Slideshow: NYE with Mark Mallman, White Light Riot, & First Communion Afterparty at The Varsity Theater on 12/31/09

By: Jenn Barnett
[Read full review]
HowWasTheShow is proud to present Jenn Barnett's photo slide show from Mark Mallman's's New Year's Eve blow out at the Varsity Theater.   Band order as seen in this slide show is Koo Koo Kangaroo, First Communion Afterparty, White Light Riot, then Mark Mallman.   The slideshow is set to "I Just Want To Play Piano" by Mark Mallman. ...

Podcast: HowWasTheShow CD Reviews for December 2009 on 12/21/09

By: David de Young
[Read full review]
  David de Young does a solo Solstice edition of the HowWasTheShow podcast. Tracks featured: Greg Herriges – “Rama B Good” (http://gregherriges.com) Kari Tauring – “Winter's Come” (http://www.karitauring.com) Polara – “Closer to Heaven” (http://www.susstones.com) Jeremy Messersmith and Zach Coulter – “Norwegian Wood&...

Slideshow: Romantica at Cedar Cultural Center on 12/20/09

By: Jenn Barnett
[Read full review]
HowWasTheShow is proud to present Jenn Barnett's photo slide show from Romantica's CD Release Party for Control Alt Country Delete at the Cedar Cultural Center.    The slideshow is set to "Blue Heart" by Romantica.  ...

Slideshow: Sussedtacular 2009 at The Varsity Theater on 12/18/09

By: Jenn Barnett
[Read full review]
HowWasTheShow is proud to present Jenn Barnett's photo slide show from Sussedtacular 2009 at the Varsity Theater.     The slideshow is set to the brand new single "Closer to Heaven" by Polara.  You can download the track from the Susstones' website here.  ...

Q&A with Ben Kyle of Romantica on 12/16/09

By: David de Young
[Read full review]
Romantica - Publicity Photo Q&A with Ben Kyle of Romantica   On December 20th, at the Cedar Cultural Center, in anticipation of Romantica’s studio follow-up to America, due out in March 2010, the band will release a new EP for fans, written and recorded in one day in Austin, Texas this spring.  The EP is called Control Alt Country Delete. During a very busy week leading up to the Cedar show,...

Photo set: 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute at First Avenue on 12/8/09

By: Erik Hess
Erik Hess's photo slideshow of the 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute at First Avenue, Minneapolis. Created with flickr slideshow.

Haley Bonar, Halloween, Alaska and Alpha Consumer at Cedar Cultural Center on 11/28/09

By: Jake Mohan
[Read full review]
 Halloween, Alaska - Promotional Photo The between-song banter at an Alpha Consumer show is usually worth the price of admission alone. Opening the second night of the Haley Bonar/Halloween Alaska double-header at the Cedar, Consumer guitarist Jeremy Ylvisaker introduced the wistful “Yellow Sun” by announcing, “This song’s about cancer.” The audience&r...

Replacements Tribute at First Avenue on 11/27/09

By: David de Young
[Read full review]
HowWasTheShow is proud to present Erik Hess's photos of the Replacements Tribute at First Avenue, Friday, November 27th. The set features Gospel Gossip, Lookbook,  Eliza Blue, Story of the Sea and the Let It Be House Band. Music is "Unsatisfied" by the Replacements. The show featured bands playing simultaneously in both the 7th Street Entry and the Main Room of First Avenue and also served as a book release party for the paperback edition of music writer Jim Walsh's THE...

Slideshow: The Goondas at 501 Club on 11/21/09

By: Erik Hess
[Read full review]
Download the MP3 of "2 Sugar 2 Cream" here. The Goondas put on on a raucous show at the 501 Club Saturday night on a bill shared with 10w40, Dylan Posa and Guzzlemug. (See Erik's photo set of 10w40 on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/560/sets/72157622739580807/)...

Slideshow: Mayda at Sauce Spirits & Soundbar on 11/18/09

By: David de Young
  Photos by David de Young set to "The Interrogation" by Mayda.