David de Young
Founder and Publisher
Email: david[at]howwastheshow.com
URL: http://www.daviddeyoung.com
David is also acting as current editor of HowWasTheShow.
David's first big rock concert was U2 on their October Tour in 1982. He has been writing and recording music since 1979, and in the early 80's he was a radio DJ and newscaster - his first real job. During his career on the airwaves, he worked commercial and non-commercial AM and FM radio and spun records (actual vinyl ones!) from genres as varied as album rock, contemporary country, classical and big band. After graduating from Grinnell College and living in Milwaukee for a couple years, David moved to Minneapolis in 1988 where he performed original music at St. Anthony East (now Whitey's), then, in the early 90's (along with Dan Bussey) he ran the open stage at the club. He was also one of two booking agents and sound engineers (Troy Flemming was the other) at the now legendary 24 Bar in Minneapolis that closed in the spring of 1994.
A travel bug, David vacations in Europe each summer and attends the world's leading open air music festivals. To date, he has been variously muddied and sunburned at England's Glastonbury, Reading, and V-festivals, Denmark's Roskilde Festival, Dublin's Witnness Festival (now known as Oxegen), and Germany's Hurricane Festival. To this day, David still insists his favorite song is "Age of Consent" by New Order.
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Band(s) |
Location
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| 4/15/2002 | Elbow | Elbow | First Avenue |
| 6/4/2002 | The Hives with Pattern and Har Mar Superstar | The Hives | First Avenue |
| 7/7/2002 | Oasis, Charlatans, BRMC, Proud Mary and The Coral | Oasis | Finsbury Park |
| 8/1/2002 | The Shins | The Shins | 400 Bar |
| 10/2/2002 | The Frames | The Frames | 400 Bar |
| 11/14/2002 | Martin Sexton | Martin Sexton | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 11/22/2002 | An Interview with Mark Mallman | Mark Mallman | |
| 12/6/2002 | Work of Saws | Work of Saws | 7th Street Entry |
| 12/21/2002 | Trailer Trash's Trashy Little Christmas | Trailer Trash | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 1/3/2003 | Barra Band | Barra | Swede Hollow Cafe |
| 1/4/2003 | Tried For Fine | Tried For Fine | Fine Line Music Café |
| 1/9/2003 | Mutt | Mutt | 400 Bar |
| 1/10/2003 | Justin Bell and Lazy Susan CD Release Party | Justin Bell and Lazy Susan | 400 Bar |
| 1/14/2003 | Interpol | Interpol | First Avenue |
| 1/21/2003 | Camper Van Beethoven | Camper Van Beethoven | First Avenue |
| 1/25/2003 | Anchorhead | Anchorhead | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 1/30/2003 | Firetrucs | Firetucs | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 1/31/2003 | Friends Like These | Friends Like These | 400 Bar |
| 2/1/2003 | The Idle Hands - Dig? CD Review | The Idle Hands | CD Review |
| 2/6/2003 | Neil Finn | Neil Finn | Fine Line Music Café |
| 2/7/2003 | Remembering Valentine | Kari Tauring | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 2/13/2003 | Revolver | Revolver Modele | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 2/17/2003 | Fire at The Fine Line Causes Cancellation of Link Wray | Link Wray | Fine Line Music Café |
| 2/20/2003 | Kronos Quartet | Kronos Quartet | Walker Art Center |
| 2/28/2003 | Planet Melvin | Planet Melvin | 400 Bar |
| 3/1/2003 | Benefit Concert for The Vibro Champs | Harmonious Wail, The Vibro Champs | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 3/1/2003 | Ladytron | Ladytron | First Avenue |
| 3/5/2003 | The Sea and Cake | The Sea and Cake | First Avenue |
| 3/14/2003 | Bill Dankert and the Real Austinaires | Bill Dankert | The Terminal Bar |
| 3/22/2003 | The Urban Hillbilly Quartet | The Urban Hillbilly Quartet | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 3/28/2003 | The Beatifics | The Beatifics | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 4/3/2003 | Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys | Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 4/4/2003 | Robert Skoro | Robert Skoro | The Turf Club |
| 4/5/2003 | The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players | The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players | The Quest Club |
| 4/9/2003 | Audrey | Audrey | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 4/12/2003 | The Polyphonic Spree and The Notwist | The Notwist, The Polyphonic Spree | Let It Be Records |
| 4/17/2003 | Jonas | Jonas | 400 Bar |
| 4/19/2003 | Mark Mallman | Mark Mallman | First Avenue |
| 4/25/2003 | Friday Night Runaround: Leroy Smokes, 2 Tickets 2 Paradise, Willin', Anchorhead, Randy Casey etc. | 2 Ticket 2 Paradise, Anchorhead, Leroy Smokes, Randy Casey, Willin' | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 4/26/2003 | Lazy Ike and the Daredevils | Lazy Ike and the Daredevils | Mainstreet Bar & Grill |
| 5/1/2003 | Jack Norton's Wizard Oil Vaudeville Company "A Hobo's Journey" | Jack Norton | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 5/6/2003 | Revolver | Revolver Modele | First Avenue |
| 5/9/2003 | Dick Dale | Dick Dale | Cabooze |
| 5/9/2003 | Faux Jean CD Release Party | Faux Jean | First Avenue |
| 5/13/2003 | Theater Mu | Theater Mu | Honeywell Labs Cafeteria |
| 5/15/2003 | Shot to Hell | Shot to Hell | 400 Bar |
| 5/17/2003 | Art-a-Whirl (wind) | Chill 7, James Apollo, Kari Tauring | Art-a-whirl |
| 5/23/2003 | Neville Staple of The Specials | Neville Staple | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 5/23/2003 | Umbrella Bed | Umbrella Bed | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 5/28/2003 | The Cramps | The Cramps | First Avenue |
| 5/29/2003 | Har Mar Superstar | Har Mar Superstar | First Avenue |
| 5/29/2003 | Levitt8 CD Release Party | Levitt8 | Cabooze |
| 5/31/2003 | The Bottlehouse | The Bottlehouse | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 6/6/2003 | Triple Rock Opening Night | Lifter Puller, Monarques, The Mountain Goats | Triple Rock Social Club |
| 6/12/2003 | Raven CD Release Party | Raven | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 6/19/2003 | The Buzzcocks | Buzzcocks | The Quest Club |
| 7/13/2003 | The Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Witness Festival |
| 7/18/2003 | Casanatra CD Release Party | Casanatra | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 7/30/2003 | Coach Said Not To | Coach Said Not To | Mario's Keller Bar |
| 8/4/2003 | Sweet J.A.P. | Sweet J.A.P. | Loring Park |
| 8/7/2003 | Le Cirque Rouge de Gus Preview | Le Cirque Rouge de Gus | Le Cirque Rouge de Gus |
| 8/9/2003 | The Libertines with Living Things | Living Things, The Libertines | 7th Street Entry |
| 8/14/2003 | Holly Marilyn | Holly Marilyn | Triple Rock Social Club |
| 8/16/2003 | Shadow Box CD Release Party | Shadow Box | 400 Bar |
| 8/16/2003 | Shadow Box CD Review | Shadow Box | CD Review |
| 8/22/2003 | Michael Yonkers | Michael Yonkers | 7th Street Entry |
| 9/4/2003 | The Dandy Warhols | The Dandy Warhols | First Avenue |
| 9/5/2003 | Luke's Angels CD Release Party | Luke's Angels | The Turf Club |
| 9/19/2003 | The Melismatics CD Release Party | The Melismatics | Triple Rock Social Club |
| 9/23/2003 | The Raveonettes with Stellastarr, Holly Golightly and KO and the Knockouts | Holly Golightly, KO and The Knockouts, Stellastarr, The Raveonettes | First Avenue |
| 9/24/2003 | 2003 Minnesota Music Academy Award Show | Big John Dickerson, Martin Devaney, Sherwin Linton, The Soviettes | O'Gara's |
| 9/30/2003 | The Frames | The Frames | Fine Line Music Café |
| 10/2/2003 | Hot Hot Heat | Hot Hot Heat | The Quest Club |
| 10/13/2003 | Joe Henry | Joe Henry | Fine Line Music Café |
| 10/18/2003 | Artwear in Motion: Future Tense | Artwear in Motion | Textile Center of Minnesota |
| 10/20/2003 | Sherwin Linton CD Release Party | Accident Clearinghouse, Sherwin Linton | Fine Line Music Café |
| 10/25/2003 | A Prairie Home Companion | A Prairie Home Companion | Fitzgerald Theater |
| 10/26/2003 | Ben Conelly CD Release Party | Ben Connelly, JoAnna James | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 11/7/2003 | Lucky Jeremy and the New Minneapolis | Lucky Jeremy | First Avenue |
| 11/7/2003 | Superhopper CD Release Party | Malachi Constant, Superhopper | Big Vs |
| 11/21/2003 | The Hang Ups CD Release Party | Faux Jean, Robert Skoro, The Danforths, The Hang Ups | First Avenue |
| 11/29/2003 | Faux Jean with Trolley and The Hang Ups | Faux Jean, The Hang Ups, Trolley | Onopa Brewing Company |
| 2/8/2004 | 22nd Annual Battle of the Jugbands | Slipped a Mickey | Cabooze |
| 3/24/2004 | The Dames | The Dames | The Turf Club |
| 4/13/2004 | The Pixies | Pixies | Fine Line Music Café |
| 4/24/2004 | Richard Thompson | Richard Thompson | First Avenue |
| 9/10/2004 | Nick Lowe w/ Geraint Watkins | Nick Lowe | Fine Line Music Café |
| 10/8/2004 | The Libertines with Radio 4 | The Libertines | Fine Line Music Café |
| 10/9/2004 | Kid Dakota CD Release Party | Kid Dakota | Triple Rock Social Club |
| 10/19/2004 | Interpol with Secret Machines and Hail Social | Hail Social, Interpol, Secret Machines | First Avenue |
| 10/25/2004 | Wilco | Wilco | Orpheum Theatre |
| 10/30/2004 | Drive By Truckers with Centro-Matic | Centro-Matic, Drive-By Truckers | The Metro |
| 11/3/2004 | Robyn Hitchcock | Jesse Denatale, Robyn Hitchcock | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 11/6/2004 | Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Hitchcock | Schuba's |
| 11/11/2004 | Pixies w/the Datsuns | Pixies, The Datsuns | Roy Wilkins Auditorium |
| 11/13/2004 | Bellwether CD Release Show | Bellwether, The Ashtray Hearts | The Turf Club |
| 11/19/2004 | GWAR with Dying Fetus and All That Remains | All That Remains, Dying Fetus, GWAR | First Avenue |
| 11/20/2004 | Martin Devaney CD Release Show | Ela, Martin Devaney, The Missing Numbers | The Turf Club |
| 1/14/2005 | Dallas Orbiter with The Umbrella Sequence, James Diers and Bridge Club | Bridge Club, Dallas Orbiter, James Diers, The Umbrella Sequence | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 1/19/2005 | Radio K's Best New Bands of 2004 | Chariots, Doomtree Collective, Ova!, The Deaths, The Get Up Johns, The Hopefuls, Thunder in the Valley | First Avenue |
| 1/29/2005 | Redstart with Mile One | Mile One, Redstart | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 2/5/2005 | The Dirty Things | The Dirty Things | The Turf Club |
| 2/13/2005 | 23rd Annual Battle of the Jug Bands | Fat Chance Jug Band, The Je Ne Sais Quoi Jug Band, The Phleshtones | Cabooze |
| 2/16/2005 | The Mad Buggers perform Pink Floyd's The Wall | The Mad Buggers | The Terminal Bar |
| 2/16/2005 | Wes Burdine and The Librarians | Wes Burdine | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 2/18/2005 | The Humbugs and The Chinchbugs | The Chinchbugs, The Humbugs | Hexagon Bar |
| 2/21/2005 | Keane with The Zutons | Keane, The Zutons | The Quest Club |
| 2/23/2005 | England Swings IV | Curtiss A, Fab Tab and The Teds, Faux Jean, Friends Like These, Hypstrz, Jan, Landing Gear, Ouija Radio, Pony La Vonne, Stephanie Says, The Autumn Leaves, The Conquerors, The Melismatics, The Vestals, The Wag | First Avenue |
| 2/23/2005 | Kings of Convenience | Kings of Convenience | Fine Line Music Café |
| 3/3/2005 | The Futureheads with The Shout Out Louds and High Speed Scene | Futureheads, High Speed Scene, The Shout Out Louds | Fine Line Music Café |
| 4/3/2005 | Har Mar Superstar with Ben Lee | Ben Lee, Har Mar Superstar | First Avenue |
| 4/4/2005 | Rock For Pussy II | Chris Koza, Dallas Orbiter, Little Man | First Avenue |
| 4/11/2005 | Phoenix with Dogs Die in Hot Cars and Joy Zipper | Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Joy Zipper, Phoenix | Fine Line Music Café |
| 4/23/2005 | Chris Stamey with Robert McCreedy and Robert Skorod | Chris Stamey, Robert McCreedy, Robert Skoro | Lee's Liquor Lounge |
| 5/7/2005 | The Ashtray Hearts CD Release Party | The Ashtray Hearts, Walker Kong | The Turf Club |
| 5/9/2005 | Gang of Four with Radio 4 | Gang of Four, Radio 4 | The Quest Club |
| 5/24/2005 | Voltage: Fashion Amplified by the Numbers | David de Young | First Avenue |
| 5/25/2005 | Voltage: Fashion Amplified 2005 | Melodious Owl, Mike Gunther, The Hopefuls, The TV Sound, The Violettes | First Avenue |
| 6/6/2005 | Grand Old Days | Bridge Club, Har Mar Superstar, The Hold Steady, The Hopefuls | Grand Old Days |
| 6/11/2005 | Divorcee CD Release Party | Divorcee | 7th Street Entry |
| 6/12/2005 | Spoon with The Clientele | Spoon, The Clientele | First Avenue |
| 6/17/2005 | Vicious Vicious CD Release Party | Vicious Vicious | 7th Street Entry |
| 6/25/2005 | Dead Next Door | Dead Next Door | The Dublin Castle |
| 6/28/2005 | Mark Olson & The Creekdippers | Mark Olson | The Borderline |
| 7/13/2005 | Har Mar Superstar | Har Mar Superstar | Witness Festival |
| 7/29/2005 | Teenage Fanclub with The Rosebuds | Teenage Fanclub, The Rosebuds | First Avenue |
| 7/30/2005 | Mark Mallman | Mark Mallman | Hexagon Bar |
| 8/5/2005 | 2nd Annual Elliot Smith Tribute | Basement Apartment, Doghouse Reilly, Friends Like These, Jan, Landing Gear, Seldomseen, The Beatifics, The Elks, The Idle Hands | Hexagon Bar |
| 8/12/2005 | Melodious Owl CD Release Party | Melodious Owl | 7th Street Entry |
| 8/19/2005 | Robotboy CD Release Party | Retribution Gospel Choir, robotboy | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 8/26/2005 | Dear Machine CD Release Party | Chris Koza, Dear Machine, The Adam Levy Duo | Fine Line Music Café |
| 9/10/2005 | Halloween, Alaska CD Release Party | Fitzgerald, Haley Bonar, Halloween, Alaska | First Avenue |
| 9/20/2005 | Coldplay with Rilo Kiley | Coldplay, Rilo Kiley | Target Center |
| 9/24/2005 | Frank Brownstone & Associates | Frank Brownstone & Associates | Station 4 |
| 10/1/2005 | Revolver Modele CD Release Party | Revolver Modele | The Turf Club |
| 10/15/2005 | Nada Surf with Say Hi To Your Mom | Nada Surf, Say Hi To Your Mom | 400 Bar |
| 10/28/2005 | Tapes 'n Tapes CD Release Party | Friends Like These, Tapes 'n Tapes | The Turf Club |
| 11/4/2005 | Doc's Kids with Mighty Fairly | Doc's Kids, Mighty Fairly | Acadia Café |
| 11/10/2005 | The Sun | The Sun | The Varsity Theater |
| 11/11/2005 | The Magic Numbers with David Kitt | David Kitt, The Magic Numbers | The Quest Club |
| 11/26/2005 | Echo & The Bunnymen with Innaway | Echo & The Bunnymen, Innaway | Fine Line Music Café |
| 12/2/2005 | Belles of Skin City | Belles of Skin City | The Turf Club |
| 12/30/2005 | The Alarmists | The Alarmists | The Turf Club |
| 12/31/2005 | NYE Runaround 2005 | , Enchanted Ape, Fab Tab and The Teds, Hookers and Blow, Mark Mallman, Melodious Owl, Revolver Modele, Seldomseen, The Hopefuls | First Avenue |
| 1/17/2006 | MMA Annual Meeting and Show | A Stockcar Named Desire, Big Ditch Road, Jonathan Rundman, Luke Zimmerman | The Turf Club |
| 1/18/2006 | Radio K's Best New Bands of 2005 | Birthday Suits, Chooglin', Digitata, Kill the Vultures, The Deaf, The God Damn Doo Wop Band | First Avenue |
| 2/8/2006 | England Swings V | Revolver Modele, The Deaths, The Flamin' Ohs, The Melismatics, The Mighty Mofos, The Screens | First Avenue |
| 2/10/2006 | Future Lisa's Anti-Valentine's Day Show | Future Lisa, Lady Hard-On, Thosquanta, Trailer Park Queen, Venus | The Terminal Bar |
| 3/11/2006 | Colonial Vipers Attack CD Release | Colonial Vipers Attack | The Turf Club |
| 3/17/2006 | Pete Hofmann and the Measured Doses | Pete Hofmann | The Varsity Theater |
| 4/1/2006 | Chris Koza CD Release Show | Chris Koza, Coach Said Not To, Fitzgerald | The Turf Club |
| 4/11/2006 | The Strokes with Eagles of Death Metal | Eagles of Death Metal, The Strokes | Orpheum Theatre |
| 5/14/2006 | The Brass Kings | The Brass Kings | The Turf Club |
| 7/6/2006 | Los de Abajo, Low, Rickie Lee Jones, Solomon Burke, Steve Earl, and That 1 Guy | Los de Abajo, Low, Rickie Lee Jones, Solomon Burke, Steve Earl, That 1 Guy | Winnipeg Folk Festival |
| 7/14/2006 | The Good Luck Joes | The Good Luck Joes | Station 4 |
| 8/12/2006 | Silversun Pickups | Silversun Pickups | 7th Street Entry |
| 9/25/2006 | Ben Connelly CD Release Party w/ Jeremy Messersmith | Ben Connelly, Jeremy Messersmith | The Varsity Theater |
| 12/16/2006 | Dance Band with Scream Club | Dance Band, Scream Club | Big Vs |
| 5/11/2007 | England Swings VI | Colonial Vipers Attack, Janey Winterbauer, Landing Gear, Raven, So It Goes, The Alarmists | Triple Rock Social Club |
| 7/13/2007 | 61st Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod | Haley Westenra, Mabon, Tia McGraff | Royal International Pavilion |
| 7/13/2007 | HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast July 2007 Podcast | Romantica, The Pines, White Light Riot, ZibraZibra | |
| 8/10/2007 | HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for August 2007 (podcast) | City On The Make, Mark Olson, The Alarmists | |
| 8/31/2007 | Fort Wilson Riot Presents Idigaragua (Podcast Interview) | Fort Wilson Riot | |
| 9/1/2007 | The Dale Hush Hush, Spaghetti Western String Company, and The Pines | Spaghetti Western String Company, The Dale Hush Hush, The Pines | 400 Bar |
| 9/6/2007 | Idigaragua | Fort Wilson Riot | Bedlam Theatre |
| 9/7/2007 | Orestes, a nimbus theater production | nimbus theatre | Minneapolis Theater Garage |
| 9/8/2007 | Little Lebowski Urban Achievers CD Release Party | Little Lebowski Urban Achievers, Parts For All Makes | Hexagon Bar |
| 9/8/2007 | Mishka Shubaly | Mishka Shubaly | The Turf Club |
| 9/14/2007 | HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for September 2007 | Fort Wilson Riot, The Dale Hush Hush | |
| 9/15/2007 | Vampire Hands CD Release Party with STNNNG, Gay Beast and Daughters of The Sun | Gay Beast, STNNNG, Vampire Hands | Big Vs |
| 9/21/2007 | The Pillowman, A Frank Theater Production | Frank Theatre | The Guthrie Theater |
| 9/24/2007 | Jeaneen Gauthier of Jan (Podcast Interview) | Jeaneen Gauthier | |
| 9/29/2007 | Nick Lowe with Ron Sexsmith | Nick Lowe, Ron Sexsmith | Fine Line Music Café |
| 10/6/2007 | Dead City, A Red Eye Theater Production | Red Eye Theater | Red Eye Theater |
| 10/6/2007 | The James Buckley Trio | The James Buckley Trio | Kitty Cat Klub |
| 10/8/2007 | Global Voices presents: An evening with Ian McKellen in conversation with Joe Dowling | Ian McKellen | The Guthrie Theater |
| 10/12/2007 | Dan Israel and Stook! Interview and Performance | Dan Israel, Stook | |
| 10/12/2007 | HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for October, 2007 | Action Versus Action, Crossing Guards, Dan Israel, Dan Wilson, Eliza Blue, Stook | |
| 10/12/2007 | To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie, Styrofoam Duck and Young Dudes | Styrofoam Duck, To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie, Young Dudes | Hexagon Bar |
| 10/20/2007 | Bec Smith CD Release Party | Bec Smith | Club Jäger |
| 10/20/2007 | Jenny Dalton Interview and Performance | Jenny Dalton | |
| 11/2/2007 | HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for November, 2007 | Bec Smith, Fog, The Evening Rig, The Glad Version, The Owls | |
| 11/2/2007 | The Mail Order Bride by Charles Mee, a nimbus theatre production | nimbus theatre | Minneapolis Theater Garage |
| 11/4/2007 | Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Hitchcock | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 11/9/2007 | David Marshall Grant's Pen | Guthrie Theater | The Guthrie Theater |
| 11/21/2007 | Ed Ackerson Interview and Performance | Ed Ackerson | |
| 11/25/2007 | Barbara Field's adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol | Guthrie Theater | The Guthrie Theater |
| 12/11/2007 | Sweet William, devised and performed by Michael Pennington | Michael Pennington | The Guthrie Theater |
| 12/13/2007 | Gospel Gossip CD Release w/ Maps of Norway and MC/VL | Gospel Gossip, Maps of Norway, MC/VL | 7th Street Entry |
| 12/14/2007 | HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for December 2007 | , Alicia Corbett, Dance Band, Dreamland Faces, Humanboy, Little Sister, The 757s, Trailer Trash | |
| 12/19/2007 | The Belfast Cowboys perform Van Morrison' Moondance. With Romantica and Stook! | Romantica, Stook, The Belfast Cowboys | First Avenue |
| 12/20/2007 | Jenny Dalton, Bella Koshka and Mary Bue (with Eliza Blue) | Bella Koshka, Jenny Dalton, Mary Bue | The Turf Club |
| 12/21/2007 | The 757s with Terry Eason | Terry Eason, The 757s | 400 Bar |
| 12/22/2007 | RudeGirl Clash Tribute Band | RudeGirl | Triple Rock Social Club |
| 12/28/2007 | Secret Panels CD Release Show w/ Sin Horses | Secret Panels, Sin Horses | Nomad World Pub |
| 1/5/2008 | Willie Wisely CD Release Show | Willie Wisely | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 1/8/2008 | Podcast: Willie Wisely Interview and Performance | Willie Wisely | |
| 1/11/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for January, 2008 | Battle Royale, Big Ditch Road, Dallas Orbiter, Eddy Burke, Heiruspecs, Meg Ashling | |
| 1/25/2008 | Nightinghales with Strange Lights | Nightinghales, Strange Lights | The Turf Club |
| 1/26/2008 | God Save Gertrude, A Workhaus Playwright's Collective Production | Workhaus Collective | The Playwrights' Center |
| 2/8/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for February, 2008 | Askeleton, El Guante, Ellis, House of Mercy Band, Kruddler, The Lovers' Show | |
| 2/14/2008 | The Lovers' Show CD Release Show | The Lovers' Show | The Varsity Theater |
| 2/22/2008 | Orson's Shadow, a Gremlin Theatre Production | The Gremlin Theatre | The Loading Dock Theater |
| 2/28/2008 | Askeleton Digital Release Show with Mystery Palace and Splinter Cells | Askeleton, Mystery Palace, Splinter Cells | Barfly |
| 2/28/2008 | The Hives | The Hives | First Avenue |
| 3/1/2008 | Kid Dakota CD Release Party | Kid Dakota | The Turf Club |
| 3/7/2008 | Summer of '42, a Minneapolis Musical Theatre Production | Minneapolis Musical Theatre | The Hennepin Stages |
| 3/14/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Review Podcast for March | Cloud Cult, The XYZ Affair, Tuesdays Robot | |
| 3/20/2008 | Podcast: Interview w/ The North Star Roller Girls | The North Star Roller Girls | |
| 3/20/2008 | Puntila & his Hired Man Matti, a Frank Theatre Production | Frank Theatre | City of Minneapolis Public Works yard |
| 3/28/2008 | The Haves Have It CD Release Party | The Haves Have It | Hexagon Bar |
| 4/3/2008 | Nada Surf with Sea Wolf | Nada Surf, Sea Wolf | First Avenue |
| 4/11/2008 | Podcast: Voltage Fashion Amplified Interview and music selections | Bella Koshka, Birthday Suits, MC/VL, The Haves Have It, White Light Riot, ZibraZibra | |
| 4/14/2008 | Voltage Fashion Amplified 2008 Preview in pictures and sound | Bella Koshka, Birthday Suits, MC/VL, The Haves Have It, White Light Riot, ZibraZibra | First Avenue |
| 4/26/2008 | Cloud Cult CD Release Show with The Forms | Cloud Cult, The Forms | First Avenue |
| 4/30/2008 | Elbow | Elbow | Fine Line Music Café |
| 5/7/2008 | The Swell Season with Damien Dempsey | Damien Dempsey, The Swell Season | Orpheum Theatre |
| 5/9/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Review Podcast for May | Atmosphere, Chris Koza, Jayber Crow, Polara, The Deaths | |
| 5/10/2008 | TV Men, a nimbus production | nimbus theatre | Intermedia Arts |
| 5/22/2008 | John Swardson and Get Gone CD Release Party w/ Stook and the Evening Rig | John Swardson, Stook, The Evening Rig | 7th Street Entry |
| 5/22/2008 | Podcast: Kari Tauring, interview and show preview | Kari Tauring | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 6/4/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow 6 Year Anniversary Party Preview | Dallas Orbiter, The 757s, The Evening Rig, The Haves Have It, The Wars of 1812 | The Turf Club |
| 6/30/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Review Podcast for July | Aviette, Brian Just, City On The Make, Ready Goes, The Small Cities | |
| 8/1/2008 | The Temp by Brian Kelly & Todd Price | Brian Kelly | Music Box Theatre |
| 8/4/2008 | The Ting Tings w/ Solid Gold | Solid Gold, The Ting Tings | The Varsity Theater |
| 8/8/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Review Podcast for August | Adam Svec, Doomtree Collective, High on Stress, Ruby Isle, Yer Cronies | |
| 8/21/2008 | Storyhill with Mighty Fairly | Mighty Fairly, Storyhill | Minnesota Museum of American Art |
| 8/29/2008 | Ruby Isle CD Release Party with International Espionage | International Espionage, Ruby Isle | Kitty Cat Klub |
| 9/5/2008 | The Irresistible Rise of Big Daddy Ubu | nimbus theatre | Minneapolis Theater Garage |
| 9/6/2008 | Revolver CD Release Party w/ Gospel Gossip | Gospel Gossip, Revolver Modele | The Beasthouse |
| 9/11/2008 | The Juliet Letters, A Theatrical Music Company production | The Theatrical Music Company | Southern Theater |
| 9/12/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Review Podcast for September 2008 | Cecil Otter, Dark Dark Dark, Jeremy Messersmith, Maps of Norway, Revolver Modele | |
| 9/12/2008 | Yer Cronies and Pictures of Then | Pictures of Then, Yer Cronies | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 9/13/2008 | Ben Weaver CD Release Party | Ben Weaver | The Turf Club |
| 9/13/2008 | Vinegar Tom, A Frank Theatre Production | Frank Theatre | The Ritz Theater |
| 9/20/2008 | Tenebrism, a Lamb Lays With Lion Production | Lamb Lays with Lion | The Sound Gallery |
| 9/25/2008 | Jeremy Messersmith CD Release Party w/ The Owls and Rachel Ries | Jeremy Messersmith, Rachel Ries, The Owls | The Varsity Theater |
| 10/4/2008 | archy and mehitabel, life in lower case, an Open Eye Figure Theatre production | Open Eye Figure Theatre | Open Eye Figure Theatre |
| 10/9/2008 | Rift Magazine 36 Hour Songwriting Contest #6 | Acoustic Death Orchestra, Ben Glaros, Brad Senne, Brian Just, David Brusie, Eliza Blue, Future Lisa, Nicholas Roesler, Nigel Eccleston, Patrik Tanner, Sarah Pray, ShugE | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 10/10/2008 | Killer Joe, a Theatre Pro Rata production | Theatre Pro Rata | Gremlin Theatre |
| 10/10/2008 | Nikki Schultz | Nikki Schultz | Nomad World Pub |
| 10/10/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for October, 2008 | Greycoats, Kristoff Krane, Lucy Michelle, Mike Mictlan, Nikki Schultz, Umbrella Bed, Western Fifth | |
| 10/11/2008 | Fleet Foxes with Frank Fairfield | Fleet Foxes, Frank Fairfield | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 10/15/2008 | Harold Pinter's The Caretaker | Guthrie Theater | The Guthrie Theater |
| 11/1/2008 | Forgetting, a Workhaus Collective production | Workhaus Collective | The Playwrights' Center |
| 11/7/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for November 2008 | Bill Mike, Flin Flon Bombers, Solid Gold, Superman Curl, The Blend | |
| 11/7/2008 | The Horse, The Bird, The Monkey & The Dancer | Sandbox Theatre | Red Eye Theater |
| 11/8/2008 | Death and the Maiden | nimbus theatre | Minneapolis Theater Garage |
| 11/9/2008 | Shadowlands | Guthrie Theater | The Guthrie Theater |
| 11/15/2008 | The New Monarchs with Ghost in the Water and Laarks | Ghost in the Water, Laarks, The New Monarchs | Kitty Cat Klub |
| 11/17/2008 | How I Learned to Drive, a Theatre Unbound production | Theatre Unbound | The Neighborhood House |
| 11/19/2008 | Souvenir | The Jungle Theater | The Jungle Theater |
| 11/21/2008 | Western Fifth CD Release Party with Kid Dakota | Kid Dakota, Western Fifth | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 11/26/2008 | An interview with Terry Walsh of the Belfast Cowboys and St. Domnic's Trio | The Belfast Cowboys | |
| 11/26/2008 | Victory Ship CD Release Party | Victory Ship | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 11/28/2008 | Sussedtacular featuring Ed Ackerson, Colonial Vipers Attack, The Mood Swings, Janey and Marc and more | Colonial Vipers Attack, Ed Ackerson, Janey and Marc, Polara, Strange Lights, The Mood Swings | The Varsity Theater |
| 11/29/2008 | The Electric Arc Radio show featuring The New Standards and Jeremy Messersmith | Jeremy Messersmith, The New Standards | The Ritz Theater |
| 12/3/2008 | The Belfast Cowboys, St. Dominics Trio and The Tisdales | St. Dominic's Trio, The Belfast Cowboys, The Tisdales | First Avenue |
| 12/6/2008 | The New Standards Holiday Concert | The New Standards | Fitzgerald Theater |
| 12/10/2008 | The Bitter Spills | The Bitter Spills | 331 Club |
| 12/12/2008 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for December 2008 | Caroline Smith, Ed Ackerson, Heiruspecs, Janey and Marc, Maudlin | |
| 12/12/2008 | Mercury Rev and The Duke Spirit | Mercury Rev, The Duke Spirit | Fine Line Music Café |
| 12/14/2008 | Trailer Trash's Trashy Little Xmas Family Show | Trailer Trash | The Guthrie Theater |
| 12/17/2008 | Podcast: Nikki Schultz Interview and Performance | Nikki Schultz | |
| 12/18/2008 | Todd Menton CD Release with Lehto & Wright | Lehto & Wright, Todd Menton | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 12/27/2008 | Dark Dark Dark and Dosh | Dark Dark Dark, Dosh | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 1/1/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Various Artists | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 1/7/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for January 2009 | Brad Senne, Jason Shannon, Spirits of the Red City, Story of the Sea, The Hopefuls | |
| 1/8/2009 | An Interview with Jason Shannon | Jason Shannon | |
| 1/8/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Eliza Blue, John Elliott, Peter Lochner, Tambuca, The Mad Ripple, Tony Thomas | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 1/9/2009 | The Hopefuls | The Hopefuls | The Turf Club |
| 1/14/2009 | Best New Bands of 2008 fe: Lookbook, Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles and more | Bouncer Fighter, Caroline Smith, Dynamiters, Kristoff Krane, Lookbook, Lucy Michelle, Yer Cronies | First Avenue |
| 1/15/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Aby Wolf, Drew Miller, Kari Tauring, Sarah Morris, The Mad Ripple, Vicky Emerson | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 1/22/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Jasper Lepak, Jeremy Messersmith, John Hamann, The Idle Hands | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 1/24/2009 | Aby Wolf CD Release with Black Blondie and Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles | Aby Wolf, Black Blondie, Lucy Michelle | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 1/29/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Curtiss A, Dom Bazzett, Jennifer Markey, The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 1/30/2009 | Snowman, a fable for a winter night, an Open Eye Figure Theatre production | Open Eye Figure Theatre | Open Eye Figure Theatre |
| 1/30/2009 | Story of the Sea record release w/ The Life and Times and These Modern Socks | Story of the Sea, These Modern Socks | The Turf Club |
| 1/31/2009 | Planting Shelley Anne, a Workhaus Collective production | Workhaus Collective | The Playwrights' Center |
| 2/2/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for February 2009 | Ben Connelly, Dan Israel, Franki Lee, Middle States, P.O.S. | |
| 2/3/2009 | Two Gentlemen of Verona | Guthrie Theater | The Guthrie Theater |
| 2/5/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Bill Dankert, Colleen Buckman, Suzanne Vallie, The Belfast Cowboys, The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 2/6/2009 | Middle States CD Release w/ Superman Curl and Self Sound Orchestra | Middle States, Superman Curl | Stasiu's |
| 2/12/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Claire Taubenhaus, Janey and Marc, Stook, The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 2/14/2009 | Caligula, a Walking Shadow Theatre Company production | Walking Shadow Theater Company | Red Eye Theater |
| 2/19/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 2/22/2009 | Mark Olson and Gary Louris | Gary Louris, Mark Olson | The Varsity Theater |
| 2/24/2009 | Hitchcock Blonde | The Jungle Theater | The Jungle Theater |
| 2/26/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | David de Young, The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 3/1/2009 | Podcast: Ben Connelly CD Release Party | Ben Connelly | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 3/1/2009 | Podcast: Ben Connelly CD Release Party | Ben Connelly | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 3/4/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for March 2009 | Military Special, Moon Island, Roe Family Singers, The Get-Rites, The Honeydogs, The Inwood Radio, Young Brides | |
| 3/5/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 3/6/2009 | Pirandello's Henry IV, as adapted by Tom Stoppard, a nimbus theater production | nimbus theatre | Minneapolis Theater Garage |
| 3/7/2009 | The Inwood Radio CD Release | The Inwood Radio | Kitty Cat Klub |
| 3/12/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Brianna Lane, Dan Israel, David Brusie, Eliza Blue, Mayda, The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 3/13/2009 | By the Bog of Cats, A Frank Theater production | Frank Theatre | The Guthrie Theater |
| 3/13/2009 | The Honeydogs CD Release Party with The Hopefuls | The Duhks | First Avenue |
| 3/18/2009 | HWTS does SXSW 2009 - Sara Montour audio diary from SXSW Music Festival | Various Artists | SXSW Music |
| 3/26/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 4/2/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 4/4/2009 | The Life of Galileo, a Theatre Pro Rata production | Theatre Pro Rata | Gremlin Theatre |
| 4/7/2009 | Podcast: Voltage Fashion Amplified Interview and CD preview | Gospel Gossip, Lucy Michelle, Maria Isa, Mercurial Rage | |
| 4/9/2009 | Podcast: The Mad Ripple Hootenanny | Slim Dunlap, The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 4/10/2009 | Podcast: Dan Israel CD Release Show with Molly Maher & the Porchlights | Dan Israel, Molly Maher, The Porchlights | Acadia Café |
| 4/11/2009 | Rift Magazine 36 Hour Songwriting Contest slideshow and audio | David Brusie, David de Young, Eliza Blue, Nikki Schultz | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 4/14/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for April 2009 | Black Blondie, Chastity Brown, Halloween, Alaska, Nightinghales, The Evening Rig, Woolridge Brothers | |
| 4/16/2009 | Podcast: Mad Ripple Hootenanny | The Mad Ripple | The Beat Coffeehouse |
| 4/17/2009 | God's Ear | Red Eye Theater | Red Eye Theater |
| 4/19/2009 | Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 with Adam Levy (review and slideshow) | Robyn Hitchcock | The Varsity Theater |
| 5/5/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for May 2009 | Brad Senne, The 757s | |
| 5/9/2009 | Venus, a Musical | Ballet of the Dolls | The Ritz Theater |
| 5/20/2009 | Animal Collective | Animal Collective | First Avenue |
| 5/22/2009 | Rebel Rebel: Rock for Pussy VI | Kitty Stardust | First Avenue |
| 5/22/2009 | The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism & Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures | Guthrie Theater | The Guthrie Theater |
| 5/23/2009 | Slideshow: England Swings VIII | Fab Tab and The Teds | Fine Line Music Café |
| 5/25/2009 | Podcast: Josh Cragun and Liz Neerland talk about the new Nimbus Theatre production, The Trial of Mother Teresa | nimbus theatre | |
| 5/29/2009 | 800 Words, The Transmigration of Phillip K Dick | Workhaus Collective | The Playwrights' Center |
| 5/30/2009 | The Trial of Mother Teresa, a Nimbus Theatre production | nimbus theatre | Minneapolis Theater Garage |
| 6/1/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for June, 2009 | Aby Wolf, The Alarmists | |
| 6/5/2009 | Slideshow and short review: Two Harbors CD Release Show | Two Harbors | Uptown Bar and Café |
| 6/6/2009 | Slideshow: Idle Hands CD Release w/ First Communion Afterparty | The Idle Hands | Kitty Cat Klub |
| 6/13/2009 | Slideshow: Mark Mallman tour kickoff show | Mark Mallman | Bryant Lake Bowl |
| 6/19/2009 | My Father's Bookshelf | Live Action Set | The Guthrie Theater |
| 6/20/2009 | Slideshow: Rock the Garden 09 featuring Calexico and the Decemberists | Calexico, The Decemberists | Walker Art Center |
| 6/28/2009 | Atmosphere & The Flaming Lips at Pitka Kuuma Kesa, Helsinki, Finland | Atmosphere, The Flaming Lips | |
| 7/24/2009 | Racktacular - Slideshow by Jenn Barnett | Aviette | Nomad World Pub |
| 9/18/2009 | The Twilight Hours Album Release Party with The Starfolk | The Twilight Hours | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 10/1/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow CD Reviews for October, 2009 | Lookbook | |
| 10/17/2009 | Ruined | Mixed Blood Theatre | Mixed Blood Theatre |
| 11/9/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow CD Reviews for November, 2009 | The Twilight Hours | |
| 11/18/2009 | Slideshow: Mayda | Mayda | Sauce Spirits & Soundbar |
| 11/27/2009 | Replacements Tribute | Let It Be House Band | First Avenue |
| 12/16/2009 | Q&A with Ben Kyle of Romantica | Romantica | |
| 12/21/2009 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow CD Reviews for December 2009 | Jeremy Messersmith, Kari Tauring, Polara, Romantica, The New Standards | |
| 1/15/2010 | Slideshow: Best New Bands of 2009 Showcase | Leisure Birds, Moonstone, No Bird Sing, Red Pens, Slapping Purses, The Twilight Hours | First Avenue |
| 1/25/2010 | Podcast: HWTS CD Reviews for January, 2010 | Adam Svec, Claps, David Hanners, Dragons Power Up!, El Guante, Patches & Gretchen, Wizards Are Real | |
| 1/29/2010 | Adam Svec CD Release Party with Caroline Smith & No Bird Sing | Adam Svec, Caroline Smith, No Bird Sing | Kitty Cat Klub |
| 2/19/2010 | Dewi Sant CD Release Party with The Starfolk and Alison Rae | Alison Rae, Dewi Sant, The Starfolk | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 2/21/2010 | Podcast: HowWasTheShow CD Reviews for February 2010 | Dewi Sant, Joel Bremer, Rogue Valley, Solid Gold, The Brass Kings, The Wapsipinicon | |
| 3/8/2010 | Q&A with playwright Alan Berks about his new play, Music Lovers | Alan Berks | |
| 3/11/2010 | Patches & Gretchen CD Release with Kevin Bowe, Adam Levy and Dan Israel | Dan Israel, Kevin Bowe, Liminal Phase, Patches & Gretchen | The Varsity Theater |
| 3/12/2010 | Music Lovers, a Workhaus Collective Production | Workhaus Collective | The Playwrights' Center |