Spotlighting Twin Cities' Music from the Basement Up.
Once more, we are looking back at our favorite Minnesota releases of 2022. The hardest part of this project is always trying to think of new ways to say “This album fucking slaps, check it out.” So definitely check out the Honorable Mentions as well, because I just ran out of ways to compliment these amazing albums.
Read MoreHave You Tried Being Happy surpasses the size of the emcee’s last two projects in the first-days-of-lockdown experiment of The Social Distance and the chilly, late 2019 release of Winter Tape Vol. 1. Oknice’s effort to make a feel-good record falls short on this album, but that goes without saying it’s not filled with heavy doses of dopamine.
Read MoreIn this episode, Liz and I talk about what's new and what's about to drop as we end the month of February. Since it's almost been 1 year since the COVID-19 shutdown, we also reminisce on the last show we went to. This week's guest is B&E emcee and producer Nacho Suave. We talk about his growing production skills and his newest release "The Ignacio EP." He is also our spotlight producer for the show. The entire music bed is of Nacho Suave production.
Read MoretryinNOT2die is an auditory art exhibit that takes the listener on a musical journey of one man’s struggle with depression and suicide and the realization that addressing and challenging these thoughts can help experience personal growth.
Read MoreTo quote Keith Harris, final music editor for City Pages, “I too have noticed it was a hard year.” Music has made the suffering this year more bearable, even though it was one of the hardest-hit industries. It would be truly impossible to try and list all of the projects we’ve enjoyed this year, but here are just a few of our favorites.
Read MoreWith his third EP release of 2019, St. Paul’s very own OKnice gives us a winter themed project. With cold beats and cold bars, this EP is one of my favorite projects that came out last year. With production from Mikal Jones; OKnice bring a short and sweet project that is packed densely with hot content.
Read MoreSo here is the thing, I like a certain type of music, and though my musical taste has greatly expanded over the last year, These are my favorite albums and EPs of 2019. You’ll find albums no one else included on their year end lists, but you’ll also find albums that EVERYONE has already written about. Ask anyone else and they’ll give you a different list. it’s impossible to set my bias aside. It’s also impossible to include everyone on this list, there are a lot of truly amazing albums I feel bad for leaving off these lists. I listened to over two-hundred albums/EPs from 2019 and relistened to all of them again over the last couple months.All that said, here are my favorite albums and EPs of 2019. Tell me why I’m wrong and what I missed in the comments.
Read MoreAnxiety, death, and coffee, the new EP “Callous” by OKnice is chill without being laid back, cynical with out being bleak, and heavy with out being inaccessible. The themes on “Callous” also include fame, success, money, and what it means to not have any of them.
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