Show #7 12/21/05

Where:

Station 4
201 4th St E
St. Paul

When:

12/21/05

Who:

Mise en Place
Eclipted
Frequency

Set list:

• Blackmail Sweet Blackmail


• Subpar Criminals


• Cheating in Film School


• Greetings Earthlings


• Greetings Spacelings


• The Map


• The Test Watch It!


• The Plot


• Assault and Flattery Watch It! 1 2 3 4


• Another Gesture Watch It!


• Twenty Seconds


• The Radio


• Las Vegas Watch It! 1 2 3

Photos by Karla Suckling:










Mise en Place's December 2005 tour of the Edina metropolitan area closed with a (head)bang at Station 4 in Downtown St. Paul. And what does the band have to say about the so-called "First Avenue of St. Paul"? Mise en Place says, "First Avenue is the Station 4 of Minneapolis." Station 4 started off hot . . . really hot. The gentlemen of Mise en Place spent the better part of the pre-event evening fighting each other for the attention of the Goddess of the Bar, who showed just the right amount of disinterested disinterest while serving the band slightly cold, canned PBRs to become the band's new girlfriend (apologies to Furman). Opening acts Sounds Like Creed and Creedcore worked their devotees up into a sweaty lather just in time for the cool-air blast of Mise en Place to push nearly everyone out of the showroom and into the bar for the alternative main event, i.e., Mise en Place's girlfriend serving bad drinks on request to the handful of lingering people, who were wondering, "Where are the guitar solos?" and "Who let the preppies on stage?" Meanwhile, Mise en Place were in fact on the stage, hoping that the numerous poles in the venue would get put to good use, savoring the Mudvayne-tailored sound system, and seriously considering playing "Greetings Earthlings" six straight times to fill the set. Although the soundman appeared more interested in the clock than the sound, the band filled the room with something called rock music (no, Station 4, one does not need a Mesa half-stack and a PRS to rock) and efficiently presented their set of wily tunes to those in the vicinity. There was no bloodshed and no fighting, so it could be fairly said that the night ended with a whimper (no offense to guitarist M Forrester's healthy dose of fist-pumping riffage in the coda of "Las Vegas"), not a bang. Next up for you and your can-we-settle-into-a-dysfunctional-holding-pattern-already relationship with your favorite band? The Uptown on January 25th! Special guests to be announced . . .

MeP

Show #6 12/16/05

Where:

Red Sea
320 Cedar Ave S.
Mpls.

When:

12/16/05

Who:

Mise en Place
Band of Northern Aggression

Set list:

• Blackmail Sweet Blackmail


• Subpar Criminals Watch It!


• Cheating in Film School Watch It!


• Greetings Earthlings Watch It! 1 2


• Greetings Spacelings


• Expectrum Watch It!


• Extra Extra


• The Map


• The Test


• The Plot


• Assault and Flattery


• Another Gesture


• Las Vegas

Encore:

• The Radio

Photos by Karla Suckling:









Mise en Place's sixth show was definitely one for the books. Rock and roll was in play from the get-go, and the crowd enthusiasm was almost noticeable.

It was a night of emotional highs and lows, starting with the adrenaline shot that was Band of Northern Aggression's tirade through a set of thoroughly down-home American rock music, delivered with flair, panache and docile irreverence. Keep BONA on your radar screen, as they might just blow up right with your first favorite band (Mise en Place, of course).

As the night unfolded, there was a sense of unrest in the community of showgoers . . . Why is Mise en Place playing here, of all places? Why is there only one beer on tap, why does it have to be Michelob Golden Draft Light, and more importantly why is it not the band's beer of choice? Where in the flip is Jimmy John's with the sweet reason why I came here in the first place . . . a free Italian Night Club chased by a Bootlegger?!? As the restlessness spread and the peasants readied a revolt, their lords (Mise en Place, of course) quieted them with a dose of the Mise en Place version of the opiate of the masses . . . Mise en Place brought the noise. The early reviews are good (the band even pondered retirement after its stunning performance of "The Test"), but Mise en Place are not about to rest on their laurels. The band fully intends to conquer the mysterious Eastern land of St. Paul . . . at a rock-metal club called Station 4 . . . at 9:00 p.m., Wednesday night, December 21, 2005 (yes, that is THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT) . . . and, no, Mise en Place have not a clue as to whether they will be killed two minutes into the set by disgruntled fans who thought that Brain Rape was filling the Mise en Place time-slot. In other words, please don't miss this one . . . we need strength in numbers!

MeP

Show #5 12/08/05

Where:

Lee's Liquor Lounge
101 N Glenwood
Mpls.

When:

12/08/05

Who:

Mise en Place
Mighty Fairly

Set list:

• Another Gesture


• The Radio


• Subpar Criminals


• Twenty Seconds


• Cheating in Film School


• Greetings Earthlings


• Greetings Spacelings


• Expectrum


• Extra Extra


• The Map


• The Test


• The Plot


• The Cast


• Assault and Flattery


• Bolton Wanderer


• Introduction to Sound


• Blackmail Sweet Blackmail


• Las Vegas

Some photos by Karla Suckling.







What have you missed? What have we neglected to say? Well, in the first place, Mise en Place continued to expand its fan base last Thursday at Lee's Liquor Lounge. The sparsely attended affair was invigorated by the presence of a group of Coors Light aficionados who took issue with the Mise en Place method of rock music. Going forward, we'll call them "The Hecklers." From The Hecklers, the band received its first request to "take a break" and to "learn a third chord." Encouraged by the soundman (and presumably boredom with the set), Mise en Place's listless, but staunch supporters occasionally joined the band in exchanging childish barbs with The Hecklers. When it was all said and done (and only after it was confirmed that singer Drew Patrick would not be "going home" with one of the lovely ladies of The Hecklers), drummer Shaun Westphal decided it was time to make amends with a charm offensive. Whether it was a genuine gesture by Shaun or an attempt to close the deal that Drew couldn't, Shaun's efforts after the set resulted in some nice photos and a rewarding conversation. For those of you who missed it, shame on you . . . but, with any luck, Mise en Place is hopeful that The Hecklers will be around for you to see at future shows. Mise en Place fully expect The Hecklers to be a regular part of their future shows, taking various forms, numbers, and membership arrangements in the coming months and years.

Here are the Hecklers in case you missed the links above:

Shaun and Jim:



Shaun and All:



Speaking of future shows, how about Friday night? That's your next chance to catch the gentlemen of Mise en Place in action. The show is at The Red Sea in The Green Room "Live" near the intersection of Cedar Avenue and Riverside Avenue in Minneapolis. Tickets are $7.00 at the door, but you can e-mail or call your favorite band member for info on a $5.00 advance ticket. Please do, as you can enjoy complimentary Jimmy John's food and $2.50 drink specials at the venue while you wait to watch the show. Also appearing, and thankfully so, is the infamous Band of Northern Aggression. You definitely do not want to miss BONA, so get to The Red Sea early. Showtime is 7:30.

Buy.
MeP

Show #4 12/06/05

Where:

Uptown Bar and Cafe
3018 Hennepin Ave S
Mpls.

When:

12/06/05

Who:

Wilke
Mise en Place
Symbol R

Set list:

• Another Gesture


• Twenty Seconds Watch It!


• Cheating in Film School


• Greetings Earthlings Watch It! 1 2


• Greetings Spacelings


• Expectrum


• The Map Watch It!


• The Test


• Assault & Flattery Watch It!


• The Plot Watch It! 1 2


• The Radio


• Blackmail Sweet Blackmail Watch It!

Photos by Erin Schaffer and Karla Suckling.







The debut of Mise en Wear:




In case you missed it, last night's Mise en Place show at The Uptown was off the hook. The band was a little beaten up by the end of the set, but that didn't stop the gentlemen of Mise en Place from pleasing a crowd of adoring fans who were happy finally to have the opportunity to drink their way through a set of music from their favorite band.

Now, onto the injury report . . . during the show, drummer Shaun Westphal's ruthless beating of his drums resulted in a devastating blister that can almost be seen with a magnifying glass. The super-attentive members of the audience noticed that bass player Cory Rath tired late in the set, which had nothing to do with the three Lemon Drops he downed at Chino Latino before the show. Meanwhile, ranter Drew Patrick decided to take his love of the WWE to a new extreme by bleeding from his hand all over his guitars and the stage all night long. M Forrester miraculously escaped injury, even as he engaged in numerous dangerous maneuvers to dodge all of the blood spatter flying from the center of the stage.

When it was all said and done, most of the attendees were too wasted not to praise the band for their proficiency in playing the songs. What the audience didn't know is that the show may or may have not been bootlegged . . . whether it was or not will depend on the outcome of a special band "meeting" to see about the truth of this rumor. The band's best guess is that, if they did rock the house last night, there was probably a bootleg. If they didn't rock, then maybe there is just a lost recording that we will find many years down the road to reach into our fans' pocketbooks one more time. In any case, Mise en Place did field audience complaints about not hearing this or that favorite song, so -- being the sellouts that they are -- the band promises to deliver all of the hits tomorrow night at Lee's Liquor Lounge, one of the coolest live music venues in the world. The set goes off at 9:30 . . . don't be late!

MeP