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Name of Band:  The Oh Eeks
Song Title:  Greater Than Magnets
Description:  Indie Rock
 
Name of Band:  TONNAGE
Song Title:  From Zero
Description:  TONNAGE was formed in 2004 and has performed extensively across the Midwest. The band likens its sound to that associated with Amphetamine Reptile Records in ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Dada Trash Collage
Song Title:  Watching You Paint Your Nose
Description:  Photo by Colin Sheffield

Lyrics:

We’re out loud

And I’ll leave you to your own imagination

I could ease your pain

And I’ve tried many times before

But you’re no longer ...
 
Name of Band:  watson
Song Title:  You Are The Only One
Description:  Aptly described as “modern classic rock,” watson blends their influences from legendary acts such as Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and The Who with their modern ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Hunting Club
Song Title:  The Rocket Man
Description:  Hunting Club are more than the sum of their inspirations or techniques. Within one song the band can doodle in sparse terrain, then erupt into ...
 
Name of Band:  thedriveback
Song Title:  Night's End
Description:  Listen to The Drive Back’s music and you’ll feel creative, listen to their story and you’ll feel inspired. Based in Minneapolis the four members of ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Bad Accident
Song Title:  Tear Gas. Baby
Description:  Bad Accident's current lineup has come from the wreckage of bands Vasoline Alley, The Gargoyles, Puzzle Factory, The Swingin Teens, Soviet Dissonance,

"...leaves the listener ...
 
Name of Band:  Irie Sol
Song Title:  Your Love
Description:  Irie Sol's founder, Junior Williams, moved to America from Kingston, Jamaica, with the dream of starting a band that would fuse the genres (reggae, dancehall, ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Ananda Acoustic Root
Song Title:  Nowhere Forever
Description:  After being the lead singer and percussionist in the band Blue Dot Trance for 3 years, Ananda taught himself to play the guitar by ear ...
 
Name of Band:  PillThrill
Song Title:  MPLS
Description:  Fronted by local lady-killer Andrew Sullivan, the band’s blend of rock, funk, crunk and insanity is sure to thrill the pants off of Twin Cities ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Sirens of Titan
Song Title:  Lothario
Description:  Sirens of Titan. Metal. Rock. Doom. Stoner. Groove. Down-tempo. Sludge. Prog. Post-any-of-the-above. Call it what you will, the music of Minneapolis-based Sirens of Titan is ...
 
Name of Band:  Gallupstar
Song Title:  Climate Nomads
Description:  Who is Gallupstar?
Indie Pop from Pseudo Pop Records

No, he's not the strange love child of NM's desert city and those luminous beads hung in the ...
 
 
Name of Band:  The Color Pharmacy
Song Title:  Start Over
Description:  Unable to stay away from the studio and in
response to the demand from his solid fan base, Jake
Dilley went into the studio to record one ...
 
Name of Band:  The Desert Vest
Song Title:  Find a Way
Description:  Alternative&Punk
 
 
Name of Band:  The Golden Bubbles
Song Title:  Pretty Girl
Description:  Formed in Wells, MN in 2003. The Golden Bubbles play pop music and wear matching outfits.
 
Name of Band:  Claire Taubenhaus
Song Title:  Real Knowledge
Description:  Hip-hoppy soul folk popness?
 
 
Name of Band:  Bight Club
Song Title:  World Wide
Description:  Bight Club is Tony Rabiola (DJ and beatsmith) and Nutz (MC).  Possessing a diverse musical performance background of music between the two of them, and ...
 
Name of Band:  CHARN
Song Title:  Happier Than ME
Description:  After playing with several acts and touring out of Nashville TN for two years, the Brothers Hicks and Levi Stugelmeyer returned to their home state ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Throw The Fight
Song Title:  The Wreckage
Description:  It's obvious by their aptly named full-length debut, In Pursuit of Tomorrow, that Baustert and his TTF collaborators have made the single-minded sacrifice to put ...
 
Name of Band:  The Grande machine
Song Title:  All the Love
Description:  Like the New York Dolls, The Stooges, and MC5 meet Slade and Kiss, this is high energy with real songs - in a perfect world, ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Nicholas Mrozinski
Song Title:  "Easter and Keeko"
Description:  Nicholas Mrozinski & the Feelin Band share their own blend of Vibrant Alternative Soul-Folk, and hail from Saint Paul, MN. Nicholas' latest album, "Together We're ...
 
Name of Band:  Nice Purse
Song Title:  Heart Medley
Description:  Nice Purse started as a two piece street performing band, playing mostly slide guitar blues. after gathering with a few friends and recording in an ...
 
 
Name of Band:  St Dominic's Trio
Song Title:  Bike Ride on 35W
Description:  An offshoot of the popular Van Morrison cover band, The Belfast Cowboys, St Dominic's Trio released its debut CD of all original music in January ...
 
Name of Band:  The CVS Trio
Song Title:  Our Love
Description:  The CVS Trio has been playing around the Twin Cities since 2005. They have always brought great melodies that could be compared with Sunny Day ...
 
 
Name of Band:  MelloRoar
Song Title:  Hovercraft
Description:  MelloRoar began as a casual porch jam one rainy summer night. The band has since evolved into a musical powerhouse with the ability to entertain ...
 
Name of Band:  Luke Redfield
Song Title:  Down the Line
Description:  Luke Redfield is a singer/songwriter from Minneapolis who travels for inspiration and returns home when its time to record a new album. On his recent ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Andy Elwell
Song Title:  At My Best
Description:  "Elwell’s throaty, emotionally fraught tenor sounds full of self-doubt, his music is remarkably assured, a lush folk-pop tapestry featuring swooning string arrangements and tasteful alt-country ...
 
Name of Band:  Naked Alien
Song Title:  Sexy Pants
Description:  We are four Minnesota band type guys having fun writing songs about beer, personal experiences, perceptions on life, and barstool philosophies. We are not looking ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Frances Gumm
Song Title:  "Girl Trouble/ Cop Trouble"
Description:  Indie rock pioneers that toured with Sebadoh and Pavement- now they like to play at
the Turf Club!
 
Name of Band:  Falcon Arrow
Song Title:  Tramps and Hobos
Description:  Falcon Arrow is an instrumental post rock two piece of looping bass riffs and drums. "Think geology, watched in time-lapse movie speed: at times minimalistic, ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Paragraphs
Song Title:  It's Sunset at Midnight
Description:  Minneapolis post-rick trio Paragraphs (also known as prgrphs) is made up of Dan on drums, Chris on guitars, and Brigitte on keyboards. Their songs feature ...
 
Name of Band:  Pretty Ugly
Song Title:  Gutter Thug
Description:  Pretty Ugly is a marriage of styles reflecting a new era of music open-ness. After spending years in the twin cities Hip Hop and Rave ...
 
 
Name of Band:  The Arms Akimbo
Song Title:  You Want To
Description:  The Arms Akimbo was formally established in the spring of 2009. The beginnings, however, date to almost a decade beforehand when members, Nick (26) and ...
 
Name of Band:  Right From Rona
Song Title:  In Waves
Description:  Slick and confident, this power-trio is determined to ride their irresistible blend of crisp, dramatic rock and ghostly, atmospheric production to world domination. -catchy hooks ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Blue Spot Lobotomy
Song Title:  Marlene
Description:  4 Musicians that have been playing together for 15 years. Alternative, progressive, vocal heavy, college, grunge, folk, Acoustic, Electric, big Rock music. Cd's include "Patent ...
 
Name of Band:  4onthefloor
Song Title:  On Tuesdays
Description:  The 4onthefloor deliver stompin' blues at an alarming intensity. Audiences immediately take to the infectious driving feel of not one, but four bass drums pulsing ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Metaloa
Song Title:  Creeper
Description:  Based out of Rochester, MN. An ongoing project complete after 8 long years. Alternative Metal. We've opened for SOULFLY, Prong, Cattle Decapitation, and Mutiny Within, ...
 
Name of Band:  Joey Ryan & The Inks
Song Title:  Spitting In Tune
Description:  “Here's one last album for the 2009 Best Of lists. Well, Here We Are Then is a vitamin D jolt, a perfectly timed release to ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Nyteowl
Song Title:  Sustain
Description:  Minneapolis-based musician and producer Jeremiah Conlon (a.k.a. Nyteowl) began creating electronic music years ago - but gained international recognition in 2007 after winning both Cassius ...
 
Name of Band:  Morning Society
Song Title:  Frost
Description:  Formed in 2008, Morning Society is a five-piece rock band whose sole purpose is to capture the moments of clarity that happens in every day ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Usonia
Song Title:  Trailer - Demo
Description:  We're a brand new rock band out of Minneapolis and would LOVE some exposure. We're finishing our album in Des Moines, being produced by the ...
 
Name of Band:  Prozac Rat
Song Title:  Dearly Beloved
Description:  From heartbreak to heart failure, from magical ponies to subdermal pigeons, every song explores or invents a new genre, cleverly disguised as "pop music."
In 1997 ...
 
 
Name of Band:  The Farewell Circuit
Song Title:  The Inexorable March Of Time
Description:  Easily put : Indie pop from a group of guys with a lot of instruments laying around. The creative core of the group is Danny ...
 
Name of Band:  In The Cinema
Song Title:  Midday Refuge
Description:  In The Cinema is a beat-driven folktronic duo, consisting of two brothers:

Ryan Hughes - vox, guitar, piano/keys, glockenspiel, hand percussion
Joe Hughes - drums, samples, hand ...
 
 
Name of Band:  The Belfast Cowboys
Song Title:  Cleaning Windows (Minneapolis Version)
Description:  This nine-piece band has been playing the music of Van Morrison to adoring crowds in and around Minnesota since 2002. It is also the papa ...
 
Name of Band:  This Again
Song Title:  You Want to Be a Ghost
Description:  Post-Punk to Beats.
 
 
Name of Band:  RyanPaul & TheArdent
Song Title:  Meet Me Where I Am
Description:  Ryan Paul & THE ARDENT is a Minneapolis based indie band whose first release, "La Vita Nuova", was called “an expansive affair, illuminated with country, ...
 
Name of Band:  Grasping Castor
Song Title:  Aerial View
Description:  Grasping Castor came together to make music that we are extremely proud of and enjoy performing. Jesse and Dylan have played together for some time, ...
 
 
Name of Band:  Matthew Griswold EAP
Song Title:  Unbridled
Description:  Written by Matthew J. Griswold and enhanced by his new backing band, The Exotic Ambiance Project. Matthew was a five year army veteran spending time ...
 
Name of Band:  Days of Rae
Song Title:  Right About That
Description:  Days of Rae is a myriad of sound. The band blends dynamic melodies with inventive instrumentation, catchy hooks and thoughtful lyrics to create a sound ...
 
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