I'm positive I saw them at a show in SoCal at least once but the details are fuzzy.
The one time I saw Polara was when they opened up for Spiritualized on the Pure Phase tour in 1995. They were great - wish I talked with Ed more at the merch table.
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 5 October 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
THAT must have been it -- this was at the Whiskey? I remember attending a promo dinner beforehand...
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 5 October 2019 17:22 (four years ago) link
John D. Strohm (Blake Babies etc, now running Rounder Records) knew Ed for decades -- hell of a remembrance:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10220222651774057&id=1160261224
More memories as well from a longtime friend/collaborator, Nick Tangborn.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156133449876792&set=a.460532651791&type=3&theater
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 5 October 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
Some hometown coverage
https://blog.thecurrent.org/2019/10/ed-ackerson-pillar-of-the-minnesota-music-scene-dies-of-cancer/
http://m.startribune.com/minneapolis-music-wizard-ed-ackerson-54-loses-cancer-battle/562281532/
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 5 October 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
30 track tribute album released to Bandcamp last month: https://susstones.bandcamp.com/album/closer-to-heaven-a-tribute-to-ed-ackerson
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Monday, 16 November 2020 22:41 (three years ago) link
Nice new Bandcamp release of a group of younger kids including Ed's daughter Annika; proceeds go to supporting music education in Minneapolis.
https://shesburgers.bandcamp.com/album/and-a-side-of-fries
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 00:15 (one year ago) link
Never saw this thread before.
I grabbed this a few months ago because it's a fun package and a great deal and the album is so good, as you may know. Fun to have it on vinyl.
https://polarampls.bandcamp.com/album/free-us-shipping-polara-90s-spaceman-pack-30-sale
― Evan, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 20:10 (one year ago) link
27 Various included on this new comp of "Midwest shoegaze/dream pop/space rock":
https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/delivery.midheaven.com/s/145167/images/145167_main.jpg
https://thirdmanrecords.com/blogs/news/third-man-records-announces-southeast-of-saturn-vol-2-out-december-2-2022
― bulb after bulb, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 20:59 (one year ago) link