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Rift Magazine   The issue # 23 of the Twin Cities based music magazine <RIFT>' ( March 2007 ) includes Mouthful of Bees, The Deaf, Aviette . . .   Website
TC Electropunk   The volume 3 collection of Twin Cities Electropunk bands is now available with their Dec. 2006 release which includes the bands Avenpitch, Uber Cool Kung Fool, Thosquanta, Mach Fox, OBCT, MSRP and many more. The collection is available for download at their website along with volume 2 and volume 1 . . .   Website
Ticket to Ride  The latest novel by Graham Sclater is now available from UK publisher Flame Books. Graham spent much of the 60’s living and working as a musician in Hamburg playing with luminaries such as Jimi Hendrix, Elton John and many more. Ticket to Ride follows the exploits of a naïve under aged five-piece group from the south west of England as they make their futile search for success in 60’s Germany. Although they set out to follow in the path of the Beatles, they soon fall deep intothe world that their contemporaries were fortunate enough to escape.  . . . .    Web Site
MMA  The 26th annual Minnesota Music Awards will be at First Avenue in Downtown Mpls on sunday Oct 1st with a number of bands including The Getup Johns, Zibra Zibra, Haly Bonar, Birthday Suits, The Alarmist, White Light Riot. Doors at 6pm , 18+ $12 at the door. . . .    Web Site
The Stoneroller   The issue # 21 of the Twin Cities based music magazine The Stoneroller ( Sept 2006 ) includes The Black Widows, Silent Keep, On the Rocks . . .   Website
Mpls Oktoberfest  In the Twin Cities along the Mississppi River at St Anthony Main on Saturday, Sept. 16 2006 from noon to 9pm will come together a festive event modeled after the original Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany with the rock band 'Stock Car Named Desire' playing in the evening  . . . .    Web Site
Minneapolis Mayhem 3  The third Minneapolis Mayhem Metal Festival is coming to the Twin Cities and set for Aug 25 and 26 at Star Central with the bands Tankard, Hirax, Usurper, Avenger of Blood, Under Eden . . . .    Web Site
Sound Unseen   The 7th annual Sound Unseen ( Aug 16 - 24 ) in Mpls, Minnesota includes First Avenue Hayday, a showing of concert footage at the Riverview Theater on Wed. Aug 16 which will include the bands The Replacements, Husker Du, Babes in Toyland, Trip Shakespeare, The Cows, Soul Asylum, Curtis A, Blue Hippos and many more . . .   Sound Unseen     Riverview Theater
Facecage  In July 2006, out of Iowa The band Facecage releases their third album with Corey Taylor's new midwest independent label Great Mouth Records  . . . .    Press Release     Web Site
Newpalooza 3  Camping outdoor festival coming July 28th and 29th in Black River Falls, Wisc with the bands 3 Pill Morning, Sick of Sarah, Pasty White, Serotone, Likwid Blu, Swampp Gass  . . . .    Web Site
Shiny Toy Guns  Out of California, Shiny Toy Guns is going on a British tour to England and Scotland from July 11th to the 22nd  . . . .    Web Site
Electronic Music Festival  Coming Saturday, July 8th in Burnsville, MN is an All Ages Festival called MN (Pan) Electronic Music Festival . . . .    Web Site
Art A Whirl  Coming May 19, 20, 21 is the 2006 Art A Whirl festivities in the NE Mpls area the public can tour the studios and galleries around the NE Mpls artist community. Music will also be active in the area with bands at Gallery 13 and Club Underground on all three days and at Grumpy's NE on Saturday the 20th  . . . .
 
NEMAA    Gallery 13    Club Underground
Dixie Chicks Parody  In the Twin Cities the comedy mind of Nel Harrison has been working on a parody of the Dixie Chicks 'Not Ready to Make Nice' . . . . .  Article - Interview   
ISC 2005 Winners  The International Songwriting Competition has announced their 2005 winners on April 3rd, 2006. The Grand Prize winners are Catie Curtis and Mark Erelli of Boston, MA for their song 'People Look Around' which deals with the impact of Hurricane Katrina. . . . .    Web Site

Find Your Own Way   Marcus Brox Ideas in Mpls is having a film premiere for their Twin Cities scene documentary at the Varsity Theater on March 9th, 2006 . . .   Press Release     Website

 TC Muzique  The cable program in the Twin Cities has  providing exposure to a number of bands since 1988. With their studio program on Thursday night on MTN ch 17 and additional programs appearing on MTN ch 16 late Saturday night along with a Sunday afternoon show on MCN ch 6.  . . .    Web Site
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