David de Young and Bob Longmore from HowWasTheShow.com return again to review recently released local CD’s.

1. City on the Make - “Chicks on Bikes”
2. Ready Goes - “If I Ever See You Again”
3. Brian Just - “Me & You”
4. The Small Cities - “Fargo”
5. Aviette - “Ghost Town”

 

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HowWasTheShow turns 6 years old this year and will celebrate with a party at the Turf Club on Friday, June 6th. Helping them celebrate 6 years of writing about live music and nearly 1,000 reviews online will be The Haves Have It, The 757s, The Evening Rig, Dallas Orbiter, and The Wars of 1812.

This month on the HowWasTheShow podcast recorded for Minneapoliscast.com David de Young, Bob Longmore and Jen Paulson play tracks from each of these bands and share some of HowWasTheShow’s experiences seeing them live.

Join us Friday at the Turf Club. Doors for the Anniversary party are at 8PM, and music starts at 9. Cover is $6.

1. The Wars of 1812 - “Driftin’”
2. Dallas Orbiter - “Ampbuzz is for Lovers”
3. The Evening Rig - “Playing House”
4. The 757s - “Suzamsterdam”
5. The Haves Have It - “Security Systems Experts”

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The HowWasTheShow.com folks are back with CD reviews for the month of May.

The Deaths - “Peter Duncan” - selected by Jen Paulson
Atmosphere - “Painting” - selected by Bob Longmore
Polara -”Beekeeping” - selected by David de Young
Chris Koza - “If You Carry Me” - selected by Stacy Schwartz
Jayber Crow - “O My God When I Drop Dead” selected by Pat O’Brien

 

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HowWasTheShow’s David de Young speaks to Anna Lee and Charles Gehr of Voltage Fashion Amplified about the upcoming show at First Avenue on April 16th.

Features songs from Voltage 2008 Bands:

1. White Light Riot – “Dive”
2. Bella Koshka - “Fiction”
3. Birthday Suits – “It’s About Time”
4. MC/VL – “Moby Dick”
5. The Haves Have It - “Pie”
6. Zibra Zibra – “Arcade Catastrophe”

 

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The HowWasTheShow.com staff are back with more local reviews. This month:

1. David de Young - Ghost In The Water - “I’m Not Afraid of Falling”
2. Jen Paulson - Muja Messiah - “Amy Winehouse”
3. Alexa Jones - “Dear Bruce Springsteen“
4. Pat O’Brien - Tuesdays Robot - “Hip Roma Suicide”
5. Carl Swanson - The XYZ Affair - “Little Fool”
6. Stacy Schwartz -Cloud Cult - “Journey of the Featherless”

 

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The HowWasTheShow.com staff are back with some special guests to review local CDs for December.

1. Humanboy — “Something Familiar” selected by Jason Nagel
2. Alicia Corbett/Tea & Sympathy — “1st & 3rd” “ selected by Mei Young
3. Terry Eason — “Megalomaniac” Selected by David de Young
4. Dreamland Faces — “Je Sais Comment” Selected by Jon Behm
5. Dance Band — “Shake Your Baby Maker” Selected by Stacy Schwartz
6. 757s –”Repeater” Selected by Pat O’Brien
7. Little Sister — “Fever” Selected by Jen Paulson
8. Sick of Sarah — “Hello Good Morning” Selected by Andrea Myers
9. Trailer Trash — “Do You Hear What I Hear (You Really Got Me)” Special Holiday extra

Please note: Minneapoliscast will be taking a short hiatus over the holidays while the lab gets a little remodeling. We’ll be back in ‘08.

 

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The HowWasTheShow.com staff are back with CD reviews for November.

Bob Longmore - The Evening Rig - “All The Stars”
Pat O’Brien - The Glad Version - “Ambulance”
Andrea Myers - The Owls - “Bury Your Mind”
David de Young - Bec Smith - “Black”
All - Fog - “Inflatable Ape Part 3″

 

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The HowWasTheShow.com staff are back with CD Reviews.

1. Crossing Guards - “Pretty Little Problem” - Steve McPherson
2. Stook - “Are You Diggin’ On Me (I’m Diggin’ On You)” - Jen Paulson
3. Eliza Blue - “Screen Doors and Back Doors” - Andrea Myers
4. Dan Wilson - “Breathless” - Stacy Schwartz
5. Dan Israel - “Counting On You” - David de Young
6. Action Versus Action - “High Class Roller” - Napalmer

Intro/outro music is “It Comes, It Goes”
by Kwang.

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The HowWasTheShow.com staff are back with CD reviews for September.

“Solstice” by The Dale Hush Hush, reviewed by Stacy Schwartz
“Happyhappyhappy” by Rich Mattson, reviewed by Bob Longmore
“In The Movies” by Glorious Monster, reviewed by Pat O’Brien
“Eisenhower is the Father” by Best Friends Forever, reviewed by Jen Paulson
“An Imagined Civil State” by Fort Wilson Riot, reviewed by David de Young

(Also check out the inaugural HWTS podcast.)

 

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The HowWasTheShow.com staff return with their August CD reviews.

Intro and Outro music is “It Comes, It Goes” by Kwang.

• Andrea Myers - City on the Make - “Howling at a Sliver of the Moon”
• Bob Longmore - Mark Olson - “Clifton Bridge”
• Pat O’Brien - The Alarmists - “Light A Smoke”
• Stacy Schwartz - Prince - “Guitar”
• David de Young - Ten Ton Bridge - “Radio”

 

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