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It's almost FEST time, and you know what that means: SPB has dived in to speak to a bunch of bands and artists playing this year's event. Some are FEST veterans with tips and highlights for newcomers, and others are FEST newbies with their own plans for the week. Read on to hear from a bunch of our favorite musicians … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

Did you know it’s been 10 years since Anathema Editions put out its first release? To make the moment, we reached out to founder Terence Hannum to share some label history. In keeping with our “History 101” concept, SPB asked for anecdotes about 4 of the label’s releases and then Hannum picked out 4 more. As he tells it: Ten … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

Heavens To Betsy, Tuffie, Scrunchies Fine Line Minneapolis, MN October 16, 2026 photo by Loren Green I'm still a little confused that this show didn't sell out, but I imagine that brand recognition is a real thing here. Heavens To Betsy, for those who don’t know, were an Oregon duo … Read more

The less I say about 2025 the better. Well, except to say that Scene Point Blank's 2025 Year End coverage is in development so, actually, I'll be talking about the year a lot. Search/Play/Repeat is a sporadic playlist feature that's just about sharing music though, instead of hitting some topical … Read more

It's been a while since I put another playlist up. I actually had this 99% done a couple of months ago, but everything went haywire and the list went on hold. This edition of Search/Play/Repeat is a quick play, running about 30 minutes in total. Enjoy! Read more

Visual Learner, BlackDots, City Mouse, Couch Potato Massacre Cloudland Theater Minneapolis, MN May 7, 2025 I’m embarrassed that I haven’t covered any shows at Cloudland for SPB previously. It’s a relatively new addition to the Minneapolis scene and a welcome addition that feels as much like a community space as … Read more

The Bad Plug is prepping to release their second album, the upcoming Plugology, coming Nov. 27 on Wild Honey Records. The band has also self-released several EPs previously and last released a 7" called Macho Man just last year. Read more

Formed last year by Ian O'Leary (Squint, Dragd), Danny Blaies (Brother Lee), Stephen Inman (Blight Future), and Emma Tiemann (Murder by Death), Future Nots will release their debut EP, Spite, on Oct. 30. The band play garage rock rooted rock 'n' roll. The live clip below showcases that and also … Read more

January 22, 2027 will be the release date for When Brutality Becomes The Language, the latest album from Danish death metal/metallic hardcore band Lifesick. The new album is the band's fifth studio album thes far, and they share a new single, "All Eyes On Me," now. The record will release … Read more

Goner Records has announced a Nov. 13 release date for the new Ibex Clone album, Gravity Out, sharing the title track earlier this week.It's the third LP from the group. Here's the single: Read more UPCOMING DATES - MEMPHIS, TNNov. 13 - Memphis Listening Lab - Gravity Listening PartyNov. 14 … Read more