Here's the Minneapolis band Soul Asylum at Mississippi Nights in 1987, tearing through some songs like the scorching punk band it once was. Fun fact: Guess who opened for 'em? Why, the Flaming Lips!"Whoa/Passing Sad Daydream"
Taste of St. Louis generally books fun bands every year. In 2008, the marquee acts were Soul Asylum and Everclear, and this year it's the Presidents of the United States of America and Tonic. The former might be as popular now as it was in the '90s -- and it released a new album, These Are the Good Times People, last year. Tonic, meanwhile, recently reunited after a five-year hiatus. The act released a hits retrospective earlier this year and plans a new album this fall. Here are two live clips
