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ALL THE NEWS 07-04-2008 | Drowning Pool Tickets Going Fast Drowning Pool tickets going fast check the shows page for more info 06-10-2008 | Drowning Pool! Just confirmed-Drowning Pool July 23rd. Check out the shows section for more details... 02-08-2008 | Victory! Facedown! Tooth & Nail! Epic! Blood & Ink! And More! We have so many sweet bands coming up from so representing so many good records lables. Do not miss any of these show for they are going to be epic! *Starting with Victory Records artist CARIFEX & WITH BLOOD COMES CLEANSING Tuesday, February 19. *Then, Saturday, February 23 Facedown Records presents MEANS w/ Keep & Confess, Venia & Lower the Casket. *Again on Wednesday, March 5, Facedown presents FOR TODAY with Blood & Ink Records artist NO WINGS TO SPEAK OF. *SCREAMING MECHANICAL BRAIN will take the stage Saturday, March 15. *And Saturday, March 22 AFTER THE TRAGEDY will rock the What's Up stage once again. *Wednesday, March 26 Tooth & Nail presents IVORYLINE w/ Epic Records artist AUTOMATIC LOVELETTER & Mankato's own The Evermore Escape. *And last, but not least, Tooth & Nail artist SPOKEN will preform April 1 with Kingsdown & A Life Echoed. Check out the show's page for more information on all of these shows and more! 12-27-2007 | DROPPING DAYLIGHT & LUDO! January 23rd, Octone Artist DROPPING DAYLIGHT & Island Artist LUDO are coming!!!! Don't miss these bands--it will be a hot show on a cold night!!! 12-06-2007 | Facedown Records artist MEANS! Saturday, February 23 Facedown Records artist Means will be at the What's Up Lounge with Blessed Is He. This is going to be an awesome show, so don't miss it! 6pm|All Ages|$7 12-04-2007 | FOUR LETTER LIE Victory Records artist Four Letter Lie will be returning to the What's Up Lounge Sunday, January 13 with A Verse Unsung, The Evermore Escape and more! 6pm|All Ages|$8 Let your body take over!! 12-03-2007 | Check It--- Coming January 9: Solid State Records artist Oh Sleeper w/ Rise Records artists Burden of a Day & Dead and Devine & Mankato's own Andover. 6pm|All Ages|$8 THEN Coming February 19: Facedown Records artist Impending Doom w/ Victory Records artists Carnifex & With Blood Comes Cleansing! 6pm|All Ages|$10 ---don't wear socks, because you won't have them after these shows 11-26-2007 | DROPPING DAYLIGHT RETURNS to the WHAT'S UP! Dropping Daylight will be returning to the What's Up Lounge 6pm Friday, Dec. 14 with American Taxi featuring Adam and Jason from Lucky Boys Confusion. Also playing with be Gloria, Late Night Rising & Hanging on the Floorboards. Don't miss it, this could be your last chance to see DD at the What's Up and it's only $8! Hope to see you all there! -WUL 11-13-2007 | P.O.S. is coming. You've put off buying your tickets too long, P.O.S. is this weekend. Get ready to be blown away. See you at the show. -WUL 10-29-2007 | Wrong Date on ALL TIME LOW tix Hey all, sorry sorry SORRY!! so it turns out we put the wrong date on all of your ALL TIME LOW tickets, even we make the okaysionnull typo. The ticket says "November 6" however, that is wrong because All Time Low is coming to rock the What's Up on MONDAY, NOV. 5!! So---if you show up on Nov. 6 you'll be rocking out to Rhymesayers artist Mac Lethal & Grayskul----NOT All Time Low. (not that theres anything wrong with that) See you all there--- hopefully on the right day!! -WUL 10-29-2007 | OPEN MIC NIGHT CANCELLED Due to the lack of attendance at Open Mic Night on Tuesday nights, the WUL has decided to cancell Open Mic Night. Sorry to those of you who did come and play or those who came to watch! Maybe someday we will be able to start it again. -WUL 10-20-2007 | NOT Sold-out for Tonights Wookiefoot show.....yet Hey all, I just wanted to let anyone know who tried to get tickets for tonights show and were not able to. My fault for not getting enough tickets out, but we are NOT soldout yet. So, if you want to land a ticket before doors open, go to the Oleander Saloon. Doors open at 9, see you all there! :) WUL 10-19-2007 | ALL TIME LOW! Sorry for the short notice, but Hopeless recording artists, All Time Low has been added on Monday the 5th of November. Also playing will be Victory artists The Audition, Valencia, and our very own The Evermore Escape! Tickets will be on sale as soon as we can print them and will be $10 in advance and $12 day of show. -WUL 10-18-2007 | BROTHER ALI Live at the What's Up NOV. 28!!! Rhymesayers Entertainment Artist Brother Ali will be returning for to the What's Up Lounge Wednesday November 28. It will be an all ages show with doors open at 6pm. Tickets will be $12 adv/$15atd available at Tune Town, The Oleander Saloon & The What's Up Lounge. Tickets sold out last time a couple days before the show so be sure to get them early--they will go on sale soon!! 10-09-2007 | TICKETS! MORE BIG SHOWS! Thank you to everyone who made the Libido Boys reunion show last Saturday HUGE! The cleanup was more fun than you can imagine. Tickets are now on sale for MAYDAY PARADE (10/15), WOOKIEFOOT (10/20), and POS (11/17). Just added: Rhymesayers newest artists MAC LETHAL, GREYSKUL, and Friends will be taking a day off from the Atmosphere tour to swing through on November 6th. Tickets will be available soon! Pert Near Sandstone, the next folk/bluegrass kings of Minnesota, will be here November 15th. MORE TO COME!!! 09-21-2007 | Fearless Records Artist Mayday Parade MAYDAY PARADE will be showing us what they've got on the 15th of October. Also playing will be the almighty EVERMORE ESCAPE, another chapter in the life of Pat Brown SING IT LOUD, and the coolest kids on the block BETTER OFF TOMORROW. Tickets will be on sale on 9/28 for $10 in advance and $12 the day of the show. Get them while they're hot. -WUL 09-20-2007 | WOOKIEFOOT Just announced: The return of WOOKIEFOOT on October 20th. Tickets on sale soon. Libido Boyz tickets are going fast, so make sure to pick yours up asap at Tune Town, Oleander Saloon, What's Up Lounge, or 507-381-2263! 09-10-2007 | Tons of Tix on sale! Currently on sale are tickets for- The Samples, Bumb and Lookout Drive 9/27, The Libido Boyz, The Rythmaplex Project, Missed Opportunity, and Six Six Crush 10/6, and POS, Collabo, and Ill POE 11/17. All tickets are on sale at both Tunetown locations, The What's Up Lounge, The Oleander Saloon, and via telephone at 507-381-2263. -WUL 08-26-2007 | LIBIDO BOYZ!!!!! The Libido Boyz ... err Black Black Sea will be playing OCT 6th with Missed Opportunity. It's been far too long since the last time these guys almost brought the house down (literally, if you were there, you know). There is a pretty good chance that this may be your last chance to see you-know-who, with ALL members (billys flyin in from katmandu, or wherever the hell bissons roam) tickets are limited, and will be available soon. DONT MISS IT!!! 07-25-2007 | POS - November 17th! Rhymesayers artist, POS will be back in Mankato again on the 17th of November. Tickets will be on sale starting in Mid-August at Both Tunetown locations, The Oleander Saloon, and of course at the What's Up Lounge. Check the shows page soon for more info! 07-24-2007 | Black Flag at the What's Up ... sort of. Revenge! will be hitting the stage on the 3rd of August along with Mankato's finest, Missed Opportunity. Also playing will be Canaveral and TPN. 06-04-2007 | July 11th = Huge On July 11th, the What's Up Lounge will be hosting At All Cost (Century Media), One Dead Three Wounded (DiY), Iscariot (567Records), and Dead Hearts (Ferret) along with local grindcore's finest Andover! 05-30-2007 | Spoken and Nevertheless Tooth and Nail artists Spoken will be hitting the stage on July 14th along with Nevertheless. Also playing will be Late Night Rising, Before the Fall, and Mortis Amor. Tickets will be on sale at Tunetown, the What's Up Lounge and The Oleander Saloon on Friday June 1st. 04-17-2007 | Emery on July 18th!! On July 18th, The What's Up Lounge will be featuring an exclusive ACOUSTIC set by Tooth and Nail heavyweights Emery! Also supporting them will be T&N newcomers, Ruth! Stay tuned for details! 04-14-2007 | DISKORD OPENING FOR (HED) PE IN MINNEAPOLIS Our good friends (and yours) DISKORD have the wonderful opportunity of opening up for(Hed) PE at the Rock in Maplewood (St.Paul) on May 24th. They have tickets to sell & need your support...We'll be at the show & have our tickets ALREADY, so you should get yours too! Call Jeff Zimmerman (ZIMMY, lead singer) at 507-381-7807 to get yours..We'll see you there!!! 04-10-2007 | Another great name added to the amazing weekend! Camera Can't Lie has been added to the show with Four Letter Lie on the 26th of this month. That addition to the weekend gives us one of our biggest weekends at the What's Up in quite some time. Make sure you make it there to check out all the great bands that weekend for the cheap price of only $20! -WUL 04-10-2007 | Like Free Music? We are offering FREE entry to the show on Friday (All the Way Rider, Deconstructing Jim, The Rockford Mules) with a ticket stub from our Thursday show with Brother Ali. So keep your stubs and come down to see two shows for the price of one!! 04-02-2007 | Four Letter Lie is coming BACK!! Alright guys, you wanted it, you got it! Four Letter Lie (Victory) is coming back on Thursday the 26th of April with The Fragile Campaign and others to be announced! Some of you may have noticed that this a part of the same weekend as our shows featuring Socratic (Drive-Thru), Screaming Mechanical Brain, Inhale Exhale, and The Wedding. If you plan on hitting each of these shows you are looking at dropping about $30 in concert tickets for the weekend, and that sucks. What we are going to do is offer you guys a chance to see all four of those amazing shows for just $20. At the first two shows of the weekend, we will be selling tickets that will get you into all four shows. Even if you only go to three of them, you are still getting a great deal, but I suggest you get all your money's worth. -WUL 03-29-2007 | Inhale Exhale and The Wedding Announced!!! Hey ya'll, we've just landed a show with Solid State recording artists Inhale Exhale along with one of the catchiest bands you'll ever hear, The Wedding. The show is on the 30th of April, so mark your calendars and get ready to rock! Check the schedule for details! -WUL 03-21-2007 | Socratic is coming! Drive-Thru artists Socratic are going to be hitting the stage at the What's Up Lounge again on April 28th. They are touring with The High Court Check them out! -WUL 03-21-2007 | Get Your Tickets for BROTHER ALI! In case you didn't know, The Undisputed Truth Tour tickets are on sale. You can head to either of the Tunetowns, The What's Up Lounge, or the Oleander Saloon to grab your tickets. Or, you can order by phone at 507-381-2263! Don't wait until the day of the show--these tickets are selling fast!!! (this is one of the best advance ticket sales we've had!!) -WUL 03-02-2007 | Show Cancelled Tonight This string of bad weather could kill local music as we know it! We've got to cancel yet another show due to the weather. We are hoping to reschedule for later in March, so stay tuned! -WUL 02-23-2007 | UNDISPUTED TRUTH TOUR TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE You can now purchase advance tickets for the Undisputed Truth Tour feat. Brother Ali, Psalm One, DJ BK One, Trama and the winner of the Rap Battle taking place on April 6. The date of the Undisputed Truth Tour show is Thurs., April 12. Tickets are only $10 in advance and $12 the day of the show. They are available at Tune Town, the What's Up Lounge, and the Oleander Saloon. See you all at the show! -WUL 02-16-2007 | UNDISPUTED TRUTH TOUR featuring BROTHER ALI! Hey guys, Letting you know that we are going to be the third stop on the UNDISPUTED TRUTH TOUR feat. Rhymesayer's Artist Brother Ali on Thursday the 12th of April. The tour will also be with Rhymesayer's Artist Psalm One. DJing will be BK One and the Special guest host will be Toki Wright. We also have the great honor of seeing MLPS own Trama on this leg of the tour. As you may have heard, the winner of the Rap Battle on April 6th will be winning the opening slot on this very show. Tickets are $10 in Advance / $12 Day of the show and will go on sale Friday Feb. 23rd at both Tunetown locations, The What's Up Lounge, and The Oleander Saloon. Be there. -WUL 02-15-2007 | Spoken & Kids in the Way in Minnesota! Our friends Spoken will be playing in Alexandria at Club 1 on March 2 w/ Write This Down (www.myspace.com/writethisdown), Privatedrive (www.myspace.com/privatedrive) & Second Adam(www.myspace.com/secondadam) For only $5 3904 Country Road 42 NE, Alexandria, Minnesota 56308 And right away the next day, March 3, Spoken will be playing with the awesome Kids in the Way at Club 3 Degrees in Minneapolis along with Inhale/Exhale for only $10adv/$12atd Everyone should go, these guys are amazing, just ask anyone who has heard them before our been to a show. Love, love. -WUL 02-05-2007 | White Light Riot White Light Riot has been added to the gig on the 9th of Feb. Tix will be 5 bucks and everyone of age should try and get to this show. The doors should open around 9:30 - 10 and the rock should be soon to follow. -WUL 01-26-2007 | The What's Up's First Rap Battle Tournament We are currently working on setting up a 20+ person battle tournament and are taking all comers. Anyone that has or thinks they have freesyling talent is encouraged to enter. We are looking at a $20 entry fee for performers with the chance to make $150+ and (pending a current contract offer)an opening slot on a date with a Rhymesayer's artist we are currently working with. Anyone interested should contact booking@whatsuplounge.com for more info. Check back soon to find out the date and whether or not we have worked out a deal with the artist. -WUL 01-20-2007 | After the Burial Do you like metal? I think you want to go ahead and mark down the 7th of April on your calendar. ATB is one of the heaviest bands I've ever heard. You're going to have the chance to see these boys along with Less Than Nothing and some great other bands that are being worked on as you read this. This show has the potential to ruin our entire sound system with solid heavy noise for 3 and a half hours. Be there. -WUL 01-10-2007 | A New Year of Open Mic Nights With college nearly in session, the What's Up Lounge is ready to get rolling. The New Year's first open mic night will be on the 16th of January and as always we will be featuring our 2 for 1's on domestic bottles. (quite possibly the best drink special in town) Our second open mic night will be featuring a special quest: One Iron Records artist Feature Presentation. So consider this a free concert along with your buddies with the courage to play open mic night. Along with the kickoff of the new year of open mic nights, we are also going to be introducing an All Ages open mic night every other tuesday beginning in Feb. These open mic nights will have a $2 cover charge and feature all of those great musicans that don't pass the ID test. Performers will recieve a dollar off their cover charge and have roughly 30 minute sets. Don't be fooled, the What's Up has the best sound system of any open mic night in town and surely has the best drink specials. Be on the lookout for new eats at the bar as well ............. I think I smell nachos. -WUL 01-05-2007 | The Semester is No More :( Don't kill the messenger, but the Semester has called it quits and they will not be playing at the show on Sunday. They send their love and it would be great to give them some on their MySpace and let them know how many people they've touched. Don't count this show out, however, it should still be killer. Anchors for Arms and Valor Made Real have been tearing up the Midwest and are hoping to rock a big crowd at the What's Up this Sunday. Now if you'll excuse me, it's time to head down to the What's Up to see Diskord's CD release along with the return of All The Way Rider and Seconds Before. -WUL 12-18-2006 | Bringing in the New Year with Angry Waters Get ready to rock out in the New Year with Angry Waters and Somber at the What's Up Lounge. It will be one of the only Monday's this year that your boss will be EXPECTING you to show up to work late. Angry Waters always makes their fans happy, and Somber has more than made their mark on the What's Up Lounge in past months. You don't want to miss this show. 12-18-2006 | CD Releases in the coming months 2007 seems to be the year for new music. Their are a number of big local acts looking o unleash their new material on the crowds at the What's Up Lounge. We always stand behind our local music scene and we are proud to present some awesome CD release shows in the coming months: Diskord - Jan. 5th . 21+ (Metal, Hardcore) Discombobulated - Jan. 27th - All Ages (Pop Punk, Alternative) DUAL RELSEASE NIGHT - Feb. 2nd - All Ages The Pledge Empire Brain Ded (Hip-Hop, Rap) Burning Both Ends - Feb. 4th - All Ages (Punk Rock) These are just a few of the great shows you can show up to and support your local music scene! -WUL 12-13-2006 | Go see our boys QUIETDRIVE December, 28 2006 at First Avenue (BUY TICKETS NOW!) 701 First Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota Cost : $13/$16 with White Light Riot, Four Letter Lie, and Dave Mellilo. Tickets on-sale at First Ave Box Office...or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/918878 THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT!!! BUY TICKETS NOW!! These guys ROCK!!! Don't miss 'em! 11-16-2006 | Valient Thorr Volcom Recording bring you the best Viking Metal you've ever seen. There is a huge buzz about this show, and you don't want to miss it. Fresh off a tour with Joan Jett and the Blackheart, Valient Thorr is ready to rock the What's Up Lounge 11-01-2006 | Lucky Jones and the Ramblin' Gamblers on Nov. 10th!! If you missed these guys at the Old Town festival, here's your chance! Tattoos, a stand-up bass, good ol' fashioned rock-n-roll, need i say more? 10-13-2006 | WHITE IRON BAND + AMERICAN HEADCHARGE + LA GUNS + MORE!! Don't forget to pick up your tickets for any of these awesome shows...More to come....JUST ANNOUNCED: Local favorites KILL SWITCH have been added the October 26th American Headcharge show....!!!! 10-01-2006 | Tune Town! American Headcharge! ANNOUNCEMENT: TUNE TOWN IS NOW OPEN IN THE RIVERHILLS MALL IN ADDITION TO THEIR UNIVERSITY SQUARE LOCATION ON CAMPUS. PLEASE SUPPORT TUNE TOWN, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY INDIE RECORD SHOP IN TOWN. THEY HELP SUPPORT THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE & ARE LOCALLY OWNED. WHY BUY YOUR MUSIC FROM BEST BUY OR WALMART WHEN IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME PRICE AT TUNE TOWN? IT JUST MAKES SENSE! ALSO JUST CONFIRMED: American Headcharge has just been confirmed for Thursday, October 26th. They are doing a warmup date for their big European tour!!! Psylence All and one more opener TBA will also be performing--tickets go on sale soon. 09-30-2006 | THIS WEEK! The Forecast(Victory) & Down To Earth Approach (Vagrant) MONDAY! Spoken & Sullivan (both Tooth & Nail) FRIDAY! Get tickets now at Tune Town, What's Up Lounge, Oleander Saloon, 507-381-2263. BOTH SHOWS ALL AGES!! 09-24-2006 | HOLY COW!!! BIG SHOWS!! Check out the shows page-there are so many awesome shows coming up!!! LUDO this Thursday! THE FORECAST(Victory)/DOWN TO EARTH APPROACH (Vagrant) October 2nd!, JUST ANNOUNCED!!! Tooth and Nail Artists SPOKEN & SULLIVAN October 6th!!!! The Big Wu Oct.7th!! AND SO MUCH MORE!!! Pick up some tix or swing on down & support the scene! 09-19-2006 | LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION THIS FRIDAY!! Don't forget to pick up your tickets for the show at Tune Town, What's Up Lounge, Oleander Saloon, or 507-381-2263!!!! This will rock...Also playing are Faully, The Dog and Everything, and The Evermore Escape... 09-06-2006 | BOBAFLEX ADDED TO THE 17th BILL!! THEY'RE FINALLY BACK. TVT ARTIST BOBAFLEX HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE S.M.B. show on the 17th! DON'T BE LEFT OUT--THIS SHOW WILL BE HUGE!! 09-04-2006 | 1st OPEN MIC NIGHT! FREE TAP BEER From 9-11PM on Tuesday to kick off OPEN MIC night for the school year. 2 for 1 domestic beer bottles as well...not too shabby....There is no reason not to get on up and get on stage...or cheer your friends up on stage!!! 08-27-2006 | THE 1st KEG IS ON THE DEVILS! Thank you to everyone who came to the Four Letter Lie, Traces of Red/Doc Jones, and Old Town Summerfest Shows!!! As you all know, our local favorites The Lucky Devils, will taking the stage for the last time this Friday..To show their appreciation for all of the years of support, the 1st Keg of Beer will be on the Devils. We start serving at 9PM on Friday, so make sure to get there before it runs dry! Don't worry, there will be plenty more liquid supplies after that to help give a proper sendoff to your friends and ours, The Lucky Devils. We as a staff, would like to take a quick minute to say thank you to Val, Travis, Kortaz, and Jeff for the many, many nights that you have packed our tiny club. Best of luck in all of your endeavors, we have your backs 100% in whatever you do! 08-27-2006 | LUCKY BOYS CONFUSION TICKETS ON SALE!! Tickets for the Sep.22nd Lucky Boys Confusion tix are now on sale at the What's Up, Tune Town, 507-381-2263. Tickets for The Forecast/Down to Earth Approach, The Big Wu, and White Iron Band shows will go on sale soon!!! 08-20-2006 | BIG SHOWS THIS WEEK!! A lot of national bands coming this week courtesy of Hopeless & Victory Records! Check out the calendar for more details! Lucky Boys Confusion tickets will go on sale this week!!! 08-03-2006 | TWO LIVE CREW EXTREMELY LIMITED TICKETS!! We are limiting the amount of Two Live Crew tickets sold even further, but the price is now $20! This will be a special one-time only event you will not want to miss, so get tickets fast,cuz only a handful remain!!! 07-29-2006 | BIG SHOWS THIS WEEK Three Inches of Blood on Wednesday! (tickets only available at the door!) P.O.S. on Thursday & Two Live Crew on Saturday (don't wait to get your tickets!!). We have been informed P.O.S. might have some unreleased recordings available at the show! 07-13-2006 | Gingerjake just added to the 28th! Minneapolis rockers GINGERJAKE have been added to the 28th bill w/Striving to Comprehend, Eddie & The Stranger Dance & MORE! Don't forget the Abatwaar show on Saturday & Great American Taxi (featuring Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon) next Wednesday! 07-12-2006 | ASHLEY RODGERS MISSING!!! A frequent What's Up Lounge concert goer, Ashley Rodgers, is MISSING. Please contact us at 507-381-2263 if you have any information regarding her whereabouts. We are missing her presence at shows!!! 07-12-2006 | BIG SHOWS on the HORIZON!! There are so many HUGE shows coming up it is SICK!! Great American Taxi on JULY 19th (10,000 Lakes Pre-Party); Three Inches of Blood on AUGUST 2nd; P.O.S. on AUGUST 3rd; and of course 2 LIVE CREW on AUGUST 5th!!! Unfortunately, the AFROMAN show on August 13th is cancelled-he will be back this fall!! PICK UP TICKETS @ TUNE TOWN, WHAT'S UP LOUNGE, OLEANDER SALOON, or 507-381-2263. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT & NEED IT MORE THAN EVER!!! 06-28-2006 | DOPE/MANNTIS SHOW NOW ALL AGES Well, we made our decision! The Dope/Manntis on July 9th show will be all ages. Please show your support by purchasing tickets at Tune Town, Oleander Saloon, What's Up Lounge, or 507-381-2263, as well as telling your friends to come out! The posters and tickets will still read 21+, but it will be a normal all ages show, no alcohol allowed upstairs! Of course, those of age will be able to purchase their beverages of choice in the Oleander Saloon... 06-26-2006 | DOPE TICKETS ON SALE!! 3 INCHES OF BLOOD!! Dope tickets for July 9th are now on sale! Just announced: August 2nd; Roadrunner Records Artist 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. Don't forget tickets are also available for Great American Taxi, P.O.S., and 2 Live Crew as well at Tune Town, What's Up Lounge, Oleander Saloon, 507-381-2263 06-22-2006 | DOPE coming JULY 9th!! Just added today!! Artemis Records Artist DOPE with Century Media Artist MANNTIS & Nuclear Blast Artist BLEED THE SKY will be coming to the What's Up Lounge on Sunday, July 9th!!! Tickets go on sale Monday at Tune Town, What's Up Lounge, Oleander Saloon, or 507-381-2263.. 06-21-2006 | Bobaflex cancelling? I have tried making calls, etc. about this, but all signs lead to Bobaflex will not be coming the What's Up Lounge on July 2. Civil Definition, Phedge, and Diesl will still be rockin' out, so come out and support your local music scene! 06-19-2006 | Aaron's pick of the year!! Ok boys and girls, if you've been anywhere near me for the last month you have already heard all about this one, so for the rest of you: DO NOT MISS THE JUNE 24TH SHOW!!! First of all, there is a semi-confirmed rumor that the Lucky Devils legacy may be winding down, and this may be among the last opportunities to see these boys do their thing. 2nd, the supporting acts (The screens and The Men Who Control the Weather) are both kick-ass bands and they put on an equally kick-ass show. Im taking the night off so I can be front row center! 06-15-2006 | TICKETS ON SALE! Tickets are now on sale for Great American Taxi (Feat. Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon), P.O.S., and 2 Live Crew at Tune Town, What's Up Lounge, Oleander Saloon, or 507-381-2263. Great American Taxi tickets are also available at Professor's Pipes & Stuff 06-12-2006 | (Hed) P.E. on Wednesday! It's finally here--a huge band in a little room! Tickets are still available at Tune Town, Oleander Saloon, What's Up Lounge, or 507-381-2263. They are $12 now, but wait until Wednesday & it's $15! Just so you know, the show will be done by midnight! 06-12-2006 | Go buy Dropping Daylight's new CD BRACE YOURSELF!! Tomorrow it drops. It rocks. We've seen these guys go from teenagers to budding rock stars. The CD is available (at a bargain price) at Tune Town, Best Buy, and all other fine music retailers. In other Dropping Daylight accomplishments, after much discussion, we are pleased to name Casey Quick our band merch person of the year for 2005 for outstanding achievements & efforts in relation to selling band merchandise. Don't wait, get it now--the release week is always a big week for debuts, so please show your support! 06-07-2006 | 2 Live Crew tix on sale now! Yes that's right, the legendary hip-hop artist 2 Live Crew is coming on August 5th, and you can now get tickets at Tune Town, Oleander Saloon, What's Up Lounge, or 507-381-2263. Tickets are $12 Advance/$15 Day of. 21+ Event. Get them fast-tickets are limited. From what the band has told me, it will a night to remember! Ryan, your friendly neighborhood club-booking guy. 06-06-2006 | BIG SHOWS COMING UP This Friday, Dave Melillo (Drive Thru) makes their way to the lounge for an all ages show....Dave won an MTV Woodie Award last year & is getting a lot of exposure on MTV-U right now! AND, don't forget next Wednesday, (HED)PE is going to rip it up w/Mower, Diskord and S.M.B., so make sure to get your tickets now before they're gone! 05-25-2006 | WookieFoot + Project Earth Festival Our good friends in WookieFoot are putting together a charity festival in Harmony Park from June 30-July 1 to help fund their efforts for under-priviliged countries. Please help out--they are only selling a 1,000 tix for this event! http://www.wookiefoot.com/ProjectEarth/home.cfm Personally knowing the members of Wookiefoot, I can tell you that this is a great cause and out of all the festivals this summer, you can really help make an impact with this one...Last year Wookiefoot's Harvestfest raised enough money to help open quite a few schools in Nepal! 05-24-2006 | Afroman is coming back!! Just confirmed--AFROMAN--August 13rd--check the shows page for more details....In other news, Wicked Wisdom has dropped off the (Hed) P.E. tour, so that means no Jada Pinkett at the What's Up...But, we promise a HUGE replacement artist... 05-22-2006 | QUIETDRIVE CD RELEASE/FRONT PAGE OF THE STAR TRIBUNE! Hopefully for those that read the news, you saw our friends Quietdrive on the front page of the Arts & Entertainment section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune today! Make sure to pick up their CD at stores nationwide/online on TUESDAY MAY 30th!! 05-22-2006 | THANKS TO ALL Aaron here. Just wanted to give an extra huge thanks to everyone who came up and partied with me sat. night, i had a drunken blast being on the other side of the bar for once, and getting onstage with my bro's matt and kevin was awesome (i didnt say WE were awesome, i said the experience was). huge thanks to angie for runnin the bar, and an even huge-er thanks to missy (you know what you did!) 05-20-2006 | 2 Live Crew!! You might have heard the rumors, but it is now official...2 Live Crew, the original badboys of rap will be making their way to the What's Up Lounge for a one time only performance on Saturday, August 5th. More details forthcoming, but rest assured, you will not want to miss this show! 05-20-2006 | Thank you Aaron Hubbard! Okay, so we didn't have a show this Saturday. The reason being is that our very own venue manager, Aaron Hubbard, GRADUATED from MSU-Mankato, and there had to be a celebration. I just wanted to take the time to publicly say thank you for all of his hard work & putting up with a bunch of my crazy ideas & making them a reality with the improvements made to the venue. The revamped stage & all of the decor to the Venue have been Aaron's doing, all on a minimal budget & with a lot of his own time & materials--I sometimes wonder how many sleepless nights he spent working on the place. So next time you see him, please congratulate Aaron on his graduation & thank him for his efforts, for they go unappreciated all too often. SEE YA IN THE PIT!! Ryan, Lounge Advisor. 05-18-2006 | Dave Melillo Drive Thru Records Artist Dave Melillo will be performing on Friday, June 9th w/The Coldcuts & one other band TBA...Dave is a mere 17 years old, but has already scored himself an MTV-U Woodie Award amongst such artists as U2,Motion City Soundtrack, and Fallout Boy..See him at the lounge first before he gets huge!! Also, check Dave out at http://www.mtvu.com/music/dave_melillo/ 05-16-2006 | The return of BOBAFLEX! It's been a while, but the boys from West Virginia are back to turn turn the heat up on Sunday, July 2nd w/Phedge, Diesl, and Civil Definition. This show is all ages-check out the show page for more info! 05-15-2006 | Show Tickets!! Tickets now on sale for (Hed)PE, The Forecast, Great American Taxi(feat.Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon) available at Tune Town, What's Up Lounge, Oleander Saloon, or 507-381-2263. P.O.S.(Rhymesayers) tix will go on sale soon.. Look for another couple of big concert announcements this week! 05-15-2006 | Citizens Fair Thanks! Special thanks to The Lucky Devils, Diskord, Diesl, Angry Waters, White Iron Band, Ian Hilmer, Three in a Tree, Tony Flynn Project, all of the fans, and especially Jed Highum & the staff at Applauze Magazine for all of their help promoting the event.... 05-12-2006 | CITIZEN'S FAIR IS INSIDE Citizen's Fair is now inside. Same bands, same start time, same great food & drink! 05-08-2006 | CITIZEN'S FAIR THIS SATURDAY!!! Yes it is that time of year again! Food, beer, and a lot of the best in local music!!! Make sure to pick up your tickets for Citizen's Fair Jam feat. outlaw rockers WHITE IRON BAND this week while they are still $7--it is $10 day of! The early portion is outside--doors at 5, music at 6. The inside ROCK portion will kick off around 9PM with local favorites THE LUCKY DEVILS, DISKORD, DIESL, and the return of ANGRY WATERS..The late show is $3 with paid admission to the JAM portion, $5 otherwise...Call 507-381-2263, 507-625-9911, or check out the SHOWS page OR THE HUGE SPREAD/COVER STORY IN THIS MONTH'S APPLAUZE MAGAZINE!! Huge thanks to Jed & the Applauze staff, as well as Miller Lite/Locher Brothers for all of their help promoting recent What's Up Lounge events! 05-03-2006 | TICKETS NOW ON SALE!! Pick up tickets for the following shows in advance at Tune Town, Oleander Saloon, What's Up Lounge, or 507-381-2263. -THIS SUNDAY 5/7 QUIETDRIVE (ALL AGES-$7 Advance/$10 Day of) -SATURDAY 5/13 CITIZEN'S FAIR JAM feat.White Iron Band (21+ $7 Advance/$10 Day of) -MONDAY 6/5 The Forecast (Victory Records) (ALL AGES $8 Advance/$10 Day of) -WEDNESDAY 6/14 (Hed)PE w/Wicked Wisdom(feat.Jada Pinkett-Smith), Mower, and DISKORD (21+, $12 Advance/$15 Day of) Make sure to check out the Cover & Article on Citizen's Fair in this month's Applauze Magazine--thank you for their support...Check out their website via the link on our links page!!! 04-24-2006 | (Hed) PE + Jada Pinkett-Smith + Diskord + more!! Just announced: Wednesday, June 14th. (Hed)PE has a good shot at taking the floor out. And yes, this is Will Smith's wife. The same woman who starred in The Matrix & many other films. She is also the lead singer of the band WICKED WISDOM, who will be one of the opening bands in addition to our local homeboys Diskord!!! One more band TBA 04-20-2006 | Writers Bloc on Wednesday! 9 pm-12am 21+ Just a reminder to come and check out the last Writers Bloc of the season April 26th. This is basically an 'open mic' for area writers, and all are encouraged to come and read. All genre's are accepted (flash, poetry, short story etc.) All skill levels are welcome and encouraged! If your not the 'writin and readin' type, but want to enjoy a unique evening st the What's Up, come and listen! It's an experience that is anything but an ordinary night at the bar. 03-31-2006 | Big Wu! The Big Wu is returning with special guests God Johnson to the Whats Up April 15th. Tickets are now available at the Oleander Saloon, Professor's Pipes & Stuff, the Whats Up and Tune town. $8 in advance, $12 at the door. 21+ It's the day before easter--maybe the easter bunny will make an appearance--bring your baskets!! 03-23-2006 | AMERICAN HEADCHARGE! It is just confirmed-American Headcharge will be playing on Friday, April 14th with special guests Civil Definition and more TBA. Tickets will go on sale in the next couple of days. Let the insanity begin. On another note, thank you to the droves of people who came out the Quietdrive show last night-it was our 3rd largest all-age show to date! 03-12-2006 | Afroman coming to the What's Up! Yes, that is right, Afroman (Because I got High) is coming to the What's Up on Sunday the 26th. Despite being known for the big hit mentioned above, he actually has a full band & rocks it like no one else, so mark your calendars. Big Wu tickets for April 15th will be for sale soon as well... 03-06-2006 | Sullivan/Small Towns+Quietdrive + Showoff THREE Huge All Ages shows coming up on March 20th (Tooth & Nail Artist Sullivan), March 22nd (Epic Artist Quietdrive), and March 31st (Ex-Maverick Artist Showoff). Don't forget that Nuclear Blast Artist BLEED THE SKY is playing this Wednesday night with guests SILENT CIVILIAN, CIVIL DEFINITION, and PHEDGE (sorry this one is 21+). A special thanks to Civil Definition for designing some great show posters. Check out the shows page for more details. 02-22-2006 | Quietdrive!!! Just announced: Wednesday, March 22nd Epic Artist QUIETDRIVE makes their return to the Lounge. ALL AGES 6PM...Mark your calendars now!! Also don't forget about: CHAOS IN KATO MARCH 4th EARLY ALL AGES DEAD OF WINTER JAM AFTERPARTY MARCH 4th LATE 21+ Nuclear Blast Artist BLEED THE SKY MARCH 8th 02-19-2006 | New Quietdrive Video!! Our good friends & frequent visitors Quietdrive (Epic Records) have a new video for their song "Rise From The Ashes." Check it out at www.quietdrivemusic.com. Look for big things from these guys VERY soon & a possible return to the Lounge!!! 02-12-2006 | CHAOS IN KATO Chaos in Kato tickets are now on sale at Tune Town, What's Up Lounge, 381-7807, or by talking to any of the bands. They are $5 in advance & $7 day of, so get them soon before they're gone. This will be Kill Switch's last show before they go on hiatus, so don't miss out. Also, don't forget to pick up your Dead of Winter Jam 2 tickets & put the afterparty at the What's Up on your calendar. 02-04-2006 | Dead of Winter Jam Tickets & Afterparty We are now selling Dead of Winter Jam Tickets (Taking place March 4th at the Kato Ballroom featuring Trampled by Turtles). $10 Each. The What's Up Lounge will also be one of the hosts of an afterparty jam that night, featuring Niterail and other Dead of Winter Jam artists. For more info, go to www.deadofwinterjam.com. 02-02-2006 | Big shows are in the works! Look for big show announcements in the near future. In the meantime, please buy our webmaster Tony a beer and a lot of Pagliai's Pizza & Cheesebread (he truly enjoys their cheesebread) for the awesome new site! 02-01-2006 | The New Website Welcome to the all new whatupslounge.com website. We're proud to offer you what we think is on of the best venue websites in todays music scene. Thanks to Death Rae Media for designing a kickass website that meets our aesthetic, functional, financial, and community building goals. Take a look around and explore. We've got the latest news straight from the lounge; a history the explains how we got here, and our ideals; visit our friends on the links page; leave a review, or tell us who you'd like to see at the what's up in 2006 on the blog page; and finally, don't forget to check out some of the kickass upcoming shows we have scheduled this spring. If you come across any errors, or there is anything else you'd like to see here, just e-mail webmaster@whatsuplounge.com and we'll do our best to hlep you out! Click here to see our news archive.