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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

The tenth edition of RPM Fest takes place in Western Massachusetts on Sept. 4-6 this year with a lineup that includes High on Fire, Khemmis, Dwarves, The event also includes camping, multiple stages, wrestling, burlesque, Squidpisser, Acid Witch, and more. Read more 2026 Artists: High on Fire Monolord Wh*res The … Read more

To release on Second Engine Records (US) and Best Life (UK), Atlanta band Muelas has a new EP on the way: Bellow, out on July 17. “I wanted to be in a band where I could scream about my feelings, let all of my sadness and rage out. As a … Read more

Big Circle is a new quarter featuring Glenn Mercer (Feelies), Mike Watt (MINUTMEN, fIREHOSE, Iggy & The Stooges), Dave Weckerman (Feelies), and Dan Francia (Speed The Plough) -- st to self-release a 4-song EP on July 17. “I reached out to Glenn about putting something together and he said he’d … Read more

Offering big power pop hooks on lead single "Friday The 13th," released on Thursday the 2nd, the Sacramento, CA based band Motorcycle will release a 12" EP titled Relive It on July 17 on Dandy Boy Records. That run-on sentence, summed up, says that Relive It is the band's debut, … Read more