Who loves the sun?

Read my City Pages story about the Owls (click above for larger image), including a photo gallery, mp3s, and a podcast. (The wonderful cover illustration, below, is by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, from a photo by Nick Vlcek, who took all the Owls pictures.) Then check out these links related to the band, which performs a CD release party at the Cedar in Minneapolis on Thursday, with openers Elk:

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The Owls
http://www.theowls.net

The Owls MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/theowlsband

previous City Pages profile of the Owls
http://www.citypages.com/databank/25/1208/article11850.asp

MPR profile of the Owls
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/03/11_robertsc_owls/

Maria May interview
http://citypages.com/databank/25/1254/article12780.asp

The Hang Ups
http://www.hangupsmusic.com/

The Hang Ups MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/hangupsmusic

Radio8Ball
http://www.radio8ball.com

Magic Marker Records
http://www.magicmarkerrecords.com

Deep Pool
http://www.myspace.com/deeppool

Stephanie Says
http://www.grimsey.com/stephaniesays/

Stephanie Says MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/92952869

Owls release show photos
http://home.citypages.com/slideshow/index.php?gallery=25199&type=1&page=0

Hello, I must be going

Ten years ago I walked off the job at a nearby factory and walked over to City Pages, to Will Hermes's office. I didn't start here right away, but I knew this was where I wanted to be. Now it's my last week, and I can't even begin to list all the people and memories that made this such an amazing place. I'm not entirely out of here: Graciously, City Pages will continue hosting this blog, complicatedfun.com.

But as of Thursday (my 38th birthday), I'll have emptied my desk and stepped on a plane for Las Vegas, using a trip I won at the holiday party in January. If you need the excuse, stop by for a drink at Jager next Thursday (November 15) during happy hour. Thanks for the only job I ever looked forward to in the morning when I woke up.

Love,
Pete ("petescholtes" "at" "g-mail" "dot" "com")

Recently posted elsewhere:

Out on a Limb: Before the Owls could take on the pop world, they had to face stage fright, shyness, and each other (City Pages 11/7/07), with more here, here, and here, Slide show: Bruce Springsteen at the Xcel (citypages.com 11/5/07), Minneapolis Cable Access: We're Not Worthy? (Culture to Go 11/5/07), The MMAs move to March (Culture to Go 10/26/07), Benefit for a rapper who broke his face (Culture to Go 10/16/07), previous roundup.

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