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Sitting in his home studio layering himself atop of himself, tinkering with software and overall just playing good music, Minneapolis musician Keith Lynch just keeps churning out the tunes. You don’t need pro tools when you’ve got it, you know?
Now on his seventh album under the name Unknown...
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Minneapolis indie folk quartet Yer Cronies host their debut CD release show at The Entry this Saturday, with So & So, The Van Gobots, and The Floorbirds. The Apple Valley group recently opened for Fleet Foxes and is garnering praise from Band of Horses and others for their emotive writing (and beards...
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Minneapolis supergroup Skirt is a blend of Minneapolis bands Chris Koza, Coach Said Not To, Seymore Saves the World, Parts For All Makes and the Mankato Symphony Orchestra. Skirt’s debut album, Heartbeat. A Flameout, is a provoking, melodic voyage in feminine indie rock (sorry Scott Hefte [Seymore...
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Minneapolis melodic pop group Popcycle don’t want everyone to love them and care more about making good music than being successful. We could all learn a lot from this band. Popcycle : “Happy as a Clam” (mp3)
Download their new album, Yesterday’s Blast, here for free. Be sure...
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Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles release their debut LP, “Orange Peels and Rattlesnakes,” tonight at Bedlam Theatre. [via]
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Raw, intimate and authentic, local songwriter Adam Svec’s new solo album, Enemy Swimmer, is a complementary departure from the tunes local fans of The Glad Version are accustomed. Singer-songwriter projects typically only have a few options: go country, go blues, go crazy — or all three ...
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I know the local scenesters love love looooove The Hold Steady round these parts, but let me ask you a question. Do you have to be over 35 to love The Hold Steady? Also, do you have to be tone deaf and love speak-singing?
The Brooklyn-based rock band boasts four of five members calling the MSP-area ...
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Local metallic rock band Jagged Spiral are gearing up for the release of their debut album, Days From Evil.
With creeping guitar riffs, crunchy bass and haunting vocals that whisper fear into your soul, this album pretty much gives me piss-myself nightmares.
Jagged Spiral : “Forced Entry”...
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Today local postmodern indie rock band Aviette release their second full-length album, The Way We Met, on Draw Fire Records. Working with Minneapolis-based producer Darren Jackson (Tapes n’ Tapes, Kid Dakota, The Hopefuls) helped the group make some lofty steps on their sophomore offering, and early...
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Plagiarists are a five piece indie/alt-rock outfit that formed in the fall of 2004.
While attending St. Olaf College in their hometown of Northfield, Minnesota, members Eric Wilson and Davis Wille (vocals/guitar and lead guitar) met fellow student Mikael Witte (bass guitar). The three found that they...
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What’s your dreamscape soundtrack? Personally, when my head finally hits the pillow after another crazy day, my psyche goes into overdrive. My dream soundtrack is a mix of haunting Angelo Badalamenti acidic whirring, grating Rammstein guitar riffs, driving Trent Reznor electro-beats and intermittent...
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Local prog rock band Pharaohs of Rhythm released their debut EP this month, Signs of Life. Whether multi-part songwriting with crashing symbols, rolling toms, and melodious bass (”The Rabbit”), subtle ambiental moods cut from the So-Cal coast (”You Know the Number”), more traditional...
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The first time I saw Guerrilla Blue play was their very first live show ever, and admittedly, I wasn’t very patient. Later I checked out their debut EP, interviewed the band and became a more informed listener. They have a new album out, Fluorescent Fuzz, that definitely has its stellar moments...
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Minneapolis pop rock band Atomic Flea would probably not win in a knock-down-drag-out fight. In fact, they don’t pick fights. Why are we even talking about fighting each other? These are nice guys with a new album, Babadebaba, full of uplifting tunes reminiscent of TMBG, Matt Pond PA, Weezer and...
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Minneapolis sludge punk band The Holy Ghostriders release their full-length debut, Fast Track Heart, on Learning Curve Records this week.
You know when you’re moshing at a show and you feel yourself get punched in the kidneys HARD, and you whirl around and everyone’s rocking out like nothing...