July 2011
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CLASSIC: Danzig - "Mother"
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VIDEO: Twin Sister - "Bad Street"
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VIDEO: The Drums - "Money"
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TONIGHT: Crushfest at Cause (MFR Presents)
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Do not miss this one! Click here for details.
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INTERVIEW: The ACBs
The ACBs are one of the main focal points in tonight’s epic Crush Fest. It’s going to be a big one, so be sure make out for these guys (click here for details). Bryan McGuire from the band was kind enough to sit down and take part in the Ultimate MFR Interview, his thoughts are below:
What originally inspired the conception of the band?
We were a joke of a cover band in high...
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MP3: The Tallest Man On Earth - "Weather Of The...
*MP3: The Tallest Man On Earth - “Weather Of The Killing Kind”
The Tallest Man On Earth has released the beautiful “Weather Of The Killing Kind” through the increasingly cool Adult Swim collection.
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MP3: Eternal Summers - "On My Honor"
*MP3: Eternal Summers - “On My Honor”
“On My Honor” will appear on Eternal Summers’ forthcoming split 7” with Super Vacations, The Mystic Fortress Sessions Vol. 1 .
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MP3: St. Vincent - "Surgeon"
*MP3: St. Vincent - “Surgeon”
St. Vincent’s new album, Strange Mercy, will be out on 9/13 via 4AD. Download a free mp3 of “Surgeon” here.
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MP3: Twin Sister - "You Remind Me Of"
*MP3: Twin Sister - “You Remind Me Of”
Pick up the new Bad Street 10” from Twin Sister right here.
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MP3: Girls - "Vomit"
*MP3: Girls - “Vomit”
The new album from Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, will be out on 9/13 via True Panther/Matador.
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LAST NIGHT: MFR Night at Honey Featuring...
Last night was a great MFR Night featuring Desdamona, MC Longshot, Lioness and Lil C. Big Cats filmed the night, check out what you missed!
MC Longshot:
Lioness:
Lil C:
(Photos and Video by Big Cats)
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MP3: Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps -...
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*MP3: Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps - “Tanktop”
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps will be releasing Little Wind on 9/20.
TONIGHT: Desdamona, Lioness, Lil C & MC Longshot...
Tonight’s rendition of MFR Night features a great lineup brought to you by Laura Y: Desdamona, Lioness, Lil C and MC Longshot will all be performing. Doors to this 18-plus show open at 9pm, admission is $5 and it all goes down at Honey.
Click here for details.
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MP3: M83 - "Midnight City"
MP3: M83 - “Midnight City”
M83’s new album, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, will be out on 10/18 via Mute Records. Download a free mp3 of “Midnight City” on the band’s official site.
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INTERVIEW: Desdamona
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Desdamona is the featured artist in this week’s edition of MFR Night. Straight up, she is bad ass. She was also kind enough to take part in the MFR Ultimate Interview, check it out below.
What originally inspired the conception of the band?
Well, I’m not technically a band but I have been a member of a band called The Poet Tree which was in the late 90’s and it was a...
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TOUR: tUnE-yArDs Announce North American &...
tUnE-yArDs have announced a sizeable tour, dare I say a world tour, with a stop in Minneapolis on 11/12 at First Avenue.
Tour Dates:
08-14 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
08-18 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop Festival
09-02 Dorset, England – End of the Road Festival
09-04 Vlieland, Netherlands – Into the Great Wide Open Festival
09-05 Cologne, Germany – Studio 672
09-07 Arhus,...
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MP3: Blink-182 - "Up All Night"
*MP3: Blink-182 - “Up All Night”
“Up All Night” is the new single from the seminal pop-punk trio. Download it on their official site.
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VIDEO: Washed Out - "Eyes Be Closed"
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MP3: The Drums - "Money"
*MP3: The Drums - “Money”
The new album from The Drums, Portamento, is available for pre-order right here.
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VIDEO: St. Vincent - "Big Black Mariah" (Tom Waits...
Source: You Ain’t No Picasso
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VIDEO: New MFR Shirts In Superman Blue Featuring...
Click here to pick up yours for $12.
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VIDEO: The Poison Control Center - "Dracula's...
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LAST NIGHT: MFR Night at Honey Featuring Ceewhy,...
Last night was a classic MFR night brought to you by Big George and 4Seen Magazine. Ceewhy (above) closed out the night while Greg Grease and Midwest Konnect opened up the night.
Greg Grease:
Midwest Konnect:
(Photos and Video by Big Cats)
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VIDEO: Cults - "Go Outside" (Official)
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TONIGHT: Big George's Night Featuring Midwest...
Click here for details.
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MP3: Elite Gymnastics - "Omamori"
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*MP3: Elite Gymnastics - “Omamori”
Local soon-to-be-huge duo Elite Gymnastics have posted their EPs for free download on their Tumblr. Definitely check it out.
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MP3: The Globes - "Stay Awake"
*MP3: The Globes - “Stay Awake”
The debut album from The Globes, Future Self, is out now via Barsuk
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MP3: We Were Promised Jetpacks - "Act On Impulse"
*MP3: We Were Promised Jetpacks - “Act On Impulse”
We Were Promised Jetpacks will be releasing their new album, In The Pit Of The Stomach, on 10/4 via FatCat Records.
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VIDEO: The Tribe & Big Cats - "We Gone" (Feat....
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VIDEO: The Strokes - "Taken For A Fool"
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VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys - "The Hellcat Spangled...
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CONTEST: Win Tickets To See The Get Up Kids Sunday...
The Get Up Kids are playing at the Triple Rock on Sunday night and I hope you’re going. It’s going to be a classic show and I’m very much looking forward to it. Beyond that, the band is letting MFR give away two tickets, so if you’d like to go, please email ian@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com with your answer to the below question:
What is the best Get Up Kids album and why?...
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TOUR: Twin Sister Announces North American Dates
*MP3: Twin Sister - “Bad Street”
New York’s Twin Sister have announced a long North American tour with a stop in Minneapolis on 10/4 at the Varsity Theater.
Tour Dates:
07-11 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s ^
07-12 Baltimore, MD - The Ottobar ^
07-13 Pittsburgh, PA - Club AE ^
07-14 Columbus, OH - The Basement ^
07-16 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern...
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APPRECIATION POST: Headlights
*MP3: Headlights - “Cherry Tulips”
The classic summer jam “Cherry Tulips” by Headlights was released in 2008 on Some Racing, Some Stopping which came out on Polyvinyl Records. The Champaign, Illinois natives write great, timeless pop songs that never seem to go out of style.
Buy all of their records here.
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TOUR: Peter Wolf Crier Announces U.S. Dates
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Peter Wolf Crier has announced a sizeable U.S. tour with a kickoff in Minneapolis on 9/23 at the Cedar Cultural Center.
Tour Dates: 09/23 Minneapolis, MN- Cedar Cultural Center
09/24 Chicago, IL- Schubas
09/27 Cambridge, MA- The Middle East (Upstairs)*
09/28 Philadelphia, PA- Kung Fu Necktie*
09/29 Washington DC- Red Palace*
09/30 New York, NY- Mercury Lounge*
10/03 Chapel Hill,...
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TONIGHT: Skies Alive at MFR Night
*MP3: Skies Alive - “The Blacklist”
Tonight’s episode of MFR Night features Skies Alive and Dan Mariska, these dudes know how to rock and tonight will be a lot of fun. Doors to this 18-plus show open at 9pm, admission is $5 and it all goes down at Honey.
For details, click here.
And I will probably only be playing Whitney Houston songs.
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VIDEO: Party House - "What They've Become"
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INTERVIEW: Skies Alive
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Local rockers Skies Alive are the featured artist tonight at our weekly MFR Night and Andrew was kind enough to take part in the epic MFR Ultimate Interview below. For more details on tonight’s show, click here.
What originally inspired the conception of the band?
Originally, we were all just starry-eyed kids from small towns that looked up to kids that just like us, that...
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TONIGHT: We All Have Hooks For Hands, We Are...
[MFR PRESENTS]
A total bump post, however, tonight is going to be rad. We All Have Hooks For Hands, We Are Trees, Howler, and Old Abram Brown all in one place tonight at the 7th St. Entry.
Don’t miss this one, click here for details.
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SHOW: We All Have Hooks For Hands, We Are Trees,...
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We are thrilled to be hosting We All Have Hooks For Hands, We Are Trees, Howler, and Old Abram Brown tomorrow night at the 7th St. Entry.
Don’t miss this one, click here for details.
