Recap: Sussed-tacular! @ The Varsity Theater - Minneapolis - Nov. 23, 2007

The Sussed-tacular event at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis on Nov. 23 was a rousing success on every level. A nice crowd got to see some of the best music of the season. Ed Ackerson's world-class band (Marc Perlman, Peter Anderson, Eric Lovold, Tim Oesau) made the songs from Ed's new album really come alive, capped off by an invigorating reading of the Byrd's classic "5D" with friend Gary Louris chipping in. Everbody else on the bill brought their "A game," too: the psych-rock of the Strange Lights put everybody in the mood; Janey & Marc -- featuring an expanded line-up with John Eller on guitar and vox, Tim Oesau on keys and "Louie" on bass -- were sexy, sublime and awesome; the Mood Swings turned it up to 11 and kicked everybody's ass with their smokin' rock; and The Melismatics provided the perfect night cap with their well-oiled poprock offerings.

Here's a sampling from the first batch of pix:

janey & marc





mood swings











ed ackerson & band









finale w/The Melismatics