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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

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

Here in Scene Point Blank Land, I sometimes get lost in the inbox of endless submissions and new music. I find things I like, but the great digital expanse still makes the records feel, well, a little too distant. Music is supposed to be personal, even if I'm not standing in the front row of a dimly lit room soaking … Read more

It was about a year ago I discovered Unseemlier, shortly before the release of I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere. It's a wordy title and a somewhat unwieldy band name -- and I’ll use that “a lot going on in a little space” metaphor even further to talk about the band's "heavy emo / soft punk" sound. It's singsong at … 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

Sometimes I get all introspective and ask myself why I do this. Not very often, but the answer is always because I like music. It's that simple. I like to discover new stuff and I like to share it. Every year, the staff at Scene Point Blank sink a ton … Read more

We're a little late to the party, but Tightwire and Canadian Rifle just released a 6-song EP, Nietzsche, out on Red Scare Industries as of July 10. The record features 3 songs from each band. Read more Read more

Guitarist Mike Huguenor, who released Surfing the Web With the Alien one year ago yesterday, returns with an expansion to this universe: a new game and his debut as a DIY game developer. The side-scrolling game is available via Steam and itch.io, plus in limited, hand-assembled limited edition Game Boy … Read more

Mutiny, a skacore band featuring Efrem Schulz (Death By Stereo) and Chris Ruckus (Dissidente) will release their next album on Say-10 Records, sharing the single "Anthem" yesterday as a teaser. More info will be announced via the band and label later. Read more Read more

Cold Gawd rises again, announcing the Glory2 EP, out on August 28 via Dais Records. The EP has 6 tracks, including the brand new "Grease" single. Read more Live: Sep 03 Los Angeles, CA — Moroccan Lounge with Soft Blue Shimmer Glory2 track list: Glory2 Steel Grease Bomb Pop Miracle … Read more