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11/28/2022

Minneapolis: December 11 to December 14

12/11 Giant Rooks at Varsity Theater

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I remember the first time I saw Suzanne Vega, she was on television, defending her song "Luka", which was about an abused child. What I thought was interesting was that the song.…

11/27/2022

Trampled by Turtles at the Armory (11/26/2022)

11/26 Trampled by Turtles with Charlie Parr at Armory

Setlist

It's So Hard to Hold On
Starting Over
A Lifetime to Find (Wilco cover)
Kelly's Bar
The Darkness and the Light
Victory
Central Hillside Blues
On the Highway
Sounds Like a Movie
The Middle
Burn for Free
Quitting Is Rough
Nothing but Blue Skies
Wait So Long
Help You
All the Good Times Are Gone
We're Alright
Codeine
Annihilate
Burlesque Desert Window
Happy Birthday
to bass player Tim Saxhaug
When I Go Deaf (Low cover)
with Alan Sparhawk

-- Encore --
Alone
Old Shoes (Tom Waits cover)
New Son/Burnt Iron
Whiskey

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Trampled by Turtles

Of course, we love Trampled by Turtles as well, the Northern Minnesota band’s short-lived Palomino Festival(here) was one of our annual favorites to cover. Future Islands, Liberty Hall Lawrence. $26-$30 ...

Charlie Parr

Last of the Better Days Ahead is the new collection of songs from Minnesotan Charlie Parr. What’s important to note is that the album is being released on Smithsonian Folkways, the non-profit record label …

Trampled by Turtles made a long-anticipated appearance in the Twin Cities, bringing along a few of their friends from Duluth, MN to mark the return.

Charlie Parr opened up with his weathered steel guitar and friend, Mick, playing what Parr called: “The washing machine.” Even with no band Parr had no trouble filling the cavernous space of the Armory with an earthy voice that rose to all three levels and into the rafters of the venue.

Born in Austin, MN and now residing in Duluth, Parr’s musical style of folk and blues seems to be from another era. Still, he instantly connected with the sold out crowd with a generous set of 12 songs ranging from a career that has produced 16 albums. A favorite of the evening was “Cheap Wine” in which a liquor owner fails to see much difference between his customers:

All these old ladies
Comin’ in here buyin’ cheap wine
Ain’t no better than all these bums
Comin’ in here and buy cheap wine

Parr then paid homage to a hero of his, Spider John Koerner, with the rollick-driven “Rocky Raccoon”. He then featured the title song from his latest album “Last of the Better Days Ahead”.

It wasn’t far from the venue where Parr got the feel for the life of a blues musician. It was working down the street at the Minneapolis Salvation Army where he met the lives of individuals that would inspire and find prominent roles in his songs.

Parr ended the set with Charley Patton’s “Oh Death” by setting down his guitar and belting out the lyrics with a lament so forceful he held his arms close to his body as if to keep his rib cage from rattling.

Trampled by Turtles is an interesting band in terms of being a popular musical act. They have a front man in Dave Simonett on lead vocal and guitar, but every member is an intricate part of their bluegrass success: Ryan Young of fiddle, Tim Saxhaug on acoustic bass, Erik Berry on Mandolin, Dave Carroll on banjo and Eamonn McLain on cello.

TBT started off the evening with “It’s So Hard to Hold On” and “Starting Over”. Then they featured a song from their latest album Alpenglow. “A Lifetime to Find” is actually a Wilco cover, but the lead singer of the band, Jeff Tweedy, suggested adding it to the collection while producing the album. Tweedy has always admired TBT and didn’t think twice when they asked for help when looking to expand and refine their sound.

Legend has it the impetus to form a bluegrass band in Duluth, MN came out of necessity when Simonett had all of his musical equipment stolen, leaving him with an acoustic guitar. From there only musicians with acoustic instruments need apply. And over twenty years TBT has stayed within the confines of the bluegrass tradition while exploring ways to merrily push the envelope.

Throughout the evening TPT moved between songs that highlight their fast-paced musical style like “Wait So Long” to more pensive and introspective songs like “Central Hillside Blues”. And being completely acoustic there was plenty of time between songs where they tuned and re-tuned their instruments, giving respite to a crowd electrified by the highflying solos of Young on the fiddle.

Then there was “Sounds Like a Movie”, written by Carroll, featuring his banjo solo buttressed by the rest of the band and a spectacular light show that could have easily topped any heavy metal act playing across the street at US Bank Stadium.

But the highlight of the evening was TPT inviting Alan Sparhawk and his electric guitar onto the stage to play “When I Go Deaf”. Sparkhawk of Duluth’s Low recently lost his wife and musical partner, Mimi Parker to cancer, and it was a moving experience to see him singing one of his songs, playing his electric guitar, surrounded by friends, a tribute that was brief but will be long remembered.

Charlie Parr

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Trampled by Turtles at Armory, Minneapolis (26 Nov 2022)

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Minneapolis: This Week (12/04/2022)

12/01 Joe Pug with Michaela Anne at Turf Club

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Also Maryland's Joe Pug with Milwaukee's Field Report (we've previously seen the full band Communion (Oct 2014).) Pug is currently on tour in support of his third studio album Windfall, which came out earlier this month, March 10, 2015. ...

Here are some shows, this week, in the Minneapolis/St Paul area.

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12/01/2022 Thursday

Joe Pug
with Michaela Anne
at Turf Club
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Celebrated singer-songwriter Joe Pug is currently on tour in support of Nation of Heat | Revisited, a reimagined, full-band version of his acclaimed 2008 debut. The original Nation of Heat remains Pug’s most popular release, with more than 20 million streams on Spotify alone.

Look, it’s been 14 years since that album came out, and in that time, Joe Pug has grown and changed… so revisiting the album that started it all, he’s going to play it a little differently now. Maybe he’ll approach it with a different arrangement, maybe the song might work better stripped down…

Michaela Anne to open.

Tour Dates

11/17/22 — Austin, TX — 3TEN
11/19/22 — Houston, TX — McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
12/01/22 — St. Paul, MN — Turf Club
12/02/22 — Chicago, IL — Hideout
12/03/22 — Chicago, IL — Hideout
12/09/22 — Charlottesville, VA — Southern Cafe
02/17/23 — Manitou Springs, CO — Lulu’s
02/18/23 — Denver, CO — Globe Hall
02/19/23 — Fort Collins, CO — Armory
03/09/23 — New Haven, CT — Cafe Nine
03/10/23 — Boston, MA — Club Passim
03/11/23 — Boston, MA — Club Passim
03/12/23 — Northampton, MA — Parlor Room
05/04/23 — Buffalo, NY — Ninth Ward
05/05/23 — Pittsburgh, PA — Club Cafe
05/06/23 — Cleveland, OH — Beachland Tavern
05/07/23 — Columbus, OH — Rumba

12/01 Patrick Watson with Dana Gavanski at Fine Line

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Patrick Watson

Seeing Patrick Watson, it was like seeing some old friends as they play their music around a campfire. I'm convinced that they had their own people working the lights, because often the music was in synced with the lights ...

12/01/2022 Thursday

Patrick Watson
with Dana Gavanski
at Fine Line
first-avenue.com

In support of his 7th studio album Better in the Shade, Patrick Watson will be stopping by the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis on December 1, 2022.

The Canadian singer-songwriter, composer has over certified Gold in Canada. You may have heard his songs on Grey’s Anatomy and The Walking Dead among others.

We saw Watson in June 2012 and said, “Seeing Patrick Watson, it was like seeing some old friends as they play their music around a campfire. I'm convinced that they had their own people working the lights, because often the music was in synced with the lights (which were minimally used throughout their set). They also brought their own light rig, which brought a bit of a drama when used correctly.”

Dana Gavanski to open.

US Tour Dates:

11/29 - Ferndale MI @ The Magic Bag
12/01 - Minneapolis MN @ Fine Line
12/02 - Chicago IL @ Thalia Hall
12/03 – Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
12/04 - Atlanta GA @ Terminal West
12/06 - Washington DC @ Union Stage
12/08 - Philadelphia PA @ Union Transfer
12/09 - Boston MA @ The Sinclair
12/10 - Burlington VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom

12/03 The Plot In You with Silent Planet, Avoid, and Cane Hill at Amsterdam Bar & Hall

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The Plot in You

The Plot in You tried their best to keep up with the energy of the night but the crowd just wasn't having it. It seemed as if they were still in awe of Sirens & Sailors ....

12/03/2022 Saturday

The Plot In You
with Silent Planet, Avoid, and Cane Hill
at Amsterdam Bar & Hall
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Leo Presents… The Plot in You with special guests Silent Planet, Avoid, and Cane Hill, at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall on December 3rd.

We last saw the Ohio quartet (Landon Tewers [vocals], Josh Childress [guitar], Ethan Yoder [bass], and Michael Cooper [drums]) in July 2016 and wrote, “Last night was their second chance and they killed it. They came out and owned that stage. Even though the crowd had been active for hours at this point, they didn't slow down. The crowd got even more intense as The Plot In You hammered through their brutal set. The music, although brutal, was beyond clean and exactly what I needed it to be in order for this band to get back into my good graces. The band members seemed more than appreciate of the crowd and the fact that, even though they were the last band to play on a six band line-up, people were still having fun and moving around.”

Tour dates:

Nov 6 Pomona, CA, US Glass House
Nov 8 Mesa, AZ, US Nile Theater
Nov 10 Dallas, TX, US Trees
Nov 11 Houston, TX, US Warehouse Live-Ballroom
Nov 13 San Antonio, TX, US The Rock Box
Nov 15 Tampa, FL, US Orpheum Theatre
Nov 16 Atlanta, GA, US The Masquerade - Heaven
Nov 18 Greensboro, NC, US The Blind Tiger
Nov 19 Baltimore, MD, US Baltimore Soundstage
Nov 20 Philadelphia, PA, US Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)
Nov 22 New York (NYC), NY, US Gramercy Theatre
Nov 23 Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
Nov 24 Toronto, ON, Canada Opera House-toronto
Nov 25 Pittsburgh, PA, US Mr Smalls Theater
Nov 26 Detroit, MI, US St. Andrew's Hall
Nov 27 Columbus, OH, US The KING of CLUBS
Nov 29 Cleveland, OH, US Beachland Ballroom
Nov 30 Chicago, IL, US Bottom Lounge
Dec 2 Milwaukee, WI, US The Miramar Theatre
Dec 3 St. Paul, MN, US Amsterdam Bar & Hall

12/04 Shiner with Houston at 7th St Entry

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Shiner with Spotlights, recordBar, $17-20 A Kansas City post-hardcore staple since the early 90’s Shiner returned with a newfound passion in 2012 re-releasing acclaimed 2001 album The Egg ...

12/04/2022 Sunday

Shiner
with Houston
at 7th St Entry
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Kansas City’s Shiner will headline the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis on December 4th. The band released Schadenfreude (DeSoto Records Records), which is Shiner’s first new album since 2001’s critically acclaimed LP The Egg. The new album has drawn comparisons to Queens of The Stone Age and Soundgarden and landed on “best of the week” lists at Under The Radar and Brooklyn Vegan, among others.

Minneaoplis, by the way of Duluth, Houston to open. The duo features guitarist/vocalist Jeff Halland and bassist/vocalist Lane Soderberg.

Tour Dates

Dec 3 The Ship @ Kansas City, MO
Dec 4 7th Street Entry @ Minneapolis, MN

If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to vu@weheartmusic.com with a good lead time. Thank you.

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11/26/2022

Upgrade your Steam Deck to 1TB!

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There’s no more waiting… You can now buy Steam Deck, right now, without reservation. According to steampowered, it’s been more than a year since it was first announced, but due to numerous supply chain issues and …

Since I bought my Steam Deck in September 2022, I’ve been looking to upgrade my internal storage for the Deck.

I bought the cheapest model, which comes with only 64GB eMMC storage. That’s a joke, as the size is only big enough to contain the system software and various shaders. I installed all my games on a 1TB MicroSD card, and have run out of space.

So, yeah, I wanted and needed to upgrade my tiny eMMC storage…. but the main reason why I hadn’t done it by now, is because I wasn’t sure which NVME m.2 2230 cards to buy. I’ve read that some overheated and destroyed someone’s Steam Deck. I’ve read that some won’t fit flush in the system (since some are double-sided). I honestly didn’t know which drive to buy.

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Recently, during my Black Friday shopping spree, I came across the Inland TN436 1TB 3D TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 2230 Internal SSD on MicroCenter’s website. It is advertised as compatible with the Surface Pro and Steam Deck!

In fact, the Inland marketing on Amazon is specifically targeted to the Steam Deck user base with photos of the Steam Deck and its SSD.

The other important thing in their marketing is that this chip has “Lower Power Consumption” with supports Power Management APST, ASPM and L1.2. No idea what any of that means, but generally lower power consumption would result in better battery life and less prone to overheating (since less power is required).

Reading the comments on MicroCenter’s website, it appears to be working for Steam Deck users… so I’m pretty confident that this Inland 1TB SSD will work with the Steam Deck.

So, tomorrow, I’ll probably be driving to my local MicroCenter to buy this SSD. Once I get it, I will have to open my Steam Deck and replace the eMMC with this 1TB SSD.

Here is the full instructions on how to install Steam OS on the Steam Deck (which I will be referencing tomorrow):

Steam Deck Recovery Instructions

Download the recovery image here (click).
Prepare a USB key (8GB minimum) with the recovery image:
- On Windows we recommend using the Rufus utility. Select the recovery file and write it to your USB drive (this will format the contents of your USB drive). When it's done, select 'Close' and eject the drive.
- On MacOS you can use Balena Etcher to write the recovery file to your USB drive.
- On Linux you can also use Balena Etcher to write the recovery file to your USB drive - or if you prefer you can do this directly from the command line:
  bzcat steamdeck-recovery-4.img.bz2 | dd if=/dev/stdin of=/dev/sdX oflag=sync status=progress bs=128M (set /dev/sdX to the USB device you inserted)
Use a USB-C adapter or hub to plug the boot disk in.
Shut down your Steam Deck if it isn't already off. Hold 'Volume Down' and click the Power Button - when you hear the chime, let go of the Volume Down button, and you'll be booted into the Boot Manager.
In the Boot Manager, boot from the 'EFI USB Device' (your USB key)
The screen will go dark while it's booting - give it a minute.
Once booted you will be in a desktop environment, you can navigate using the trackpad and trigger.

Recovery options

In the recovery environment, there are four different options to choose from.

Re-image Steam Deck - This performs a full factory reset - all user info, installed games, applications, or operating systems will be wiped and replaced with stock SteamOS.
Clear local user data - This reformats the home partitions on your Steam Deck, which will remove downloaded games and all personal content stored on this Deck, including system configuration.
Reinstall Steam OS - This will reinstall SteamOS on the Steam Deck, while attempting to preserve your games and personal content.
Recovery tools - This opens a prompt with the ability to make changes to the Steam Deck boot partition.

Instructions seems fairly simple enough. I have all the necessary tools to do this, so hopefully, it’ll all go well tomorrow.

Yours,

- Weekend Gamer

11/25/2022

Vestron Video: Earth Girls Are Easy

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Here is a Bluray series that I love: Vestron Video Collector's Series. When they first came out in 2016, the retail prices were very, very expensive. Normal prices were $40 (and that didn’t even include digital copies!), so I …

One of the Bluray that I recently purchased during my Black Friday purchases was Earth Girls Are Easy, number 27 in the latest Vestron Video Collection.

I remember actually seeing this film in the theaters, thinking how strange it was to see stars Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum together again after seeing them in David Cronenberg’s The Fly remake. What I didn’t know then, and what I found out listening to the commentary of this film, was that the Davis and Goldblum were actually dating at this time.

The other funny thing was that Earth Girls Are Easy was supposed to star writer/creator Julie Brown (based on her music EP Goddess in Progress). The studio executives thought it would be better if they had a “real” star in the film to draw in a crowd. Better yet, since Davis and Goldblum were a two-for-one deal, they could double their star power, so they gave the lead role to Davis.

They did give the role of Davis’ best friend to Julie Brown, who had originally written the role as a gay man.

Not much of a story that you can base on a few songs… but it was a fun little weird comedy about aliens picking up on Earth girls.

As with all first-run Vestron Videos, they come with a nice slip case and the price is decent ($13), and it comes with a digital code. I highly recommend picking this up if you’re a Vestron fan or just a fan of those late 80s comedy.

The next Vestron release will be a Silent Night, Deadly Night collection. It’s number 3, 4, and 5, which means that Vestron didn’t distribute or released the first two Silent Night, Deadly Night films. I’ll also be picking this up when it comes out. Thankfully, you can find them at Walmart or Best Buy easily… but there’s always Amazon if you don’t live by either retailers.

VESTRON VIDEO COLLECTION

	01 Chopping Mall (1986) Concorde Pictures September 27, 2016		02 Blood Diner (1987) Lightning Pictures September 27, 2016
	03 Waxwork (1988) Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) Vestron Pictures/ Electric Pictures September 27, 2016		04 Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) Trimark Pictures November 22, 2016
	05 C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. (1989) Vestron Pictures November 22, 2016		06 The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Vestron Pictures January 31, 2017
	07 Parents (1989) Vestron Pictures January 31, 2017		08 The Gate (1987) New Century Vista Film February 28, 2017
	09 Wishmaster (1997) Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (2001) Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002) LIVE Entertainment Artisan Entertainment March 28, 2017		10 The Unholy (1988) Vestron Pictures June 27, 2017
	11 Warlock (1991) Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999 ) New World Pictures / Trimark Pictures / Tapestry Films July 25, 2017		12 Slaughter High (1986) Vestron Pictures October 31, 2017
	13 Gothic (1987) Vestron Pictures January 30, 2018		14 Class of 1999 (1990) Lightning Pictures January 30, 2018
	15 Beyond Re-Animator (2003) Lions Gate Entertainment July 24, 2018		16 Dagon (2001) Lions Gate Entertainment July 24, 2018
	17 Maximum Overdrive (1986) De Laurentiis Entertainment Group October 23, 2018		18 Shivers (1975) Cinepix September 15, 2020
	19 Little Monsters (1989) Vestron Pictures September 15, 2020		20 The Wraith (1986) New Century Vista Film July 20, 2021
	21 Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991) Vestron Pictures August 17, 2021		22 Dementia 13 (1963) American International Pictures September 21, 2021
	23 Steel Dawn (1987) Vestron Pictures October 26, 2021		24 Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999) Artisan Entertainment January 18, 2022
	25 Dream a Little Dream (1989) Vestron Pictures March 15, 2022		26 Extreme Prejudice (1987) Carolco Pictures May 17, 2022
	27 Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) Vestron Pictures November 8, 2022		28 Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989) Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) International Video LIVE Entertainment December 13, 2022

11/24/2022

Morrissey: Minnesota & Milwaukee, we're extremely sorry to announce the postponement of shows this coming weekend due to ongoing illness

11/25 Fillmore, Minneapolis (Postponed)

11/26 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee (postponed)

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As you know, I used to be a devoted The Smiths and Morrissey fan. Like many of you, I have grown up and may have been a little disenchanted by singer Morrissey’s beliefs and personality... but I still love the music .…

Happy Thankskilling!

Morrissey says No to Thankskilling

I may have spoken too soon, shortly after hearing Morrissey canceling Salt Lake City and Denver, I thought for sure that Minneapolis was safe. As it turns out, Minneapolis and Milwaukee are now postponed. Just a reminder that Moz rescheduled Minneapolis three times in 2012/2013.

With band illness continuing, it affected Minneapolis and Milwaukee… so in total four dates are affected, with one abbreviated date earlier at the Greek Theatre.

There are five more dates to go in this 2022. Based on previous tours, I think the rest of the tour should go without any issues, if they recover by November 27.

Here is the official statement:

To all the fans in Minnesota & Milwaukee, we're extremely sorry to announce the postponement of shows this coming weekend due to ongoing illness. We're so grateful for your understanding at this challenging time where we need to prioritise band health. Please hold on to your tickets, we are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year.

In the meantime, we look forward to resuming the tour in Washington D.C on Monday 28th November.

Morrissey 2022 Tour.

Nov 11 Ontario, CA - Toyota Arena
Nov 12 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (abbreviated)
Nov 14 El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
Nov 15 El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
Nov 18 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
Nov 19 San Francisco, CA - Castro Theatre
Nov 22 Salt Lake City, UT - The Union (canceled)
Nov 23 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre (canceled)
Nov 25 Minneapolis, MN - Fillmore Minneapolis (postponed)
Nov 26 Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater (postponed)
Nov 28 Washington, DC - The Anthem
Nov 30 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
Dec 1 Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Dec 3 Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia
Dec 4 Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Read more Every date that Morrissey has ever canceled.

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11/23/2022

Minneapolis: December 10

12/10 Lissie with Cat Clyde at First Avenue

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Lissie

The comparisons are already in place for rock/folk/blues singer Lissie (nee Elisabeth Maurus) – looks like Jewel, sounds like Stevie Nicks with the raspy twinge of Janis Joplin; but the truth.…

11/22/2022

Morrissey cancels Salt Lake City & Denver (11/22 and11/23) due to band illness

11/22 The Union, Salt Lake City (Cancelled)

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I know it’s depressing, but I was betting that Morrissey would cancel the Minneapolis show, considering that he canceled or rescheduled Minneapolis three times in 2012 to 2013.

11/23 Paramount Theatre, Denver (Cancelled)

The ‘still ill’ explanation was given for last minute cancellation of tonight’s show in Salt Lake City and tomorrow’s Denver shows. It looks like Minneapolis may be safe (for now).

Here is the official statement:

Due to band illness, we are devastated to announce we cannot proceed with tonight’s show in Salt Lake City and tomorrow’s show in Denver.

Thank you to the fans for the ongoing love and support while we take a moment to restore and recover.

All being well, M and the band will be back on stage in Minneapolis on Friday night.

Show refunds are available at your point of purchase

Morrissey 2022 Tour.

Nov 11 Ontario, CA - Toyota Arena
Nov 12 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (Abbreviated)
Nov 14 El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
Nov 15 El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia
Nov 18 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
Nov 19 San Francisco, CA - Castro Theatre
Nov 22 Salt Lake City, UT - The Union
Nov 23 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Nov 25 Minneapolis, MN - Fillmore Minneapolis
Nov 26 Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater
Nov 28 Washington, DC - The Anthem
Nov 30 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
Dec 1 Newark, NJ - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Dec 3 Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia
Dec 4 Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Read more Every date that Morrissey has ever cancelled.

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Evil Dead: The Game

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I have just seen an advance screening of the Evil Dead movie. The movie is officially release to the public next week, April 5, 2013. Although at the time of screening, the film has yet to get a rating from the MPA, but I can tell you it is a hard-R, for sure. ....

You guys know I love Evil Dead and I have video games… so it would make sense that I would be all over this Evil Dead: The Game! .… Unfortunately, I had no interest in this 2022 survival horror game. From my understanding, this is an online game, meaning you can play with others cooperatively or you can murder each other. As you know, for many years, I didn’t have “fast internet”, so I was just not interested in online games at all… even if it’s not an online game, I didn’t care for it.

So there are several good news. First of all, there is a is a single-player mode (but it still requires an internet connection to play), and, best of all, the base game is free on Epic Games until November 24 (so grab ‘em while you can).

As with all Epic free games, I basically just log in to get the free games and then never installing or playing them…. But hey, one day… one day… I will launch Epic and holy cow! Look at all the games I own!

The cool thing is that the game does star Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, with Dana DeLorenzo as Kelly Maxwell and Ray Santiago as Pablo Simon Bolivar (from the television series Ash vs Evil Dead).

Evil Dead: The Game is free on epicgames.com.

Details:

Evil Dead: The Game
Step into the shoes of Ash Williams or his friends from the iconic Evil Dead franchise and work together in a game loaded with over-the-top co-op and PVP multiplayer action! Play as a team of four survivors, exploring, looting, managing your fear, and finding key items to seal the breach between worlds in a game inspired by all three original Evil Dead films as well as the STARZ original Ash vs Evil Dead television series.

Iconic Characters
Play as characters from throughout the Evil Dead universe, including Ash, Scotty, Lord Arthur, Kelly Maxwell, & more, with new dialogue performed by Bruce Campbell & others!

Play As Good or Evil
Fight for the forces of good or take control of the Kandarian Demon to hunt Ash & others while possessing Deadites, the environmental objects & more as you seek to swallow their souls!

Off-the-Wall Visuals
Whether you’re tearing a Deadite in 2 with Ash's chainsaw hand or flying across the map as the Kandarian Demon, realistic visuals & physics-based gore brings the horror to life!

This...Is My Boomstick
Brandish your short barrel shotgun, chainsaw, cleavers and more to do some delightfully gruesome violence against the armies of darkness.

Enjoy,

- Weekend Gamer

11/21/2022

R.I.P. Jason David Frank (Power Rangers)

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Jason David Frank

The Rotunda at the Mall of America hosted a pre-event kickoff celebration, with appearances from Lou Ferrigno (“The Incredible Hulk”), Jason David Frank (“Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers”) …

2022 is shaping up to a very bad year for comic book / pop culture creators. We’ve had really giants in the music industry died, such as Neal Adams and George Perez earlier in 2022… and recently voice actor Kevin Conroy, who voice Batman: the Animated Series, it’s just a bad year for creators in the comic book industry.

While none of these artists are musicians, their works inspired a generation of musicians and singers.

Today, we learned through TMZ, that Jason David Frank, the actor who plays the Green Ranger on the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers had died at the age of 49 to suicide.

Really tragic stuff.

We’ve personally seen Jason David Frank a few times throught the years, the first time at the Mall of America in May 2014 and wrote, “Frank was asked if there was a stunt too dangerous, that he wouldn’t consider doing it himself, answering that he liked to do as many stunts as possible and biggest qualm with a stunt double filming a scene was that he didn’t simply walk, with the same confident posture Frank himself did.”

Jason David Frank (Aug 2017)

When saw him at Minnesota Fan Fusion in August 2017, we there were tight securities around JDF: “Unfortunately, at Square Egg’s Phoenix Comicon held over the Memorial Day weekend, there was a security scare, potentially targeted at guest Jason David Frank (Green Power Ranger) where a person brought in live weapons but the perpetrator was caught before any harm was done. As a result, security measures at Square Egg’s next event, (MN Fan Fest) were understandably on high alert, with Frank being a premier guest here as well.”

Read more Comic Book Creators Who Died in 2022.

Recent deaths:

[21 Nov 2022] Jason David Frank (American actor for Power Rangers), 49, suicide

'Power Rangers' Jason David Frank dead by suicide at 49. Jason David Frank -- one of the original "Power Rangers" -- has died ... TMZ has learned. ... via tmz.com

[21 Nov 2022] Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese voice actor for Ronin Warriors), 57

Japanese seiyuu Liang Tianqing died, who dubbed "Detective Conan" Well-known Japanese voice actor and voice actor for the role of "Carmel" in the "Detective Conan" animation, Liang Tian Qingzhi, died at the age of 57. A friend of the dubbing actor, Mitsuaki Shinden, sent a message of condolences. ... via sina.com.cn

[19 Nov 2022] Greg Bear (American science fiction writer for Star Wars), 71, stroke

Greg Bear, the author that brought us the Halo Forerunner Saga of books, has passed away at the age of 71. The news was confirmed by his family late last night, who revealed that he suffered a stroke earlier this month. ... via thegamer.com

[17 Nov 2022] Marcus Sedgwick (British novelist for Dark Satanic Mills), 54

Award-winning writer and illustrator of both adult and children’s fiction, non-fiction and academic essays Marcus Sedgwick has died aged 54. ... via thebookseller.com

[12 Nov 2022] Pierre Fournier (Canadian cartoonist, co-creator of Capitaine Kébec), 72

One of the important figures of Quebec comics has passed away. Pierre Fournier, father of the character Captain Kébec and one of the key artisans of Croc magazine, died peacefully at the age of 72, Les éditions de La Pastèque announced on Saturday. ... via thebookseller.com

[10 Nov 2022] Kevin Conroy (American actor for Batman: The Animated Series), 66, intestinal cancer

Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman, died Thursday shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, according to his representatives. He was 66. ... via nbcnews.com

[09 Nov 2022] Carlos Pacheco (Spanish comics artist for Avengers Forever), 60, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Carlos Pacheco, the most famous Spanish cartoonist of superhero comics, dies at 60 The cartoonist, world legend thanks to his illustrations of the X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Thor, Spiderman, Batman, The Avengers or Superman, suffered from ALS ... via elpais.com

[07 Nov 2022] Philippe Corentin (French author and illustrator), 86

A self-taught illustrator, Philippe Corentin had shaken up the conventions of children's books. He passed away on November 7 at the age of 86. ... via lemonde.fr

[03 Nov 2022] Danny Bulanadi (Filipino-American comic book artist and inker for Captain America), 76, heart failure

Danny Bulanadi, longtime Marvel comic book inker who had years-long runs on both Captain America and Fantastic Four (part of his long association with penciler Paul Ryan), has passed away at the age of 76. ... via dailycartoonist.com

[03 Nov 2022] Kevin O'Neill (British comic book illustrator for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), 69, cancer

Kevin O'Neill, the artist best known for his work on writer Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, has passed away, according to a report from Gosh Comics, a London comics retailer and blog ... via comicbook.com

[01 Nov 2022] George Booth (American comic artist for Spot), 96

George Booth was an American cartoonist and a longtime contributor (1969-2022) to The New Yorker magazine. His cartoons are often set in messy households, with all kinds of objects, junk, cats and dogs in every corner. His trademark English bull terrier character became a mascot for The New Yorker ... via lambiek.net

Jason David Frank, Neal Adams, Lou Ferrigno, Carly Aplin and Michael Rooker at Mall of America (01 May 2014)

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