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Tag: Minneapolis

Minnesota’s Hollow Star Is Calling Out To God – Any God, So Long As They Answer – In ‘Seconds’

November 21, 2025

Right from the start of ‘Seconds’ you can tell that Hollow Star loves The Police. The jangly staccato lead guitar notes and pounding drums are soon accompanied by a surf-rock style rhythm guitar, and the result is simply superb.

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Mychael Gabriel Speaks To Us About His Music And How Coming From Minneapolis Has Influenced It

March 14, 2023

We’ve been writing about Mychael Gabriel and his music for a few years now, starting with his single, ‘Ghost In The Midnight’ back in 2019, right up to ‘Sunday Afternoon’, which he released early this year. Now we get to speak to the man himself and get to ask him our most burning questions.

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Ryan And Pony – ‘Fast As I Can’

November 26, 2018

Indie pop group The Melismatics have been a fixture of Minneapolis for the past ten years, and two of their members, Ryan and Pony, have started releasing music as a duo. First single, ‘Low’ draws from contemporary hits, while the follow-up, ‘Fast As I Can’, exemplifies all their compositional strengths.

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Kazyak – ‘Belmonte’

November 15, 2018

Kazyak are an alternative folk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their latest track, ‘Belmonte’, is taken from their new album, ‘Reflection’, and features an experimental video shot in a graveyard.

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LowRay – ‘Friends And The Fakers’

September 27, 2018

Minnesota artists are known for their storytelling abilities, and LowRay are no exception to this. Although drummer James Irving originally hails fromEngland, LowRay are otherwise Minnesota through and through, and the band has gained a considerable reputation in the local scene, for the inventiveness and style of their music.

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Mary Bue – ‘The Shit I Left In Duluth’

July 15, 2018

Mary Bue was originally from Princeton Minnesota, and is now based in Minneapolis. She’s been in the music business for nearly twenty years and finds creativity in the dark aspects of life, through which she’s able to come up with a melancholy vibe, while at the same time not becoming too cynical. Mary’s latest track, ‘The Shit I Left In Duluth’, is her latest release.

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The Suburbs – ‘When We Were Young’

March 20, 2018

Legendary Minneapolis band The Suburbs are back with their new album, ‘Hey Muse!’, and the single, ‘When We Were Young’.

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Gabriel and the Apocalypse – ‘Thrill of the Kill’

April 14, 2017

With their heavy rock/industrial style, Gabriel and the Apocalypse are dramatic and theatrical, but in the words of frontwoman Lindy Gabriel, “not over polished. You can feel the emotion. You can feel the anger.” The band has been together in its current formation since 2011, and have recently released the video for their new song, ‘Thrill Of The Kill’.

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Alt Rock Singer-Songwriter Roszo Releases Debut EP ‘Give It All’

March 2, 2017

Singer songwriter Roszo released his debut EP, the five track ‘Give It All’, on February 24.

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Owen – ‘Settled Down’

January 30, 2017

Using the pseudonym ‘Owen’, Mike Kinsella isn’t you’re usual singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. Hailing from Chicago, he’s been satisfying his fans for over twenty years, as well being involved in a number of groundbreaking projects. Now Owen has released their new single, ‘Settled Down’, along with a stunning music video.

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Christine Sako – Footprints

September 21, 2015

Hailing from Minneapolis but now living in San Diego, Christine Sako is a multi-talented musician playing anything she doesn’t have to blow into.

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