Tag Archives: Mason Jennings

Good concert bets for this spring

Today has been a much-needed slow day at work for me, which has allowed me to add dozens of concerts to the Valley Sound calendar and clean my desk up a little. There are some good concerts coming up that … Continue reading

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The best songs of 2009 (according to me)

There are a ton of ‘best of 2009′ lists circulating through newspapers, magazines and the good ol’ Internet as critics and pretty much everyone else ranks the best of the best. My problem with these is they are always so … Continue reading

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Reaction to the Mason Jennings concert, and my plans this week

I was lucky enough to catch the sold-out Mason Jennings concert Sunday night at First Avenue (the landmark Minneapolis venue… watch Prince’s "Purple Rain" if you don’t know about this place). It was overall a very good show, getting better … Continue reading

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Hittin’ the road tomorrow morning

I’m about to miss the Leo Kottke concert (at 8 p.m. tonight at the Empire Arts Center – you can check out a Q&A I had with Kottke in Friday’s paper). But I’d love to hear reactions from any of … Continue reading

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Photos and more about last night

I got some time this afternoon to go through all the photos I took last night – I have pit access to most of the bands, and took hundreds of photos in a few hours. The shows last night were … Continue reading

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In the middle of the Wilco set

Mason Jennings played a much more lively set than I thought he would, at times breaking into straight-ahead rockers that kept the energy up during his whole show. As soon as he walked onstage, there were tons of screaming girls … Continue reading

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Getting ready for some big names tonight

Music started at noon today around the Soo Pass Ranch, the location of the 10,000 Lakes Festival. Bands will be playing until after 1 a.m., so there is a lot of good stuff to pick from. There are 2, 3 and … Continue reading

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10,000 Lakes Festival starts on Wednesday

I’m finalizing my plans for the 10,000 Lakes Festival, which kicks off next Wednesday night and runs for 4 nights. The lineup is stacked with interesting musicians and it sounds like the weather should be fairly nice (maybe some storms … Continue reading

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A busy week

Sorry that I didn’t get to update this much, I was busy with about 50 different things at once and every time I thought I’d get around to writing a new post, something new came up. I wrote a lot … Continue reading

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