2023-01-19: 7th St Entry with "Teague Alexey and the Common Thread" and "White Line Darko"

 

Poster credit: @astern.218

It was a cold and snowy night when they loaded up the dogsled to play, for the first time, at the legendary 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I had never been to the 7th St Entry before. The venue holds a mythic status among fans of Minnesota rock, and yet, I had never gotten to go to a show there. In an interesting twist of fate, I found myself holed up in a Minneapolis AirBnB following the death of my grandmother. Although I'd been following the Dogs since their regular Loki Tuesday shows at the Ripple Bar in Duluth (many of which were released on Bandcamp), I'd never seen them live. I had a free night, and I was close - why not? It would make me feel better.

The place I was staying at was near the bus that took me straight downtown, but it was by no means an easy journey. It was a snowy year in Minneapolis - well, snowier than where I lived. One boot in front of the other, I plowed through the drifts on the sidewalk to the bus stop, paid my fare, and 20 minutes later I was working up the courage to enter. As I passed the Depot Tavern, its warm light drawing my gaze, I saw the bassist Calvin "Calzone" spinning a yarn and I thought - this is it!

They boys were on fire that night. Sam "Samtana's" electric, spacey jams wove in between Jacob Mahon's loose fretting (doubtless improved by the overalls and coonskin hat), ushered along by the frenetic drumming of Owie and Lefty. Calzone held down the jams like a funky stoic. Come Home Soon is a particular highlight of this show: a fan-favorite, classic Dog jam brought to new life with some seriously transcendent soloing.

 Setlist

1. Intro Jam
   
2. Done and Done
3. I Don't Mind
4. One Line at a Time
5. Who Put the Hat on the Hound
6. You on Me
7. Come Home Soon
8. Pizza
9. Little Room 302
10. Don't Wanna Move
11. Yeehaw
12. Otis & Cher
13. Cindy Drives the Bus

You won't find this show on an official release (yet?) but letters sent by carrier pigeon to the bloggfather [at] goodoldsaltydog.net might net you a second generation cassette.

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