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Minneapolis-based sound engineer Neil Weir finishes up work on the upcoming Chambermaids album in the control room of Old Blackberry Way studio on Wednesday.

Iconic studio finds new life

by Cody Nelson
Published May 7, 2015

The band France Camp didn’t get much done during its first recording sessions at the Old Blackberry Way studio.   They got too drunk one night.    On another, they got too high.   “James...

Narco States vocalist Michael MacBlane-Meyer sings with his band at the Turf Club on Monday. Narco States, a psychadelic garage-rock punk band, is passionate about the Minnesota garage scene and strives for unpredictable live performances.

Organs, tissue & Narco States

by Mary Reller
Published May 7, 2015

A table of five men in skinny jeans and pin-embellished jackets bickered because one band member arranged to meet at a tavern they’d never been to.  A couple of baseball teams sat nearby, and...

Tender Meat to play 7th Street Entry

by Jackie Renzetti
Published May 7, 2015

When Andy Fritz isn’t laboring away in the library for his computer engineering degree at the University of Minnesota, he plays in the electronic duo Tender Meat with Jon Coe.    Fritz...

Buxtons’ Angels dance on tables

by Mary Reller
Published April 30, 2015

Like the five unlikely students who formed “The Breakfast Club,” five musicians with very different backgrounds make up the Ronnie Buxtons.    The group includes a Jeopardy contestant,...

Krillin’ it from Boston to Mpls.

by Grant Tillery
Published April 30, 2015

If Krill had a motto, it would be “No Sleep Till Brooklyn,” since two-thirds of the sleep aficionados moved to Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood this past year.   “It ranges...

Web of Sunsets to play First Ave

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 30, 2015

Whether it’s helping each other with parallel parking or taking turns fronting the band, Minneapolis band Web of Sunsets maintains a team player attitude.    Sara Bischoff, Chris Rose and...

Travis Collins bares his soul

by Mary Reller
Published April 28, 2015

The bassist of We Are The Willows and Deleter is stepping into his own light — and he’s taking his guitar with him.   The last few years have been a challenge for Travis Collins, but he...

Jake Allan poses in his apartment in Minneapolis on Thursday. Allan is a new singer-songwriter who recently moved to Minneapolis for the music scene.

Two-named troubadour

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 23, 2015
Local singer-songwriter Jake Allan hopes to build a long-term career as a musician.

“We are the anti-temperance league”

by Mary Reller
Published April 23, 2015
The University string quartet combines gypsy jazz, vampires and vests for a manic pirate feeling.

Balancing Laura Marling and Miley Cyrus

Published April 21, 2015

When Lydia Hoglund (aka Lydia Liza) was 16, her favorite rapper picked her up from high school.   “Stef [P.O.S.] was like, ‘OK, I’ll come pick you up sometime this week, and we’ll...

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