Slideshow: Low - "Quiet Please" show at The Varsity Theater on 5/6/10

By: Jenn Barnett
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HowWasTheShow is proud to present Jenn Barnett’s photos of Low at The Varsity Theater. Slideshow is set to "When I Go Deaf" by Low....

Rock for Pussy 2010 at First Avenue on 4/23/10

By: Jenn Barnett
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HowWasTheShow is proud to present Jenn Barnett’s photos from Rock for Pussy at First Avenue. Slideshow set to David Bowie's "Let's Dance."...

Photoset: Voltage Fashion Amplified at First Avenue on 4/16/10

By: Erik Hess
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Please enjoy a selection of Erik Hess's photos from Voltage Fashion Amplifed.  Links to full sets are at the bottom of this page.     Overarching "Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2010" photoset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/560/sets/72157623939439762/ Blue Sky Blackout set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/560/sets/72157623814952963/ Red Pens set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/560/sets/7215...

Voltage Fashion Amplified 2010 at First Avenue on 4/16/10

By: Dan Alvin
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Mayda - Photo by Erik Hess (see more photos of Voltage by Erik here.) From my brief but evocative conversation with the owner of the recently opened BlackBlue boutique on Selby and Dale in St. Paul, I quickly surmised two facts: Steve Kang knows menswear. Steve Kang knows music. The entrepreneur fashion auteur dutifully pleased his onlookers by adorning the openers Blue Sky ...

Podcast: Voltage Fashion Amplified 2010 Preview at Kings Wine Bar on 4/4/10

By: David de Young
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Cover of the Voltage 2010 CD David de Young talks to Voltage Fashion Amplified Producer Anna Lee and band coordinator Charles Gehr about what's in store for Voltage 2010.  This discussion includes an overview of both the fashion and music segments of this year's Voltage event, which takes place Friday, April 16th at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. (Tickets are ava...

Eliza Blue CD Release with Aby Wolf at Cedar Cultural Center on 3/26/10

By: Jeff Gage
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Eliza Blue - Photo by Tony Nelson In all likelihood, Eliza Blue is a far more complex, perhaps even troubled, individual than most of us will ever know. Perhaps she wrestles with some inner anxieties or unhappiness, perhaps she simply feels in a very deep manner. What is clear about Ms. Blue is that she is a gifted musician who makes beautiful music, which not only moves her...

Podcast: HowWasTheShow CD Reviews for March 2010 at Kings Wine Bar on 3/22/10

By: David de Young
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  Here’s the March, 2010 CD Review podcast from HowWasTheShow. David de Young reports in from Kings Wine Bar in South Minneapolis with 10 brand new tracks for you, some of which have not yet seen the light of day in album format.   This podcast’s voice drops were recorded entirely using the iPhone Voice Memo feature. The final product was assembled and mixed using Notepage’s...

Patches & Gretchen CD Release with Kevin Bowe, Adam Levy and Dan Israel at The Varsity Theater on 3/11/10

By: David de Young
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Gretchen Seichrist of Patches & Gretchen - Photo by Pamela Diedrich (See more of Pamela's photos from this show here.) I arrived at the Patches & Gretchen Sugar Head Pie CD Release Party so early that the recently remodeled (yet again) Varsity Theater (it’s still not done, but it’s awesome – you must check out the bathrooms!) was still mostly empty.   ...

Slideshow: SXSW Sendoff Party at First Avenue at First Avenue on 3/6/10

By: Meredith Westin
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HowWasTheShow is proud to present Meredith Westin's photo slide show from The SXSW Sendoff show at First Avenue on Satrday, March 6th.  The slideshow is set to Peter Wolf Crier's "Crutch and Cane" from his album Inter-Be. Photos in this set include Peter Wolf Crier, City on the Make, Jeremy Messersmith, Lookbook, The Pines, and Romantica.  ...

Song of Zarathustra at Triple Rock Social Club on 2/27/10

By: Dan Alvin
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Travis Bos of Song of Zarathustra - Photo by Adam Bubolz (See more of Adam's photos from this show here.) My screenplay-fixing bike-fixated friend Kraus said "Yeppers!" to close the evening on the way out the door and the next day I deconstructed a few pages of Derrida and felt karaoke (a lil' bit a' Lil' Wayne) -- it was what many of us would call a good old-fashioned ...