Thank you to everyone for your assistance in spreading the word! The lens has been recovered safely.
ALERT: Stolen Lens – Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR – Serial Number xxxxxx
$200 Reward for information leading to the return of the lens!
If you or anyone you know has information related to the disappearance or current whereabouts of this lens please let me know. I have reason to suspect that it’s been stolen (and possibly already resold/fenced) by someone in or attached to the Twin Cities music community and I’m asking anyone with information to help me out with this. If I can get the lens back by the end of July I’m offering amnesty for anyone involved – avoiding a felony grand larceny charge for the thief or current possessor of the lens. While I’m beyond broke I’ve been able to gather $200 from myself and friends to cover a reward for information leading to the return of the lens.
Please, if you know anything give me a call or an email. I want this to be resolved without any further drama.
Thanks,
Erik Hess
http://www.noisedamage.com
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This week’s edition of Go Do Stuff! is packed full of good shows and has shiny new links to each band and venue represented in the list! Musically speaking I’m psyched about shows like the vinyl release party for Moon Glyph’s excellent Regolith Vol. 1 compilation and the talent-packed Bastille Day Block Party (fliers above) but by all means those aren’t the only things going on. Both Claps and Haunted House have highly recommendable CD release shows going on and Buildings is kicking off a Summer tour as well. Over twenty (20!) quality free or cheap (under $7) shows, from a sure-to-be-rowdy Hexagon Bar show with Fuck Knights and Rank Stragers to a downtown afternoon Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps show in the Peavy Park along with the aforementioned release shows offer some no-cash or low-cash good times. There are also some pretty unique events going on this weekend, ranging from a PBR-centric bring-your-own-art event at Grumpy’s Nordeast to not one but two vinyl-related events on Sunday!
So check out the list, check out the bands and go do stuff by any means necessary. Make the most of this awesome Twin Cities Summer!
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010:
Fuck Knights, Rank Strangers, Best Bitch In Show at the Hexagon Bar (9:30 PM, free, 21+)
Romantica, American Aquarium, Curtis Evans, Lee’s Liquor Lounge (8 PM, $7, 21+)
Bethany Larson and the Bee’s Knees, Holyoke (f.k.a. Where Astronauts Go To Hide), Hildur Victoria, Buildings (Tour Kickoff) at the Kitty Cat (9 PM, free, 21+)
The Great Confinement, Chikadee Mountain Martyrs, The Icy Shores at Sauce Soundbar (9:30 PM, free, 21+)
Thursday, July 15th, 2010:
Moon Glyph “Regolith Vol. 1″ compilation Vinyl Release Show w/ Camden (Daughters of the Sun side project), Magic Castles, Vampire Hands, Velvet Davenport at the Turf Club (9 PM, $5, 21+)
Adam Svec, Mike Midwestern, Ash St. John at the Kitty Cat (9 PM, free, 21+)
Lightning Bolt, Knife World, The Seawhores, Ree Yees at the Triple Rock Social Club (8 PM, $10, 18+)
Cronkite Satellite, Empty Set, Deviator (Kansas City, MO) in-store at Eclipse Records (5 PM, free, all ages)
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps at Peavy Plaza’s Sommerfest 2010 (5:30 PM, free, outdoor park, all ages)
Dirty Colors, Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, The Running Scared at the Nomad World Pub (9 PM, free, 21+)
Friday, July 16th, 2010:
Claps (CD Release), Gospel Gossip, Blue Sky Blackout, Elite Gymnastics at Sauce Soundbar (9:30 PM, $5, 21+)
Unknown Prophets, Wide Eyes, Out From Inside at the Fine Line Music Cafe (9 PM, $9/$12, 18+)
The Thank You Notes, The Goondas, Jordan Looney at the Turf Club (9 PM, $5, 21+)
PBR Art Submission Party w/ the Violent Shifters at Grumpy’s Nordeast (4:00 PM, music at 8:30 PM, free, free beer if you bring art, 21+)
Aaron and the Sea, Satellite Voices, The Brutes at the Kitty Cat Klub (9 PM, $5, 21+)
Them Damned Young Livers (CD Release, Kansas City, MO), Jezebel Jones And Her Wicked Ways, Courtney McClean And The Dirty Curls at Club Underground (9 PM, $?)
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles at the Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant (11:30 PM, $8)
The Fontanelles at the 501 Club (9:30 PM, free, 21+)
Saturday, July 17th, 2010:
Hildur Victoria, Kicks and Spurs, Wizards are Real at the 501 Club (9 PM, free, 21+)
WAMplified!: Solid Gold, Lookbook at the Weisman Art Museum (9 PM, $18)
Clip’d Beaks, Haunted House (CD Release), Skoal Kodiak, Whitesand/Badlands at the Turf Club (9 PM, $7, 21+)
Black Blondie at Memory Lanes (10 PM, free)
The Poor Nobodys, Doug Otto and the Getaways, The Jerry Blackwells at the 331 Club (10 PM, free, 21+)
Aby Wolf at the Red Stag Supperclub (10:30 PM, free)
Sunday, July 18th, 2010:
Barbette’s Bastille Day Block Party w/ Mayda, Eyedea & Abilities, Red Pens, The Magnolias, Chooglin, Foxy Tann and the Wham Bam Thank You Ma’ams at Barbette (4 PM, free, all ages)
Teenage Moods, Eileen And The In-be-tweens, Son Of Lars at the Kitty Cat (9 PM, free, 21+)
The Record Raffle (benefit for Joyce Food Shelf) w/ DJ Shannon Blowtorch, Radio K’s ‘Off The Record’, PBR, Electric Fetus and Hymie’s Vintage Records at Sauce Soundbar (9 PM, free, free raffle ticket with non-perishable food donation, 21+)
1st Annual Cratediggers “45′s Only” Record Sale w/ Hot Pants DJs, Let It Be Records, Go Johnny Go, Riffs Ahoy! at Clubhouse Jäger (5-9 PM, free)
Girls on Film featuring Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary w/ Radio K’s ‘Girl Germs’ and Reviler.org at the 501 Club (8-11 PM, free)
Monday, July 19th, 2010:
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Puro Instinct, The Magic Kids at 7th Street (8 PM, $12, 18+)
Experimental Music Mondays at the Kitty Cat (9 PM, free)
This weekend may be one of the busiest – and longest – of the year when it comes to live music in the Twin Cities. Devo, Dosh, Foreigner, two nights of the Hold Steady, The Heavy, Tool, Dillinger Four’s 7th annual D-4th show and the epic Taste of Minnesota festival will showcase dozens of performers including P.O.S., Sammy Hagar, Minus the Bear, Offspring, Dawes and 311. Whew.
However, arena shows and outdoor festivities aren’t all that are happening this Independence Day weekend. Here’s a short list of other goings-on that are sure to keep the spirit of independence alive. Read more…
Holy. Fuck. I had heard about them, heard their music, and their recent album, “Latin”, has received some substantial praise but I had no idea what I was in for. Instrumental, rhythmic bliss. Walking out with the vinyl was one of the best decisions I’ve made in a long time. Except that I was out of cash, so I picked it up at the ‘Fetus a few days later. The wait was excruciating. But worth it.
So, without further ado, Toronto, Ontario’s Holy Fuck performing at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minnesota with Portland, Oregon’s Nice Nice opening.
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Okay, so maybe this wasn’t the most ‘noise damaging’ show but, frankly, it was awesome. The intimate environs of the Cedar was the perfect place to catch Minneapolis alt-country geniuses Roma Di Luna for the first time and it was the perfect place for Chastity Brown to play her soulful tunes to a captive audience. I wish I had made it there earlier to catch first-opener No Bird Sing doing a special acoustic set but I did make it in time for the rest. Here are my photos of Chastity Brown and Roma Di Luna performing at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 12th, 2010. Also, buy Chastity’s new album, High Noon Teeth, you won’t be disappointed.
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