Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
2024 is here and I am ready for another year of original music from Minnesota. Luckily, I was able to find some more Hip-Hop, rock, our first repeat artist, and more. Honestly there’s plenty out there as long as you’re willing to dig, which I have no issue with.
Read MoreSo the hardest part of writing year end reviews is finding unique descriptions that ultimately just mean "this album fucking rocks, check it out!" All of these albums fucking rock, and you should check them out. Hopefully we were able to explain the essence of these projects a bit more than such a surface level glance. While we do one last look back at 2023, consider joining us on February 24th to help us celebrate doing this for 5 YEARS! We are having a gig to benefit She Rock She Rock at Eagles 34. Check out the poster at the bottom of the article.
Read More2023 can best be described as hectic. So much happened in the last year and so much amazing music was released. It was an impossible feat trying to keep up with it all. The writers at Melodic Noise Media did our best, these are just a few of our favorite EPs released by the Minnesota music scene in 2023.
Read MoreA short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota Sound playlist 1/10/24.
Read MoreOn the evening of December 8th, 2023, bugsy (and friends) took to the 7th St Entry stage in celebration of their newly anticipated EP, “Now I Spend All Of My Time Alone”. I was lucky upon my arrival to have secured a spot front and center, as I had just received word that they officially sold out the show a few hours before doors.
Read MoreA double album with 22 fantastic tracks, Annie and the Bang Bang’s “Radio Baby” offers variety in just about every aspect that an album can. The title track states, “I am an FM radio baby raised in the back of a car,” and like an FM radio on a long road trip, the album switches tones and genres often. Its lyrics also give the listener opportunities to imagine music videos or feature-length films, the perfect thing to do on a long road trip. As songwriter and lead singer Annie Enneking puts it, the songs on Radio Baby are “drive-in movies you can dance to.
Read MoreYou wouldn’t know Bob Mould was playing a solo electric set. There was just this massive wall of sound coming at the audience. It was so on-point and direct. He was a one-man wrecking machine. Super engaging with the audience, gracious and funny. The Turf Club is just a stone’s throw down the street from a music store (now a hair salon) where Husker Du started out—playing in the basement after the store closed for the night. And a little south is Macalester College, where a young Bob Mould went to college.
Read MoreA short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota Sound playlist 12/06/23.
Read MoreThe cold December weather is here along with our collective groan of it arriving. We really should be used to this by now since many of us have lived here for a while. However, to brighten your mood I’ve found even more artists who will at least be able to warm your soul.
Read MoreWitnessing Mae Simpson and her band live has been on my bucket list for a while. Their debut full length Chandelier & Bloom is a killer album showcasing their musicianship, chemistry, and endless positive vibes.
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