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September 22, 2009

Hope Rocks Volume II CD Release This Saturday!

Posted by Toby on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Hope Rocks II

Hope Rocks II

“Hope Rocks! Vol. 2 Benefiting Faith’s Lodge” is a fundraiser for Faith’s Lodge, a local nonprofit dedicated to helping parents with a seriously ill child or who have lost a child.  Some of the Twin Cities’ most celebrated artists are featured on the disc, including Solid Gold, Jeremy Messersmith, A Night in the Box, Atmosphere, and Soul Asylum.

The CD-release show/fundraiser is on Saturday, September 26, 2009 and will feature a fashion show, celebrity emcees (WCCO-TV’s Frank Vascellaro and Amelia Santaniello), a live auction, and performances by The Bodeans and Keri Noble. Tickets are $150 and can be purchased here.

The CD will also be available for purchase at all Twin Cities’ Target Stores (on the Cities 97 end cap) and on the Faith’s Lodge web site beginning September 27, 2009.


September 17, 2009

Herbie Hancock – Cantelope Island

Posted by Toby on Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Can I just say that this live performance by Herbie Hancock and his band is blowing my mind right now?  Can I?

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