Tonight!

Sarah Johnson
Tender Meat
Daughters of the Sun
Miami Dolphins
DJ Using

10pm | $5

First Sarah Johnson show since October. Last 'til autumn, at least.
Last Daughters of the Sun show for a long time since Nick now lives in Austin.

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

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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

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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

Vampire Hands & The Songs of Television

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Vampire Hands & The Songs of Television
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Thursday December 31st 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~8' ^
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]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 10 (fades)
TRT: 41:00

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Guiding List
02. Prove It
03. See No Evil
04. Venus
05. Friction
06. Elevation
07. Marquee Moon

This was the Third Annual New Year's Eve Cover Night with Marijuana Deathsquads (Brian Eno), Vampire Hands (Television), Leisure Birds (Monks), Daughters of the Sun (Jesus and Mary Chain) and Secret Language (Fleetwood Mac). This set featured Nate Nelson (STNNNG, Private Dancer) on guitar with Vampire Hands, I mean Widescreen TV. If anyone else was in the line up I apologize, it was a long night! This rendition of "Elevation" is sure to make you flip your lid. Thanks to The Turf Club for hosting and to the bands for being cool with me sharing all of these sets.

Leisure Birds & The Songs of The Monks

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Leisure Birds & The Songs of The Monks
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Thursday December 31st 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~8' ^
Source: Studio Project C4s > 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 10 (fades)
TRT: 31:52

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. Monk Time
02. Shut Up
03. Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Choice
04. Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy
05. I Hate You
06. Complication
07. Oh, How to Do Now
08. Monk Chant

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Another great set from the Third Annual New Year's Eve Cover Night with Leisure Birds (Monks), Marijuana Deathsquads (Brian Eno), Vampire Hands (Television), Daughters of the Sun (Jesus and Mary Chain) and Secret Language (Fleetwood Mac). The hits just keep comin'. Check back later for the Television set.

Marijuana Deathsquads & The Songs of Brian Eno

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Marijuana Deathsquads & The Songs of Brian Eno
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Thursday December 31st 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: AB, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~8' ^
Source: Studio Project C4s > 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 10 (fades, mild normalization)
TRT: 37:44

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. The Big Ship
02. Needle in the Camel's Eye
03. The Great Pretender
04. Sombre Reptiles
05. Baby's on Fire
06. Third Uncle
07. Driving Me Backwards
08. Put a Straw Under Baby
09. The True Wheel

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This was the Third Annual New Year's Eve Cover Night with Marijuana Deathsquads (Brian Eno), Vampire Hands (Television), Leisure Birds (Monks), Daughters of the Sun (Jesus and Mary Chain) and Secret Language (Fleetwood Mac). What a frickin' blast of a NYE. This set features Marijuana Deathsquads playing the songs of Brian Eno with Chris from Vampire Hands and Gina on vocals. Definitely not to be missed!

Closing out the year at The Turf Club...

I've spent many late nights at The Turf Club this year. I'm quite fond of the place and that's why I'm happy to say it looks like I'll be ending 2009 with back to back nights at The Turf.

Please join me at these two fine shows to ring in the new year...

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Kristoff Krane, No Bird Sing, Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream and Face Candy (first show in over a year)
Doors 9:00pm | $6 cover

Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Third Annual New Year's Eve Cover Night with Vampire Hands (Television), Leisure Birds (Monks), Daughters of the Sun (Jesus and Mary Chain), Marijuana Death Squads (Brian Eno)
with DJ's and Secret Language in the Clown Lounge
Doors 9:00pm | $10 cover

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.