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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

Belgian punk band The Slovenians shared "Swarte Kat" this week, a new single from the upcoming album Birds of Disgrace, which releases on Sept. 4 on Mottow Soundz. The new record has 12 songs in total. Read more Read more

Formed over 30 years ago, The Van Pelt return with the new Remain Obscure, out Sept. 18 on Ernest Jenning Record Co. After disbanding and a couple of one-off reuntions, the band returned with Artisans & Merchants in 2023 and, now, here they are again with Remain Obscure. Read more … Read more

Vaguely described as "experiemental rock," Swiss band Convulsif has announced their fourth album, which is titled Anatomy of Rage, out on Oct. 1 via Deszpot Records, Araki Records, Day Off Records, Ramble Records, and Cheap Satanism Records, depending which country you buy your records in. To save a bunch of … Read more

Brooklyn, NY noise-rock band Foreign Body shared "Libertines" this week, coming from the band's upcoming album, Libertine, out Sept. 11 via Brutal Panda Records. The band hits the road following its release. Read more FOREIGN BODY Tour Dates: 9/18/2026 McDuffs – Philadelphia, PA 9/19/2026 Preserving Shows – Pittsburgh, PA 9/20/2026 … Read more