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.

Fanfaronage Album Release Party!

With

Kristoff Krane

The Triple Rock Social Club

$10 In Advance/$14 Day of Show and At The Door!

18+ | 9:00 PM | $14.00

I've know this Chris since 2005 and his talent never ceases to amaze me. He fosters a wisdom and intellect that far surpasses many 20 somethings you're going to run across today. I haven't even started talking about the music he releases which  is why you should stop through The Triple Rock this evening. He's always such a busy musician that I didn't even want to bother with calling him to see who the surprise guests are. I have some amazingly sure bets that I'm not going to mention and I know that we'll have a brother looking on from some place much happier than this here planet earth.

Father You See Queen Pre-Release at The Entry Tonight!

Interview on A.V. Club

Father You See Queen (The Facebook)
with The Cloak Ox, Marijuana Deathsquads and Robust Worlds

The 7th Street Entry
$7 | 8pm | 18+
RSVP?

Hello.
We are celebrating a pre release of our EP "47"
A very limited release of 36 hand crafted music boxes from Jason Wasyk and hand painted by Danielle Voight, will be for sale at this event.
Inside will be extra musical material and a download code for the EP
"47" will be released on Flingco Sound System Records in April 2012. This pre release is presented by FSS and The Riley Bushman Recordings and Archives.

This evening will include musical performances by...
Father You See Queen
The Cloak Ox
Robust Worlds

with a special guest DJ

We would love for you to attend.
Thanks,
Mark McGee

Preview this gorgeously haunting release here.

Father You See Queen
47

1 Ocean
2 Teratoma
3 We Give And Give And You Take And Take And Take And Take
4 Lungs
5 Don't Be Mad At Me
6 Edmund

Makr: Beats and noise
Mona: Vocals and lyrics, TRACK 6 Guitar
Nick Ryan: TRACKS 2 & 6 Guitar
Drew Christopherson: TRACK 2 Drums
Freddy Votel: TRACK 6 Drums

Painted Saints @ The Cedar

A .RAR file containing these songs is available here.

Painted Saints
The Cedar Cultural Center
No Match for Greater Minds Release Show
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday November 19th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, FOB, 40' back, ~7.5' ^
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 (mild compression) CD Wave (track indexing)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

"My Bird"
"The Fat Kid Rides His Bike In The Snow"

Paul Fonfara - Vocals, Guitar, Clarinet, Viola, Bandoneon
Josh Granowski - Bass
Chris Hepola - Drums and Piano
Will Dockendorf - Lap steel guitar
Christa Rubsam - Violin, Erhu, Cello

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Trying to shake off a good 6 months of hedonistic self-indulgence and get back to what this place is about; sharing live recordings from bands that I feel other people should know about. Starting off with one of the last shows of 2011 to really amaze me. This is a 2 song excerpt (the last 2 songs) of a 70 minute set.

I've always admired and enjoyed Painted Saints but I was blown away at their recent release show for the new album No Match for Greater Minds. Have you heard this album yet? Nona Marie & The Choir, Dreamland Faces and The Stew Bums (Mike & Nikki Gunther) supported. Hear The Choir's cover of "Good Woman" here.

The Night 7" Release Show @ The Entry Tonight.

Wednesday 12/21
7th Street Entry
The Night 7" Release Show
with The Rope, and Ghost in the Water, The Trapezoids
8:00 pm | 18+ | $5.00 adv | $5.00 door

Interview with The Night. Set times per facespace:

Trapezoids - 9pm
Ghost in the Water - 10pm
The Night - 11pm
The Rope - 12am

Crimes LP Release Show Tonight.

The 7th St Entry
Saturday October 22nd
8pm | 18+ | $5

Crimes
Leisure Birds
Teenage Moods

The Funeral and the Twilight @ The Entry (LP Release Show)

320kbps mp3 | Free Lossless Audio Codec

The Funeral and the Twilight
The Entry
LP Release Show
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday September 3rd

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, Right drink rail, 30' back, ~7.5' ^
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: EQ by Dave B. (Logic) Track indexing (CD Wave)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Thomas Bracket
02. Rebecca
03. Fast to Death
04. The Darkest Path
05. Wipe the Blood From Mine Eyes
06. Forgettable Things
07. Chorus of Spirits
08. I Made a Man
09. Precious Twink
10. For Only Tonight

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Their new LP SULLEN LIFE /// BLIGHTED is available through Forward! Records. Catch them on tour this Fall. CLAPS, The Chickadee Mountain Martyrs and Thunderbolt Pagoda opened the evening. Long live R.H. and The Entry.

"The Funeral and the Twilight is one of the best bands in Minneapolis today." - me

Sep 24 END OF SUMMER PARTY, Rochester, MN
Sep 25 Quarters, MILWAUKEE, WI
Sep 27 MUTINY, CHICAGO, IL
Sep 28 Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, St Louis, MO
Sep 29 FIRST TEENAGER EVER HOUSE, Springfield, MO
Sep 30 The Royale Club, Little Rock, AR
Oct 01 Dalzell House, Shreveport, LA
Oct 02 Siberia, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Oct 03 The Nick, Birmingham, AL
Oct 04 BIKER BAR, CLARKSVILLE, GA
Oct 05 TBA, ATLANTA, GA
Oct 06 The Milestone, Charlotte, NC
Oct 07 TBA, ASHVILLE, NC
Oct 08 Solidarity, LOUISVILLE, KY
Oct 09 Longbranch Saloon, Knoxville, TN
Oct 11 TBA, CLEVELAND, OH
Oct 12 PJ's Lager House, Detroit, MI
Oct 13 HOUSE SHOW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Oct 14 BAR THAT DAVE'S FRIEND OWNS, Traverse City, MI

Oaks Tape Release Tonight!

Oaks
The Funeral and the Twilight
Hollow Boys
Theeves

Wednesday, September 21st
7th St. Entry
$5 | 18+
8pm Doors 9pm Music

The Cokfeoab.

Oak's brand new, 5 song cassette tape with free digital download will be available.

CLAPS & The Funeral and the Twilight In-store at Hymie's Tonight!

Hymie's Vintage Records
3820 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 729-8890

Free!
All Ages 6 PM
Friday September 16th
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The Funeral and the Twilight - 7:00 PM
CLAPS - 8:00 PM

Two of my favorite bands playing one of my favorite records stores? Well hot damn I say! The Funeral and the Twilight's new LP is out now on Forward! Records while the new CLAPS LP is out on Guilt Ridden Pop. Both records will be available at Hymie's tonight!

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

Sleeping in the Aviary Release Show & Tour.

Sleeping in the Aviary's new album You and Me, Ghost was released yesterday through Madison label Science of Sound.

The Triple Rock Social Club
HOSTED BY "THE BEST LOOKING MAN IN COMEDY", FANCY RAY MCLONEY!
Thursday September 8th
18+ | 8:00 PM | $5.00

Red Pens
Sleeping in the Aviary (Album Release!)
Brute Heart
Night Moves

Sleeping in the Aviary - You and Me, Ghost (Album Infomercial).

Gimme Noise interview with Elliott.

Sept 2 Schuba's (w/ Dastardly, Paper Thick Walls) Chicago, IL
Sept 3 Patti Mayonaisse (w/ Hunger Strike Riot, Dirty Rotten So and Sos) Appleton, WI
Sept 8 Triple Rock Social Club (w/ Night Moves, Brute Heart, Red Pens) Minneapolis, MN
Sept 9 Memorial Union/Rathskellar (w/ Nice Purse) Madison, WI
Sept 10 Frank's Power Plant (w/ Squidbotz, John Muther: Adventure Music) Milwaukee, WI
Sept 16 Coffman Memorial Union Campus Arts Festival (Free, at Noon) Minneapolis, MN
Sept 16 Basement (w/ Good Grief, Terminated Television) Steven's Point, WI
Sept 17 Double Door (w/ Archie Powell and the Exports, Bright Light Social Hour, Chaperone) Chicago, IL
Sept 18 Beauty Shop Fairield, IA
Sept 19 Division Avenue Arts Collective Grand Rapids, MI
Sept 20 The Blind Pig (w/ The Dodos) Ann Arbor, MI
Sept 21 Gourley House (House Show) Bloomington, IN
Sept 22 Melody Inn (w/ Amo Joy) Indianapolis, IN
Sept 23 Lager House (w/ Pink Lightning, Hand Grenades, Phantom Cats) Detroit, MI
Sept 24 Ottawa Tavern (w/ GOLD) Toledo, OH
Sept 25 South Park Tavern Dayton, OH
Sept 26 Boo Box Cleveland, OH
Sept 27 Thunderbird Café (w/ Delicious Pastries, Josh Verbanets of Meeting of Important People) Pittsburgh, PA
Sept 28 The Station (w/ Your Children is Beautiful, Giant Mind) Philadelphia, PA
Sept 29 Bruar Falls (w/ Talkie Walkie, Genuine Imitations, Puppies, Fish Doctor) Brooklyn, NY
Sept 20 TBA Troy, NY
Oct 1 House Show Lowell, MA
Oct 2 Shea Stadium (w/ American Sun, The Marsh Hens, Mister Melt) Brooklyn, NY
Oct 4 The Middle East (w/ The Late Greats, Doctors Fox) Cambridge, MA
Oct 5 Velvet Lounge (w/ Paperhaus, The Wild Fruits) Washington, D.C.
Oct 6 Sprout (w/ Tungs) Richmond, VA
Oct 7 Yerducken House Raleigh, NC
Oct 8 Tin Roof Charleston, SC
Oct 9 Haunted House (w/ Can't Kids, Hauswerk) Columbia, SC
Oct 11 Elliott's Revue (w/ Company) Winston-Salem, NC
Oct 12 Sewarcide Mansion House Show (w/ Company) Charlotte, NC
Oct 13 TBA Athens, GA
Oct 14 The 529 (w/ Sealions, The Mad Flight) Atlanta, GA
Oct 15 Retrofit Records Tallahassee, FL
Oct 16 The Saint (w/ In Elevators) New Orleans, LA
Oct 17 Dalzell house Shreveport, LA
Oct 18 Super Happy Funland Little Rock, AR
Oct 19 Smoke and Barrel (w/ A+ Setup, Opium Den Pool Party) Fayetteville, AR
Oct 20 Super Happy Funland Houston Houston, TX
Oct 21 Hole in the Wall (w/ GASHCAT, Scan Hopper ) Austin, TX
Oct 22 The Ten Eleven San Antonio, TX
Oct 24 Soundpony Tulsa, OK
Oct 25 Kirby's Wichita, KA
Oct 26 Cold House Kansas City, MO
Oct 27 Clawfoot House Lincoln, NE
Oct 28 Hell's Kitchen (w/ Buffalo Moon) Minneapolis, MN
Oct 29 Hexagon (w/ Buffalo Moon, Toxic Shrews) Minneapolis, MN

Eric Funn @ 8th & Nicollet Downtown

Eric Funn
8th & Nicollet
Downtown Minneapolis
Friday July 8th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 2' away, ~4' ^
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 > TLH > FLAC (level 6)]
Edit: Light Compression (Sound Forge 10) Track indexing (CD Wave)

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Take a Chance, Honey
02. Catch a Ride
03. I'm Rich

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I met up with Eric to record the release for his latest album New Hub City. Definitely glad I did because it was a great time. Beautiful early Friday evening with everyone either heading home or just out to enjoy the weather. An hour and 45 minutes of material was recorded so consider this a promo for a possible live release down the road. I didn't want to compress the hell out of these tracks so they are a fair representation of what was recorded. Thanks to Eric for allowing me to stick microphones up in his face. Catch him solo around town or with Eric & The Funnettes.

Teenage Moods Release New LP Tonight @ The Hexagon!

Mood Ring colored vinyl out now on 25 DIAMONDS.

Teenage Moods
Teddy & the Turks
Juvie (Skipper, Formaldehyde Junkies)
Vag

Friday August 5th
10pm | No Cover
The Facebook.

Hexagon Bar
2600 27th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 722-3454

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.

Radical Cemetery Tape Release at XY&Z Tonight!

New tape out on Moon Glyph.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Radical Cemetery is a band comprised of three original members Aaron Anderson, Fletcher Barnhill, and Eric Carlson and more recently Derek Maxwell, who assimilated into the group's structure as an auxiliary multi-instrumentalist. Our collaborative process is equilateral and we trust each other to make changes in mind of the project's ongoing progression, like practicing mistakes or mutations in a controlled lab environment. The music we create draws cues from points in experimental and improvisational musics, stoner metal, various beats and hip hop production techniques, dub, and anything else that sonically maintains a thick sound.

Similar concerns are echoed in our artistic practices. Anderson and Carlson, founders of Hardland/Heartland, collaboratively produce books, videos, drawings and installations investigating ideas of cultural creativity, human interaction, and friendship through the progression of a multi-disciplinary practice. Barnhill is both culinary wonder and a functioning operator of BABY Skateboards, where he works to design, hand cut and embellish each series of boards created with intellectually dense wordplay and seemingly naive graphics. Maxwell, who will be described as a world traveler, is simply passing through on a personal journey away from it all. One should also understand that we believe all these endeavors and paths to be intertwined and never ending positive forces propelling us through life and continuing on forever.

"These guys spent so much time in the basement last year that their eyes have begun a Darwinian reduction into mole-like infra-optic all-in-one facial sensory organs. Our soon-to-be albino brethren forsee the near-apocalyptic near-future on their new cassette "N.N.E.", where we're a few straggling survivors gathered around a makeshift generator behind a blown up loading dock. Scavenged remnants of a solar panel wired through piles of oxidized car batteries. Occasionally successful jacks into lost stacks of the former grid. Most things smoldering, thick chemical smoke wafting in every now and then. Half-melted casios and 1/4" cables run low voltage with the wrong power cord. It's summer now, or at least it should be. vapors compound in the new atmosphere, sometimes trapping heat, other times precipitating in endless drizzle. A dimmed sun somewhere above. 2012. No, 2013. Not sure, actually. Distant war drums to the north. Slow paranoia. Many nights listening to the sound of plastic fire and seeing colored flames, slow motion reflected off sunken bloodshot eyes. Watch 'Black Hawks Down' dvd case melt. Smartphones burn for days. Beards. Nobody expects to live through the next winter." - fast-elvis.com

Performances by Radical Cemetery, Cage 3 & More TBA

Drawings and other artwork by Aaron Anderson, Fletcher Barnhill, Eric Carlson and Derek Maxwell.

Thursday July 28th
7pm-midnight
Free | Facespace

XY&Z
3258 Minnehaha Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN

Download the Stoned Minors from last summer.

Two Farewell Shows Two Venues.

Earlier this week a friend had invited me to join a group of people leaving town Friday for a remote location over an hour north of the city. At first the idea of getting out of town sounded appealing especially since I don't usually leave unless it's on a plane. No running water or electricity? Multiple people bringing boats to take out on the lake? Fireside conversations and a surplus of encased meats grilled over an open fire? I could use a little dose of nature, yeah that sounds nice.

Then I asked myself who would record these 2 farewell shows if I left town? The mental rolodex began to spin but I wasn't having any luck. No. I can't leave town this weekend. Yes friends, Mother Nature has been forsaken in the name of 1s & 0s.

Well we all know that the party tonight is with TGNP at Jager but sometimes the ultimate summer party gets forsaken as well. Tonight...

The Triple Rock
All Ages | 5:00 PM | $13.00 (Sold Out?)
FB Event

Harvest (Reunion show)
Disembodied (Final show)
Iron Rain (Chicago)
Former Thieves (Cedar Falls, IA)
Relentless (Mpls)
Venia (Mpls)

After having been there in 2009 to record the "reunion" show I couldn't allow Disembodied's final show to go undocumented. I hear this is SOLD OUT and I don't have a ticket so things should be interesting.

The Kitty Cat Klub
21+ | 9:30 PM| $5
FB Event

The Great Confinement (Final show/CD Release)
Cantankerous Folk
Painted Saints

Over the past year or longer I've had the pleasure of being able to record The Great Confinement at different venues around town but it all started at the KCK. Bittersweet that their final show is also the release of their debut LP.

Man, now where to eat dinner. The Triple Rock is always good as is a gyro from Mediterranean Deli. Right now I think it's The Wienery on the West Bank Vs. Mesa Pizza in Dinkytown.

Zebulon Pike (LP Release Show) @ The Triple Rock

Zebulon Pike
The Triple Rock Social Club
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday June 25th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish, Right drink rail, 30' back, ~7.5' ^
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: Compression (Sound Forge 10) Track indexing (CD Wave)

These Tracks Are For Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

"Spectrum Threshold" (Live)
"And Blood Was Passion" (Live)

zebulonpike.com | Facebook | Myspace

This was the release show for Zebulon Pike's new LP Space Is the Corpse of Time. The Book of Right On and Battlefields supported. How can you complain about that bill? The Book of Right On? Seen them 8-9 times and they can do no wrong in my eyes. Everyone was glad to see Battlefields back on point and Zebulon Pike of course stole the show. That comes fairly easy for them. Welcome back from another European tour Fellas. Thanks to the bands and to The Triple Rock for allowing the 1s & 0s to be documented. Heard the new Zebulon Pike yet?

ps - Where's the rest of the set you ******* ****?! They played the album from start to finish with the addition of "And Blood Was Passion." The idea of people hearing a live recording before the real thing seemed silly to both Fancy Ray and I. Lo Siento.

It's Release Night Tonight...

The Triple Rock Social Club
8$ Advance / $10 Door
9pm doors | 18+

Zebulon Pike (LP/CD Release Show)
Battlefields
The Book Of Right On

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The 7th Street Entry
$10
8pm doors | 18+

Junkyard Empire ("Acts of Humanity" Release Show)
City on the Make
Toki Wright
Guante

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Nick and Eddie
$5
9pm doors | 18+

New Labor (7" Record Release Show #2)
Disasteratti
Les Deux Magots
Safewords

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Hey hey, nothing being released here but you're feeling like The Turf Club tonight? Wise choice...

The Turf Club
$6
9pm | 21+

Sex Rays
Nuggets Cover Band
Ventures Cover Band
Cage III

Brute Heart Album Release Show @ The Turf Club

(320kbp3 mp3) | (Check back for a FLAC copy)

Brute Heart
Lonely Hunter Release Show
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Saturday May 14th 2011

Recorded by: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, left stack, 10' back, ~7.5' ^
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: Pro Tools magic. Track indexing in CD Wave.

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Eclipse
02. Blindfolded
03. No Darkness
04. Satellite
05. Open Window
06. Evil Eye
07. Hunter

Crystal Brinkman (drums and vocals)
Jackie Beckey (viola and vocals)
Crystal Myslajek (bass and vocals)

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Brute Heart's new album Lonely Hunter can be purchased through Soft Abuse Records in a variety of formats. It's also available on Amazon and iTunes. Have you seen the excellent video done by MPLS.TV for the City of Music series? Tender Meat, Jerusalem and the Star Baskets (Columbia, MO), Lighted and Patches supported. Thanks to Brute Heart and The Turf Club for allowing me to record. Thanks to J. Miller for his patience in post. Catch Brute Heart on their westward tour at the below dates and hold a copy of Lonely Hunter in your hands.

06/03 - Minneapolis, MN - Club Med (with Mother of Fire, Mattie Mozelle)
06/08 - Missoula, MT - BSMT (with Shahs)
06/10 - Seattle, WA - Comet Tavern
06/12 - Portland, OR - Valentine's
06/13 - Portland, OR - In Other Words
06/14 - Olympia, WA - Le Voyeur
06/15 - Weed, CA - Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture
06/16 - Oakland, CA - The Church (with Cacaw, Rrind)
06/17 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern (with Horrid Red, Burial Hex)
06/18 - Santa Cruz, CA - TBA (with Horrid Red, Burial Hex)
06/19 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Records in-store
06/19 - Los Angeles, CA - Public Figure (with Metal Rouge)
06/21 - Denver, CO - The Hi-Dive
06/22 - Lawrence, KS / Kansas City, MO - TBA