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The Blind Shake

The Blind Shake was a Minneapolis trio led by brothers Jim Blaha (baritone guitar, vocals) and Mike Blaha (guitar, vocals), with Dave Roper on drums. Their debut album, Rizzograph, came out on Learning Curve Records in 2005. Later records came out on Castle Face, Goner, and Slovenly, ending with Celebrate Your Worth on Goner in 2016. The band made several collaborative albums with Minneapolis garage/psych musician Michael Yonkers, starting with Carbohydrate Hydrocarbons, as well as Modern Surf Classics with Swami John Reis in 2015.

Recent Reviler posts

Local / Recommended / Songs Green/Blue Return With More Boisterous Garage Punk on “I’m Not Here” josh keller · Jan 18, 2021

Local / Recommended / Songs SONG PREMIERE + Interview: John Dwyer (Thee Oh Sees) Talks His New Damaged Bug Album Covering Michael Yonkers Catalog / Listen to Unreleased Yonkers Track “In My Heart” josh keller · May 26, 2020

Local / Recommended / Songs Listen to the Restrained Garage-Punk of “With That Face” off Green/Blue’s Forthcoming Debut S/T LP josh keller · Mar 30, 2020

Local / Songs Listen to Songs Off New Blaha ‘Survival Climb’ Tape (Black Friday release show!) josh keller · Nov 23, 2018

Albums / Local Listen to some new garage-punk from Blaha (Mike from the Blind Shake) // Release show TONIGHT! josh keller · Oct 6, 2017

Local Stream song from forthcoming EP from BLAHA, the garage-pop side project of Blind Shake member Mike Blaha josh keller · Aug 2, 2017

Live Music Photography / Year End Lists Favorite Shots of 2016 (Adam) Adam Bubolz · Dec 20, 2016

Albums / Local / Recommended Watch first installment of new MPLS Guitars’ ‘Transmissions from Another Dimension’ series w/ The Blind Shake //Stream new Blind Shake LP ahead of Saturday release show! josh keller · Oct 28, 2016

Local / Recommended / Songs Listen to the raucous garage-punk glory of new Blind Shake josh keller · Oct 12, 2016

Concerts / Live Music Photography / Local Photos: Ramen Kazama Rama Adam Bubolz · Sep 18, 2016

Live Music Photography / Local Photos: Bands of the 2016 Square Lake Film and Music Festival Jon Behm · Aug 21, 2016

Local / Recommended / Songs Introducing: The dark, demented punk of Shadow in the Cracks (2/3 of The Blind Shake) josh keller · Nov 4, 2015