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11.20.11The Vita.mn Vth Anniversary Party: The Hold Steady, P.O.S. and moreVita.MN's Vth Anniversary Party at Epic in downtown Minneapolis brought a great variety of bands into a space that doesn't often see rock and roll these days. Having only been to Epic to shoot two shows so far - P. Diddy and Duran Duranback in April - I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the musical and fashion extravaganza that Vita.MN had planned on Friday night. Fortunately, the mix of Minneapolis artists didin't disappoint! No Bird Sing, Night Moves, P.O.S. and the Hold Steady proved to be a potent combination. Check out some technical notes and a bunch of ...
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09.26.11The Goondas “Chud” 7″ Release Show at 7th Street Entry (09/24/2011)[flickr]photo:6186237672[/flickr] The Goondas, admittedly one of my favorite Minneapolis bands, tore up 7th Street in front with a sold-out crowd and some killer openers, including Pink Mink and Bloodnstuff in celebration of their new EP (and first 7" release), "Chud". You might realize that this is the first post in awhile on Noise Damage. While my freelance work - lots of photography for the City Pages Gimme Noise Blog and some video work for MPLS.TV, among other things - has kept me busy all Summer I don't intend to let this blog languish. Get ready for more photos of Minneapolis bands this ...
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05.10.11Har Mar Superstar, Slapping Purses and Seawhores at 7th Street Entry (05/05/2011)[flickr]photo:5708182611[/flickr] Har Mar Superstar, Slapping Purses and Seawhores performing at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continue Reading...
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04.29.11P.O.S. at Spring Jam 2011[flickr]photo:5670762747[/flickr] Minneapolis, Minnesota's P.O.S. (with Plane Ole Bill DJing) performing a "noon-ass rap show" outside at the University of Minnesota's Coffman Union as part of Spring Jam 2011. Continue Reading...
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04.13.11SXSW 2011: Vita.mn Are You Local Day Party[flickr]photo:5617372512[/flickr] Dozens of photos from seven of the eleven bands that performed at Vita.mn's Are You Local day party at Beauty Bar including The 4onthefloor, Mayda, The Book of Right On, Idle Hands, Doomtree, Haley Bonar and Pink Mink. Despite the fact that I had shot two of these bands already (Doomtree and Idle Hands) I wanted to cover Minnesota's music presence at SXSW as much as possible. Vita.mn's well-curated Are You Local party certianly delivered great bands, but some of the bands conflicted time-wise with a few acts that were on my "must-see" list, bands that won't be likely to tour ...
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04.13.11SXSW 2011: Asobi Seksu[flickr]photo:5616455217[/flickr] Asobi Seksu performing at the Luster Pearl for the Dickies day party during SXSW 2011. I took a short break from the vita.mn day party at Beauty Bar to hop on my trusty bike catch up with Asobi Seksu at the Luster Pearl about a mile to the south. Something about bands and performers that lose themselves in their music totally captivates me - particularly music with wave upon wave of distortion, delay and reverb. Live performances from bands like NYC's A Place to Bury Strangers and Minneapolis' Gospel Gossip tend to leave me breathless and wanting more. Even with their ...
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04.12.11SXSW 2011: Hollerado[flickr]photo:5613159751[/flickr] Hollerado may be one of the most outright fun rock and roll bands out there. My first time seeing them, when they opened for Free Energy at the 400 Bar the mix of fun-times rock flavors was so awesome that the 400 Bar almost collapsed in on itself. See my dusty old photos with Leslie Kruempel's great review) at the TC Daily Planet - it was awesome. When fellow MSP photographer Stacy Schwartz told me they were playing a bunch of shows at SXSW (some of which she shot very well) I knew I had to make it to at ...
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04.11.11SXSW 2011: A Place to Bury Strangers[flickr]photo:5611568288[/flickr] A Place to Bury Strangers performing at SXSW 2011 in Austin Texas as part of the Rumble Room day party. Or: A case study in ultra-wide, high-shutter-speed, guitar-swinging, brutal-shoegaze mayhem. Continue Reading...
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04.11.11Uncapped Live: Birthday Suits, Teenage Strangler, Bombay Sweets at 7th Street (04/09/2011)[flickr]photo:5611416800[/flickr] On Saturday, April 9th, Vice Magazine and Vitamin Water brought their Black Lips curated Uncapped Live series to the 7th Street Entry. The 'Lips picked some Minneapolis ragers to perform - Bombay Sweets, Teenage Strangler and Birthday Suits - and they didn't disappoint. The branded rock party thing is pretty unusual in Minneapolis, particularly in the Entry, and the portion of the crowd spilling in from Cut Copy's big show was largely unfamiliar with these relative staples of recent Minnesota rock. By the time Birthday Suits had finished their terse, blistering set there were many jaws on the floor. These photos ...
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04.10.11SXSW 2011: Odd Future at MWTX[flickr]photo:5605413816[/flickr] Odd Future performing at MWTX during SXSW 2011. This was unexpected. Odd Future were originally slated to play the smaller stage at Mess With Texas but got bumped to the big stage at the last minute. The chaos of the insanely hyped up (and notably older) Dead Milkmen fans filtering out while Odd Future's rude and raucous youth spilled in reminded me that this isn't just a chaotic, low-security show - it's also all ages. By the time OFWGKTA (Off Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, for the uninitiated) took the stage the shouts of "WOLF. GANG. WOLF. GANG." had reached ...