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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

Tom Morello has been in the news already this year and this time he's back with new music, a forthcoming album called Everyone Gets Everything They Want, out Sept. 25 on Mom + Pop Music. Morello debuted the new single "Date Night" today. In addition, Roman Morello, Serj Tankian, Kneecap, … Read more

Nerf Herder IV is coming out on vinyl for the first time in a limited edition released on August 14 courtesy of Oglio Entertainment. First releeased in 2008 after the band reunited, it initially released on CD only, also on Oglio. Read more The band will be playing live dates … Read more

French psych-garage band Prisoner has announced their debut, self-titled album, out August 7 on Wicked Cool Records. The first single, below, is an energetic burst of synth, psych, and swagger -- with trombone. Read more TRACK LISTING La femme qui s’était faite toute seule — 2:59 Jeu de main, jeu … Read more

Featuring Blue Broderick (Diners) and Leah Levinson (Agriculture), rock duo Judy is back with their second EP next month, Death of a Ladies' Mutt, out on August 6. The duo's original is described as a joint effort to practice songwriting and DIY recording techniques, with new single "Denim Girls" sharing … Read more