Yes I do remember the first time I met So It Goes and it’s a funny story! When Sallie and I first started The Mood Swings we were looking for a drummer AND I did something I would normally NEVER do – responded to a “Drummer Available” ad in the City Pages! When I called, I found out that the drummer had just joined another band. As it turns out, months later, we played a show with So It Goes at the Triple Rock and we figured out that Micah was their drummer, the drummer we called from the ad!! How crazy! We had a special bond from the get go!

I really got to know So It Goes after they recorded Historionics at Flowers Studio with Ed Ackerson. Some of my favorite memories are from the early days when The Mood Swings and So It Goes “grew up” together as bands – we got our first weekend gigs together, developed a fanbase and became good friends all while rocking out for the love of music. Oh, and I also liked the time when Adam jumped onto the mosh pit for some ultimate crowd surfing! Whooooooo!

So It Goes has brought a ton of great energy, great music, great people and a guaranteed great party to the Minneapolis music scene. I’m so happy to have become friends with the band and look forward to rocking out with “members of” in their future endeavors – whatever they might be! Watch out people!

The first time I met So It Goes was in November of 2007 for the first Glitter Ball. All of our conversations leading up to the event were done by e-mail. Imagine my surprise when I was accosted by two Gislason brothers in glitter and make-up, hugging me, groping me and telling me how much they loved what Rock the Cause was doing.

My favorite So It Goes moment was when Adam Gislason joined our Board of Directors as Risk Management Chair. For those of you who know Adam he is not the type of person who avoids risk in his life. When it comes to RTC he is adamant about keeping us out of legal trouble.

So It Goes was the best Rock the Cause volunteer band ever. Next to Maudlin and White Light Riot of course. They played six out of nine shows. They gave it all they had. They helped to build Rock the Cause into the innovative, resepcted and sought after nonprofit that we are. They made it possible for us to become a rock and roll think and do tank cracking the code of how we get young people involved in philanthropy.

So It Goes brought a huge amount of energy and heart to every performance, whether on stage or record. They were one of the first modern electro/dance/rock hybrids bands around here, helping make synths and beats cool at indie rock clubs again. Their hearts were always on their sleeves. They will be missed.

We played with those guys A LOT. I know we met at the first show we played with them, new yearsish two years ago, and I think we managed to play with them a dozen times since then. Best memory would be in the Hardee’s in Winona at about 4am playing with talking dinosaur toys and food. I’m pretty sure the only reason we didn’t get kicked out was because no one wanted to go near us….

Their enthusiasm for what they did came through on every song and on every stage…all the time. They were an incredibly tight band who (despite being flooded in a world of like-minded indie acts) amazingly had their own sound. So It Goes will always be an exceptionally important MPLS band to both my wife and I as they were one of the talented acts to play at my wife’s benefit after the 35 W bridge collapse in 2007. The passion and energy they exuded in their performance that night will live in our minds for a lifetime.

So It Goes has not only been a great band on the scene, they are simply amazing people and great friends. We have shared many stages, but the very best has been all the fun times we’ve had outside of that, even though they wanted to originally beat our asses to start a band rivalry. Pretty sure we would’ve won that fight seeing as Joe was a black belt.

It is really sad to see them go, though, but the friendships will last long after their final thrashing chord. I do realize how sappy this sounds, but it’s the truth. Adam especially has been a saint to us, as he worked hard over the last year to help us out of our failing former record label. If it wasn’t for him, I don’t know if we’d even be playing right now, so we are forever in his debt. They will be missed.

So It Goes is a pretty gay band, but they were never once as gay as Mercurial Rage. Nevertheless, they were the first band in all of Minneapolis to believe in our project, and we have remained close friends ever since. I can honestly say that in the 4+ years that I have played in The Rage, that the early partnership with So It Goes was the best time I ever had playing music. Whether it was playing the Nomad on New Years Eve, Playing to absolutely nobody at the Showcase Skatepark in Rogers Minnesota, or the unforgettable epic night in Mankato at the What’s up Lounge, we ALWAYS had the best time being around one another. We love you so much, and hope that you never forget how appreciated you are on the scene as whole.

Love Always

Mercurial Rage

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