Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
This Time It’s Personal. Zaq Baker’s newest album is all about personal revelations, and it’s brimming with personality. Where past albums had more about storytelling, Zaq’s focus is on self-reflection here. This album is emotive musically as well, with a lot of the songs having a heavy focus on Zaq and his piano.
Read MoreIn this episode, Liz and I talk about what's new and what's about to drop as we end the month of February. Since it's almost been 1 year since the COVID-19 shutdown, we also reminisce on the last show we went to. This week's guest is B&E emcee and producer Nacho Suave. We talk about his growing production skills and his newest release "The Ignacio EP." He is also our spotlight producer for the show. The entire music bed is of Nacho Suave production.
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 MoreAn ode to the night owls, Zaq Baker released the video for "She's Nocturnal," a song telling a brief glimpsing into the lives of three women who struggle to get out of bed before noon.
Read MoreZaq Baker dropped this intimate video for their piano duet, “Down For Whatever,” featuring an assist from Lydia Pelletier on vocals. The song is sweet and astutely capturing the feelings and excitement of young high-school love.
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