Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Listening to this album altogether is like being on a claustrophobic rollercoaster ride through a haunted mansion, passing by sections going downhill at rapid speed like you’re on the river in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, as well as being forced to pass by slowly and watch a disturbing scene unfold.
Read MoreAs Rhino Shrine tell it, when it comes to whipping up "tasty jams," there can never be too many cooks in the kitchen. Even when adding a new set of hands to the ensemble, as they did recruiting drummer Sam "Johnny Tsunami" Arphu, the fresh tones all blend together in a complimentary way, never clashing. “We adjusted well,” singer/guitarist Gavin Jarl proclaims, “acclimated, quite nicely… Sam is a man of many flavors.”
Read MoreFeeling like clips from an amazingly fun home movie, Fox Theory’s latest video “Serenity” is a good time with friends from beginning to end. From jumping into lakes off bridges and rocks to skateboards and motorcycles, this video oozes Summer time vibes.
Read MoreWhisky Kisses blooms with growing slide guitars the moment “Baby I Miss You” opens. Flourishing and vibrant, Fringe Pipes’ new EP has the band cultivating a dew kissed alt-country that flowers brightly with some of the most colorful varieties found inside the genre. Whereas much of Americana is filled with amber waves of breezy prairies, the version found here is dense, grown tall and thick with greenery.
I fondly remember the first time I ever saw Alien Book Club live. It was one of those rare moments when a band rips into their first song, and you turn to your friend and go “holy shit, how have I not heard this band before?”
Read MorePacked with enough local signifiers to fill the storefront of a kitsch shop in Minneapolis’s NE (pronounced Northeast, not Nordeast, as some gentrifying marketing firm may unconvincingly try to fool) Comp Keyz’ new single, “Carhartt Fit,” and its accompanying video plant a flag firmly in the North Star State. Over a beat so woozy you might mistake it for having finished off a growler from a favorite local brewer, Comp rasps poetic about the explosiveness of the local hip hop scene.
Read MoreAdmiral Fox string together a dollhouse version of a sticky punk set by mixing kindergarten art project and shitty beer in their video for "Salamander."
Read More“Vestiges,” was released back on June 1st this year. We remember what was going on around that time and for I/O, and everyone else, a lot of personal goals and projects took a necessary back seat. With the world changing and burning in front of our very eyes, most other things didn’t matter except protecting you and yours, and most importantly: justice.
Read MoreHave you found yourself worried, like I have, that unabashedly romantic, uncynical jazz was dead? Well, I come as the bearer of good news! Thanks to acts like Leslie Vincent and her debut album “These Foolish Things” this genre is very much alive and well.
Read More2020 celebrates ten years since Derek Please (also know as Derek Murawski) released his debut album “Flakes”, with the single “Red Rover” topping out at #20 on the iTunes Dance chart. We caught up with Derek Please to discuss that time, the re-release of the album on vinyl, and his plans for upcoming projects.
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