The Mae Shi Tear Apart Minneapolis' Uptown Bar
It Happened Last Night
Mae Shi's Jon Gray and Jeff Byron / Photo by JON BEHM
We Asked: "A lot of the Mae Shi’s song titles in some way evoke mortality. Who’s your favorite morbid-minded band?."
Name: Peter Sieve
Age: 28
Hometown: Minneapolis
Occupation: Musician with local artist Chris Koza/ Works for Non-profit by
day
"Impaler they¹re all about the fake blood and gore and by the time they¹re done the stage is covered in it. That, and their album covers always look like a crime scene."
Name: Devon Johnson
Age: 28
Hometown: Milaca, Minnesota
Occupation: Salon Manager
"Skinny Puppy. When I was a kid my brother used to play them all the time and they scared the crap out of me. But in retrospect, I love them. I will always have a certain nostalgia for that band."
Name: Jon Gilbert
Age: 29
Hometown: Minneapolis
Occupation: Record Store Clerk/PT Film Editor
"Bone Machine-era Tom Waits."
Name: Laura Bennett
Age: 36
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: Artist/Painter/Drummer in local band Red Pens
"Bauhaus they might just seem goth on the surface, but it¹s really intelligent - a combination of art and music."
Name: Mikael Ruberg
Age: 28
Hometown: International Falls, MN
Occupation: Record Store Manager
"Blind Willie McTell his music was all about booze, sex and work. And that¹s still all there is."
Name: Kyle
Age: 30
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation: IT Professional
"Anal Cunt just because it is so ridiculous that you barely have to listen to their records to know what they¹re all about."
