Music

Your weekly itinerary, redux

tuesday, february 23rd :
New Kidney on the Block @ 501 Club
Well folks, there’s a new kidney on the block. Yes, you heard me correct – a new kidney. When local culture remixer and audio hound, Chris Strouth – founder of UltraModern Records, film producer and musician – found out he needed a kidney transplant, More >

M.anifest Birds & Beats, RAT A TAT TAT Preview

MUMRA / RAT A TAT TAT / Code Red Feat. The Force
Jeremy Conlon, also known as Nyteowl of Nytetraxx (yes the man has a website for everything), put together some beats recently for early public consumption. The forthcoming “RAT A TAT TAT” EP will be released under his MUMRA doppleganger.

M.anifest / The Birds and The More >

Lookbook True to Form Remix EP

Lookbook’s recent offering brings club to pop.

Hip Hop for the Holidays

#snOMG shouldn’t take you away from enjoying local hip hop. It seems whenever Christmas comes around, you got the biggest and freshest shows. We also have downloads from some of the year’s active artists.

TC Electropunk Volume 5

Mixing punk and electronics might seem like a fad of the ’90s, but synthpunk is still holding true why with that goofy computer age upon us. As more than enough self-proclaimed DJs take to the VIP room, the art of combining those pedals and keys with live instruments is refining.

Legal Aid Benefit

It’ll take some talented artists to reverse our Governor’s apathy for regular people. Join locals Little Man and Kill the Vultures for a good cause.

Young Indie Groups Making A Move

Acoustic indie duos come and go from the music scene, with only a few having the melodies and vocals to take their recognition to the next level.  And I think these two might have it.  Jenny and Tyler, a husband and wife who met at the University of Delaware, have created a sound uniquely theirs, “blending folk, pop-jazz, rock and even

Uptown Bar Closes; Justin Vernon Takes on Volcano

Uptown Bar & Cafe

St. Paul Soapboxers Are Some of the Best

St Paul is home to some of the finest Soap Boxers (the competitive art of performance poetry) in the nation as the St Paul team was recently crowned the 2009 Soap Box National Champions!  Every 1st Monday, you can catch soap boxers compete – or even compete yourself!

Feast for the Senses

Sights, sounds, tastes, scents, and soothing touch will all come together in an event at the Minnesota Music Cafe on September 26th…and you can feel charitable when its over. Its a wild mix of roots music, rock, hip hop and folk teamed up with painters and visual artists. There will be massage artists, breakdancers, food and beverages. Every sense will be covered. You will be so wrapped up by the creative energy you will barely remember that its all for a good cause.