Article 1: 11/10/97
Since ex-Soul Asylum manager Bill Sullivan took over the booking at Minneapolis's 400 Bar, it seems like anything can happen at any time. Recent surprise performances have included the likes of Soul Asylum, the Jayhawks, and Atari Teenage Riot (who have earned raves from Foo Fighter Dave Grohl). Toss in the fact that Minneapolis is the land of the Golden Smog -- where everybody sits in with everybody -- and not even Sullivan always knows who's playing.
The latest news is that Sullivan is planning to book another gig by the local quasi- supergroup Oh Geez (who first played there over the summer) in late November or early December. Oh Geez is comprised of Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) on drums, Jessy Greene (Golden Smog, sumtime Jayhawk, and ex-Geraldine Fibber) on violin, and Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run, Golden Smog, and another sometime Jayhawk) on guitar and bass.
While finding Pirner behind the kit may come as a surprise to some, diehard Soul Asylum fans will remember that's where he started in that band's first incarnation. Oh Geez has already hit the studio, but there's no word yet on what, if anything, is going to happen with those tapes.
-Bill Snyder
(Oh Geez changed thier name to O'jeez by the time they went on tour-ed)