To be completely honest the City on the Make show had been bumped to the top when I heard about it one loud evening at Palmer's a month prior. Then the freezing rain and a general sense of laziness set in. Please tell me you recorded City on the Make's third ever Dakota Late Night installment? Please?

Canyons of Static @ The 501 Club

Download the show here.

Canyons of Static
The 501 Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday January 16th 2010

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, DFC, ~7' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Transfer: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > RazorLame> 320kbps mp3]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (fades)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Northern Highland
02. Water/Worn
03. The Disappearance
04. untitled
05. Challenger

Chris (bass, synth)
Nathan (percussion, samples)
Ross (guitar, synth)
Aggie (keyboard, synth, glockenspiel)

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This was Canyons second show in Minneapolis and I've been waiting patiently for their return. I got into them in the Summer of '06 and pestered Ross a couple times about coming here. Finally the day came. They were to play the Entry October 21st 2006. But wait, what's this? a wedding reception at The Lexington in St. Paul?! AHHHH!!! No worries, it's not every day my favorite ex-aunt in law gets married. Of course I still had to try and make the recording happen even if I got there late. So fancy clothes, gear and all we head to The Lexington. It was very chilly and not wanting the cold to drain my batteries I brought my giant black bag of electronics in and placed it under the table. My girlfriend at the time was extremely impressed by this. I just don't think she ever really understood the awe-inspiring capabilities of CoS. So, the company was great and the chicken was fabulous but I never did make it to the Entry. Don't worry Laurie, you're still #1 ex-aunt in law.

Thanks to Paragraphs for not only releasing one of the best local EPs of 2010 but for also bringing Canyons of Static back to Minneapolis. CoS (West Bend, WI) and To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie (Minneapolis) both supported Paragraphsthis evening. All of the instruments sounded great in the room thanks no doubt to Knol Tate behind the board.

What's up Now Like Photographs.

Paragraphs @ The Entry

Download 320kbps mp3s here.

Paragraphs
The Entry
Minneapolis, MN
Friday August 28th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB (cm, º), left drink rail, 20' back, ~8' ^
Source: SP-C4 > 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)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. A Hilltop Like A Fallen Parenthesis
02. Believerything
03. There's Still Time, Pea Pod
04. Time Still
05. We Talk About Enemies More Than We Used To
06. Donna Martin Graduates!
07. The Dead of Night Has Never Been More Alive
08. It's Sunset At Midnight

Dan - drums
Chris - guitars
Brigitte - keyboards, et al.
Chad - electronics

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Paragraphs is one of the best Minneapolis bands to come out of 2009 that you've likely never heard of before. There are people who've been fortunate enough to have seen them 2 or 3 times by now. This Saturday Paragraphs will be having their EP Release Show at The 501 Club. To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie, a local band who's praised on both sides of the river and in Europe will be supporting alongside Canyons of Static, a band from West Bend, WI who I've enjoyed listening to for at least four years. 10pm doors and no cover! This is a lovely sounding recording from The Entry supporting Ice Palace and Wheat.