September Nite Crawl
By
Roger Anderson
Congrats to WEfest, 48,000 - 3rd consecutive sellout! Also congrats to LA Indie label Adamant Records recording artist, Mpls’s own all female quintet, “Sick of Sarah” who won the Summerfest Battle of Bands in June in Milwaukee . . . Local salute to the City of Minneapolis on track for $1M in acoustic improvements . . . Last chance for Civic Fest @ the Minneapolis Convention Center, last day celebration of historic exhibits / artifacts, memorabilia ends 9/4 . . . Lisa Marie Presley is expecting twins, “she ain’t nothing but a hound dog” . . . Favre’s cheeseheads are now becoming cheesecakes in appreciation for the great state of NY’s newest pass king. Go Mississippi man go! Expect some Packer fans to become Jet setters as the 17 season NFL veteran quarterback continues adding numbers to his amazing passing records, Salute! . . . Steven Adler of GNR arrested for alleged drug possession -you have to be kidding? Yea right . . . Madonna kicks off “Sticky and Sweet” World Tour in Wales . . . GOP/Republican Convention to be held in St. Paul, Sept. 1-4, LeAnn Rimes scheduled for a private GOP show @ Trocaderos on 9/1 . . . Rage Against the Machine w/Anti-Flag @ Target Center on the 3rd of Sept, take that republicans, or for a 1-2 punch experience Lewis Black, my favorite foul-mouthed comic, 9/4 @ the Orpheum Theatre; do you think the Republican Convention will be a rightful target? Hee hee hee. Lennon’s ‘Peace’ lyrics auctioned for $690,000 - now do you get it? . . . Monday, 9/8 Roadtrip: Vikings vs. Farveless Packers in Packerland . . . Motorhead, Misfits & Airbourne @ Myth Fri., Sept. 12th . . . the ALL ORIGINAL WARRANT, w/ special guest Trixter Fri., Sept 19th @ Myth –also appearing Hericane Alice & Scarlet Haze –tickets only $28 . . . Semisonic reunion on Sat. 9/20 @ the River Rocks Fest on Harriet Island in St. Paul, O.A.R. & Jakob Dylan headlines Friday . . . Bobby Vinton @ Black Bear Casino in Carlton, MN, Sept. 26th . . . Roadtrip: MN Gophers football vs. Ohio State Sept. 27th . . . Little River Band live @ the Medina Ent. Ctr. on Sept. 27th followed by former Allman Bros guitarist, Dickey Betts & Great Southern Oct. 25th . . . The History Center presents “Vatican Splendors from St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican Museums and the Swiss Guard” opening Sept. 27th, www.mnhs.org/vatican . . . Gophers home Big Ten opener @ the Metrodome vs. Ohio State Buckeyes on the 27th of Sept . . . America @ Treasure Island, Sun., Sept. 28th . . . Modern rockers, Weezer Oct. 3 @ the Xcel Center . . . The Eagles land @ Target Center, tix priced $52-$187, shazam . . . Alanis Morissette @ the Orpheum Theatre Oct. 4th . . . Trocaderos presents Eddie Money Sat. Oct. 4th, -cool . . . a new Bob Dylan three-disc set surfaces Oct. 7th . . . TINA TURNER, Oct. 9th @ Target Center - www.tinaturnerlive.com . . . Rascal Flatts & hottest teen country star, Taylor Swift @ Xcel Energy Center Fri., Oct. 10th . . . The MN Wild regular season home opener on the 11th . . . TESLA (w/Frank Hannon on guitar –one of the best in our lifetime) @ Myth Oct. 12th . . . Taj Mahal 40th Anniversary Tour @ Fitzgerald Theater, Oct. 12th . . . Rock Icon, Neil Young is looking for his “Cinnamon Girl” Oct. 14th @ the Xcel Energy Center . . . Jackson Browne Oct. 16th @ the Orpheum, you can expect some “Brown Eyed Girls” at this one . . . Martina McBride live is a good bet Oct. 18th @ Treasure Island . . . So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2008 @ Xcel Oct. 19th, we love you Jessica! . . . the “Old” Kids on the Block @ Xcel, Oct. 21st . . . Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons w/ “Jersey Boys” coming to the Orpheum Theatre in Mpls., Oct. 23rd . . . Living legend, Coal Miner’s daughter, Loretta Lynn @ Mystic Lake Sat., Oct. 25th . . . Cheech and Chong may roll a joint, but will for sure sell out the joint @ the Orpheum Theatre on Oct. 25th, buy tix NOW! . . . CELINE DION Taking Chances World Tour 2008 @ Target Center Oct. 30th . . . GWAR & Kingdom of Sorrow, Nov. 1st at 1st Ave . . . WICKED The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz, Nov 5-Dec 7th @ the Orpheum theatre presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust . . . Rick Springfield @ Grand Casino, Mille Lacs, MN Nov. 7-8 . . . Coldplay reschedules XCEL show to Nov. 14th . . . Brooks & Dunn @ Treasure Island Resort & Casino Nov. 22nd . . . Leo Kottke, 11/29 @ the State Theatre . . . Congrats to Viking John Randle to be inducted into the “Ring of Honor” @ Sunday night game vs. Chicago Nov. 30th . . . Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the Musical @ the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Dec 2-Jan 3, Ordway.org, 651 224-4222 . . . Morris Day, Dec. 20th @ Treasure Island . . . Worthwhile new releases in the racks include the following: Alice Cooper “Along Came a Spider,” Rick Springfield “Venus in Overdrive,” Sugarland “Love on the Inside,” Jessica Simpson “Do You Know,” –Sept 9th release. The Pretenders’, “Break Up the Concrete –Sept. 23rd & Pink’s 5th CD is set for Oct. 28th . . . CSNY / Déjà vu, a film by Neil Young is worth seeing, that is if you are “anti-war.” Expect a melodic howl of protest by Woodstock’s best vocal act –Rated R, also “The Rocker” in a theater near you - funny as shit! . . . Hip hip hooray for Delta to start airborne Wi-Fi . . . SHAFT RIP, died at the age of 65 in Memphis . . . What do Oprah Winfrey, Ben Affleck, Daryl Hannah, will.i.am, and I have in common, - a vote for Barack Obama, join the A-team, good times are ahead mates . . . Beware, British rock Gary Glitter is free from prison after serving a sentence for child molestation . . . On the other hand, David Chapman who killed ex-Beatle John Lennon is denied release for the 5th time, there is a God . . . American Idol is in their 8th season of auditions. Louisville, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Juan, KC, & Jacksonville, FL are a few of the audition spots . . . Ed-die! Ed-die! Guardado returns to the Twins, now that is Ed-die! and 47M/4 year pitcher, Nathan as closers in the bullpen, lookout White Sox, Red Sox - Twins are on their well known home stretch of success! . . . A heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family of Steve Foley, former drummer for the Replacements as he died at age 49 . . . Just as the new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 0-60mph in 5 seconds disappears in the sunset, adios mf.