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Drunken Post is a feature on Switchblade Comb wherein Rich or The Joe gets wasted and posts nonsensical / non topical videos or musings at very early hours of the morning.

I ended up witnessing a karaoke jamboree tonight, and got pretty depressed when I discovered that Meredith Brooks had more than one song in the playbook and Coal Chamber had none. Nevermind how the evening ended up that way.

The only band I was ever in was of the high school variety, which was predictably called Syberwhore. I was brought in on drums to keep rhythm, despite having no background on them. The band lasted about four months and our only show was an open mic night at a Christian coffeehouse in Wisconsin. “Loco” was our cover song. They turned the mic off on our vocalist.

Interesting Coal Chamber trivia! Fear Factory was the band that originally championed their demo tape, and the “Loco” video (which I can’t find) was put at the end of Dee Snider’s Strangeland, one of those legendary 90s films that tried to explain the internet. They made a whole three albums, which was news to me. And there’s actually a Best of Coal Chamber album. Amazing.

Wait, you boys and girls do remember Coal Chamber, right?

While I was attending the spectacular documentaries Which Way Home and Burma VJ at Woodbury 10 last night, it was announced that they’ll be playing three of the five Best Documentary Short Oscar nominees. The included films:

- China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
- The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant
- Music by Prudence

Mon & Tues, March 1 & 2
7:00 PM l $6

China’s Unnatural Disaster – Filmmaker Interview

Frederick Wiseman documentary La Danse was so popular during its original Twin Cities run at St. Anthony Main that they’re bringing it back for a second run.

Documentary master director Frederick Wiseman’s latest film eloquently follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets including Genus by Wayne McGregor and Romeo and Juliette by Sasha Waltz. In addition to these breathtaking performanc…es, the film artfully captures the collaborative effort of choreographers, ballet masters, dancers, musicians, and costume, set, and lighting designers.

Friday, March 5 (week-long run)
$5.50/8.50

La Danse – Trailer

Films coming soon to the Twin Cities area Landmark Theatres.
(CAPS=new additions)

March

05 – The Ghost Writer (Uptown)
05 – St. John of Las Vegas (Lagoon)
12 – A Prophet (Uptown/Lagoon)
12 – Red Riding Trilogy (Lagoon)
12 – A Town Called Panic (Lagoon)
12 – The Yellow Handkerchief (Edina)
19 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Uptown)
19 – Fish Tank (Lagoon)
19 – Mother (Lagoon)
19 – The Runaways (Lagoon)
19 – Art of the Steal (Edina)
26 – Greenberg (Uptown/Lagoon)
26 – Terribly Happy (Lagoon)
26 – NEIL YOUNG TRUNK SHOW (Lagoon)
26 – Chloe (Edina)
26 – City Island (Edina)

APRIL

02 - Police, Adjective (Lagoon)
02 – VINCERE (Edina)
09 – THE ECLIPSE (Uptown)
09 – The Most Dangerous Man in America (Lagoon)
09 – The Greatest (Edina)
16 – Sweetgrass (Lagoon)
16 – THE JONESES (Lagoon)
23 - The Square (Lagoon)
23 – LBS. (Lagoon)
30 – Warlords (Lagoon)
30 – The Cartel (Lagoon)
30 – The Secrets in Their Eyes (Edina)

MAY

07 – PLEASE GIVE (Uptown)
07 – Mid-August Lunch (Lagoon)
07 – MOTHER & CHILD (Edina)
14 – The Good, the Bad, and the Weird (Lagoon)
28 – George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead (Lagoon)

Here are the updated set time for tonight’s Electric Fetus benefit at First Avenue and 7th St. Entry.

7:00 – (DJ) Jake Rudh
7:30 – Peter Wolf Crier
8:00 – Cloud Cult
8:45 – (DJ) Jake Rudh
9:00 – Roma Di Luna
9:30 – Total Babe
9:30 – (DJ) Chris Riemenschneider from the Star Trib
10:00 – Jeremy Messersmith
10:30 – Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps
10:30 – (DJ) Ross Raihala from the Pioneer Press
11:00 – Trailer Trash
11:30 – Ruby Isle
11:30 – (DJ) Andrea from City Pages & Solid Gold
12:00 – Unknown Prophets
12:30 – Mike Michel & Carnage
12:30 – (DJ) Roy Freedom

The MN Cuba Committee is presenting the Cuban Movie Festival, consisting of six films that will play at St. Anthony Main.

03.04 – Clandestinos
03.11 – El Benny
03.18 – The Last Supper
03.25 – The Waiting List
04.01 – Viva Cuba
04.08 – Suite Havana

Thursdays
7:30 PM l $6/$20 4 ticket pass

For more information, check HERE.

In order to keep the MN Shows List less cluttered, we here at Switchblade Comb now have a Twin Cities Film Event List, found over to your left there. Any upcoming special (not week-long) events taking place at the Walker, Trylon, Uptown, etc. should be listed. If something isn’t, let us know.

Hoo-hah.

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Ryan Adams and the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows reveals an unprecedented, intimate look at Ryan Adams and his band the Cardinals through the evocative photography of lead guitarist, Neal Casal. An intensely personal collection of 200 photographs, Casal has captured the exhilaration of the stage and studio while sometimes exposing the solitary aspects of the creative process and life on the road. With an introduction by Ryan Adams and an afterword by legendary musician Phil Lesh, this collection will be revered by fans and is the official documentation of the beloved band.

Well, I know what I’m buying tomorrow on my break.

Also, for those interested, the song is “Memory Lane” which was a b-side off of Cardinology. Gotta admit, it gets me a little choked up to see those pictures of Chris Feinstein (R.I.P.) with this song playing in the background.

I like this song.

For all those going to SXSW, Marina and the Diamonds will be performing at some point, somewhere. You should go check them out and let me know how it was.
(side note: Twins jersey at 2:43!)

The MFA presents a look at System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian’s live concert at the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra in New Zealand from last March.

What sets Elect The Dead Symphony apart from other successful pairings between rock artists and orchestras is that Tankian specifically rearranged his songs to be performed with only orchestral instruments.

Saturday, March 6
7:00 & 9:00 PM l $8.50

Serj Tankian: Elect the Dead Symphony – Trailer

The Heights present a special Jean Simmons tribute screening.

This fantastically over the top noir has got to be one of the best films to come out of Howard Hughes’ bizarre and destructive ownership of RKO, and ranks right up there with Laura as one of Otto Preminger’s best. Jean Simmons is spot on as a beautiful and calculating ice cold heiress who lures Robert Mitchum into a web of murder and deception. The classic and haunting score is by the great Dimitri Tiomkin.

Thursday, March 25
7:30 PM l $8

Angel Face - Scene