Episode 47: The Twin Cities With Tim & Michele
“I knew a girl from Minneapolis-St. Paul. She was known as “The Tail of Two Cities. ” – Groucho Marx
Originally, my idea was to do Minnesota vs. DC, similar to the Boston vs. New York episode a few months ago. Then I realized that there were too many great Minnesota bands that would have to be excluded in order to make that happen. Besides, it wouldn’t be a fair fight.
This was one of the toughest shows to edit, but it was also an awful lot of fun, because I kept flashing back to that night, drinking Captain and Coke (the reason why I become less and less coherent as the show goes on) and hanging out with good friends. I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.
In the future, I’m doing a Podsafe show in two weeks, and after that I’ll have an interview with an up-and-coming band I think you’re going to like.
LINKS
Five Hundy By Midnight and the episode we recorded immediately after this one
More pictures from the trip up at my Flickr account
Former Hüsker Dü bassist Greg Norton’s restaurant
The Hold Steady Guide To The Twin Cities
RELATED EPISODES
Episode 8: Tim and I talk about the music of Las Vegas
Episode 35: Bob Mould and I talk about his career
Episode 38: Jim Walsh and I talk about The Replacements
MUSIC
Prince: Little Red Corvette, Gold, Face Down
Dan Wilson: Snow Days (Trip Shakespeare), Sculpture Garden (Semisonic) and Cry (Dan Wilson)
Jayhawks/Gary Louris: Nothing Left To Borrow and Blue (Jayhawks) and He’s A Dick (Golden Smog)
The Replacements: Waitress In The Sky, If Only You Were Lonely, Bastards Of Young
Paul Westerberg: Waiting For Somebody, Good Day, AAA (Anything, Anyone, Anymore)
Hüsker Dü: Sorry Somehow, Flip Your Wig, Never Talking To You Again
Gear Daddies/Martin Zellar: Color Of Her Eyes, Strength, Something’s Gotta Happen
Soul Asylum: Whatcha Need, Cartoon, Black Gold
The Hold Steady: How A Resurrection Really Feels, Your Little Hoodrat Friend, Chillout Tent
All music available at the WFW Amazon Store
Closing Music: Sugar Chalet by Supraluxe courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network
As always, you can download the episode (1:45:31, 96.6 MB) by right-clicking here and and selecting “Save Target As…” or by subscribing using the buttons on the right.
One of the best Groucho lines – ever!
I named that tune in 2 notes.
You wouldn’t have if I had opened with Husker Du’s version of it…
Dad’s to thank/blame for the Groucho quote. He reminded me of it when I was telling him about the trip.
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