Brooklyn's experimental-pop duo Tanlines will hit Minneapolis next week in support of their impressive debut album, Mixed Emotions . They will be joined at the 7th Street Entry by borough mate Rewards and local MFR faves Wiping out Thousands . MFR recently spoke with Jesse Cohen (drums, keyboard, bass) of Tanlines about Mixed Emotions and how he spends his days off. His thoughts are below. You worked with Jimmy Douglass (aka The Senator) on Mixed Emotions . What was that like? [...]
Sun Kil Moon - "UK Blues" Sun KIl Moon released this fantastic track today, a great story and a great job telling it. Among The Leaves will be out on 5/29 via Caldo Verde. Source: Stereogum
Pizza Luce has announced that they will be suspending their popular block party this year and will resume it's rocking in 2013. Local Current has the story.
Consult Yuck about Yuck here .
First Avenue posted a great photo of Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak crowd surfing at tonight's Trampled By Turtles concert.
MFR and Warner Bros. Records have joined forces to celebrate the latest studio release from The Mars Volta , Noctourniquet . MFR is excited to give away two very special lithograph posters of this ever-intriguing album artwork, so listen up! To enter email laura@minneapolisfuckingrocks. com with your response to the following scenario: You are booking The Mars Volta as the headliner for an event. Who else is on the bill and how does the party unfold? Get creative. Two lucky winners will [...]
The new How Do I Know single from Here We Go Magic is available now via Secretly Canadian .
Little Legend - "Saints" Madison's Little Legend caught my ear via You Ain't No Picasso with this nice midtempo rocker. Midwest represent.
I've been digging through my old records lately and I can't believe just how awesome music was between 2003 and 2007. This awesomeness has inspired a new series, The Throwback Mix Series , which will be a six or seven installment set of mixes each containing 20 songs that I loved during that time span - and each mix will be completely rad. Spread the word and be sure to support the artists you enjoy. Neutral Milk Hotel - "Holland, 1945" [...]
Source: You Ain't No Picasso
Although it's just a few dates, at least Iceage are getting over here. Tour Dates: 06-02 Austin, TX - Empire Automotive - Chaos in Tejas 06-03 Austin, TX - Mohawk - Chaos in Tejas 07-15 Chicago, IL - Union Park - Pitchfork Music Festival 07-17 Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class 07-18 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern 07-20 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa 07-21 Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent St. 07-22 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge [...]
Photo credit: Pieter van Hattem In the past 9 years Duluth-bred bluegrass gods Trampled By Turtles have taken the world by storm and there appears to be no end in sight. Their sixth full-length release, Stars and Satellites (out today and currently streaming on their website ), is a testament of the group's dedication to create beautiful music while never allowing themselves to get too comfortable. After hiding away at Soleil Pines with engineer and friend Tom Herbers, TBT emerged with an album that showcases their superb musical talent as [...]
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