St. Louis Winners announced of Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands

July 8, 2015

Ernie Ball has announced the winners of the Battle of the Bands for the St. Louis date of Vans Warped Tour. You can catch the following bands on the Ernie Ball Stage in St. Louis: Captains Courageous-Alternative/Pop-Rock Welcome Home-Pop Punk The Greater Good-Melodic Post-Hardcore Decedy-Rock/Pop-Rock/Punk Make Room-Metalcore Just a few more midwest dates left, so … More St. Louis Winners announced of Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands

Interview: Audacity

July 8, 2015

What first drew me to Audacity was the way their music sounded so intense yet melodic at the same time. They are a metal band from Milwaukee, but they don’t sound like typical metal. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where they would fit on the spectrum, but it’s easy to see why people are into … More Interview: Audacity

Ernie Ball Announces Shakopee, MN Winners of Warped Battle Of The Bands

July 7, 2015

Ernie Ball has announced the winners of the Warped ’15 Battle of the Bands for the Shakopee, MN date. The bands who will be taking the Ernie Ball stage are as follows: Insomniac-Pop Punk/Sadcore The Way Away-Pop Punk Catbath-Rock Party After Paradise-Pop-Rock Villain of the Story-Post Hardcore/Metalcore We’ll be posting the winners for ALL Midwest … More Ernie Ball Announces Shakopee, MN Winners of Warped Battle Of The Bands

Ernie Ball Announces Chicago Battle Of The Bands Winners

July 7, 2015

Ernie Ball announced the winners for Chicago’s Warped ’15 Battle of the Bands! Winners are as follows: Marina City-Aggressive Pop-Rock Belmont-Pop Punk/Hardcore Ship Captain Crew-Rock Aiming For Average-Pop Punk Sleep On It-Indie Alternative Be sure to stay up to date on whose playing your Midwest date by following our blog, or checking Ernie Ball’s Facebook … More Ernie Ball Announces Chicago Battle Of The Bands Winners

Preview: Mozaic

July 6, 2015

Hip-hop could use more talent like Mozaic. The 25 year-old out of Milwaukee has a voice and flow that sounds close to a mix of Drake and Kendrick Lamarr with just a hint of Kid Cudi. With space-influenced beats populating his SoundCloud, Mozaic creates the type of songs to can imagine yourself cruising to. They … More Preview: Mozaic

Winners Announced for Detroit Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands

July 6, 2015

As you’ve probably seen on social media, Ernie Ball is hosting it’s yearly Warped Tour Battle of the Bands, where bands attempt to get their “buzz rating” up by sharing their music across the interwebs. The winners for the Detroit stop have been announced, and are as follows: Death Of The Party-Rock Wolfshark-“Angry American Rock … More Winners Announced for Detroit Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands

Brickfest 2015: Minnesota’s Newest Music Festival

July 6, 2015

Saturday, July 11th is the inaugural date of Brickfest, a brand new, DIY music festival hosted in the small, central Minnesota town of Foley. Presented by Brickhouse Cinema and Grinnenbarret Media, Brickfest is a 100% free, outdoor music festival to showcase some of the best underground artists that the Minnesota (featuring a small slice of … More Brickfest 2015: Minnesota’s Newest Music Festival

Hello world!

June 30, 2015

Welcome to the Midwest Music Collective. Our goal here is to provide artists in the area a platform to get their music out there to a wider audience. We are excited to bring you everything from interviews to reviews to music news. No genre is out of question as we seek to help the entire … More Hello world!