Friday, December 21, 2012


Tuesday, December 18, 2012


Thursday, December 13, 2012

There will be Blood N Stuff at the Hex on Friday

Garage beers before?  After?

Thursday, December 6, 2012


Dublin Ireland and St. Paul Minnesota

Downtown St Paul MN Metal record shop just opened.  I wonder if they'll have the new Witchcraft double vinyl? - but two new guitarists?  not sure I want it anyway.  Gotta go there.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Probability Wave

Big Surf at the classy Hexagon Friday December 7th - new album release party.  BloodnStuff the following Friday the 14th.  I will see you there.

Saturday, December 1, 2012




Northbound Smokehouse and Brewpub


I went to this Kickstarter success for the first time tonight, now about two months since opening day. This is a cool-people place - all hipsters and locals, and they did an excellent job rehabbing the building.  It's standing-room only any evening I drive by - very warm and inviting,  in fact they are looking to expand as demand has out-paced supply since day-one.  The food looked really good too.

I appear to be alone in my opinion that their flagship IPA "Big Jim" and its "American-hopped" style isn't very good.  I really wanted to like it,  I ordered it twice but found myself making faces at the strange flavors in my glass.  The Indeed Haywire (heavy double-IPA) also on tap, seemed a bright, bubbly palate cleanser by comparison.  I'll be back though,  hundreds of hipsters and locals can't be wrong.

Friday, November 23, 2012

White Plume Mountain


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Metal Evolution

Sam Dunn series.  It should be "may result in severe civil penalties eh."
Full-On Re-Glue  Need-One My-Self

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Indeed!


Indeed brewery has the best tasting beer currently available in minneapolis - they absolutely do.  Imagine the best fresh creamy deep rich ipa you could ever drink and you've got it, except that they call it a pale ale.  You should stop by their tap room, ask for Day Tripper on cask, I can't think of a beer I'd rather be drinking.

Friday, November 16, 2012


Thursday, November 15, 2012


Tuesday, November 13, 2012

St Paul Saints

Chips and cheese waiting for me on the bench next to her.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

1988 - the first year the sub-category was awarded, Crest of a Knave beating And Justice For All and Nothing's Shocking.  They are ironically, like Rush, one of those stereotypical "not-metal bands that metalheads like" though...

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Rollerdome yesterday.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

Hot Dog Roaster Tong Cover - And How!