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John Munson

About Me

Trip Shakespeare, Semisonic, the Flops, The Dark Nights, Dan Wilson, Kristin Mooney, Mike Doughty, Steve Wynn and The Miracle Three, Laurie Lindeen, Barb Cohen, Neal and Leandra

My Interests

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Member Since: 23/06/2006
Band Website: thenewstandards.com, semisonic.com, thedarknights.com
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

I am not a horn tooter...

...BUT (and there had to be a "but," didn't there?) I played on Mike Doughty's new CD, Golden Delicious and I'm really proud of that. I was listening in my car last night and I found myself thinking,...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:26:00 GMT

East Coasting with Dan

Just back from a nice trip East with Dan. It's been very fun seeing some of the familiar faces from bygone days of steady touring. That includes both the "pros" and the "just folks". Powerful fun.S...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:01:00 GMT

Me and Matt, Eric and Adam at MPR Studios

Eric Fawcett sent this link to me the other day of Matt, Eric, Adam and I playing over at Studio M for MPR's songwriting challenge. Check it out. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:02:00 GMT

Saturday's Show with Matt and Tom

That was fun the other night. It felt very comfortable up on that 400 stage with all of ya'll out in the crowd. It also felt good to follow through on NOT playing chestnuts and relying more on the n...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:31:00 GMT

The Return of the Flops (for a minute)

the Flops return to the 400 Bar for "Asylum from St. Patty's Day." That's right the Flops. And that's right, "Asylum from St. Patty's" Not everyone is cut out for green beer and green velvet pants....
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:12:00 GMT

So I don't blog so much...

...but some have asked how the Benefit for Conrad went. It was fun, hampered only slightly by the lack of a soundcheck, something that was true for everyone performing that night. We rockers can get...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:33:00 GMT

Dan Shows in LA

I'm just back from a very fun couple of days in LA where Dan showcased two times, once at the super cool club, Largo, and once at RICK RUBIN'S HOUSE! How cool is that?! Rick has a pretty swinging pa...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:51:00 GMT

The Dark Nights: Matt and John Phase ll

It's happening. I finally believe it's happening. The CD that Matt Wilson and I started over two years ago is nearing completion. We're going to mix it this fall and it's going to be so cool...at l...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:29:00 GMT

July 14

YOW! That was a big lot of fun on a hot Friday in Minneapolis. Two gigs, totally different and each as fulfilling as the other. Who could ask for more?I didn't get to bask in the afterglow of the S...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:29:00 GMT

why can't i resist?

the power of myspace is strong. am i so pathetically needy that i must constantly check it to see if people still care? is the answer "yes?" hmmm...or is it merely the desire to connect with 87.000...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:40:00 GMT