Looking Back: September 2015
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Here is the wrap-up for last month: September 2015.
It’s a record-breaking September! We covered a whopping 45 shows for the month, with the last day of the month being one of busiest!
Awards:
Busiest Day goes to September 12th for five shows:
Damian Marley at Cabooze, The Coathangers at Triple Rock, Low at Electric Fetus (a full set!), Tommy Stinson (The Replacements) at Turf Club, and Vintage Trouble at Mill City.
Best Music Festival in the area has to go to Trampled by Turtle’s Festival Palomino (09/19). Technically, we only covered one Music Festival this month, but of all the festivals we went to this year, Festival Palomino is one of our favorites. It’s incredibly well-organized and we like the audience they bring in. See our complete coverage (including setlists, photos, recaps, etc.) here.
Once-In-A-Lifetime Award goes to Ride at Mill City Nights (09/29). The last time the shoegazing band was in town was in 1992. If you miss them this time, we doubt they will come back to Minneapolis… well, maybe we’ll catch them again in 23 years. Also, These Animal Men and S*M*A*S*H reunite for a special one-show deal at Heaven in London (09/11). If we could afford it, you know we’d catch that flight to London to see these NWONW legends.
Strangest Show goes to Jenny Hval for her performance art/music show at the 7th Street Entry (09/01). Simply unforgettable. Hval reinvented her show from a simple singer/songwriter to a weird commentary on the American exercise and sex culture. Also enjoy some rare vu-art for this show.
Best Value goes to The Maine at Mill City Nights (09/03). The Maine did a wonderful thing and basically said: This show is on us. The show was completely free, which is pretty amazing if you think about equipment rentals, hotel rooms, gasoline, booking the venue, etc. The only thing the band asked was to bring as many people (including non-fans) to see their show.
Most Entertaining Show(s) goes to The Adicts (with Reverend Horton Heat) for their first-rate all confetti show at First Avenue (09/24) and Big Star’s Third show at First Ave (09/30) for their amazing all-star casts.
It’s a record-breaking September! We covered a whopping 45 shows for the month, with the last day of the month being one of busiest!
Awards:
Damian Marley at Cabooze, The Coathangers at Triple Rock, Low at Electric Fetus (a full set!), Tommy Stinson (The Replacements) at Turf Club, and Vintage Trouble at Mill City.
Below are links to all 45 shows we covered for the month of September 2015.