Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.

The Doll Brawl: a Night of Transsexual Glamour and Rage at Seward Cafe - Leap Day 2024

March 07, 2024 by Emily Schmidt in Show Review

February 29, the day Camp Nenookaasi burned to the ground, Seward Cafe hosted the Doll Brawl. As a benefit for the Autonomous Yurt Union, the need could not have been more urgent, as 23 yurts were destroyed, displacing the Indigenous-led healing camp for the fourth time in 2024. On top of the four bands playing that night, representatives from COVID Aware Twin Cities and Black & Pink Minneapolis provided resources and rounded out the community-focused evening.

Melodic Noise Meida's Five Year Anniversary and Benefit for She Rock She Rock

March 05, 2024 by Katy Kelly in Concert Review, Concert Photography

Walking into the ballroom I was captivated by the lights that glowed bright behind the stage, Eagles #34 was such a cozy and inviting venue. This was the Melodic Noise Media benefit show for the She Rock She Rock organization. She Rock She Rock empowers women, girls, non-binary and trans individuals through the power of art and music. The benefit show raised $457 for this great organization. It was heart warming to see the community come together to support this amazing organization.

Andy's Songs of the North Playlist Reviews - March 2024

March 04, 2024 by Andrew Perrizo

It’s March and I am still not positive we won’t get hit with a snowstorm. However, I am positive that there’s a ton of original music in Minnesota just waiting to be discovered, and I found some more for you. There’s some country from further North, some dirty rock, urgent Rap, and so much more.

Andy's Songs of the North Playlist Reviews - February 2024

February 06, 2024 by Andrew Ellis in Album Review

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.

FAVORITE MINNESOTA ALBUMS OF 2023

January 23, 2024 by Andrew Perrizo in Year End List

So 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.

FAVORITE MINNESOTA EPS OF 2023

January 16, 2024 by Andrew Perrizo in Year End List

2023 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.

MINNESOTA SOUND REVIEWS - 01/10/2024

January 10, 2024 by Jonathan Fuller in Video Premiere

A short review of six songs featured on the Melodic Noise Media: Minnesota Sound playlist 1/10/24.

"Now I Spend All Of My Time Alone": The Release Show

December 21, 2023 by drey dk in Concert Review, Photo spread

On 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.

Drive-In Movies You Can Dance To: An Album from the Back Seat

December 18, 2023 by Emily Schmidt in Video Premier, Album Review

A 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.

Bob Mould, Homecoming (Kinda) Cedar and Turf Club, October 2023

December 11, 2023 by Dan Michener in Concert Review, Concert Photography

You 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.