Monthly Archives: January 2012
Polica : Wandering Star
Today’s post comes from one of the Twin Cities hottest bands right now, Polica. Channy Casselle started this band out of the ashes of the Roma Di Luna breakup. Just because she was from Roma Di Luna, don’t expect it to … Continue reading
Brother Ali : Palm the Joker
My wife and I belong to a group called the MN Food Bloggers, she runs our food blog, Eat.Drink.Life.Love, doing all the writing, and I take the pictures. Every other month or so, the group gets together at a local … Continue reading
Clan of Xymox : A Day
For several weeks, I had been putting together a compilation that was made of all the music that was played on the epic show 120 Minutes. I watched that show religiously, not only for being exposed to such great music, … Continue reading
Love and Rockets : Waiting For The Flood
This post is going to be really short, because not much needs to be said about this song. Most underrated Love and Rockets song ever. Ever.
Howler : Back Of Your Neck
So, I just discovered this band the other day when the Star Tribune had a feature on this band, and I had no idea that they were even local! They are fronted by the 19 year old Jordan Gatesmith and formed … Continue reading
Goodbye Fairbanks : Rise
Goodbye Fairbanks is a Swiss band, but you would never know it. Their english is perfect, their sound perfectly toes the line between indie rock and pop, never getting too pop, as to keep their indie cred. But you listen … Continue reading
The Magnolia’s : Walk A Circle
So, last night, we were at Bar La Grassa for my mother-in-laws birthday dinner, and as we sat down, I noticed John Freeman, sitting two tables down from us. John Freeman is the lead singer/song writer for the Magnolia’s, who … Continue reading
Still Pacific : Mine for the Time
Still Pacific is the newest project from the husband and wife team of Tracy Tabery and Brad Weller. They are rounded out by Tim Ritter (formerly of Astronaut Wife) on bass and Stuart Lysne on drums. I have known Tracy … Continue reading
Less Than Jake : We’re Not Gonna Take It
Well, there was no post yesterday, in protest of the SOPA/PIPA legislation. So, I did kind of go into black out mode. So, today, I was trying to figure out an appropriate protest song, and this cover of the Twisted … Continue reading
Astronaut Wife : Cape Canaveral
So, day two of the related bands. This is Astronaut Wife, who featured Amy Turany (see February post) on vocals, along with Janey Winterbauer (see The Sevateem post) and Angela Orluck who were also on vocals, so it was a 3 … Continue reading
