Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Do you ever find yourself staying in to be comfy and watch TV instead of going out? Maybe the weekend has simply crept up on you, and after a long week, you’d prefer to just take it easy. Or, alternatively, maybe you’ve hit the wall with things to watch, and are looking for something fresh to consume or experience visually? If any or all of these apply, TV Party is the event for you.
Read MoreKate Malanaphy’s “Rock”, takes us along their own respective journey of self-awareness, reflection, and actualization, in a way that as listeners, makes us ponder our own.
Read MoreFrom gentle guitar melodies and fuzzy vocalization, to underlying synthesized moments that lead into total distortion, Liam Armstrong, otherwise known as skipperwizard, has created a soundscape of a world that is entirely their own.
Read MoreBryan Highhill (AKA Lumpy) is a crafty songwriter with a knack for catchy hooks and memorable trumpet lines. "Who Makes Them" Lumpy's latest video is simple in concept yet enjoyable in delivery.
EVV 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 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 MoreIt begins as a somber ballad about a failing relationship. It’s sad and poignant and beautiful. Each track on the record is its own little story, and the band does a great job at not letting themselves get stale. Thank You, I’m Sorry aren’t chasing fame and fortune, they’re just three friends who wanted to have fun and do something they enjoy together.
Read MoreHarper's Jar have rumbled around the Twin Cities underground for awhile now. Even before putting out their first track, the quick and saucy "Aphrodite," back in 2017, their raucous clattering has boomed from beneath the floorboards of DIY venues and out onto the streets of neighborhoods like Marcy-Holmes and Midway.
Read Moreniiice. are honest, self-doubt and scalding self-awareness sold in a family-sized pack. The self-described weed/party-emo band is merely a 3 piece, but when their tight-knit riffs and a big ol’ helping of vox/guitarist, Roddie Gadeberg’s, acrobat sing/shout hit, it’s clear there’s room for anyone to join in.
Read MoreI 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?”
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