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Loren
Editor in Chief
Minneapolis
Loren's last content update – Sept. 24, 2016, 11:15 p.m.
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Loren's most recent reviews
Mikey Erg
Tentative Decisions, 2016
It took all of three seconds into Tentative Decisions, about 10 seconds before his unmistakable voice, to ID the record as being made by Mikey Erg. Drummer/guitarist/vocalist in bands ranging ...
Crybaby
Drag Me Under, 2016
Crybaby are one of those punk bands where you could fill a review with subgenre tags and namedrops and every review would pick a different one to highlight. There’s a ...
The Falcon
Gather Up the Chaps, 2016
The Falcon are a curious band: a collection of rogue Chicagoans (now with Dave Hause as well), lead vocalist Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms) seems to get the most attention ...
Various Artists
Crab Legs/Not Half Bad - Dorks/Nerds, 2015
Spanning the country’s geography north and south, this split from Fargo, ND’s Crab Legs and Fort Worth, TX’s Not Half Bad is a snippet of the varied sounds of the ...
Loren's most recent features
One Question Interviews Spotlights
Posted Sept. 24, 2016, 10:23 p.m.Sarah Quintero (Spotlights) SPB:What’s the strangest trend you see in modern music (or in the industry)? Quintero: The strangest trend I have been noticing today in music is ...
One Question Interviews Planet B
Posted Sept. 22, 2016, 8:03 a.m.Luke Henshaw (Planet B) SPB: How has the increasing digitalization of music changed how you listen or record? Henshaw: To me, with the increasing digitalization of music, a lot of ...
One Question Interviews Two Houses
Posted Aug. 24, 2016, 11:33 a.m.Mike (Two Houses) SPB: Do you have any vinyl that your own strictly for collector’s purposes but never listen to? Mike: No one in the band does. Norman Marston ...
One Question Interviews Nonpareil
Posted Aug. 15, 2016, 3:18 p.m.Jef Wright (Nonpareil) SPB: What venue is your favorite to play (and why)? Wright: Currently, I'd say that Valley Bar is my favorite venue to play in Phoenix. It ...
Loren's most recent news stories
Records SPB exclusive: Cortez's "Initial"
Out on September 9 for the first time on vinyl, Scene Point Blank is excited to debut the remastered repressing of Cortez’s Initial. The Swiss hardcore band first burst ...
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Bands New Rose debut on Broken Circles
Posted Sept. 24, 2016, 11:15 p.m.
Featuring members of Big Eyes and RIPS, country band New Rose will release their debut album, All Nite, on Broken Circles on Oct. 21. Claiming Flying Burrito Brothers as influence ...
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Records MakeWar out next month
Posted Sept. 24, 2016, 10:11 p.m.
Red Scare Industries will release Developing a Theory of Integrity next month on October 7. The "Brooklyn by way of Venezuela and Colombia" band have a video for the song ...
Records New collab between Theologian and Lament Cityscape
Posted Sept. 22, 2016, 9:09 p.m.
Lament Cityscape have teamed up with Theologian for the collaborative Soft Tissue full-length, out Oct. 21 on Battleground Records and Annihilvs Power Electronix. The record combines both current and former ...
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Loren's most recent blogposts
Descendents @ First Avenue
Posted Sept. 21, 2016, 9:21 p.m. by Loren
Descendents, Modern Life Is War, Color TV First Avenue Minneapolis, MN September 15, 2016 The only people luckier than those who get to see the Descendents are those who get ...Fat Wrecked 25 @ The Myth
Posted Sept. 2, 2015, 9:32 p.m. by Loren
NOFX, Lagwagon, Dillinger Four, Strung Out, Swingin' Utters, The Flatliners, Masked Intruder, toyGuitar, Bad Cop/Bad Cop The Myth Maplewood, MN August 28, 2015 No review, see photo gallery ...Radioactivity @ Triple Rock
Posted July 29, 2015, 8:55 p.m. by Loren
Radioactivity, Birthday Suits, Butcher’s Union Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN July 22, 2015 It’s nice to live in a city where some great out of town bands have ...Ex Hex, Tweens @ Triple Rock
Posted July 24, 2015, 3:29 p.m. by Loren
Ex Hex, Tweens, Pink Mink Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN July 20, 2015 I go to a lot of shows. Sometimes it’s nice to be surprised, and that’s what ...Loren's bio
I started writing for the site in early 2008. I also work for a publishing company and do freelance writing on the side. I occasionally use the twitter here: https://twitter.com/lorenmgreen.
Loren's favorite bands
Dillinger Four, Arrivals, Brokedowns, Tim Version, Weakerthans, Broadways, The Blind Shake, Tiltwheel, Fugazi
