This is about Poster Children, a band from Champaign, Illinois, who have existed in various incarnations from 1987 to the present day in 2026. Although they are not from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, I'm including them with the local bands, because they hail from the... read more →
Apr
25
This is about 12Rods, a band from Minneapolis by way of Oxford, Ohio, who have existed in various incarnations from 1992 to the present day in 2026. What follows is a handful of live recordings which the band has graciously allowed me to share on Live Music Archive with other... read more →
Apr
24
This is about Arcwelder, a band from Minneapolis, who have existed from 1987 to the present day in 2026. What follows is a handful of live recordings which the band has graciously allowed me to share on Live Music Archive with other past, present and future fans. There are still... read more →
Apr
22
This is about Zuzu's Petals, a band from Minneapolis, who existed between 1989 - 1994. A heartstring-tugging line from the classic film, “It’s A Wonderful Life”, transcends it’s initial message of realization and redemption and is reincarnated in three talented young women from Minneapolis who have adapted the phrase as... read more →
Apr
13
This is about The Pins, a band from Minneapolis who existed between 1995 - 2001. Dreamy melancholy space age pop laden with more infectious guitar breaks per song that on their own are worth some dream-pop bands entire careers. It would be easy to prattle on about this lot, but... read more →
Jul
13
Remember when shows cost $5 and someone was always taping in the back? That was me. Since the '80s, I've recorded live performances of Twin Cities bands on whatever gear I had at the time, preserving the magic of the moment. Just about any genre of music you can think... read more →