Jon Snodgrass
photo by Cat Rose / there's something hard in there blogspot
What are your top five albums that were released in 2025? (In order 1-5)
I can't rate 5. but i will share one, that answers your first two (kinda three) questions.
CITRIC DUMMIES - split with turnstile
What band did you discover in 2025 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?
CITRIC DUMMIES
Christy Costello (a 2025 fav!) invited them to play this event at PALMER'S BAR in MPLS where we ALL celebrated the tunes of HÜSKER DÜ.
They ripped. this band (& the whole show) set the tone for the start of my year. thx, to Christy, ALL the bands, singers & Palmer's Bar!
How will you remember 2025 (in terms of music)?
For me, it was the year i got to celebrate the tunes of HÜSKER DÜ with their bass player Greg Norton, and Rad Owl's David Jarnstrom, IRL buddies.
We invited rad singers in ALL the towns to join us! It was an incredibly fun, dream come true, community experience. We get to do it one more time on New Year's Eve in Minneapolis at Memory Lanes for an UnderCurrentMpls party.
thx, Gravey!
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📸Cat Rose / there's something hard in there blogspot
What can we look forward to from you in 2026?
I'm gonna road test new tunes and play some rock gigs with Bill & Miles Stevenson +BUDDIES!
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WINTER
I'll do two songwriter house shows.
JAN 2 in La Crosse, Wisconsin
JAN 3 in MLPS/St. Paul, Minnesota
+ sort out the new tunes.
SPRING
thru the south to FLA
+ EU/UK, is the plan.
SUMMER
Something fun in the Dakotas, Las Vegas & more...then thru the midwest to BUDDIES FEST 2 in 🇨🇦.
FALL / WINTER
I have an idea.
+ get an LP ready for the next year.
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What records are you looking forward to most in 2026?
The new ULTRABOMB LP! and...
I heard a rumor about IRON CHIC?
That'd be rad.
Singles rule the music scene right now. How has that affected you as a band or label? Has it influenced your approach to new releases or touring?
I put out a 7" single last year called "STAY STOKED" w/ a song about the band GHOST + how everybody should like what they like, do what they do & keep their unsolicited opinions to themselves.
On the flipside it has 3 recycled tunes, reworked for DogFish Head Brewery - an example for positive touring & life etiquette - to kindly remind people to "re-use 1st, -then- recycle, & STAY STOKED!"
+ having the opportunity to share beer with venues (from a company that understands the above) -AND- eliminate hospitality costs.
we're ALL on the same team & helping everybody, helps everybody. It's easy.
