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Bob Mould, Homecoming (Kinda) Cedar and Turf Club, October 2023

December 11, 2023 by Dan Michener in Concert Review, Concert Photography

You wouldn’t know Bob Mould was playing a solo electric set. There was just this massive wall of sound coming at the audience. It was so on-point and direct. He was a one-man wrecking machine. Super engaging with the audience, gracious and funny. The Turf Club is just a stone’s throw down the street from a music store (now a hair salon) where Husker Du started out—playing in the basement after the store closed for the night. And a little south is Macalester College, where a young Bob Mould went to college.

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December 11, 2023 /Dan Michener
Punk Rock, Husker Du, Bob Mould, Sugar, Sunshine Rock, Turf Club, St Paul Minnesota, minnesota sound
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Run Westy Run Album Release Show with The Mood Swings

March 07, 2023 by Dan Michener in Concert Review

Don’t call it a comeback…twenty eight years between records ain’t all that bad

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March 07, 2023 /Dan Michener
Turf Club, Run Westy Run, The Mood Swings, St Paul Minnesota, Manchester Sound
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Impaler, Dumpster Juice, and Fret Rattles at the Turf Club

February 20, 2023 by Andrew Perrizo in Concert Review

It’s gray, it’s very, very cold and as people take down their lights and decorations, and trees get tossed into the back alleys of the Twin Cities, the world seems bleak. So certain types of music just hit different this time a year.

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February 20, 2023 /Andrew Perrizo
Impaler, Dumpster Juisce, Fret Rattles, Turf Club, Punk, Metal
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