tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61908582011-04-21T20:05:26.690-05:00twaddle from howwastheshow.com's most Nordic staff writerKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1086922731646299902004-06-10T21:48:00.000-05:002004-06-10T21:58:51.646-05:00

We love Chuck Love. That's what we say in my circle of people. (And we repeatedly sing "Spread the Love" until strangers complain). _And_ we love Kaskade. He keeps coming back for more after his intimate and beloved gig at Mell's last summer. He's back this Friday, June 11 at Bar Lurcat with our local talent Love. Expect Chuck to yet again juggle instruments in time with Kaskade's beautiful

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1086798204707449392004-06-09T10:55:00.000-05:002004-06-09T11:23:24.706-05:00

It was merely sprinkling when we left Le Meridien last Friday around 2.30 a.m., but nearly pouring by the time we reached the Oakwood nine blocks away. This buggery rain is keeping us from certain patio activities and soaking us down after a fine night of dancing. I dream not of soggy, humid evenings keeping us indoors, but of house beats ringing off the hot pavement and brilliant skyline

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1086195109813854732004-06-02T11:40:00.000-05:002004-06-02T11:51:49.813-05:00

We're gearing up for another summer of love, of house beats and (hopefully) warm weather weighed down not by heinous humidity levels, but good fucking house music. Kaskade is returning to Minneapolis, accompanied by the well-dressed, live style of our beloved Chuck Love, at Bar Lurcat on Friday, June 11, 2004. You can get tickets early at Vital Vinyl, they're a mere $10 ($12 at the door).

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1086194409982795872004-05-29T11:25:00.000-05:002004-06-02T11:40:09.983-05:00

Tortured Soul once again arrived in the fusty dankness that is the Dinkytowner on Thursday, May 27. I realize two things while I'm there: 1. There are people who _get_ this music, and there are people who don't; 2. I feel privileged to be experiencing them live. Earlier that day I'd been steeping myself in their new, much-anticipated album "This Is Tortured Soul". Being able to hear them

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1084559166034991622004-05-10T13:22:00.000-05:002004-05-14T13:30:12.760-05:00

Marques Wyatt, Solera Bollywood Soul at the Lounge April 23, 2004 Prior to Wyatt’s first-ever Minneapolis appearance, I toddled over to The Lounge for not only free champagne, but a truly hot Friday night of Bollywood Soul. An offshoot of Diaspora Flow, a local non-profit arts dedicated to nurturing the artistic expression of people of color, the night is a chock full of bollywood soul (of

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1081352832588760642004-04-07T10:45:00.000-05:002004-04-07T10:50:59.076-05:00

To update, Marques Wyatt tickets will be $12, not $10 as previously reported. And due to some scheduling conflicts, Kaskade will not be playing Solera on June 5th. Venue is TBD. I'll post venue details as soon as they come flying across the Minx desk.

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1080846650379360242004-04-01T12:32:00.000-06:002004-04-01T13:17:29.840-06:00

Spring is coming to a boil, like that first batch of hot tea you convert to iced instead of using to thaw your limbs. The good Roy Ayers advised: "Folks get down in the sunshine"...a funky foundation for summer is upon us, we'll get down and get brown in the sunshine, we'll soak up the rays and the warm nights while the turntables spin the happiest of beats. Marques Wyatt will be arriving on

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1079638691763298702004-03-18T13:27:00.000-06:002004-03-18T13:42:00.436-06:00

No, not in that crack-rock, carpet-patrolling sort of way...I've expounded before on the beauty of internet house music, and I've found my uber favorite: the weekly Got Dope? show on housemusique.com. Near as I can tell, it's broadcast on Thursday in the early afternoon. It's by far and above one of the smoothest grooves I've found. I heard a phenomenal version of "Never Enough" f/ Roisin

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1078250288275041442004-03-02T11:46:00.000-06:002004-03-02T12:02:29.670-06:00

Monthly pilgrammages to Hymie's Records (3318 East Lake St.) have become staples for my friends and I, people who get incredibly excited over things like Santa Esmeralda and Serge Gainsbourg 7-inches. Hymie's satisfies and more. February's trip yielded a couple of picks for me ("Rufusized" by Rufus/Chaka and a dollar copy of The Brothers Johnson's "Look Out for #1") and a Hughes Corporation

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1078249337523359632004-02-22T11:29:00.000-06:002004-03-02T11:49:22.140-06:00

The snow is becoming intrusive, the cold perfectly abhorrent. These waning winter days when Minnesotan resolve is tested mightily force me to seek out reasons to continue loving my home. To help stay warm from my heart to my toes, I go out. Things like Tambuca at Bar Lurcat on an unsuspecting, chilly Friday sustain my love of Minneapolis. From the dance floor, I could see the pale expanses

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1076605524410349692004-02-12T10:51:00.000-06:002004-03-02T11:32:26.216-06:00

The well-dressed and ubiquitous Chuck Love recently launched a new Friday soiree at Lurcat, Mad Love. Chuck is well-caffeinated, has the best collection of pants around, is the sort of geniunely nice guy you wanna bring home to the fam and has talent coming out every pore. I'm beginning to picture Chuck on stage playing his heart out every time I hear a flute loop... I digress...Mad Love is "

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1076429875687424632004-02-10T10:17:00.000-06:002004-02-10T10:20:24.326-06:00

The snow blankets us in, we long for patios and rooftops and sweating in the clubs without worrying about frostbite when we leave. Until those beloved summer days return, I've been feeding my house music beast on-line via iTunes. I, of course, simply cannot get enough of house, so i'm constantly streaming a rotation of a few different stations (DI.fm Deep House, Housemusique, HouseMusic101).

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1075480591649549432004-01-30T10:33:00.000-06:002004-01-30T10:38:45.000-06:00

Get sexy on Valentine's--pre-sale for Mauricio Aviles at Solera on that beloved day is $15 ($20 at the door), available at the deeee-lovely Heartbreaker in Uptown and at Solera itself. To view the flyer, visit www.celebrity-records.com (new website baby)...they'll be representing as well at the show, along with Vino Recordings, DJ's Don Cuco, Retroblast and DJ Jennifer.

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1074708565623432652004-01-21T11:48:00.000-06:002004-01-30T10:35:18.483-06:00

Word on the street (well, my street anyway) is that Naked Music will be representing in this town on Valentine's Day--Mauricio Aviles will be flying in for the evening and dropping beats at Solera in downtown Minneapolis. Now doesn't everyone want to get naked on that day? It's a Saturday this year, so there's little to no excuse for not going out--even being single doesn't count. Not that

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1074706466606398902004-01-19T23:31:00.000-06:002004-01-21T11:36:27.513-06:00

I could get used to the semi-rock-n-roll lifestyle…advance copies of CD’s, invites to great parties, connections around the country, etc. Spoiled am I, or at least getting there. I received a copy of Kaskade’s latest mix for Om Records, of VimLab Promotions (vimlab.com). I listened fairly obsessively in anticipation of Kaskade’s second Minneapolis appearance in several months, this time at the

Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207334776522849647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6190858.post-1071091070830526112003-12-10T17:18:00.000-06:002003-12-10T20:25:17.023-06:00

David was right--this blog setup is easy. And free! Especially important for those of us lacking gainful employment. Anyways, I've got a couple of music-related blurbs in the hopper from mid-November (one would think unemployment would render free time used wisely, but alas, not). I'll slap 'em up here right quick. November contained one particularly fabulous wknd, smack in the middle,

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