This image was chosen for the October Issue of SPIN Magazine, and was featured in the Soundcheck section.

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The Replacements headlined the first day of Riot Fest in Colorado, and word amongst the other photogs was that these guys were legends and really the act to end all others (which says a lot considering they were billed with notables like Iggy and the Stooges, Black Flag/Flag, and Public Enemy). Riot Fest, the Toronto edition a month prior, was their first live gig in 22 years–so the energy/hype around them was really building. Having said that, I was totally blown away–not only by the energy they brought to the stage, but by their sheer charisma (joking around with each other on stage between songs and owning every moment of music like true rock stars). To me, this picture represents a band of brothers, home for a bittersweet (if not slightly bereft) reunion–RIP Bob Stinson.