A rare out-of-town show! The first stop on our tour of Minnesota and Wisconsin (a.k.a. Upstate Illinois) was a fun show featuring some great bands (Self-Evident, Buildings & Shageki) and lots of fun times. That evening we played at Sauce (3001 Lyndale Ave. S, Minneapolis, Minnesota).
Photos
Here are a bunch of photos from the tour. I will be providing a running commentary of the action. John keeps a pretty detailed private journal of most of the shows we play (on his shelf next to his dream journal/unicorn sticker collection), and I will do my best to live up to his standards:
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Our journey started on a promising note when I got a pretty good deal on a spacious rental van. Unfortunately, I failed to read my Google directions closely and went with the no-unlimted miles plan. Big mistake. Who’d a thought Minneapolis is more than 200 miles away?
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It’s a long, long drive to Minnesota. There are lots of pretty hills and rock formations that only delay the realization that there are still two more hours of driving left.
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Tony waiting in the hallway where the bands keep their gear.
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John also in the same location, only a little more to the right and a little more holding-a-phone-ish.
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And finally, this is me in the very same room. Only, I am in a mirror and am balancing a camera on my crotch.
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Here’s the interior of the club. Sauce is a really nice venue to play in. There’s a green room for the bands (which we didn’t really utilize) and a very friendly staff.
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Shageki open the show. They are a local duo featuring guitar, drums and park bench. Apparently, they have been Self-Evident fans since their teen years, and now, in their early twenties, they have formed their own band.
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I attempted to snap a shot during “Squeal” but the digital camera’s delay was too long. This was taken between songs. Despite some weird technical glitches, we manged to pull off a good show I think.
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Up next was Buildings. The show was pretty crowded at this point and I didn’t get any clearer pictures than this. Anyhow, they put on a good set for the ever-growing crowd.
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Self-Evident was headlining and they put on a great show as usual. Here’s Conrad playing guitar.
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This is Ben playing drums for Self-Evident.
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Finally, here’s a blurry shot of Tom playing bass.
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After waiting an epic amount of time for some sandwiches, we returned to Tom’s house for the evening. Tom has a urinal in his downstairs basement. Oh, yeah.
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He also has the ultimate beer fridge, tapper and all.
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Like the sign says, it was a lifetime of memories. The memories continue in Green Bay…
How exciting…touring. Getting a tour bus?
I hope so. The Prius will not cut it on a 10 hour drive.
Thanks for coming out guys. Made this girls night one for the history books.
And thank you for coming out. We’re glad you enjoyed it. Because we had a blast that night.