Twin Cities Rocks

The Taste of Minnesota seems a little over-the-hill, but Emily and I went to see the Olympic Hopefuls followed by Bob Mould on Sunday night.

Damn, the Olympic Hopefuls are so very good. Very solid power pop rock. Anyone who gets a chance needs to check them out. But apparently that applies only to those of us who live in the Twin Cities, according to their tour calendar.

Bob Mould was a little disappointing. His show was billed as a solo acoustic act. But he left his acoustic guitar and brought an electric guitar instead. I have never been to a solo electric guitar show, but it was hard to hear any melody. We left after about five songs. I'll give Bob Mould credit, he is always experimenting and trying new things, and this was one more example.