Driftless Pony Club
Cholera
Chicago’s Driftless Pony Club are releasing their second full-length album in Minneapolis this week, and it’s a CD release show not to be missed.
With barking Fred Schneider-influenced vocals (B-52s) set to grooving bass and buzzy brash guitars, the 12 hyper-rock tracks on Cholera are exceptionally mature and refined for the indie rock noise […]

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Emily Haines & Soft Skeleton
Knives Don’t Have Your Back
Label: Last Gang Records
Release date: September 26, 2006
It’s been rainy in cold in Minnesota the past few weeks. Luckily, there’s nothing that goes better with dreariness than melancholy piano ballads.
Emily Haines, of Broken Social Scene and Metric, released her solo album this week, Knives Don’t Have […]

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England’s Kasabian are soaking in the good reviews for their new album, Empire (our review), which dropped stateside in August. Check out the video for “Empire” here (WIN).
What You Could Win:
To celebrate the new disc and tour, we’re giving away a copy of the new album, Empire, a copy of the “Empire” CD single and […]

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Sebastien Schuller
Happiness
Label: Minty Fresh Records
Release Date: September 26, 2006
French percussionist Sebastien Schuller is releasing his U.S. debut today on Minty Fresh, and it’s really super good.
We’ve had a copy for a few weeks now and have really enjoyed the beautiful minimalism and measured approach Schuller takes on this record. Each note has a place […]

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Minneapolis/Iowa City indie-post-punk group The Slats are featured in the new issue of SPIN, who talks up “King of Hawaii” from the new record, Boom Patrol. Listed under a feature “Songs To Download Now!” on pg. 24.
We love this album. Congrats, guys!
We don’t have “Kings of Hawaii” for you, but check these two […]

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The Johns
Preacher
Label: Anko Records
Buy at iTunes Music Store
MP3: “Preacher” (MP3, 192kbps)

Only Son
The Drop To The Top
Label: Cassette Recordings
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MP3: “House On The Highway” (MP3, 192kbps)

Honeycut
The Day I Turned To Glass
Label: Quannum Projects
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MP3: “Shadows” (MP3, 192kbps)

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Sparklehorse
Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain
Label: Astralwerks / Emd
Release Date: September 26, 2006
North Carolina’s Sparklehorse are back - five years out from their lauded album It’s a Wonderful Life. But as we spin the disc, it seems the understated freak show that is the eccentric Mark Linkous is on a leash. […]

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The Lemonheads
Lemonheads
Label: Vagrant Records
Release Date: September 26, 2006
The first new Lemonheads album in over a decade is in stores today. And as we listen through the 11 new tracks lush with catchy rock vibes and powerpop melodies, we can’t fathom they were ever really gone.
Naturally, Evan Dando’s latest release doesn’t come close to Creator […]

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–The Transit War are shooting a video for “Radar” this week with director Darren Doane (AFI, Every Time I Die, Deftones). The melodic post-hardcore quartet from San Diego have a new disc coming out Oct. 3, Miss Your Face and will be crusing through Minneapolis’ The Entry on Oct. 7 with Allister and Self Against […]

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Cursive, Ladyfinger (ne), The Thermals
September 23, 2006
First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
It was no ordinary tour stop for Nebraska’s Cursive last night at Minneapolis’ First Avenue. After Nebraska’s Ladyfinger (ne) – a talented group with a Belushi-esque spirit overcoming menial vocals – and The Thermals of Portland, Oregon – a overhyped indie punk act best heard outside […]

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