The Mood Swings played a nice, rockin' show last weekend at the Bedlam Theater on the West Bank of Mpls -- an extremely likeable venue located directly across the freeway from the Metrodome, walking distance from the 400 & Triple Rock and right next to a ped/bike bridge and a LRT stop.
Formerly a bar called "Knickerbockers" back in the day, The Bedlam usually books live theater, but it was turned into a rock venue for this annual event, which attracts scooter-ites, mod aficionados and music fans alike. The staff was supernice, there was a nice selection of beer & wine, the theater-turned-music-hall worked out fine and there's an upstairs outdoor deck with an absolutely stunning view of the Mpls skyline. Oh yeah, the best thing about this place -- lots of friggin' OFF STREET PARKING! Anybody who's ever been to the 400 or Triple Rock on weekends knows just how golden this is.
The MooEd Swings -- playing their 3rd gig in their new incarnation with Susstones poobah Ed Ackerson filling in on bass -- turned in a typically smokin' set in this strange, somewhat non-rock setting. Things began with an unexpected opener ("Generation Y") and culminated with an incinderary reading of an old garage nugget, The Gentlemen's "It's a Cryin' Shame." Everbody looked swank, the music was su-pah and a great time was had by all in a "new" setting right smack in the middle of the city.
Formerly a bar called "Knickerbockers" back in the day, The Bedlam usually books live theater, but it was turned into a rock venue for this annual event, which attracts scooter-ites, mod aficionados and music fans alike. The staff was supernice, there was a nice selection of beer & wine, the theater-turned-music-hall worked out fine and there's an upstairs outdoor deck with an absolutely stunning view of the Mpls skyline. Oh yeah, the best thing about this place -- lots of friggin' OFF STREET PARKING! Anybody who's ever been to the 400 or Triple Rock on weekends knows just how golden this is.
The MooEd Swings -- playing their 3rd gig in their new incarnation with Susstones poobah Ed Ackerson filling in on bass -- turned in a typically smokin' set in this strange, somewhat non-rock setting. Things began with an unexpected opener ("Generation Y") and culminated with an incinderary reading of an old garage nugget, The Gentlemen's "It's a Cryin' Shame." Everbody looked swank, the music was su-pah and a great time was had by all in a "new" setting right smack in the middle of the city.
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