Comments on: Sauce Opens in Minneapolis with Susstacular

By: Borangutan» The Alarmists, Greycoats, and The Invincible Kids at Sauce (07/18/09)

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:46:11 +0000

[...] some of the best bands in the Twin Cities the last few weeks. Two weekends ago I attended Susstacular, and now this past week I spent four quality hours with The Alarmists, Greycoats, and The [...]

By: Skelly

Skelly — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:12:22 +0000

Just an update:

I swung by Sauce on Saturday evening to catch The Alarmists, Greycoats, and The Invincible Kids, and already improvements are being made.

1. Wall are getting decorated with original artwork,
2. There is now a door on the men’s bathroom stall. (Woohoo!)
3. Curtains have been removed from the windows, so apparently they’re trying new things? Nothing wrong with that.

A friend of mine commented that it would be great if they had a back light that could hit the crowd. Could be good for illuminating the audience and letting the band see their fans more. Just a touch.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:30:04 +0000

Great writeup… I thought the sound wasn’t so hot, couldn’t hear much vocals where I was near the stage and it was pretty loud. Also, they could really use a ceiling fan or two, it was pretty hot in there. Otherwise, it was cool to see good bands rocking out on the corner of Lake and Lyndale.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:43:34 +0000

Too bad you didn’t get a chance to catch Blue Sky Blackout, they were fantastic! To keep updated on all their upcoming shows follow them on Twitter http://twitter.com/blueskyblackout

By: Feb

Feb — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:21:18 +0000

I was there nice and early, and for Mr. Werner, before the crowd got bigger, the place was LOUD. Like, way too loud. And not in a “yes but you’re at a rock show” way either. Having the sound board up high and way back is excellent for visibility as you say; problem is, with a less-crowded room and all those hard, angular surfaces, down on the floor it’s like being inside the speakers.

Some of it is down to the bands though; Blue Sky Blackout was incredible — very polished, big sound, tighter than a duck’s bum — and crucially, I could hear every word. Not so with the next act, the Mood Swings. Great energy, but I couldn’t discern much. Crowd got a little larger as we went but I don’t think the sound level was any much higher.

So I still blame the quirks of the venue, and agree that with time these will be ironed out. Hang some heavy fabric, some baffles, something.

By: Skelly

Skelly — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:17:46 +0000

Siart,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention! Amended above!

By: Siart

Siart — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:48 +0000

Sauce does have a website – its at

http://www.spiritsandsound.com/