Listen to their newest, Problem Child:   Interview by: Skylar Cary Photos by: Tanner Morris Alright, I’m sitting here with the guys in Villains out of Chicago; Can you guys say your name and what you do in the band- Devin: I’m Devin, I do vocals Reese: I’m Reese, I play guitar Cody: Cody, and drums […]

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The new single from Lorde was written specifically for The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part One.  Lorde has also been put in charge of assembling the rest of the artists that will be featured on the soundtrack for this film. Though none have been announced yet, we imagine this will be a soundtrack worth […]

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Touche Amore are a positive force within our industry. Garnering fans like Tim Mcllarth of Rise Against, Touche creates music that motivates and moves it’s listeners. I was honored to sit with Jeremy Bolm to talk about tour life, ignorance, and the “scene.” I appreciate that you are a force against misogyny, but we seem […]

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Australian bruts Northlane recently released news that their vocalist Adrian Fitipaldes had left the group. Since then, Adrian released a statement as to why. Below is the statement posted on their Facebook . * The following is a statement from Adrian Fitipaldes explaining his reasons behind leaving Northlane. * I understand that the news of my […]

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Stromae put on a killer show at Mill City Nights on 9/25/14 I’m not going to lie, going into this show I did not know what to expect. Stromae is a European hip hop / electronic / dance artist . I work at Mill City Nights as a stage hand , and I just happened […]

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RIOT FEST DENVER: DAY ONE Weather: 86 degrees and Sunny Show: 4-12am With a show this large, it’s impossible to get the full experience of every band playing? But the experience of the festival? Well that part is easy. The explanation of the festival is simple: one part carnival, one part punk rock (with a […]

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 Caroline Smith is synonymous with ‘Confidence.’ So it’s no surprise that her and Minnesota’s other powerhouse Lizzo, over sold their show this month so much that they had to book another set for their fans! We sat down with Caroline to find out what is important to her in life & music, along with just […]

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La Dispute, The Menzingers, And Plague vendor played The Varsity Theater on September 15. The First band that was up that night at the Varsity Theater was Plague Vendor. I had no idea what I was going into. I never heard of them nor have i heard any of their music. I felt like i […]

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This kind of show is what local Minnesota music is all about. Two genres of music that no one could imagine being on the same bill. Two types of fans who would have never expected to jam together in one night. And two people who made all of it possible. Review by Tyler Norkunas - […]

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It has been confirmed that Adrian Fitipaldes, vocalist for metal band Northlane, has departed from the band. Below is the post made by the band on their Facebook page. “It is with regret that we announce that Adrian Fitipaldes has decided to leave Northlane and will no longer be our vocalist moving forward. Adrian has […]

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A lot of hype has been built up by Corey Taylor and Shawn “Clown” Crahan over the past year on their new album “.5: The Gray Chapter“. With the release of “The Negative One” last month, a lot of Slipknot fans were eager to hear more, for better or for worse. With the release of […]

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September 9th at the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood, Riley Downs and myself attended the Rise Against show with supporting acts Radkey, and Touche Amore. Now I had never heard of Radkey, but the same for any opening band, I figured I’d use their set to prep for the other 2 acts. Well surprise surprise, Radkey […]

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At the ripe age of 18 I got my first job working at the super conglomerate, Wal-mart. What does any sensible 18 year old purchase with their first paycheck? They buy an album, of course. My first album was none other than 10 years debut album, ‘Autumn Effect.’ I got a chance to sit down with the […]

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Rating: 8.5/10. Good to blast in your car and bang your head to. With the recent departure of Alex Good and Christian Royer from the band along with the announcement of a new album at the beginning of the year, I was very interested to see what this band would come up with on ‘Bloodwork’. […]

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Despite the name City of the Weak the band definitely gave nothing but a strong performance. They played about a half hour set at the Cabooze Friday, September 5th for Hideaway’s Back to School Smoke Out.  

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I can’t believe this is my first time seeing a Linkin Park show, but it was. I grew up on the West Coast at the height of “Linkin Park-mania,” when Hybrid Theory was played almost in it’s entirety on the radio each week and skinny white kids were given another icon in a tank-top and […]

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  Writen by Alexander Just Photos by Alexander Just & Izzy Commers   Chipotle Cultivate came to Minneapolis’s Loring Park on Saturday, August 23. The one day music and food festival featured great food and great line up of line music including Hunter Hunter, Vintage Trouble, The Mowgli’s, Grouplove, and Portugal The Man.  As well […]

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The Carnivores show with AFI, 30 Seconds To Mars & Linkin Park was un-real. I wish I had 3STM photos, but apparently Jared Leto wanted fans to “enjoy the show with no distractions?!” Either way, an incredible power house of music from each band, could not be happier! I hope you all enjoy these photos […]

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The Twin Cities based hip-hop duo known as Atmosphere came through Minneapolis tonight via the “North of Hell tour”. I had no idea we were even covering this until a last minute e-mail woke me from a hungover afternoon’s nap, though my preparation process really just involves grabbing my camera and rolling out.  I’ve been […]

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Name: Eric Schuh Occupation: Body piercer @Modify Tattoo & Piercing  Primary Artist:  Uriah “big josh” Baker @Modify Tattoo & Piercing  Instagram: @pablopincushion Photos by Chris Duke of Landon Michael Photography  Special thank you to ReBecka Crandall for modeling with Eric!

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By now you’ve heard about My Chemical Romance’s break up, probably more times than you really give a shit. Well Frnkiero andthe Cellabration have put something out that you SHOULD give a shit about! Each track on this album is painful and pissed off, which is fitting since Frank wrote this album while going through a […]

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“You can tell when you’re talking to him, he’s always 3 sentences ahead.” – K.Flay Watsky is one smart guy and beyond that, one HELL of an entertainer! When Watsky  hit the stage at Warped Tour, the fans went absolutely fucking crazy. By the 2nd song of his set he was right down there in […]

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American hard rock band Black Stone Cherry took to the stage at Mill City Nights on August 13th and pleased the crowd with a powerful performance. Supporting them on tour were bands Kyng and Fifth Freedom! At the end of BSC’s set they brought all three bands on stage to rock out one last time, […]

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