Andrew Olson

Interview with Sam Andrew of Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin's Band)

This past year around Mother's Day Big Brother and the Holding Company played two sold out shows in Saint Cloud and one in Zumbrota. After talking to many promoters and venues around town I haven't found anyone yet who can help to bring them up to Duluth, but they do play again in Saint Cloud this October 14th and 15 th . Those are much smaller venues than the... (posted by Andrew Olson 1 year 168 days ago.)

The Dead Weather First Avenue Minneapolis 2010

Chris Farley once did a memorable skit on Saturday Night Live where he turned into a bumbling fan while interviewing Paul McCartney. The same thing happened to me last week when I met Jack White after the Dead Weather show in Minneapolis . The only words I could manage to stumble over were, "great show" and "I have seen you play 7 times and they have all been amazing." Before he was escorted onto his bus... (posted by Andrew Olson 1 year 168 days ago.)

The Dead Weather Salt Lake City 2009 Show Review

Following The DeadWeather to Denver and Salt Lake City Part 2 After seeing The Dead Weather perform in Minneapolis and Denver it was a memorable experience traveling through the Rocky Mountains to watch them play on August 18 th in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sitting back and planning a trip out West on a map isn't the same as when you finally embark on the Odyssey. On August 17 th we saw The Dead Weather... (posted by Andrew Olson 1 year 168 days ago.)

Moondance Jam 18

This past weekend Sheryl Crow, Journey, Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, and many other bands rocked the 18 th Annual Moondance Jam in Walker , Minnesota . Despite attendance being as high as 16,000 people on Thursday alone, the festival felt extremely accessible and left one feeling like they were a part of a larger family. Bill Bieloh, the man who runs the large event, as well as a similar country music festival, was very approachable... (posted by Andrew Olson 2 years 202 days ago.)

Trampled By Turtles: Blue Sky and the Devil

March 17, 2005 Music Review: Reader Weekly Want some good folkin’ music? Feel like your whole life is folked? Well worry no more reader , you no longer have to folk yourself… Trampled By Turtles will do the folking for you! (posted by Andrew Olson 4 years 282 days ago.)

The White Iron Band

February 17, 2005 Band Review: White Iron Band, tip of the iceberg Andrew Olsen Reader Weekly Trampled By Turtles opened for the White Iron Band’s CD release party (Tap Room, Feb. 11) and drew out more Flappin-Jack hippies than any band in town. The band created some great electric buzz-saw fidd (posted by Andrew Olson 4 years 282 days ago.)