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Vita.mn 2015 "Are You Local?" contest: approved submissions

Here are bands we have approved for this year's "Are You Local?" contest. We will use your feedback to select finalists for the contest.

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Band Name:	The Old Smugglers




Song Title:	Salad Days
Band Description:	Weight of the world got you feeling down? Need to cleanse your spirit? Drink from The Old Smugglers Medicine Show Junkyard Revival Aural Elixir and ...
City:	Saint Paul
Band Website:	https://theoldsmugglers.wordpress.com/
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	MR DR




Song Title:	I Got a Feeling
Band Description:	MR DR is a collaborative effort between producer/engineer Jason McGlone and performers Stacy K and Dave Mehling (The Fontanelles). As housemates and frequent ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.mrdrmn.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Throwing Red Ink




Song Title:	Snakehole Lounge
Band Description:	Where will the snakes call home when we smoke them out of they're holes? Where will God's children roam when we've put a chain on ...
City:	Plymouth
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Dred I Dread




Song Title:	My Love Remains True
Band Description:	Dred I Dread is a Minneapolis, MN based Reggae Band. The Band was formed in 1998 and chosen as "Best Local Reggae Band" by City ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.dredidread.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	The Heavy Set




Song Title:	Beggin' For A Taste
Band Description:	Formed in 2013 as a backing band to recent Twin Cities transplant (by way of Winona, MN) Jake Ilika, The Heavy Set is a combination ...
City:	Minneapolis/Winona
Band Website:	http://www.theheavyset.bandcamp.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	The Carnegies




Song Title:	Bury My Bones
Band Description:	3 kids in a basement playing what we like.
City:	Minneapolis
Comments: (4)

Band Name:	College Coeds




Song Title:	Teenage Rager
Band Description:	College Coeds are a Minneapolis power trio more powerful than you could ever imagine. They play Rock and Roll music the way it was meant ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	CollegeCoedsBand.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Spy Vacation




Song Title:	Sisyphus
Band Description:	2014 was a big year for Spy Vacation. All being old enough to remember when 8 track tapes were the bomb they finally moved ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/spyvacation?ref=hl
Comments: (2)

Band Name:	Tape Tension




Song Title:	On The Line
Band Description:	Tape Tension is a solo fuzz rock affair by college student Jack Ross. I play all of the instruments, and do all of the recording ...
City:	Plymouth
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Jackson and the Roosters




Song Title:	Josephina
Band Description:	The music of Jackson and the Roosters can be described in one word; infectious. The Americana group has been playing live shows live for almost ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.jacksonandtheroosters.com
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Band Name:	Winston Drei Tod




Song Title:	Freelance Lover
Band Description:	The band may hail from the frigid hollows of the Northland, but there is nothing icy about the sounds Winston Drei Tod creates. At times ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://winstondreitod1.bandcamp.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	White Dads




Song Title:	Let You Down
Band Description:	White Dads are the kind of band you could take home to mother, and she'd be mighty proud. They create music that makes the world ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.facebook.com/WhiteDads
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	The Thirsty River




Song Title:	Waffles - Live Unedited Recording
Band Description:	The Thirsty River is a five piece string band from the Twin Cities sharing the common interests of beers, babes, and bluegrass. We play music ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/thethirstyriver
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Coastal Cabins




Song Title:	We Were Young
Band Description:	Coastal Cabins is an indie rock duo comprised of Jack Ross and Robert Marston. We started writing music together when we were about 15 or ...
City:	Plymouth
Band Website:	www.facebook.com/coastalcabinsmusic
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	The Highjacks




Song Title:	One More
Band Description:	The HIghjacks are original rock n roll music. With a wide variety of genres, and original songwriting, incredible lead guitar work, this is a band ...
City:	Mound
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Highjacks/739783506033862?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Lakewood Cemetery




Song Title:	Little Bird
Band Description:	We are a folk/Americana/whatever duo from Minneapolis. After meeting as members of the Como Avenue Jug Band, we decided to branch out into more serious ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.soundcloud.com/lakewoodcemetery
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Van Stee




Song Title:	She Writes
Band Description:	Van Stee was created as a group by core members Charlie Van Stee and Josh Kaplan during the recording of their first album in 2010. ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.vansteeband.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Kids Like Us




Song Title:	When The Going Got Weird
Band Description:	A couple of kids making music that pisses off the elderly.
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://twitter.com/DamnKidsLikeUs
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	The Dirty Banks




Song Title:	In Retrograde
Band Description:	Minneapolis band The Dirty Banks started in earnest in Summer 2013. Their songs favor distorted guitars, electric pianos, a driving groove and a touch of ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://thedirtybanks.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Glow Mechanics




Song Title:	Rare Hymn
Band Description:	Hip hop group from Minneapolis. Vibrant, old-school beats. Colorful lyricism. No gimmicks. 2014's Factored In [EP] was among the 40 most-played hip ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://glowmechanics.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Wastrels




Song Title:	Casual Cruelty (Demo)
Band Description:	Psychedelic/ post-punk/ garage from MPLS.
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/wastrelsband
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	B.O.Y.F.




Song Title:	I'm Breaking Up With Mr. Smiles
Band Description:	B.O.Y.F. combines groovy bass lines with intricate drums and pretty/pretty ugly synth noises, supplemented by three-part harmonies and occasionally some hollering. You can find us ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.boyf.org
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Porno Wolves




Song Title:	Tel Aviv
Band Description:	Porno Wolves is the industry, a rock-hard amalgam of self-preservation and lustful blues, forged from the blood, sweat, mistakes and love lives of its members. ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	soundcloud.com/pornowolves
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Little Star




Song Title:	Between The Veil
Band Description:	Little Star is a guitar/cello duo featuring Jayme Clifton Halbritter on guitar and Olivia Marie Quintanilla on cello. We formed just over two years ago ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://soundcloud.com/we-are-little-star
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	shiner




Song Title:	Islanders
Band Description:	A group of 4 nineteen year old boys playing high energy "stoner rock n roll" (as it was described by audience member after a show ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/shinerbandthing , https://shinerband.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Baby Shel




Song Title:	"Someday Soon" (Prod. Garlic Brown Beats)
Band Description:	Baby Shel is a Native American (Ojibwa) Hip Hop artist from the Red Lake Reservation in Northern Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis and raised on the ...
City:	Red Lake
Band Website:	www.babyshelmusic.bandcamp.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Tin Can Gin




Song Title:	Demon
Band Description:	Tin Can Gin was born and brewed upon the shores of Lake Superior near Duluth by childhood pals Harrison Olk and Trevor Marrin. Along with ...
City:	Duluth
Band Website:	www.tincangin.com ; www.facebook.com/tincangin
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	FILTHY ANIMALS




Song Title:	The World Around
Band Description:	FILTHY ANIMALS is a St. Paul Indie Rock group that blends Funk, R&B, and Psychedelic influences to create heavy grooves and lush soundscapes. This ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	www.filthyanimalsband.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Warehouse Eyes




Song Title:	Tokyo
Band Description:	Warehouse Eyes is the dream-pop duo of Jennie Lahlum and Christopher Williams. "Tokyo" is the single off their first EP "Carvings.” Inspired by the endless ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.warehouseeyes.com
Comments: (6)

Band Name:	Thomas Nordlund




Song Title:	Divide Avenue
Band Description:	Thomas Nordlund is a guitarist and composer based in Minneapolis, MN. After spending years performing throughout the midwest with many different bands, he is now ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	thomasnordlund.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Some Pulp




Song Title:	Oh Oh (Who's Cryin' Now)
Band Description:	Minneapolis-based Some Pulp pull inspiration from both Motown soul and eccentric glam rock into a collection of songs which serves as both an introduction and ...
City:	minneapolis
Band Website:	www.somepulprules.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	West Of Steve




Song Title:	That Voice On The Wind
Band Description:	Simple country songs. Beautiful melodies. Well-crafted phrases. Story songs about the people you grew up with and hang out with. That's what West of Steve ...
City:	Andover
Band Website:	http://westofsteve.bandcamp.com/releases
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Tabah Yames




Song Title:	Six Months of Snow
Band Description:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZJiamkFL_w Tabah Yames is a five piece group from Minnesota that began working in late 2013. Their current line-up has been writing and recording ...
City:	Saint Paul
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tabah-Yames/1436278316587573
Comments: (30)

Band Name:	Midwest Mayhem




Song Title:	Take Time
Band Description:	A high energy band formed in Anoka, MN by college music students and colleagues. They have a vast amount of influences; from blues, hard rock, ...
City:	Anoka
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/midwestmayhemband
Comments: (24)

Band Name:	Paul Spring




Song Title:	Wetlands
Band Description:	Paul Spring is a singer/songwriter from Saint Cloud, MN who plays Indie Folk style songs mostly around the Twin Cities. He will be releasing a ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.paulspringmusic.com
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Band Name:	Space Heater




Song Title:	Nobody's Coming
Band Description:	We play power pop and continue to develop our own style and sound. Stephanie Paquin, bass and Maureen Rudd, lead guitar write the songs and ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.spaceheatermsp.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	The Further Adjustments




Song Title:	House of Love
Band Description:	The Further Adjustments live and jam in Minneapolis. Worldwide debut premier song from upcoming album 'Be Gone'.
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Further-Adjustments/8421667033
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Stacy K




Song Title:	Stubborn Man
Band Description:	Stacy K is a Minneapolis, Mn based singer-songwriter. She has released one album 'Swarming with Frenzy, Swirling with Delight' and is currently recording her second. ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.stacyk.bandcamp.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Genetic Drift




Song Title:	Ocean Rend
Band Description:	Comprised of four middle school buddies that came together through an obsession with Guitar Hero to become a tight-knit group of self-taught college rockers, Genetic ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://geneticdrift.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	A Tragic Bent




Song Title:	Your Boyfreind
Band Description:	Two Piece Band from Minneapolis. Dan Jass on Guitar and Vocals, Janson Steffan on Drums. Full Album on A Tragic Bent's YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_07QVjDNxDUP13K9eGHqiA) All ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_07QVjDNxDUP13K9eGHqiA
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Rear Window




Song Title:	Capulet's Orchard
Band Description:	We are a 4 piece rock band that is influenced by Art & Literature. Some of us played in other bands you may have heard ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/RearWindowBand
Comments: (7)

Band Name:	Party After Paradise




Song Title:	Devil's Desire
Band Description:	Party After Paradise is a Pop/Rock band formed in late 2013. The band has a unique 'pop-infused rock' sound that not only rocks hard, but ...
City:	Mankato
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/PartyAfterParadise
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Breakaway




Song Title:	The Crashers and the Snappers
Band Description:	Recently nabbing a spot on The City Pages Min- neapolis’ “Best New Minnesota Musicians of 2014 Picked to Click” poll Joe Kujawa has been swooping ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/breakawayalive
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Molly Dean




Song Title:	The Natural Minor
Band Description:	This song is the title track from the forthcoming acoustic record by Molly Dean. The Players: Zamzow, Frid-Rubin, Gaudette, Jennings, Koskinen, Bates, Lee, Simonett, Nichols. ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.mollydean.net
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Mantown




Song Title:	Pants
Band Description:	If the Who and the Sex Pistols were on the same train and that train smashed into another train carrying a marching band, that is ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://soundcloud.com/mantown
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Beasthead




Song Title:	Sticker On Your Brain (feat. Fort Wilson Riot)
Band Description:	Beasthead is a four-piece electronic indie rock band from Minneapolis, MN. In the spring of 2013, the band came together in an effort to ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/beastheadband
Comments: (5)

Band Name:	Gaslighters Union




Song Title:	Meg (A Sweater for Pete Townshend)
Band Description:	The members of Gaslighters Union have played in too many outfits over the years to count, but somehow always manage to gravitate back to one ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/GaslightersUnion
Comments: (29)

Band Name:	Radio Drive




Song Title:	A Taste of Heaven
Band Description:	Radio Drive is an alternative rock band from Mpls/St Paul, MN, lead by Kevin Gullickson. Kevin worked as a solo artist over ...
City:	Eagan
Band Website:	http://www.radio-drive.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Murder Shoes




Song Title:	Out On My Own
Band Description:	One part beach bum, one part cowboy, one part cat sweater and a sprinkle of daydreams & love. All played on your parent's childhood record ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	murdershoes.bandcamp.com
Comments: (4)

Band Name:	Wailing Loons




Song Title:	All I Can Say
Band Description:	The Wailing Loons’ music bridges past and present. Their process is rooted in a rich tradition of gathering and storytelling and rhythm and love -- ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	wailingloons.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Air is Air




Song Title:	Livin' in Grey
Band Description:	Air is Air is made up of St. Olaf College students who met and formed at school. Their style ranges from beautiful ballads to scorching ...
City:	Northfield, MN (St. Olaf College)
Band Website:	http://airisair.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Wildflower




Song Title:	Running Down The Sun
Band Description:	Wildflower is described as a fresh, effervescent sound created by a talented female contemporary folk band started in Winona in 2013; including Patti Darbo, Aleah ...
City:	Winona
Band Website:	http://www.musicbyamandagrace.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Queen of France




Song Title:	Got It Down To A Science
Band Description:	"...the band the Beatles could've been" -Alan Partridge
City:	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Band Website:	http://queenoffrance.net/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	BlurCurve




Song Title:	Fixated
Band Description:	BlurCurve was formed by bassist Bob Furniss, drummer Justin Westplate, and vocalist/guitarist Kris Heuer in 2003. Over the next three years, they brought their energy ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	facebook.com/blurcurve
Comments: (17)

Band Name:	Skyhaven




Song Title:	Te Pajaro
Band Description:	Skyhaven is a 4 piece Instrumental Progressive Metal band from across Minnesota (Minneapolis, Hopkins, Savage, Orono) Founded on August 1st, 2014 Skyhaven hit the ...
City:	Hopkins
Band Website:	SkyhavenBand.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Basement Apartment




Song Title:	Amargosa
Band Description:	Minneapolis Indie Psych Rock formed in 2001 Self titled album released October 2014 Record Label: Mpls Ltd
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://basementapt.bandcamp.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	False Teeth




Song Title:	Space Prom
Band Description:	False Teeth is the brainchild of singer/songwriter and former I,Colossus frontman Matthew Sandstedt and rapper/producer Bobby Phisher. Together they delve through numerous sonic landscapes touching ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://falseteeth.bandcamp.com
Comments: (13)

Band Name:	in black print




Song Title:	The Made Clear
Band Description:	formed in 2013 with an ever-changing lineup of guitarists, in black print has kept our sights aimed steadily at bringing superb rock, in a mixture ...
City:	Burnsville
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/InBlackPrint
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Katy Vernon Band




Song Title:	Loving You
Band Description:	Katy Vernon is a Minneapolis / St. Paul based singer songwriter. She grew up in London, England and has been writing and singing as long ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.katyvernon.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Mr. GO!




Song Title:	She Won't Be Lovin' Me No More
Band Description:	Straight up rock band with a hint of cow-punk desperation
City:	Saint Paul
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/mrgomusic
Comments: (4)

Band Name:	Wild Colonial Bhoys




Song Title:	Friday Night
Band Description:	Twin Cities-based Celtic rock powerhouse Wild Colonial Bhoys have just celebrated their 11th anniversary as a band. Whether playing festivals and touring as their five-piece, ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	www.wildcolonialbhoys.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Wavy Maze




Song Title:	Leone
Band Description:	Wavy Maze, based in Minneapolis, began writing, recording and performing in late 2014. Their debut self-titled EP is set for release in spring of 2015. ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/wavymaze
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Perfume Monster




Song Title:	RainFlakes
Band Description:	Perfume Monster. Dream R&B. Style. Formed in the summer of 2014. Composed of Justin and Kyle Steen (Hunting Club), and featuring the vocal stylings of ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/perfumemonster
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	The Kelly Wendlandt Band




Song Title:	Grand Marais
Band Description:	We are a wine bar band. We like pink floyd and long walks in the park.
City:	St Paul
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Vinnie Rose Band




Song Title:	The American Dream
Band Description:	Americana, Rock, Country. I'd love to have you guys write up a review of the FULL album that will drop in late February. 10 tracks ...
City:	Mounds View
Band Website:	www.vinnierose.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	American Scarecrows




Song Title:	The Peak
Band Description:	American Scarecrows move with ease between simple whiskey-soaked country rock songs and straight-forward pop. Based in Minneapolis, the North Country served as a heavy influence ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://americanscarecrows.net/
Comments: (2)

Band Name:	TIMISAROCKER




Song Title:	Imagination Is Running Wild
Band Description:	TIMISAROCKER is an American punk band from Saint Paul, MN. Formed in 2014, these punks have a sound similar to the 1960s but a look ...
City:	Saint Paul
Band Website:	facebook.com/timisnotarocker
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Dan Hylton and the Ghostrunners




Song Title:	Faith, and Lies, and Promises
Band Description:	Minneapolis acoustic indie rocker Dan Hylton "...balances quirky humor, clever slice-of-life observations, and raw emotion" (The Current 89.3) and writes "…fresh, smart, yet deeply personal ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.danhylton.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Pale Blue Dot




Song Title:	Kamikaze
Band Description:	"Pale Blue Dot" is the newest collabertive effort from local artist collective Polkadot Mayhem. Intruiging production from young newcomer The Oncer-ler is accompanyed by Dig ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://polkadotmayhem.bandcamp.com/album/pale-blue-dot
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Upstanding Hoodrat




Song Title:	Varo
Band Description:	With the instrumentation of a jazz combo and the spirit of a punk rock band, Upstanding Hoodrat has an eclectic style that combines jazz, funk, ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	facebook.com/upstandinghoodrat
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Dirty Louis




Song Title:	Roll Sweet Thing
Band Description:	The musical equivalent of a party, a gunshot, an engine, an orgasm – paired best with cracking a beer, lighting a cigarette, or hitting the ...
City:	Bloomington
Band Website:	dirtylouis.com
Comments: (7)

Band Name:	Hyperslob & the Goat Meat Explosion




Song Title:	Pink Meet
Band Description:	Hyperslob is from Minneapolis, MN. The Goat Meat Explosion joined him in 2013 to play shows and record an album.
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://hyperslob.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Mississippi Hot Club




Song Title:	Tchavolo Swing
Band Description:	Mississippi Hot Club is a musical quintet of Minnesota natives. Four out of five members come from Grand Rapids, MN, originally founded as a logging ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.mississippihotclub.com/
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Har-di-Har




Song Title:	we scare each other (live)
Band Description:	Har-di-Har is Julie Thoreen and Andrew Thoreen. They met in a music theory class. Then they wed. For three and one half years, they fell ...
City:	Saint Paul
Band Website:	hardihar.com; facebook.com/hardihar.music; har-di-har.bandcamp.com; youtube.com/hardiharmusic
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Weights & Measures




Song Title:	Very Far
Band Description:	Formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2012, Weights & Measures evolved out of previous projects by founding members Nicholson Kenney (guitar, vocals) and Paul Berg (bass). ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://weightsandmeasuresband.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	LC Flowers




Song Title:	Disco Dream
Band Description:	An attempt at being eclectic and electronic indie, minus the baggage. Influenced by sunshine pop from the 60s and the modern abstract sounds of england ...
City:	Saint Louis Park
Band Website:	soundcloud.com/lcflowers
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	The Manchester Social Club




Song Title:	Rude Boy
Band Description:	The Manchester Social Club (TMSC), comprised of vocalist and guitarist Nate Beck, guitarist Nick Benson, bassist Taylor McKee, and drummer Nick Grubbe, is a Pub ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	http://themanchestersocialclub.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Superheater




Song Title:	Spanish Fly
Band Description:	"Superheater have the 90s elements, the 00's elements, and then add in a few Brit-pop sort of touches, a few Nirvana-isms, a few proto-metal caveman ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/Superheaterband
Comments: (2)

Band Name:	Danielle Chéri




Song Title:	Zeus
Band Description:	Danielle Cheri is a Minneapolis, MN based hip hop artist. She released her first book, "Arcanum", and her debut album, "Dear, __Yours Truly" in March ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danielle-Chéri/362963473717677
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	FAIR OAKS




Song Title:	See What The Sun Gave
Band Description:	Formed in two cities founded on the intrinsic turns and tails of one of Earth’s longest waterways, FAIR OAKS from Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota, has made ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.fairoaksband.com
Comments: (18)

Band Name:	Hyperbolic Comet




Song Title:	Orchids in Tow
Band Description:	A critical nomad and an unemployed magician found themselves trapped in a cave in Chicago. The Solar System ejected Hyperbolic Comet.
City:	Roots in Hopkins and St. Paul
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Bae Tigre




Song Title:	Chemicals
Band Description:	Bae Tigre is the newest musical project of Minneapolis-based musician, Ranelle Johnson (previously Tiger VS). Her 10-track debut album titled "Memoir of a Happy Drifting ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	baetigre.bandcamp.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	more.is.more




Song Title:	Caveat pt. II
Band Description:	more.is.more is bombastic minimalism in post-rock. What the hell does that mean? Well we are a two-piece from Minneapolis that manages to make ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://moreismore.bandcamp.com/album/roy-g-black-10-inch
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Hot Date




Song Title:	The Noise
Band Description:	Red wine and long nights yielded the spontaneous songwriting collected in Hot Date’s first album, "For Lovers". Eric Carranza and Nora O'Brien have created songs ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	hotdate.us
Comments: (4)

Band Name:	Malik Augustus




Song Title:	Shoutout to the world
Band Description:	I am a rapper from Minneapolis. I try to have an old school sound mixed with a new school funk. I record my music in ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	facebook.com/malikaugustus
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Casual Confusion




Song Title:	Falling Natiion
Band Description:	Casual Confusion is a “Psychedelic/Funk/Rock/Soul” band that draws comparison to artists like Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, yet maintains an overwhelmingly original sound. Our music ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casual-Confusion
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Nsikak




Song Title:	Next Friday - ft. Big Rece
Band Description:	Nsikak, hailing from the Twin Cities, focuses on bringing a genuine message to the forefront of music. At the age of 24, he has released ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	www.nsikak.com; https://www.facebook.com/pages/3ME/249040187650;
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Band Name:	Dead Skull




Song Title:	Words (You Never Heard Before)
Band Description:	I get this AC/DC meets Black Flag feeling from Dead Skull who are a couple of brothers from a fucked up place called Knife River ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://awesomedeadskull.tumblr.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Mic Q.A




Song Title:	Boy Harrison
Band Description:	Rapping his whole life, QA has become a solid lyricist honing in on his craft. This makes his music honest and passionate but smooth to ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.facebook.com/mic.q.a.music
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	BARTELL




Song Title:	JUST WALK AWAY
Band Description:	indie-rock
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.bartellmusic.com/
Comments: (8)

Band Name:	The Stress of Her Regard




Song Title:	The Ballad of Josie and Davey (Legalize Gay)
Band Description:	The Stress Of Her Regard (formerly The Idle Hands) are influenced by the likes of The Jesus & Mary Chain, Johnny Cash and Jim Jarmusch. ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	sohrband.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Jacob Grippen




Song Title:	Questions Asked
Band Description:	Singer songwriter acoustic music. A man: his mind, his voice and his guitar. From southeastern Minnesota, Jacob Grippen brings his solo vocal and guitar styling ...
City:	Winona
Band Website:	http://jacobgrippen.bandcamp.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Pinwheel




Song Title:	Stagnate
Band Description:	Pinwheel is a Minneapolis trio of jaded, working class, jack-offs who enjoy spending their limited free time expressing their contempt for modern society with thinly ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://pinwheelband.com/home/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Hustle Rose




Song Title:	Make You Mine
Band Description:	Hustle Rose is Garage Soul/Funk band led by Singer-Songwriter & Guitar Player David Glen. Along with their Hustle Horns section with Nelson Devereaux on Saxophone/Flute ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.hustlerosemusic.com
Comments: (20)

Band Name:	Moon and Pollution




Song Title:	Darkroom Double
Band Description:	Moon & Pollution is the new duo of singer Molly Dean and producer Graham O’Brien (No Bird Sing). 'Darkroom Double' is a track on their ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.ftoitox.com/moonandpollution/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Ryan Daniel




Song Title:	Avenger
Band Description:	In November, 2014, Ryan won the Rawkzilla Battle of the Bands, winning over $25K in prizes. Rawkzilla is the largest battle of its kind ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.ryandanielonline.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Sam Cassidy




Song Title:	Hard Road
Band Description:	Sometimes it just takes a while for things to come into focus. Debts is the first collection of songs from Minneapolis’ Sam Cassidy. Written over ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.samcassidymusic.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Dividing Eden




Song Title:	Here Comes the Water
Band Description:	Dividing Eden began in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, and in a short amount of time solidified their position as one of the most up and ...
City:	Burnsville
Band Website:	www.dividingeden.com, www.facebook.com/dividingedenmusic
Comments: (4)

Band Name:	The Gentlemen's Anti-Temperance League




Song Title:	Common Law Vampire
Band Description:	An eclectic string quartet blending gypsy jazz and punk and klezmer. The kind of music your grandpa would listen to, if your grandpa was a ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://thegatl.bandcamp.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Weather Maps




Song Title:	Breathe
Band Description:	Weather Maps is an indie rock band from Minneapolis led by songwriter/producer Jimmy Stofer. He is best known for his work as a bassist, having ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.weathermapsmusic.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Larry Wish




Song Title:	On One More Condition
Band Description:	Larry Wish has been performing solo and with his band, His Guys, in Minneapolis bars, houses, galleries, and schools for eight years. By combining catchy ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://larrywish.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Fox & Coyote




Song Title:	Coal Diamond
Band Description:	Fox & Coyote is made up of four semi-awkward and semi-hilarious people whose lives, like most people, are pulled in so many freaking directions. One ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://foxandcoyote.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Timbre Junction




Song Title:	Bluegrass Queen
Band Description:	Timbre Junction is a group of four musicians who bring with them a diverse set of musical backgrounds and a total of well over 100 ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.timbrejunction.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Frankincense




Song Title:	Puella
Band Description:	Titled in a nod to the feminine version of the Greek word “barbaros,” meaning “foreign,” Frankincense's new EP "Barbara aims for an unfamiliar sonic character ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://frankincense.bandcamp.com/
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Jordan Carr




Song Title:	Snow Day
Band Description:	After a year of recording and a year of incarceration, Jordan Carr a.k.a. "#1 Bad Boy" is now ready to share his heartfelt and blackened ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	1badboyjordancarr.bandcamp.com
Comments: (9)

Band Name:	The Hot Estate




Song Title:	Salt
Band Description:	The Hot Estate is a 3-piece alt/rock band from Minneapolis (Northeast!). We play dance-able tunes that rock! We've been writing, practicing, and recording since ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.facebook.com/TheHotEstate
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	The Manchester Social Club




Song Title:	Move On Out
Band Description:	The Manchester Social Club (TMSC) is a Pub Rock/Punk band, based in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Fronted by vocalist and guitarist Nate Beck, guitarist Nick Benson, bassist ...
City:	St Paul
Band Website:	www.TheManchesterSocialClub.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Jacob Champlin and The Blue Jays




Song Title:	Friendship
Band Description:	Jacob Champlin & The Bluejays is a 7 piece Indie Folk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Front man Jacob Champlin (Previously of Cathy Crescendo) assembled a ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/jacobchamplinandthebluejays
Comments: (7)

Band Name:	Nooky Jones




Song Title:	The Way I See You
Band Description:	Nooky Jones, a new sextet fronted by vocalist Cameron Kinghorn, brings original flavors to the stage. Like a good merlot, Nooky Jones is a little ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.facebook.com/nookyjones
Comments: (31)

Band Name:	Crushi




Song Title:	Four
Band Description:	I'm a whole band. All the instruments. Original Songs by Crushi. Search for Crushi on Soundcloud.com
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.soundcloud.com/crushi
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Phil Darg and Friends




Song Title:	On The Blue Line
Band Description:	Singer-songwriter based music recording act with an emphasis on classic rock and alternative folk-rock.
City:	Maple Grove
Band Website:	http://www.phildarg.com/
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Jake Jones




Song Title:	Cowboy Song
Band Description:	Jake Jones was born and raised on the frozen plains of Minnesota, where he spent endless winter nights picking his guitar and crafting solemn songs ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.jakejonesmusic.com
Comments: (3)

Band Name:	Mobster Lobster




Song Title:	Twice As Nice
Band Description:	Mobster Lobster is a group of friends combining to create a sound that is a great representation of all of their musical tastes. Their grooves ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.moblobmusic.com
Comments: (11)

Band Name:	Jack and The Coax




Song Title:	Couple of Devils
Band Description:	Jack and The Coax are a five-piece Twin Cities rock and roll band. The five met at McNally Smith College of Music and have played ...
City:	Saint Paul
Band Website:	JackandTheCoax.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Hope Country




Song Title:	On Our Own
Band Description:	“I believe that with love and encouragement we can change the worst of atmospheres,” says Brent Johnson. His desire to create an environment and place ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	www.hopecountrymusic.com
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Graveyard Club




Song Title:	Fire in the Sky
Band Description:	In the fall of 2013, Graveyard Club recorded a batch of spooky, synth-laden 80’s pop songs in the basement of a 19th century mansion in ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://www.graveyard-club.com/
Comments: (6)

Band Name:	The Last Revel




Song Title:	Light in My Eyes
Band Description:	The Last Revel is a tight and energetic alternative folk trio from Minneapolis, Minnesota that builds their musical foundations on three part harmonies, evocative lyrical ...
City:	Mineapolis
Band Website:	www.thelastrevel.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	Go Get 'Em, Tiger




Song Title:	Sleep Cyclone
Band Description:	"Go get 'em, tiger!" -Caring dad at Little League game who may or may not be living vicariously through his son. Dad unwisely teaches ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	http://gogetemtiger.flavors.me
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Kilo Flag




Song Title:	The Throne
Band Description:	New and improved! Low interest rates! Pre-qualified! Size zero! Cash prizes! Get the body you want; look hot by spring! Weight loss pills! Longpig recipes ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/kiloflag
Comments: (2)

Band Name:	The Plott Hounds




Song Title:	Southbound
Band Description:	Blurring the lines between Southern Rock, Blues, Folk, Americana and Rock and Roll, The Plott Hounds combine all of their favorite elements that stretch across ...
City:	Anoka
Band Website:	www.theplotthounds.com
Comments: (4)

Band Name:	Kind Country




Song Title:	The Real Deal
Band Description:	Kind Country began as a string quartet in 2012 and has since evolved into an 8 piece ensemble that transcends definition by genre. With a ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	kindcountryband.com
Comments: (1)

Band Name:	#MPLS




Song Title:	Dance With Me
Band Description:	Delivering a sound that is all Minneapolis. #MPLS (M-P-L-S) is the progressive product of the Hip-Hop generation, showcasing eight independent voices while exhibiting an exceedingly ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.soundslikeMPLS.com
Comments: (11)

Band Name:	Audiyo Element




Song Title:	Who We Are
Band Description:	Audiyo Element (AE) is one of the newest sounds in the Twin Cities. AE is an eclectic group of young musicians who aren't limited to ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.audiyoelement.com, www.facebook.com/audiyoelement, www.soundcloud.com/audiyoelement
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Danami and The Blue




Song Title:	Have You Seen Her
Band Description:	Danami is an accomplished Soul/Hip-Hop Recording Artist striving to comfort, inspire, and empower people to become the best version of themselves. Fans have compared Danami’s ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	https://www.facebook.com/DanamiMusic
Comments: (7)

Band Name:	Bruise Violet




Song Title:	Hella Rad Hella Sad Hella Angsty
Band Description:	We're Bruise Violet, a 3 piece all female grunge punk band from out of St. Paul. We formed in April 2014 when the girls were ...
City:	St. Paul
Band Website:	www.facebook.com/bruisevioletmn
Comments: (0)

Band Name:	Cold Kingdom




Song Title:	Let it Burn
Band Description:	Cold Kingdom burst on to the Minneapolis local rock scene in August of 2014 playing their first show opening for Saving Abel at the Fine ...
City:	Minneapolis
Band Website:	www.coldkingdom.com
Comments: (1)

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