Minneapolis

Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Mama Say Don’t Sleep On FènixDion

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Atmosphere, FènixDion, Keston Wright, Lenny Kravitz, Mama Say, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Primal Scream, Prince, Sam Bramble, Slug, Sugar, The Replacements

Check out the latest single off the Minneapolis duo’s debut album Sugar

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Electronic New Wave Pop 

The ODD Side of Information Society

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 2021, Hakatak International, Husker Du, Information Society, James Cassidy, Kurt Larson, Minneapolis, ODDfellows, Paul Robb, The Replacements, THX Spatial Audio

Minneapolis synth wizard Paul Robb talks about his longtime group’s excellent new album and their roots at the intersection of New Wave and House

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Prince 

PrinceFest ’21—A Firsthand Report from the Purple Underground

June 16, 2021March 24, 2022 Jason Webber 0 Comments Get Experienced, Jellybean Johnson, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, PrinceFest, Purple Bananas, The Time

Curated by a former Hollywood cameraman who worked on Graffiti Bridge, this annual event in the small Minneapolis suburb of Henderson is a true labor of love

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Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Hip Hop Rap 

‘Enough To Hold You To The Brightest Of Lights’: Celebrating 20 Years Of Atmosphere’s ‘Lucy Ford’

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Ant, Atmosphere, Husker Du, Lucy Ford, Minneapolis, Prince, Rhymesayers, Slug, The Replacements

Originally intended as a tour-only special release, its national distribution changed everything for the premier Minneapolis hip-hop crewalmost immediately

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Phones, Letters and Frustration: Soul Asylum Meditates On Communication With Hurry Up and Wait 

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 2020, Dave Pirner, Hurry Up and Wait, Loud Fast Words, Michael Bland, Minneapolis, Ryan Smith, Soul Asylum, Winston Roye

Dave Pirner talks exclusively with the Rock & Roll Globe about a busy year put on hold

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Soul 

The New National Anthem

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments A Change Is Gonna Come, George Floyd, Malcolm X, Minneapolis, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Soul, Spike Lee

How the enduring message of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” still brings us light in our darkest hour

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Hip Hop 

ALBUMS: Atmosphere Climbs High

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 2020, Ant, Atmosphere, Minneapolis, Rhymesayers, Slug, Whenever

Minneapolis’s premier hip-hop duo contemplates the future on Whenever

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

Vicky Emerson: A Force To Be Reckoned With

June 5, 2019June 10, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Americana, Minneapolis, Vicky Emerson

One-half of the Home Fires is making her own waves as a solo act, one house concert at a time

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Hip Hop 

Atmosphere Rising

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Atmosphere, Minneapolis, Rhymesayers, Slug

A one-on-one conversation with Slug of the ever-evolving, ever-influential Minneapolis hip-hop duo

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk 

The Reality of What You’ve Heard

April 9, 2019April 12, 2019 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Greg Norton, Husker Du, Minneapolis, Porcupine, Soul Asylum

Hüsker Dü’s Greg Norton joins Twin Cities rock trio Porcupine, greatness ensues

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Punk Rock 

Dave Pirner Still Carries The Torch

July 18, 2018July 19, 2018 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments Bob Mould, Dave Pirner, Minneapolis, Omnivore Recordings, Soul Asylum, Twin/Tone

Soul Asylum Frontman Talks Twin/Tone Reissues And Finding Unity In Squalor

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