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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

Toronto, ON band Wine Lips just shared "Projector," the first single from the band's new Stomp Records released album TV Dinner. Think punk rock meets psych rock meets garage rock -- coming out on August 28. Read more Read more

Catalog number DER-654 if coming out on July 10: I, Supernova's Asterisms, Vol. 2. The post-rock project features J Foster (Cast Before The Break, Accents) and was put together over 10 years. The 16-song collection explores the universe at large and follows Asterisms, Vol. 1, released on June 12. "Where … Read more

Andy Blade (Eater) and Bob "Derwood" Andrews (Generation X) have teamed up for their second collaboration. The two came together in 2023 for "You're Strange," now adding "Cat In The Bag/ Junk Shop Saddle" single to their discographies. The double single comes out on August 21 on Velvet Trap Discs … Read more

Death in the Family, the latest full-length of Living Weapon, comes out in August/September -- setting a release date of August 14 for digital versions, followed by an LP/CD in September via Closed Casket Activities. There's also a new video which we've posted below. Read more Death in the Family … Read more