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Pat O'Brien

Staff Writer



Pat O'Brien

Email: pat[at]howwastheshow.com

Pat once drank a soda bottle filled with cheap beer and cheaper tequila on a dare. He has always tried to convince his friends to listen to new bands with mixed results, and was once told Pavement "sounds like country" by one of them. He never forgave the comment and now he tries to convince strangers to listen to new music.

He has attended countless shows since his first, which was, embarrassingly, The Club MTV Concert Tour featuring Tone Loc and Paula Abdul. As a result of attending so many shows he can often be heard remarking, "What?"

He currently resides in South Minneapolis with his girlfriend, two cats, and many, many, many CDs.



Reviews by this author:

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8/1/2008 Doomtree CD Release Show with I Self Devine and Kill The Vultures Doomtree Collective, I Self Devine, Kill the Vultures First Avenue
5/9/2008 Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Review Podcast for May Atmosphere, Chris Koza, Jayber Crow, Polara, The Deaths
3/28/2008 The Current Fakebook with Greil Marcus and The Mekons Greil Marcus, The Mekons Fitzgerald Theater
3/21/2008 British Sea Power with One for the Team and Colourmusic British Sea Power, Colourmusic, One For The Team Triple Rock Social Club
3/14/2008 Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Review Podcast for March Cloud Cult, The XYZ Affair, Tuesdays Robot
3/7/2008 The Gutter Twins The Gutter Twins First Avenue
2/15/2008 Big Ditch Road, The 757s and Crossing Guards Big Ditch Road, Crossing Guards, The 757s Triple Rock Social Club
2/8/2008 Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for February, 2008 Askeleton, El Guante, Ellis, House of Mercy Band, Kruddler, The Lovers' Show
1/11/2008 Podcast: HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for January, 2008 Battle Royale, Big Ditch Road, Dallas Orbiter, Eddy Burke, Heiruspecs, Meg Ashling
1/4/2008 Dallas Orbiter CD Release Show with Ouija Radio, The Chambermaids and Daughters of The Sun Dallas Orbiter, Daughters of the Sun, Ouija Radio, The Chambermaids The Varsity Theater
12/15/2007 Dance Band, with Mel Gibson and the Pants, and Battle Royale Battle Royale, Dance Band, Mel Gibson and the Pants The Varsity Theater
12/14/2007 HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for December 2007 , Alicia Corbett, Dance Band, Dreamland Faces, Humanboy, Little Sister, The 757s, Trailer Trash
11/21/2007 Ike Reilly, The Alarmists and the Falls Ike Reilly, The Alarmists, The Bottlehouse First Avenue
11/17/2007 Lunch Show 5 with STNNNG, Signal to Trust and FT (The Shadow Government) FT (The Shadow Government), Signal to Trust, STNNNG 7th Street Entry
11/2/2007 HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for November, 2007 Bec Smith, Fog, The Evening Rig, The Glad Version, The Owls
9/14/2007 HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for September 2007 Fort Wilson Riot, The Dale Hush Hush
8/10/2007 Drinking with Ian Beatrix*Jar, Drinking with Ian, Moon Maan, Parts For All Makes First Avenue
8/10/2007 HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast CD Reviews for August 2007 (podcast) City On The Make, Mark Olson, The Alarmists
7/27/2007 Jenny Dalton Jenny Dalton Bryant Lake Bowl
7/13/2007 HowWasTheShow/Minneapoliscast July 2007 Podcast Romantica, The Pines, White Light Riot, ZibraZibra
5/9/2007 Peter, Bjorn and John with Fujiya & Miyagi and Au Revoir, Simone Au Revoir, Simone, Fujiya & Miyagi, Peter, Bjorn and John First Avenue
4/21/2007 Afternoon Records 4th Anniversary Party A Night In The Box, Battle Royale, Ela, Haley Bonar, Hello Blue, I, Colossus, Mouthful of Bees, One For The Team, Superdanger, The God Damn Doo Wop Band, We All Have Hooks for Hands The Varsity Theater
3/31/2007 Walker Kong with Vicious Vicious and Estate Estate, Vicious Vicious, Walker Kong The Turf Club
3/24/2007 The Ashtray Hearts, Brown Derby and Western Fifth Brown Derby, The Ashtray Hearts, Western Fifth Uptown Bar and Café
3/3/2007 The Future CD Release Show Bridge Club, The Alarmists, The Future 7th Street Entry
2/3/2007 The Debut CD Release The Alarmists, The Debut, White Light Riot The Varsity Theater
1/6/2007 Hockey Night with One For the Team, Target Market and Mouthful of Bees Hockey Night, Mouthful of Bees, One For The Team, Target Market Triple Rock Social Club
12/15/2006 Dance Band with So It Goes and The TV Sound Dance Band, So It Goes, The TV Sound 7th Street Entry
11/24/2006 +/- +/- 7th Street Entry
11/17/2006 Duplomacy with Deep Pool, Luke's Angels and Mandrew Deep Pool, Duplomacy, Luke's Angels, Mandrew Hexagon Bar
11/10/2006 The Glad Version w/ SKIRT and The Envy Corps SKIRT, The Envy Corps, The Glad Version 400 Bar
9/29/2006 Superhopper, The Chambermaids, Rank Strangers, and Landspeeder Landspeeder, Rank Strangers, Superhopper, The Chambermaids 7th Street Entry
9/23/2006 Cursive with The Thermals Cursive, The Thermals First Avenue
8/9/2006 Of Montreal with The Minders Of Montreal, The Minders First Avenue
7/21/2006 Retribution Gospel Choir with No Wait Wait and My Valkyrie My Valkyrie, No Wait Wait, Retribution Gospel Choir Uptown Bar and Café
7/14/2006 Superhopper CD Release Party Die Electric!, Superhopper, The Holy Ghostriders Triple Rock Social Club
7/11/2006 The Rakes with Every Move a Picture, Red Fox Grey Fox Every Move a Picture, Red Fox Grey Fox, The Rakes (UK) The Varsity Theater
7/6/2006 Beatrix*Jar with Canadian Beatrix*Jar, Canadian Minnesota Museum of American Art
6/17/2006 Mark Mallman and Chuck Klosterman: Killing Themselves To Live Chuck Klosterman, Grant Hart, Mark Mallman 7th Street Entry
6/10/2006 Meat Raffle Music Festival #5 Cameron Heacock, Connie Olson, Faux Jean, Laura Klinkert, Phil Solem, Questionsinletters, Rick McCollum, Suffuse, The Virgin Marcus, West Elliot Uptown Bar and Café
6/2/2006 We Are Wolves with Shotgun Monday and Buildings Buildings, Shotgun Monday, We Are Wolves 7th Street Entry
5/25/2006 The Charlatans UK with The Blood Arm The Blood Arm, The Charlatans UK First Avenue
5/12/2006 Reticence, The Icy Shores and Amber Estate Amber Estate, Reticence, The Icy Shores 7th Street Entry
5/7/2006 The Brian Jonestown Massacre with Tapes 'n Tapes Tapes 'n Tapes, The Brian Jonestown Massacre Women's Club Theatre
5/5/2006 Bridge Club CD Release Show Bridge Club, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Future 7th Street Entry
4/22/2006 Ladytron with The Presets Ladytron, The Presets First Avenue
4/20/2006 Death Cab For Cutie and Franz Ferdinand Death Cab For Cutie, Franz Ferdinand Northrop Auditorium
4/15/2006 Elbow with The Idle Hands Elbow, The Idle Hands The Quest Club
3/31/2006 Arab Strap with A Whisper in the Noise A Whisper in the Noise, Arab Strap 7th Street Entry
3/24/2006 Electric Six with The Fever and Rock Kills Kid Electric Six, Rock Kills Kid, The Fever First Avenue
3/10/2006 Stereolab with The Espers Stereolab, The Espers First Avenue
3/3/2006 Nada Surf, Rogue Wave and Inara George Inara George, Nada Surf, Rogue Wave Fine Line Music Café
1/27/2006 The Plastic Constellations CD Release Show Heiruspecs, STNNNG, The Hawaii Show, The Plastic Constellations Triple Rock Social Club
1/20/2006 E.L.No Brew and View E.L.nO Fine Line Music Café