The Creekside Ruffians--Steve Alpers, Paul Jones, and Keith Pille--comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable with their rude (the good kind of rude!), spirited country-inflected post-punk. They might come across as chill, mild-mannered guys, but the music is anything but. (creeksideruffians.com) Sidewalk Diamonds--Forged through friendship and a love of music, Sidewalk Diamonds play "Garage Americana," a…  Read More →

GALACTIC COWBOY ORCHESTRA was started in 2009 by founding member/bass player John Wright. The band was born out of a desire to play technically challenging music derived from John’s influences ranging from Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Dixie Dregs and King Crimson, to name a few. Wright enlisted the aid of guitarist Dan Neale, who brought to…  Read More →

The New Havoline Supremes are a Twin Cities based band,  featuring the legendary Mary Cutrufello on guitar and vocals, and Dan Lowinger on guitar.  Formed in October of 2023, the band plays a mix of classic country and Mary’s original tunes, and features Greg Schutte (Ryan Bingham, Mickey Hart, Chasity Brown) on drums, and Erik…  Read More →

The Second Stringers consists of Lars-Erik Larson on drums, Nick Salisbury on bass, and Blair Krivanek on guitar. Between the three of them they have filled out the rhythm section for groups such as Dead Man Winter, Sonny Knight and the Lakers, Ryan Bingham, Brian Fallon, Sarah Morris, Mike Munson, Jack Klatt, and many others.…  Read More →

If CBGB, noise rock, and the garage revival had a 3 way, their unholy love child would be donned Piss with Style.   With loud, funky and emotionally charged songs, their influences span decades of rock n’ roll royalty, all while poetically creating gritty personal narratives, and grappling with both existential dread and urban decay.…  Read More →

At just 17 years old, Cal Pflum is already proving that the soul of Americana doesn't belong to a specific generation—it belongs to anyone with a story to tell. Armed with only an acoustic guitar and a voice that carries the resonance of the greats who came before him, Cal is carving out a space…  Read More →

Mumblin’ Drew’s Oldfangled Orchestrators (MOO) are a string band from Minneapolis, MN. Purveyors of novelty, squeezed through a cheesecloth filter of eccentric entertainment, they reanimate the music of the early 20th century. Fiddle, clarinet, and saxophone weave their sound to the fringes of old-time, jazz, jug band, ragtime, and tin pan alley, while guitar and…  Read More →

Minneapolis-based indie rock band The Long Honeymoon has been filling venues and exciting fans for nearly 3 years with their high-energy shows, featuring original songs with their signature multi-part harmonies, deft arrangements and tight grooves. Its members, veterans of a variety of beloved Twin Cities' bands (The Humbugs, Lee Rude, Atomic Flea, The Bazillions, Charlie…  Read More →