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?

Weekends Start on Tuesdays

Tuesday the 19th:

Bowerbirds + Julie Doiron + Sharon Van Etten @ Varsity Theater
Luke Polipnick Quartet and Framework @ The Turf Club

Thursday the 21st:

Bethany Larson + The Goondas + The Butchers Bag @ The Turf
Ogre Smash Death Boom + Truck Stops Across America + Patrick Callan @ The Nomad
Moonstone Continuum @ secret space

Friday the 22nd:

Modern Radio 10th Anniversary Show @ The Turf
Dessa + Cecil Otter + Jeremy Messersmith @ Fine Line
City on the Make + Military Special + Black Blondie @ Sauce

Saturday the 23rd:

Modern Radio 10th Anniversary Show @ The Cedar
inBOIL + Teenage Moods + Children of Euler @ Eclipse
Gay Witch Abortion + Mother Of Fire @ The Entry

The Gleam @ The Triple Rock

320kbps mp3s are available on emptystapes.com - "Right Click > Save As"

The Gleam
The Triple Rock
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday November 14th 2009

Taper: empty (emptystapes AT gmail DOT com)
Location: DINish (cm, º), right drink rail, 25' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > 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: 34:35

This Recording is for Promotional & Archival Purposes Only.

01. The Ballad of Carlos Avery
02. Hedger's Sword
03. Cough it Up
04. Somebody/Nobody
05. Head from the Sand
06. Rapid Falls
07. Leave Yr City
08. Damn City Lights
09. The Bitter End
10. Away Like a Song

www.myspace.com/thegoddamngleam

I've been listening to The Gleam for coming up on two years now but for whatever reason this is the first time I've caught up with them live. As was the word on the street they do not disappoint! Don't miss The Gleam's new album due out January 2010. The Gleam, Fuck Knights and Coltrane Motion supported Kill the Vultures. This was a torturous night for live music attenders in Minneapolis. Hank III was at the Mainroom, City on the Make and Military Special were at the Kitty Cat Klub. While I wish I could have been at all three shows I'm certainly glad I was able to make these recordings at The Triple Rock. It was a knock down drag out Saturday night.

Military Special @ The Turf

Here's the torrent.

Military Special
The Turf Club
St. Paul, MN
Thursday July 3rd 2008

Taper: empty (neveragain1980 AT yahoo DOT com)
Location: AB, ~20cm, 5' LOC, 6' back, ~10' ^
Source: MBHO 603a KA200N > Mil Spec Silver Quad customs > UA-5 (BM2p+) > iRiver h120 (Optical @ 16bit 44.1kHz WAV)
Conversion: h120 > USB 2.0 > PC [WAV > TLH lvl 6 + Tested > FLAC]
Edit: CD Wave (tracking) Sound Forge 9 (fades)
TRT: 41:29

01. Intellicode
02. Casual
03. Say What You Want To Say
04. Fall Back!
05. We're Science
06. Banter/String Change
07. Phantom Culture/Juggernaut
08. Trust
09. Warrant Error

joe schweigert, guitar & vocals
danell norby, synth
peter blomgren, guitar
charles smith, synth
geoff freeman, drums

www.militaryspecialmusic.com
www.myspace.com/militaryspecial


If you live in Minneapolis and don't know about Military Special there's something wrong.