by Joe Lover | Dec 11, 2012 | Blog Central, News
… The boy, Pete, age 12, with tussled black hair and a peach fuss mustache, follows his mother through the endless cathedral-like aisles of the department store’s boys section. Having been promised fifty cents from his mother to play his favorite video...
by Josh | Dec 10, 2012 | Blog Central, Josh's Blog
FlashMob! has a rider* at most of our shows. That rider usually includes a case of bottled water, green M&Ms, and a case of beer. Most of the band doesn’t have much of an opinion about what kind of beer is provided. One person^ in the band will not drink...
by Joe Lover | Dec 9, 2012 | Blog Central, Joe's Blog
Back at Babe’s Halloween show, the unthinkable happened. My sweet, sweet Les Paul Standard Faded Tobacco Sunburst bounced off its guitar stand and landed face down. I heard the thump, and was afraid to turn around to look at it. Sure enough. The headstock was...
by Joe Lover | Oct 27, 2012 | Blog Central, Photos, Show Recaps
Gnomes. Trolls. Monkeys. Tomb Raiders. One pretty frightening cross-dressing Dorothy. Oh, & Collin in a much-too-short bath robe. I’d say that about sums up our 7th Annual Halloween show. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the pics, but you’ll have...
by Joe Lover | Jun 18, 2012 | Blog Central, Joe's Blog, News
Last June, we had the honor of playing our first show in Iowa, which apparently is the state directly below Minnesota. I honestly thought it was MN, then a lot of trees and open fields, then Texas. But, I digress… It came as quite a shock to learn of such a...
by Joe Lover | Mar 11, 2012 | Blog Central, Joe's Blog, News
FlashMob!, and formerly, The Subsidies, have played a lot of St. Patty’s Days. The best one we played was several years ago at O’Gara’s. I think it’s no coincidence that this was the last time the event was actually on a Saturday. Fast forward...