Rock the Garden 2022: Live Blog
We’ll be hanging out at Rock the Garden 2022 today. Join us for the ride. 2:15 – smooth process getting in and surprisingly sparse crowd. It’s 75 and sunny, people. Get outside! 2:22 –...
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Rock The Garden 2022 is Saturday (June 11): Get There Early to See These Acts!
The latest iteration of Rock the Garden is happening this Saturday (June 11th) on the beautiful campus of the Walker Art Center in sunny south Minneapolis. As usual, there are some splashy headliners, but...
Green/Blue Explore the Darker Strain of Fuzzy Punk on the First Single from Their Forthcoming ‘Paper Thin’ LP
Green/Blue apparently release music with the same urgency as they play it. Coming hot on the heels of their January 2022 album Offering on Hozac Records, the group are releasing Paper Thin in the...
Listen to Sound Collage Artists Chihei Hatakeyama + Jordan Reyes and See Them Tonight at a Drone Not Drones Curated Show at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis
Drone Not Drones, the venerable institution here in Minneapolis run by our friend Luke, has taken the last few years off from his 28-hour drone because of COVID, but that doesn’t mean he is...
Five Acts Not To Miss At Caterwaul
The inaugural edition of Caterwaul brings a lot of the best names in noise rock to town this weekend for 4 ear shattering days. Here’s a few recommendations to get you going.
Watch Destroyer’s “June” video and Tour Documentary (Show tomorrow!)
Check out a video from Destroyer’s excellent new album, a 2020 tour documentary and see them at Amsterdam tomorrow night (5/13/22)
Tape Tuesday: Parker Sprout (fka Velvet Davenport) Returns With New Moon Glyph-Released ‘Milk the Sun’
Velvet Davenport, the project of Parker Sprout, was one of my favorites of the early era of Moon Glyph records. The trippy, pastoral psychedelica had a warm, early Pink Floyd vibe that seemed to...
Listen to Kassa Overall Genre Blending “Shades of Flu” Mixtapes (Show Friday in Minneapolis!)
I first found Kassa Overall’s music via his hip-hop/jazz/soul/everything-but-the-kitchen sink 2020 LP “I Think I’m Good,” which succeeded at the blending of genres in a way most artists can only dream of. There is...
