We Went There: BASIC at the 7th St Entry
It was a damp, cool Saturday night in Minneapolis as a hearty crowd ventured into the 7th St Entry to see for ourselves whether experimental music can have a groove, and if music that...
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Listen to “The Rain” By Pew Pew (formerly Total Gaze) and Catch Their LP Release Show TONIGHT at Zhora Darling
Pew Pew is the new name of the band formerly know as Total Gaze, and the group is reintroducing themselves with a new LP called They Crumble. You can listen below to “The Rain,”...
We Went There: Godspeed You! Black Emperor + Alan Sparhawk at Palace Theater
It was a heavy atmosphere heading into Saturday’s Godspeed You! Black Emperor, with the recent election results looming over the rainy, cool fall evening. Luckily, maybe the most perfect band for this situation happened...
Listen to the Cacophony of Guitar Noise of “Dust From the Minds” From Ava Mendoza’s New LP The Circular Train (MINNEAPOLIS SHOW TONIGHT!)
I find saw/heard Ava Mendoza as part of the outstanding live version for the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet, an album (Music for Four Guitars) that became a band with a surprise Tiny Desk hit...
Watch a Video From “If You Hear Me Crying” Off (*year end list spoiler alert*) Album of the Year Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee
I shouldn’t be so sure, as there are two months left in the year that could see some epic, life-changing album dropped into my lap, but I feel fairly certain that my year end...
Tape Tuesday: Günter Schlienz’s Sunny Electronic Spa Soundtrack Kurpark
In my experience local label Lighten Up Sounds creates music on the more dark and ominous side of the spectrum, but their latest release couldn’t be more sunny and joyous. The tape, Kurpark by...
Listen to Samples from Moon Drones, the New Drone Not Drones Curated Vinyl by American Cream Band and Caldwell/Tester (Release Show TONIGHT!)
Over the years the Minneapolis-based Drone Not Drones has expanded from a yearly concert to a place where new music is being released, and now they’re venturing into releasing their first ever vinyl. It’s...
Ambient/Electronic Synth Legend Alessandro Cortini Playing the Cedar MONDAY as Part of Drone Not Drones “Dronetober” (Stream His New Album)
We are longtime fans of the music, community created and social justice pursued by Drone Not Drones, the project of Minneapolis’ own Luke Heiken. For the past decade we’ve always made it a point...
