Caine Blog

It’s always nice to see Carleton folks take the things they did at school and, upon graduation, kick them up a notch.  Gospel Gossip is still killing Minneapolis, and now some assorted music-minded former Carls have started a band, Dinosaur Feathers, that aims to rock the face off of Brooklyn and beyond. They’re not bad [...]

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What a shame - this concert had so much potential, unfortunately unrealized, and it ended up a disappointment.  As for the bands: I only saw Amazing Baby and Violens, so I can’t comment on Chairlift -  easily the most hyped band of the night - but the two bands I did see are also leading [...]

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So much has happened the past couple of weeks.  I went to a bunch of concerts, for one…In fact, I’ll write about them over the next couple of days.
1. Teengirl Fantasy, City Center, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ Silent Barn, 10-25-08
2. Pre, Mei Shi @ Market Hotel, 10-25-08
3. Suckers @ Glasslands, 10-24-08
4. Dinosaur Feathers [...]

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“What the fuck is going on, Tanya?  No really, what the fuck?”
-Prince & Broadway, 4:00pm

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Somewhere, soon.  Let’s get on this.

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Went to an amazing concert last night held in an amazing space.  Dillinger Four has been a favorite for probably seven or eight years now - they were the first band I ever interviewed, while I was attending a high school journalism workshop in Minneapolis - and I’ve followed their career closely.  [...]

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Last night I fell down a hipster rabbit hole.  I’d paid five dollars for this concert, but upon entering the venue I was told the show was free and that I could have my money back.  Awesome!  It only grew stranger.  Why was a midget Kiss cover band opening for two Brooklyn bands du jour?  [...]

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I have no idea why I still have my current wireless router, as it’s a piece of shit.  I also have no idea why I bought it in the first place, because even at the time I purchased it - nearly a year ago - I knew that D-Link was the pits.
Today I opted against [...]

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“I don’t like to use the word payback,” said Mr. Simpson’s lawyer, Yale Galanter. “I can tell you from the beginning my biggest concern was whether or not the jury would be able to separate their very strong feelings about Mr. Simpson and judge him fairly and honestly.”
-New York Times, 10/4/08

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