http://www.thesubstars.com we're gonna build something this summer Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:49:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am pleased to announce, albeit on somewhat short notice, that the substars will be playing the Eagles Club in St. Paul this Friday. This is another DEMO showcase that once again features an eclectic mix of bands that will totally give you something to talk about between drinks, which ... http://www.thesubstars.com/2009/06/04/june-5-eagles-club-st-paul-mn-demo-showcase/ The Eagles Club show a few weeks ago was a pretty good time--thanks to all who attended--but now it's time for us to return to Minneapolis for a one-night homestand at the Acadia Cafe in Minneapolis. This is another DEMO showcase, this time with a pretty poptastic lineup that people ... http://www.thesubstars.com/2009/04/07/april-9-acadia-cafe-minneapolis-demo-showcase/ [caption id="attachment_76" align="alignright" width="550" caption="flyer"][/caption] I know it's been a long time since we rapped at ya, but we're getting our show on Saturday, March 14 in St. Paul. DEMO showcases such as this have historically been pretty sweet due to the diverse nature that tends to characterize the typical bill, ... http://www.thesubstars.com/2009/02/27/march-14-eagles-club-st-paul-mn-demo-showcase/ [via] http://www.thesubstars.com/2009/02/04/i-need-this-for-real-life/ We are back in the saddle for the RPM Challenge. Fear our digestive beatmaking might. [caption id="attachment_61" align="alignright" width="300" caption="your keep your gut locked down, you lose"][/caption] http://www.thesubstars.com/2009/02/01/er-1s-and-heartburn/ We've talked about our guy Rob of Broken Promise Keeper before, but what you might not know is that he did a pretty sweet remix of Someday (it is going to rain) off our 2008 RPM album Buildings (which itself was a reimagination of the unreleased original by The Traces). ... http://www.thesubstars.com/2008/12/25/the-substars-remixed/ Just wanted to post a quick holiday update so the fish wearing a leather jacket and cat ears gets bumped off the top of the page. (We're still skeptical, by the way, that fish really enjoy being petted, but would be happy to look over any peer-reviewed articles that make ... http://www.thesubstars.com/2008/12/25/the-substars-christmas-party/ Create Your Own Sea Kitten at peta2.com! http://www.thesubstars.com/2008/10/22/sea-kittens/ Belated thanks to everyone who came out to the Terminal a few Saturdays ago. Flink and Trumpet Marine (formerly known as Ryan K Sutter and some other folks) rocked the house and we had a pretty good time ourselves. I always feel so predictable up on stage, playing a song ... http://www.thesubstars.com/2008/10/08/were-all-terminal-cases/ For our Saturday show... http://www.thesubstars.com/2008/09/25/show-flyer/