I’ve never seen so many birds and insects in one place, it’s pretty crazy. I’ve already seen two different snakes and plenty of bugs (some of which I could care less). So, enjoy all the wildlife that I’ve seen around Jacksonville.
There was a big push for the British/Irish band Vega4 when they released their sophomore album You and Others. In America, in particular, the band was showcased at SXSW around mid-March 2007. Since they were already in America, they book to tour for the next few months. One of those stops was at the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis on May 22, 2007.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 17, 2025: • Neko Case at First Avenue (Oct 17, 2025) • Matt Maeson at First Avenue (Oct 18, 2025) • Miki Berenyi Trio at Turf Club (Oct 18, 2025) • Sons Of The East at Fine Line (Oct 18, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 16, 2025: • Jonathan Richman at First Avenue (Oct 16, 2025) • Chaparelle at Fine Line (Oct 16, 2025) • Noga Erez at Varsity Theater (Oct 16, 2025)
Sparks is a musical tandem of Russell and Ron Mael, two brothers born and raised on the coast of California, who found a musical home in London. Their musical journey started quite a while ago in 1971. Since then they have recorded 28 studio albums and over 500 songs. They are currently touring to promote their latest release Mad, but they had plenty of other songs to dip into during their almost two hour concert.
Forty-year anniversary celebrations were on the menu this weekend. In Chicago the Pogues played Riot Fest to celebrate the 40 years since the release of their seminal album Rum Sodomy & the Lash. At The Bank on the University of Minnesota campus an all-star line-up, including Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, headlined the 40th Farm Aid Music Festival. And on Nicollet Mall in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, a jazz club reached the rare milestone and decided to throw a party.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 15, 2025: • Madilyn Mei at Amsterdam Bar (Oct 15, 2025) • Craig Finn at Fine Line (Oct 15, 2025) • Joey Valence at First Avenue (Oct 15, 2025)
Since September 1st, I have been really busy backing up the TypePad website, month by month… starting in August 2025 and working backward to January 2007. With everyone also backing up, they knocked the host offline for a few days, so I was worried for a while about getting all my data off of TypePad. It’s all fixed now, so as of a few days ago, I’ve grabbed all the pages and their thumbnails (displayed images). The next step is to drill down and download all the full images… which might not be possible, given the short time frame. We only have a week before they pull the plug.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 14, 2025: • Bo Staloch at 7th St Entry (Oct 14, 2025) • Vincent Lima at Fine Line (Oct 14, 2025) • Banks at Fillmore (Oct 14, 2025)
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on September 28, 2025. • Radio Free Alice at 7th Street (Sep 24, 2025) • Turnstile at Armory (Sep 27, 2025) • John Maus at Green Room (Sep 28, 2025)
In Morrissey/The Smiths news: Slow Joy releases “Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now”, Morrissey’s life is threaten, and Mike Joyce releases his autobiography, The Drums.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from October 12 to October 13, 2025: • Goon at 7th St Entry (Oct 12, 2025) • Matt Maltese at Fillmore (Oct 13, 2025) • quinnie at Amsterdam Bar & Hall (Oct 13, 2025) • Bambara at 7th St Entry (Oct 13, 2025)
Here are some upcoming releases and events: Ani Glass to release Phantasmagoria and Cindy Lawson releasing The Reckoning
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 11, 2025: • Stereolab at First Avenue (Oct 11, 2025) • Molly Grace at 7th St Entry (Oct 11, 2025) • Bob Mould at Turf Club (Oct 11, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 10, 2025: • Quadeca at Fine Line (Oct 10, 2025) • Bob Mould at Icehouse (Oct 10, 2025) • GUNNAR at 7th St Entry (Oct 10, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 9, 2025: • Foil Arms and Hog at The Fitzgerald Theater (Oct 9, 2025) • Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners at First Avenue (Oct 9, 2025) • Jesse Roper at Turf Club (Oct 9, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 8, 2025: • Far Caspian at 7th St Entry (Oct 8, 2025) • Grandaddy at First Avenue (Oct 8, 2025) • [Cancelled] Emily Nenni at Turf Club (Oct 8, 2025)
The Selby Avenue Jazz Fest is in the heart of St. Paul, specifically, the Rondo neighborhood. It was founded in 2002 as a response to the one-year anniversary of 9/11. Co-founder, Michael Wright, felt a need to celebrate the good things going on in the world and in the heart of St. Paul, and he felt, “Nothing gets people together like a good old-fashioned block party.” The inaugural Jazz Fest had 600 people. There were quite a few more on Saturday.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 7, 2025: • GoGo Penguin at Fine Line (Oct 7, 2025) • elbow at First Avenue (Oct 7, 2025) • [Cancelled] Goat Girl at Turf Club (Oct 7, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 6, 2025. • Hazlett at First Avenue (Oct 6, 2025) • MICO at Fine Line (Oct 6, 2025) • Runnner at 7th St Entry (Oct 6, 2025)
We’re about a month away from the launch of the ROG Xbox Ally X, and we still don’t know the actual price. Rumors and UK prices suggests the device will be anywhere from $700 to $800… although I personally thought it would probably be a $1,000 based on the trends I was seeing.
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on September 21, 2025. • Society of the Silver Cross and Anothernight at Zhora Darling (Sep 16, 2025) • Rissi Palmer's Color Me Country Takeover at Fine Line (Sep 18, 2025) • Evanescence at Xcel Energy Center (Sep 19, 2025) • Austin Snell at Fine Line (Sep 20, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 5, 2025 • Winter at 7th St Entry (Oct 5, 2025) • Blackbraid at Turf Club (Oct 5, 2025) • The Sword at First Avenue (Oct 5, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 4, 2025. • Swervedriver at Turf Club (Oct 4, 2025) • Destroyer at Fine Line (Oct 4, 2025) • Garbage at First Avenue (Oct 4, 2025)
Naked Gun and Nobody 2
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 2, 2025. • Joan Osborne at Dakota Jazz Club (Oct 3-4, 2025) • Bri Bagwell at Aster Cafe (Oct 3, 2025) • Kingfishr at Cedar Cultural Center(Oct 3, 2025) • RICO NASTY at First Avenue (Oct 3, 2025)
Dogs Are Everywhere: Dogpark, LustSickPuppy, Dogs In A Pile, Dog Man: The Musical
Gunnar, Runnner, and Runner and Bobby - oh my!
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 2, 2025.
• Frankie and the Witch Fingers at Turf Club (Oct 2, 2025)
• Ruston Kelly at Fine Line (Oct 2, 2025)
• Low Cut Connie at First Avenue (Oct 2, 2025)
• Royel Otis at Palace Theatre (Oct 2, 2025)
Right now, the priority is WordPress, and the more I work on this current website (wheartm.com), the more I am understanding how it works. Who knows, maybe one day, I’ll be an expert.
So here are some behind-the-scenes updates that you may not be aware of.