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2014 Are You Local? finalists
See the finalists compete live on Thursday, March 6 at First Avenue. The winning band will receive a spot at Vita.mn and First Avenue's event in Austin, TX on Friday, Mar. 14.
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Finalists performing live on Thursday, Mar. 6
Finalist #1
Band Name:
Black Diet
Song Title:
Thrown Stones
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Band Description:
Black Diet is a garage/indie/soul band with a sartorial flair. Indebted to Stax records, they put on shows that look like Baptist church services held at punk houses. Part of a stream of vintage sounding acts coming out of Minneapolis' Pinata Records, they're spitting out sharp, testimonial jams for the masses.
Formed in the Fall of 2011, they've spent years playing show after show, session after session, a walking paragon of the "hard working Midwestern band." Having finally released their first two singles in July of 2013 ("You Did it to Yourself" and "Slow it Down", Pinata Records-003), ...
City:
Minneapolis
Band Website:
www.facebook.com/blackdiet
Finalist #2
Band Name:
BOTZY
Song Title:
Dandelions for Breakfast
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Band Description:
Botzy is the consummate Minneapolis rap hustler, recognizing that work ethic extends into every facet of his musical journey. You'll see it on stage and off, the hungry approach to both his craft and his movement, and the passion behind his art from all sides culminates in an impressive final product.
Botzy has contibuted to mutiple Minneapolis projects & releases: VAYNS, Buck Fotzy, Culture Cry Wolf, The Best Love is Free.
Dandelions for Breakfast is the first peak into BOTZY's new creative direction, showcasing a promising start to 2014.
It's new release - £¡bel - ...
City:
Minneapolis
Band Website:
www.BuckFotzy.com
Finalist #3
Band Name:
Jillian Rae
Song Title:
Heartbeat
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Band Description:
Jillian Rae is a multi-talented violinist, lead vocalist, and songwriter. Her creative and dynamic style of violin playing along with her lifelong experience as a performer, lend her an assured stage presence. She has an innate ability to create hook-laden tunes affirming the positives of life in the face of struggle and disappointment. With the overarching joy she takes in all things musical, it was inevitable that Jillian should form her own band... and not too surprising that it should be in her own name.
City:
Minneapolis
Band Website:
http://www.jillianraemusic.com
Finalist #4
Band Name:
Step Rockets
Song Title:
Kisser
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Band Description:
It didn't take long for Step Rockets to take off. Just 13 days after the release of "Kisser", the track hit #1 on Hype Machine. The song has over 300,000 Soundcloud plays and continues to gain international attention.
The Minneapolis four-piece twists psychedelic sounds and modern pop hooks into danceable indie rock. Their tracks blend the raw attitude of the Clash with the interstellar arrangements of the Flaming Lips, creating a sound that is uniquely dynamic and fun.
Step Rockets aim to live up to their name. The group of multi-instrumentalists build layers of EDM, New ...
City:
Minneapoils
Band Website:
http://www.steprockets.com
Finalist #5
Band Name:
Teammates
Song Title:
Hands in the Fire
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Band Description:
Teammates formed in February 2012, when former drummer Adam Teirab left a band called Human Bear Trap. Following this departure, remaining members Alan Skamser-O’Neil, Brady Mielke, and Dan Kasper scrapped most of the project and focused all work on a few new songs. Lacking a drummer, they turned what was before a dominantly guitar-driven sound into one built from drum loops and synth experiments. In April 2012 John Acarregui joined the band, completing the lineup. One year later, the group was fully re-energized and in the midst of recording an EP’s worth of material on the 3rd floor of the ...
City:
Minneapolis
Band Website:
www.teammatesmusic.com
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