Much of the midwest music scene is a buzz about this weekend’s NEW DIRECTION FEST, a three day long variety festival celebrating the five year anniversary of the popular Fargo, ND music venue The New Direction. The festivities include a “Punk Rock Garage Sale” Saturday afternoon and, of course, lots of local music spanning Friday, … More Here’s a Taste of the Bands Playing NEW DIRECTION FEST This Weekend

After appearing in our write-up 3 Bands You Should Have Your Eye on in 2016, Minneapolis pop-punk four piece The Way Away released their high anticipated sophomore EP Something I Never Wanted today via bandcamp. The new EP is the followup to their 2014 release Carry On and features the single “Echoes” which came out … More THE WAY AWAY Release “Something I Never Wanted” EP

Fargo, ND’s leading christian hardcore act Atrocities announced today that they will be hitting the road next month for an east coast / midwest tour along with Raleigh, NC chaotic hardcore group The Death in Me. The tour titled The Evergreen Spring Tour is in support of The Death in Me’s new EP An Appeal To Heaven which … More ATROCITIES Announces March Tour With North Carolina’s THE DEATH IN ME

It’s been a few months since the announcement of the next ONE DOLLA HOLLA event in Minneapolis. The stacked local show, masterminded by FIVEONETHREE Music Group, features fourteen underground acts over three stages, and all for only one dollar entry. The event will be hosted at The Garage, located just south of the twin cities in … More Here’s a Taste of Who’s Playing ONE DOLLA HOLLA This Saturday

Minneapolis pop-punk veterans Charlie Siren announced yesterday that they will be dropping a brand new album in the spring. The album is titled Mood Swings and will be released through Loud, Broke, & Dumb Records. This is the first official release from the band since their 2014 split EP with Et Tu Brute. An album release show … More CHARLIE SIREN Announce New Album and Release Show

Local producer Ben Drake has been recording local music in the midwest for the better part of the last decade. His producing credits include Nanashi, Valor Tracks, See The Rise, Aurae, Dismantling The Silence, as well as his own projects Sorakujira, Insomniac, and his solo work. When you’re in the producing business for that long, especially … More “What Better Way to Try and Learn a Style Than to Copy the Masters?” Producer BEN DRAKE Talks About Times He Ripped Off Other Artists