Page 1 of Andrew Olson's writing

1. 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... (posted by Andrew Olson 1 year 271 days ago.)

2. 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... (posted by Andrew Olson 1 year 271 days ago.)

3. 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... (posted by Andrew Olson 1 year 271 days ago.)

4. 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... (posted by Andrew Olson 2 years 305 days ago.)

5. 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 5 years 20 days ago.)

6. 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... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 20 days ago.)

7. The Big Wu: Live in Duluth, MN May 19, 2005 Band Review: The Big Wu Andrew Olson Reader Weekly Back in the mid-1990s the children of hippies looked for hope in a world overrun by pop stars and mosh pits. They sought a safe place to dance in the breeze... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 20 days ago.)

8. A Night at Fitger's: Root City Band Reader Weekly The Fitger’s complex has something for everyone on any given evening. Upstairs last Friday (Oct. 7) were acoustic folk/bluesmen Stel & Lefty, playing a peaceful set to the relaxed Brewhouse audience. Downstairs at the Tap Room was... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 28 days ago.)

9. Azure Du Jour: shorty Sings The Blues Azure du Jour Shorty Sings The Blues Andrew Olson Reader Weekly Despite his earlier vows to get outta Duluth by spring, Jim Hall, the town’s musical anchor, is staying here for the foreseeable future. A few months ago he tried to escape... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 31 days ago.)

10. The Top 11 Songs of 2005 From My Own Skewed Perspective The top 11 songs of 2005 from my own skewed perspective Andrew Olson Reader Weekly A popular conversation from the film Spinal Tap goes: Nigel Tufnel : The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 31 days ago.)

11. What's on tap in Duluth, MN Music: What's On Tap? Andrew Olson Reader Weekly Looking for some live music this weekend but are not sure where to go these days? With the closing of the Nor Shor there is a different feel for Duluth music community. Many local bars are... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 31 days ago.)

12. Circa A.M. At TPB in Duluth, MN Reader Weekly Circa A.M. and Coal Car Caboose lit up the night at Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior, Wis. and made for an exciting evening of ska and electronic art. Coal Car Caboose opened the show with Jeff Ruhlmann, John Kostek, Par... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 43 days ago.)

13. Gnarls Barkley, Crazy "Even your emotions had an echo - In so much space." Sometimes a song burrows its way into your mind and makes a connection between so much in music that is happening around us. Thus is the case with Gnarls Barkley’s new tune “Crazy." Like a time machine back to soul and greatness that once... (posted by Andrew Olson 5 years 338 days ago.)

14. BYOB: System Of A Down By: Andrew Olson www.thefountainheads.com "B.Y.O.B." has been playing on MTV2 steadily for a month or two now. When it first played surrounded by many younger bands the song was lost in the mix. Now that the fluff has fallen off and... (posted by Andrew Olson 6 years 332 days ago.)

15. The New Congress Crazy Betty was once a huge draw around town before splitting off in two separate directions. One led to Prince and Minneapolis while the other ended up being the hottest new band in Duluth, The Alrights. Former drummer of Crazy Betty, and current... (posted by Andrew Olson 6 years 345 days ago.)

16. Cloud Cult: Advise From The Happy Hippopotamus "Best learn to live while you’re alive" is a line from the song "Happy Hippo" on Cloud Cult’s new album Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus . It shows the death and rebirth theme that Craig Minowa’s environmentally friendly band has adapted.... (posted by Andrew Olson 6 years 345 days ago.)

17. Battle of the bands: Minneapolis’s #1 The Citydiots vs. The bong water of Duluth’s own Horny Harry Hippies By:The Professor April Fools Article for Reader Weekly http://www.thefountainheads.com There were two presskits sent this week for bands to cover for the April 1st Duluth Battle of The Bands. One was from Duluth’s... (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 29 days ago.)

18. The Dukes of Hubbard, Their last Duluth show.. The End? Andrew Olson Reader Weekly http://www.thefountainheads.com After dazzling the Duluth area for several years a loss is going to be felt around town. Talking to Mike Gomez about the end of the Dukes Of Hubbard he said it felt the same way as... (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 29 days ago.)

19. Great Girls Blouse: 147471 Andrew Olson (Reader Weekly) http://www.thefountainheads.com Minnesota is a harbinger of many great bands. Mixing all forms of music we seem to adopt whatever suits our moods and styles. With that... (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 29 days ago.)

20. The Used Live in Concert: Who 'New'? By Kurt Vatland http://www.thefountainheads.com While driving to the Quest Club in Minneapolis, MN on a crappy and cold Tuesday evening to see The Used I couldn’t help but think about the n (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 103 days ago.)

21. The Animals With Eric Burdon: Show Review 2005 By: Andrew Olson & http://www.thefountainheads.com On July 3rd it was the day before the great American celebration of the 4th when the rain started to fall. Many chose to hide at home, but some braved the elements to catch a glimpse of a... (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 103 days ago.)

22. The 100 Greatest Movies Of Generation X & Y The 100 Greatest Movies http://www.thefountainheads.com Forget other lists, these are the movies of Generation&nbs (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 103 days ago.)

23. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band - The Beatles Voted by most Music lovers as the #1 album of all time! Called the "Summer of Love" record, this one was the mind numbing experience of 1967. Not long after the release of singles like 'Penny Lane' and 'Strawberry Fields Forever' a new... (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 103 days ago.)

24. The State Of Music Today? By: Andrew Olson http://www.thefountainheads.com Every year the President gets up in front of Congress and tells how the country is doing.. This is what he might say about music? When L (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 103 days ago.)

25. Prince Paul & The Black Labels Andrew Olson Reader Weekly & www.thefountainheads.com ( www.fillmorenorth.com ) Prince Paul, The Black Labels, and Prince Paul & The Black Labels were the three bands that played The Tap Room on Friday night (Jan. 21 st) . The... (posted by Andrew Olson 7 years 112 days ago.)