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Loren
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Minneapolis
Loren's last content update – Jan. 25, 2015, 9:55 a.m.
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Loren's most recent reviews
The Brokedowns
Life Is a Breeze, 2014
The Brokedowns have come a long way. That’s not to say they were torchbearers of suckitude earlier, but early reviews of the band were festivals of namedropping and comparisons to ...
The Dead Milkmen
Pretty Music for Pretty People, 2014
The Dead Milkmen were always an idea band. A band who sparkled or fizzled depending on that idea, with some songs brilliant and others that made you dream they’d invent ...
Eureka California
Crunch, 2014
When I hear the phrase “indie rock,” I think of about 4-5 things: Pavement, The Pixies, maybe Weezer, glasses, skinny guys, and bizarre instrumentation or time signatures. Some of that ...
The Murder City Devils
The White Ghost Has Blood on Its Hands Again, 2014
Reunited bands have a tendency to disappoint. Maybe their hearts aren’t in it the second time around, maybe they’ve changed as artists and individuals, or maybe the expectations of a ...
Loren's most recent features
One Question Interviews United Teachers of Music
Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 1:01 a.m.Nate Pischke (United Teachers of Music) SPB: What role does humor play in songwriting? Pischke: Humor doesn’t play a role in our music. We’re serious as fuck and ...
One Question Interviews Recreant
Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 1 a.m.Recreant SPB: What’s the largest crowd you’ve played to? Did you approach it differently? Recreant: Not really sure, we approach every show differently. It just depends on the ...
One Question Interviews Plow United
Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:58 a.m.Joel Tannenbaum (Plow United, The Rentiers, Ex Friends) SPB: As a musician, do you find terminology such as “side project” to be relevant to you in any way? Tannenbaum: In ...
One Question Interviews Kindling
Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:56 a.m.Stephen Pierce (Kindling, Ampere) SPB: Rank these listening options: cd, vinyl, digital, cassette, (other?) Pierce: 8 track, floppy disc, player piano, minidisc, wax cylinder. From worst to best.
Loren's most recent news stories
Site News We're giving away copies of All Downhill From Here
Like what you see at Scene Point Blank? Last year we released our first collective book to commemorate some of our finest memories. It's also available in print-on-demand format ...
Labels Outlet joins Glory Kid
Posted Jan. 25, 2015, 9:55 a.m.
Glory Kid Records has added Idaho Falls quintet Outlet to their roster and will release the band's Memento Mori album, a Latin title translating to "remember (that you have ...
Shows Mair1 line-up
Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 12:35 p.m.
Mair1 2015, a festival taking place June 26-27 in Flugplatz, GER, has announced the first set of names for the event, including Agnostic Front and Terror. The festival focuses on ...
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Bands 1QI: Ampere, Plow United, Recreant, United Teachers of Music
Posted Jan. 24, 2015, 9:39 a.m.
Welcome to our almost daily quickie Q&A feature: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook or twitter and we'll post one interview every Monday-Thursday. Okay, sometimes we miss ...
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Loren's most recent blogposts
Gaslight Anthem & Against Me! @ First Avenue
Posted Oct. 22, 2014, 5:50 p.m. by Loren
The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me!, Cory Brannan First Avenue Minneapolis, MN October 15, 2014 It had been many a year since I’d seen Against Me! and I hadn’t seen Gaslight ...Pixes @ State Theatre
Posted Oct. 14, 2014, 6:02 p.m. by Loren
The Pixies, Royal Blood State Theatre Minneapolis, MN October 11, 2014 There’s a lot that can be said about The Pixies and their 2014 tour—well, about any tour of ...Show Review: Chuck Ragan @ Triple Rock
Posted April 19, 2014, 9:03 a.m. by Loren
Chuck Ragan, White Buffalo, Jonny Two BagsTriple Rock Social ClubMinneapolis, MNApril 15, 2014 It had been many a year since I’d seen Chuck Ragan perform, and that was with his ...Melvins, Negative Approach, Mudhoney @ Grumpys
Posted July 29, 2013, 8:27 p.m. by Loren
Die Kruezen, Hepa/Titus, Mudhoney, Gay Witch Abortion, Negative Approach, Honky, Melvins Grumpys Downtown Minneapolis, MN July 20, 2013 It’s a shame that Amphetamine Reptile Records quit putting out new ...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
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