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Posted at 2:07 PM on February 28, 2007 by Lindsay Kimball (2 Comments)

We had a great time at the Varsity Theater last night for the 2nd Listener Appreciation Party. Thanks to everyone that came out!

I know I wasn’t the only one who wanted dance like it was a Tuesday evening at the Varsity Theater. DJ Soviet Panda started off the night with music from Hot Chip and CSS. Who can sit still to a remix of “Over and Over” and a ‘lil “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above” filling their ears? If you get enough of the tunes (or didn’t get to hear any at all), DJ Soviet Panda has a weekly gig lined up at on Saturday’s First Avenue with the Too Much Love dance night. Evidently a bunch of people still made it out last weekend despite the blizzard, so imagine Saturday that doesn’t include dressing up like an abominable snowman to get out of your driveway.

Jeremy Messersmith took the stage around 8:30 p.m. to an attentive crowd. You might have seen me singing along to Novocain, Snow Day, and 7:02. Jeremy recalled his favorite Current memories between songs. Evidently drinking a bottle of wine is an appropriate way to celebrate the first time hearing Mary Lucia play Novocain.

Between sets Sam and Herbach from the Lit 6 Project and the Electric Arc Radio Show provided comical dialogue about the Twin Cities’ music and social scene as they introduced each band. They do a radio show (that’s not on the radio) every other Saturday at the Ritz Theater in NE MPLS. I’ve seen the show a couple of times, and for one reason or another, I’m always late and end up in the front row staring up at them. Long story short, it was fun to see them without craning my neck.

By the time Electric Light Orchestra’s lost twins, E.L.nO. (the orchestra-less cover band made up of members of Accident Clearinghouse, Manplanet, and Billy Johnson’s Roadshow) started their set, the audience was ready for the traveling Jeff Lynne wig and sunglasses. If you’re singing, you’re wearing the wig. Who knows what’s growing on that wig, but they make it look gooooood. I found myself standing at the bar right as Don’t Bring Me Down started, and I noticed the guy next to me started singing along. It felt like one of those moments when you look over at the person in the car next to you, and they are singing along with the radio too. They didn’t play Evil Woman, but I got to hear my fave Sweet Talking Woman.

Maybe some of the Chooglin’ guys could have donated some of their horn players, so E.L.nO. could have part of an orchestra, but I’m glad they saved their energy for Chooglin’s energetic set. Fresh off tour, they brought the rock to the Varsity and thanked their facial hair before the end of the set. (Is “pistache” what I heard him say? What’s that?)

The tasty $2 Summits ran out somewhere in the middle of Chooglin’s set, but the party didn’t stop. I’m convinced it’s impossible to not dance to the appropriately named, Dance Band. When Dance Band set foot on stage, those still standing were preparing for a dance off. There was even some crowd surfing. Ok, it was one guy in the air with the help of a couple friends. By the end of the night, the crowd was shouting “Brains” at the top of their lungs while dancing the “Stagger Slide” to a song about zombies. Serious, but zombies aren’t rare in the Twin Cities.

By the end of the night, I did my own Stagger Slide out the door.

Did you have a chance to hit up the show? Are you ready to buy your own Jeff Lynne wig or practice your Stagger Slide for next time?

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Posted by HsvsRsvsesv | January 16, 2008 2:11 AM

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