Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Since Nacho’s last release, the emcee has gone through exceptional growth. He still picks up the pen and pad, but now he makes time to hit the keys and crank out beats. In a short time, Nacho has managed to add a crucial facet to his resume.
Read MoreEpisode 1 of the Melodic News Podcast, featuring an interview with Mama Rose
Read MoreEVV is powerful, soulful, and nothing less than spectacular. Their new EP “Homebody” leaves you begging for a double LP. With incredibly beautiful lyricism, brilliantly flowing melodies, and deep feels all around; they grab you by the heart and don't let go.
Read MoretryinNOT2die is an auditory art exhibit that takes the listener on a musical journey of one man’s struggle with depression and suicide and the realization that addressing and challenging these thoughts can help experience personal growth.
Read MoreMusic helped us all get through 2020, and while 2021 is off to a rocky start, Twin Cities musicians have proven that they can still put out great albums, even when the rest of the world is falling apart. Here are out favorite albums from 2020.
Read MoreTo quote Keith Harris, final music editor for City Pages, “I too have noticed it was a hard year.” Music has made the suffering this year more bearable, even though it was one of the hardest-hit industries. It would be truly impossible to try and list all of the projects we’ve enjoyed this year, but here are just a few of our favorites.
Read MoreKeep For Cheap’s “Forgive Me” is effortlessly unassuming. The track swells ever so slightly as each moment is, note by note, imperceptibly given greater heft and attack than the last.
Read MoreYour seventh favorite Hip-Hop person might bump a few places in the coming weeks. Going into the last leg of the tumultuous year of 2020, Nur-D has been keeping busy despite the setback of no live shows. Despite the handful, Nur-D has delivered impeccably with two new albums, 38th and Chicago Avenue.
Read MoreReed Benjamin channels his inner Santa in his newest video. With a oven full of cookies and a bag full of swag, Reed and his Santa counterpart intfltrale and get buck in the kitchen. Whilst dropping a whole bunch of Holiday references, he also hints at some new releases. Get in Reeds bag and get into the holiday spirit with this bop of a Christmas Song.
Read MoreA transplant from various parts of the East Coast, A.K.A Kobi has brought a certain energy and style that throws a proverbial refresher in the culture of our local music scene. With a heavy, but crisp cadence, Kobi hits you with dense lyrics that at times provoke a sense of emotion and thought all while having a new-generation East Coast feel with a little sprinkle of the old school.
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