Last night I experienced something so unforgettable and so mind-blowing that I am just happy to share with the readers on Mindinversion.net. I love music so much, yet I find it incredibly hard to write to an audience while being succinct, to the point, factual-in great depth, and at the same time remain fair, interesting, and unbiased. Like, this is what I truly listen to. I am not just pushing this to promote someone I know. So when I come across an experience such as this I must share. I am going to avoid the small details, not do a bio, [...]

Independent record labels are sprouting up all over the place - in location & style. And the ones that are doing it right not only have a choice selection in catalogue, but also take the time to artfully craft their image as they do their artists. Each of these 12 labels sport some of the most well respected producers & musicians that belong on this blog and create a culture with style around their music. On here I may point out a few that lack in proper online presence, but they are all doing [...]

Here's the playlist from today's My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU , Channel 35! Tune in to channel 35 on either SIRIUS or XM at 12am ET/9pm PST tonight for the replay! DWNTWN - Stood Me Up Icona Pop - I Love It Free Energy - Something In Common Solid Gold - Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins cover) [...]

MyOldKentuckyBlog.com , Knuckle Rumbler & MOKB Presents ... VAYA CON TACOS 3 - Two Days! Thursday March 14th & Friday March 15th - 12 to 8pm We're back at Peckerheads on 6th (402 E 6th Street, ATX) for TWO DAYS of party during SXSW! Look at all these great acts that will be performing! RSVP NOW and get in for free! THURSDAY (3/14) LINEUP Swear & Shake [...]

Solid Gold // Photo credit: Jeremy DeJarnette Carroll , Audio Perm , and MFR-fave Bad Bad Hats competed on Friday in Vita.mn's 5th Annual Are You Local? contest for some sweet cash and an appearance at SXSW. Carroll took home the crown, but that doesn't mean we love Bad Bad Hats any less. Wiping out Thousands , Sims , Solid Gold , and L'Assassins kept the party poppin' all night. L'Assassins [...]

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For the past few years, Vita.mn has put together an Are You Local? showcase which not only shines a spotlight on some emerging area bands, but also sends them (and local music fans alike) off to...
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Between our list of top EPs, albums, and songs of 2012 this list is at risk to become repetitive. With that said, being a Minneapolis based music collective, we feel it's still important to highlight the artists that keep our state rockin'. Here's a list of Minnesota artists who released some mighty good tunes in 2012. Click on the cover art to listen to the albums . If you like what you hear, go out and support the artist - buy an album, concert ticket, t-shirt, or whatever. Just do it. [...]
Solid Gold With Wild Belle and Moonstone Continuum First Avenue, Minneapolis December 7, 2012 A wintry snowfall couldn't keep local music fans from celebrating Solid Gold's record release or t...
Not only did the guys in Solid Gold recently sit down with us for a feature piece on the band ahead of their big record release show for Eat Your Young at First Avenue tonight, but the guys also...

Solid Gold fuse glam, dance, soul, and funk on their long-awaited second album, Eat Your Young, but does the charm of the original still hold after their four year hiatus? [...]
Solid Gold , the trio of Zach Coulter, bassist Adam Hurlburt, and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Locher , have released a video for their single, "The Pendulum" . Directed by Dan Huiting, the video shows that the guys from Solid Gold may [...]
It's the Friday before Thanksgiving, and that means that you all deserve extra music today to make up for next week! So while you're making preparations, packing to fly fly away, cooking for your family and friends, or just enjoying the calm before the storm (too soon?), here's a list ...
As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of
via Monovox's MySpace pageMusicians in the Twin Cities, Madison, and around the country lost an ally over the weekend when ex-Solid Gold guitarist and engineer Paulie Heenan was tragically killed over

Solid Gold , whom we've written about before recently released their sophomore album Eat Your Young on October 30th . One of my favorite tracks from the album is " All The Way Until It Stops". The quartet from Minnesota should be touring the states soon. In the meantime, sneak a peek at my favorite tune...
Left - from myspace 2007, Right - from facebook 2012Former Solid Gold guitarist Paulie Heenan, 30, died early Friday morning in what is being called an altercation with a police officer in Madison, Wi
Lizzo photo by Erik Hess; Solid Gold by Nick VlcekA music scene as intimate as the Twin Cities has seen genres and styles bleed into one another, and rarely is such hybridization unwelcome. With this

And then there was the Psychic Friends Network. But first came Solid Gold , the TV gig that made Dionne Warwick an '80s icon resurrected before she morphed into a '90s punchline. The closest thing the U.S. ever had to the UK's Tops of the Pops , Solid Gold might be best remembered by some as the show hosted by faded pop stars looking to relight their fire: Warwick, Marilyn McCoo, Andy Gibb, Rex Smith and Rick Dees, a one-hit-wonder DJ-turned-television personality who topped Billboard's Hot 100 in 1976 with "Disco Duck." For [...]