Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Once more, we are looking back at our favorite Minnesota releases of 2022. The hardest part of this project is always trying to think of new ways to say “This album fucking slaps, check it out.” So definitely check out the Honorable Mentions as well, because I just ran out of ways to compliment these amazing albums.
Read MoreAn ode to the friend-time stealing significant other, The Von Tramps gift us with a new music video for the for “Sara.” A pop-punk bop, the “Sara” music video gives a nostalgic nod to the days of dial-up with it’s Teen Girl Squad inspired animation style.
Read MoreThe beaches might be closed and the state fair is cancelled, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still find a way to enjoy summer and the great music that goes along with it. The Von Tramps and their surf-ska-rock provide us with a bit of sunshine and summer love in their video for “Summer Nights.”
Read MoreTwin Cities’ rockers The Von Tramps are heading to SXSW and we asked them all about it.
Read MoreSo here is the thing, I like a certain type of music, and though my musical taste has greatly expanded over the last year, These are my favorite albums and EPs of 2019. You’ll find albums no one else included on their year end lists, but you’ll also find albums that EVERYONE has already written about. Ask anyone else and they’ll give you a different list. it’s impossible to set my bias aside. It’s also impossible to include everyone on this list, there are a lot of truly amazing albums I feel bad for leaving off these lists. I listened to over two-hundred albums/EPs from 2019 and relistened to all of them again over the last couple months.All that said, here are my favorite albums and EPs of 2019. Tell me why I’m wrong and what I missed in the comments.
Read MoreBouncing between pop-punk, ska, and even a bit of reggae, “Sun’s Out, Strung Out!” is full of surf rock guitars, gang vocals, and big choruses, making it a perfect summer EP to take to the lake, blast in your car with the windows down, or to sound track your grill out by the pool. “Sun’s Out, Strung Out!” is a concept album about summer and the life cycle of a relationship, going from the nerve wracking moment of asking someone out to looking back and wondering what went wrong and who’s to blame.
Read More