Photo by Youa VangPennyroyalArt-A-Whirl Day 2331 Club, Psycho Suzi's, and Sample Room, Northeast MinneapolisSaturday, May 19, 2012Rusty Quarters in Uptown Minneapolis posted a Facebook status asking w
Photo by Steve CohenDan Israel has been a constant in the Twin Cities roots music scene for over a decade now, and has proven himself to be a consistently high-quality songwriter and a witty, self-de

Dan Israel loves the music of the 60's and 70's but he makes music more akin to the mid-western rock circa 1986. While his bio sites Elvis Costello, Randy Newman and Tom Petty, I hear shades of Freddy Johnston, Matthew Sweet and even the Smithereens. Dan has admittedly been toiling away in obscurity despite generous and glowing press from the likes of No Depression and his fellow singer-songwriters; this is his 11th solo record. He kind of hates his job, has a family to deal with, and is going through all the same trying-to-make-the-paycheck stretch issues [...]
The avant garde singer-songwriter put on a fantastic show.

Music Schedule: Saturday, June 20 Star Tribune Stage 12:15pm Koo Koo Kanga Roo 1:15pm Adam Svec 2:15pm Dan Israel 3:15pm Spaghetti Western String Co. 4:15pm The Cloud Hymn City Pages Stage 11:00 a.m. Crowd Control 12:00 p.m. The Alrights 1:15 p.m. Joey Ryan & The Inks 2:30 p.m. The Pendrakes 3:45 p.m. The Idle Hands 5:00 p.m. Roma di Luna Cities 97 Stage 11:15am Neal Swanger 12:15pm Peter Lochner 1:15pm Bob & Lynn Dixon 2:15pm [...]
Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast.
Prince releases a limited edition iPod, Banner Pilot sign to Fat Wreck Chords & Halloween, Alaska play the Current.
Britney, Morrissey and Wavves hit Minneapolis, new 757s video, more new Dylan & next week's best new releases.
Local tracks spun on the Mischke broadcast today, including Baby Guts and the Big Wu.

I have blogged about Dan Israel before . He is happy to release his tenth studio album: See the Morning Light. A mostly stripped down – Dan & guitar – affair. The focus is on the songs and not the bells and whistles. Dan has been making quality music in the Twin Cities for years now. Which might be why Culture Bully and Minneapolis F*cking Rocks seem to be the only other blog to mention Dan. In fact, CB sat down with DI back in March and went thru each song on the album. [...]
Rock the Garden update, Metric to play First Avenue & recaps of Prince's three shows last Friday
Metallica to play Target Center in October, new Kristoff Krane announced & Man is Doomed profiled
Culture Bully is proud to offer Dan Israel's new album See The Morning Light , in its entirety as a free download. As a supplement to the music Israel also discussed the album with CB's Chris DeLine, adding a detailed track-by-track analysis of the each song.
Dan Israel "Hard Times Falling" (mp3) ( Official ) ( MySpace ) ( Wikipedia ) Subscribe to Culture Bully Here Also : ( PREMIERE: Dan Israel "Think I Know" ) ( Dan Israel's "Song For Africa" )
Twin Cities: - Greg Swan interviews Military Special at Perfect Porridge. ( link ) Military Special "Warrant Error" (mp3) ( Official ) ( MySpace ) - Haley Bonar has scheduled some national dates playing in support of Nora O'Connor, Andrew Bird and Mason Jennings. ( link ) Haley Bonar "Big Star" (mp3) Haley Bonar "Captain, Captain" (mp3) ( Official ) ( MySpace ) ( Wikipedia ) - A benefit show for local musician [...]
Minnesota Music - Dan Israel's "Counting On You" from his album "Turning." Originally from MPR: The Current Song of the Day on January 24, 2008, 11:00pm
So yeah, it's been too long since I've updated. I've been pretty busy with work and other extra-curricular activities the past few months so we'll have to see what the future holds for this here blog. Don't worry, I still read your blog, listen to new music, and check out bands around town. Anyway, here are some shows I checked out recently but never got around to posting on the site: >> Stars of Track and Field live @ 7th Street Entry 10/19/07 [...]
good day all! hey if you are in nyc and not doing much tomorrow evening you should check out the j.a.m. awards and concert at the hammerstein ballroom. the j.a.m. awards and concert are in honor of jam master jay and will include performances by dmc, raekwon, q tip, de la soul, epmd, dead prez, everlast w/ dj muggs, and a host of others. all proceeds raised will benefit jam master jay foundation for music. sounds like it could be a cool evening. minnesotean dan israel is part of a dying breed of musicians that are able to [...]