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The Gemnize deliver a constellation of stars in “Wild Hearts”
Grace McCrady and Gigi Amal have been playing together, writing songs, and developing a musical partnership based in the ukulele for years. After hearing a full band behind their songs and wanting to expand their identity, they changed their name from The Ukuladies to The Gemnize. In Latin Gemini means twins, which reflects their strength […] More
Leslie Vincent finally finds space to perform debut album These Foolish Things [Interview]
Leslie Vincent released her debut album These Foolish Things back in April. After a long wait, she’s finally getting a chance to perform the album live in a most unusual way. August 10th she’ll take the outside stage at Crooners Supper Club to perform to a blend of seating and parked cars. In todays pandemic, music […] More
Turning the right direction at the Icehouse
Since the pause of live music, there have been valiant efforts to have live-streaming fill that gap. Some artists have recorded individual parts to combine with their bandmates, others have gone solo. Even virtual festivals have popped up. No matter the attempt, we all repeat the same words: it’s not the same. There are now […] More
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Minneapolis’ Chad Atkins releases dreamy remix of K-Pop artist Moon Knife’s “Never Mind”
Minneapolis-based producer Chad Atkins officially released his latest project earlier this week, a dreamy remix of the popular song “Never Mind” from popular K-pop artist Moon Knife! “Never Mind Remix“, which was released on July 13th, is a 90s R&B influenced K-Pop track that Chad sprinkled with his classic electronic/conplextro flair, resulting in the perfect fusion […] More
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Eli Gardiner releases “Tattered and Torn,” a response to the 2016 election
Folk-rock singer-songwriter Eli Gardiner has released the first music video in anticipation of his September 28th album release named The Fire and The Medicine. The song “Tattered and Torn” was written in response to the latest presidential election and is built around images from America’s past. The video features public domain clips of the Selma […] More
Behind the Glass with Brandon Buttner (Part Four)
At the very beginning of speaking to Brandon Buttner about his career, he shared that there was one thing that sets him a part from everyone else that moved to Nashville, LA, or New York. He has always planned to move back to Minnesota. There has been an internal desire to bring something back with […] More
The Von Tramps Ease Into “Summer Nights”
Summer is right around the corner as we ease into a radically revised world. Images of what summer involves, how it feels, and all the childhood activities come rushing back every June. This year will certainly look and feel much different but The Von Tramps just released a time capsule with their new music video […] More
Behind the Glass with Brandon Buttner (Part Three)
Behind every career are the intangibles that keep us going. We have peers that influence us, internal desires that motivate us, and private goals that drive us forward. For the people behind the glass at studios, there is a completely different set of dreams that the artists have on the other side. It’s not about […] More
Behind the Glass with Brandon Buttner (Part Two)
“All of my big connections today have stemmed back to one or two relationships early on. It’s trickled down from working with this one person, then get introduced to this person and working with them for three years, and so on.” Brandon Buttner Being a producer and engineer requires many hats to wear. For Brandon, […] More
Behind the Glass with Brandon Buttner (Part One)
“I actually still have Minnesota plates on my car and a Minnesota license in my wallet,” claims Brandon Buttner. A resident of Los Angeles for close to 8 years, engineer and vocal producer Brandon Buttner still has some heavy Minnesota ties. When I called his Midwest area-coded phone, we spoke about his strong ties to […] More
Minneapolis Quarantine Mixtape Project
2020 so far has been a tough year for everyone in Minneapolis. The Coronavirus pandemic has affected every clique, group and subculture this city has to offer, including but not limited to the Minneapolis Hip Hop scene. All plans for the future have officially been cancelled, leaving rappers and singers wondering what’s next for their […] More
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Watch now: Prof is Mr. Rogers in his new music video “Squad Goals”
Rhymesayers rapper Prof released his newest piece of work “Squad Goals”, paired with a Mr. Rogers-themed music video. Prof gives his best imitation of the children’s television host with an added and expected quirkiness. Whether you like the tune or not, we can all agree he looks dashing in his new hair. Prof is promoting […] More
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