Onetime White House aspirant Mike Huckabee strapped on an electric guitar Tuesday night and rocked a Minneapolis nightclub, and a national gossip website offers a harsh review along with the video evidence.

TMZ.com's report shows Huckabee and his band, Capitol Offense, playing "Born to be Wild" at the unnamed club.

As for how the band sounded, TMZ.com says: "We'll tell you what we thought of the band ... as soon as we wipe the blood from our ears." Check it out at www.tmz.com/2008/09/03/huckabee-im-a-barack-star-too.

Capitol Offense's next gig was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today at the Nicollet Island Pavilion.

--PAUL WALSH