"Trip Shakespeare had a message for the world....but we forgot it"
"This Minneapolis quartet plays arty, intoxicatingly melodic pop, with some of the most convoluted, arcane lyrics imaginable. They are also great singers, solid songwriters, and unusually cheery in a world full of dour artists." ~John Dougan
"...once
of the brilliant, rococo-beat band Trip Shakespeare"
~Rolling Stone, 1998
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One
night in the warmer months of 1991 at a club called Dobbs (now The
Pontiac Grill) in downtown Philadelphia, I saw a concert that changed my
life. It's funny how these things happen when you don't expect them to,
and you don't even realize you've been so affected until 8 years later
you spend 3 months joyously putting together a web page of an obscure,
disbanded rock & roll band from the midwest. I expected nothing more
than a welcomed night out. What I got was the musical experience of my
life.
The band was Trip Shakespeare. And my name is Kara. Of course, the band broke up not too long after I discovered them, in the dark ages before the internet explosion, and getting any information on this Minneapolis band was nearly impossible. But, with a lot of patience, persistence, and dedication I've managed to put together quite a collection of information. Just follow the links below! |
