GRIND-FU CINEMA PRESENTS DONDERO!

For our tenth anniversary we went full on Dondero!  We had five hours of Dondero A Cappella Choir and Pop Concert Instruments performances, featuring a lengthy interview with Rick Hartsoe, the guy behind Pop Concert.  At the end of the week we had Grind-Fu Cinema, and one of the features was a special presentation of Pop Concert highlights drawn from Mr. Hartsoe's archives.  It gave a great sense of what the Pop Concert experience was like, and the Grind-Fu audience was cheering and participating as it went along.  It was definitely one of our all-time favorite Grind-Fu experiences.

Now, three years later, we have FINALLY uploaded the video to youtube, so you can revel in the Pop Concert experience in the privacy of your own home!  We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

SO LONG, FRED AND BILL!

This weekend was the last Saturday Night Live for both Bill Hader and Fred Armisen.  With the possible departure of Jason Sudeikis and Seth Meyer moving on to Late Night, this will be one of the largest mass exits for cast memberss in ages.  With any luck the transition will be impressive, like when Will Ferrell joined all those years ago.  It couldn't be worse than the Robert Downey season.


Anyway, this show also gave us the final Stefon skit.  At least the last one until Bill Hader hopefully guest hosts the show.  The sketch was filled with cameos by every character Stefon mentioned in his club descriptions, and it was pretty hilarious.  Luckily, Splitsider annotated it, so we can so who all was in attendance.

CHECK OUT THE GUEST LIST!

For Fred Armisen's final bow he broght back Thatcherite punk Ian Rubbish. Dig the cameos in this sketch!

SHUFFLE FUNCTION PLAYLIST FOR APRIL 15 - 19, 2013

APRIL 15, 2013  (2257)
1. Big Star - watch the sunrise
2. The Darcys - deacon blues
3. Mulatu Astatke - yerkemo sew
4. Dondero A Capella Choir and Pop Concert Instruments - piece of mind
5. Ken Defeudis - for the good times
6. Jim Carroll - people who died
7. David Bowie - changes
8. The Cramps - new kind of kick
9. Gram Parsons - return of the grievious angel
10. Cactus Blossoms - don't do it
11. The New Standards - after the gold rush
12. Yo La Tengo - ohm
13. Sly and The Family Stone - I ain't got nobody (for real)
14. The Lyres - no reason to complain
15. The Sonics - psychotic reaction
16. Roger and The Gypsies - pass the hatchet
17. Velvet Underground - white light/white heat
18. Rolling Stones - live with me
19. The Wailers - simmer down
20. The 101ers - motor boys motor
21. Booker T and The MGs - time is tight
22. Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings - without a heart
23. SonHouse - John the revelator
24. Those Darn Accordians - the devil went down to Georgia
25. Kenny Rogers and The First Edition - just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
26. James Brown - get up get into it get involved
27. The Flamin' Groovies - milkcow blues

APRIL 16, 2013  (2258)
1. Ben Folds Five - hold that thought
2. Fleet Foxes - planes/bitter dancer
3. Ski Lodge - A game
4. Gray Goods - blue skies
5. George Harrison - apple scruff
6. Karen O - highway 61 revisited
7. Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears - sway
8. Bill Callahan - Santa Maria
9. Cub - New York City
10. Is Is - hate smile
11. Low - on my own
12. Fruit Bats - my unusual friend
13. The Men - turn it around
14. Devo - mongoloid
15. Siouxsie and The Banshees - Hong Kong gardens
16. Blondie - hangin' on the telephone
17. Badfinger - no matter what
18. Beatles - you won't see me
19. Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Oliver's army
20. The Clash - police and thieves
21. LCD Soundsystem - all my friends
22. Gang Of Four - ether

APRIL 17, 2013  (2259)
1. Eddie Cochran - three steps to heaven
2. Sammy Davis Jr. - Wichita lineman
3. Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 to 20
4. 100% Pure Poison - windy C
5. Dondero A Capella Choir and Pop Concert Instruments - keep the customer satisfied
6. A.C. Newman - I'm not talking
7. Guided By Voices - glad girls
8. Jack White - 16 salteens
9. Strangeloves - I want candy
10. Beatles - slow down (mono)
11. Black Keys - howlin' for you
12. Howlin' Wolf - wang dang doodle
13. Bonzo Dog Band - I'm going to bring a watermelon to my girl tonight
14. Steinski - lesson 2 (James Brown mix)
15. Funkadelic - I gotta thing, you gotta thing, we all gotta thing
16. Shuggie Otis - blackbelt sheriff
17. Replacements - sadly beautiful
18. M. Ward - to go home
19. Velevt Underround - waiting for my man
20. Daniel Johnston - true love will find you in the end
21. Rootboy Slim - boogie til you puke
22. Rolling Stones - jigsaw puzzle
23. The Spectors - oh how to do now
24. The Undertones - teenage kicks
25. The Who - a quick one (while he's away)
26. P.I.L. - public image
27. Beatles - it's all too much (mono)

APRIL 18, 2013  (2260)
1. Elvis Presley - that's allright
2. My Morning Jacket - it makes no difference
3. Bob Dylan - duquesne whistle
4. Russell Hoke - happy anyway
5. The Monkees - what am I doing hanging round
6. Black Angels - black grease
7. The Vagrants - I can't make a friend
8. Velvet Underground - foggy notion
9. Sonic Youth - superstar
10. LCD Soundsystem - bye bye bayou
11. The Wierdos - three cats in a tub
12. Ray Vernon and The Raymen - hold it
13. Buck Owens - I've got a tiger by the tail
14. Beach Boys - good vibrations (early take)
15. Justin Townes Earle - nothings going to change the way you feel about me now
16. Rolling Stones - all down the line
17. Skip James - worried blues
18. John Lennon - watching the wheels
19. Lee Hazelwood and Nina Lizell - hey cowboy
20. Gene Marshall - Jimmy Carter says yes
21. Decemberists - the bakers song
22. Sharon Jones and The DapKings - without a trace
23. Buck Owens - take it easy
24. Bob Dylan - teh boxer
25. Shooby Taylor - stouthearted man
26. Three Peas In A Pod - going out of my head

APRIL 19, 2013  (2261)
1. Archie Wood - snowbird
2. The Band - the weight
3. George Harrison - beware of darkness
4. Delaney and Bonnie - it's been a long time coming
5. Andre Williams - agile, mobile and hostile
6. The Band - up on cripple creek
7. 5,6,7,8's - motorcycle go go go
8. Syl Johnson - going to the shack
9. The Tweeds - I need that record
10. The Band - the noght they drove old dixie down
11. The Band - chest fever
12. The Band - slippin' and slidin'
13. Pink Floyd - shine on you crazy diamond
14. Syd Barett - opel
15. The Clash - lightning strikes not once but twice
16. The Band - Ophelia
17. Yo La Tengo - the story of yo la tengo
18. Rush - the spirit of the radio
19. Billy Schuh and The Foundry - buy/sell/trade
20. The Band - when I paint my masterpiece

ALSO THERE'S THIS MOVIE...

AWESOME SCARY MOVIES COMING OUT THIS SUMMER

There were a few wonderful horror movies that came out over the last year.  These films - Sinister, V/H/S, and The Possession - scared without falling back on creative gore as a solution.    There have been a couple of great trailers as of late that give us hope for a terrifying summer.  Check these out and get ready to freak... OUT.

SMASH HIT SONG OF THE SUMMER 2013?

SMASH HIT SONG OF THE SUMMER!

It's that time of the year, and the deadline is drawing near!  We need your suggestions for Smash Hit Song of The Summer 2013!  E-mail us your suggestion or call us during the morning show and let us know what you want it to be!  Deadline for submission is Friday, May 24th (GRIND-FU EVE).  We'll vote all the next week, and we'll announce the winner by the end of the show on Friday, May 31st.

GRIND-FU CINEMA! SATURDAY, JUNE 25th! HIGH WEIRDNESS!

 

Grind-Fu Cinema Presents 

AN EVENING OF WEIRD DOCUMENTARIES!

Starring

BIGFOOT! YETI! 

LOCH NESS MONSTER! 

ORSON WELLES!

AN EVENING OF HIGH WEIRDNESS FOR WEIRD TIMES!

Saturday, June 25th @ 7:00pm

Wiecking 220 Auditorium

on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato

FREE ADMISSION!

Join us on Saturday, June 25th, as Grind-Fu Cinema enters the world of Psychotronic documentaries!  We'll be dwelling on cryptozoology and prophecy, and you are all invited!  GET READY TO BELIEVE!  THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!  JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE PARANOID, IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY AREN'T OUT TO GET YOU!  ETC!

Bring your owns snacks and sodas, as well as your own friends, and get ready to have fun... FOR FREE!  The first feature starts at seven, and the second around 8:10-ish!  Don't miss out on some cool movies with a great film crowd!

I'm the new boy in town!  Where can I go?