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Marketing your band is tough. Unless you're an über-successful band/artist like Fat Lip, David Archuleta, or Chumbawamba, it's tough to garner attention from an increasingly over-marketed public. FlashMob! and its earlier iteration, The Subsidies...
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Band RV Update 1: Commander, tear this ship apart until you’ve found those plans and bring me the Ambassador. I want her alive!
Off a successful and surprisingly entertaining gig in Albertville last Saturday, we at FlashMob! are entering a period known as "the winter doldrums." We enter this show-free period where we, individually, and as a whole, celebrate the silent majesty of a winter's...
read moreFlashMob! First Year: What I Have Learned
Jeff likes: The Minnesota Lynx Pizza Ranch Snare Heads (LOTS of snare heads) Jeff dislikes: Slippery Roads Spending money on ANYTHING Collin likes: Quips Josh (love) Drugs (the boring kind) Vampires Collin dislikes: Hipsters Comments about his tattoo (seriously, don't...
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That there’s an RV – An Epic Quest to Find a Suitable ‘Band Van’
The Craigslist ad read as follows: 1972 Dodge Executive RV for sale or trade. NOT a meth lab. The RV (Recreational Vehicle) is in nice shape overall, considering the miles are high (about 520k) and it's been overrun by a family of raccoons (I'm assuming they're a...
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... 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 game - Street...
read moreA Case Against Coors Light
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 anything...
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Like a phoenix, rising from the ashes
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 snapped....
read moreBabe’s Music Bar Hosts the FlashMob! 7th Annual Halloween Bash
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 to hit up the...
read moreOkoboji loosely translates to “drunk spidermonkey dry hump”
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 killer...
read moreSt. Patty’s Day on a Saturday… finally!
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 a few years, and...
read moreTop 5 Reasons to Get to FlashMob! at Santorini in Eden Prairie This Friday
Normally, I'd be sending you those polite, hand-calligraphy style invitations to a show, without offering any real proof as to why you should attend. Well, I've been feeling ambitious this week. So prepare to be amazed, enthralled, & generally talked into partying...
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FM! Headlines Pickle Park! & Laura Hangs It Up…
Here's a few teaser pics from FlashMob! at Pickle Park on 1/6/12. There's more stuff to be uploaded (including a row of full moons in honor of the Lovely Laura's departure! P.S. Don't miss the Laura Video!)----- but we got stuff to do.... like BABE'S TOMORROW! Be the...
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