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It's almost FEST time, and you know what that means: SPB has dived in to speak to a bunch of bands and artists playing this year's event. Some are FEST veterans with tips and highlights for newcomers, and others are FEST newbies with their own plans for the week. Read on to hear from a bunch of our favorite musicians … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

Did you know it’s been 10 years since Anathema Editions put out its first release? To make the moment, we reached out to founder Terence Hannum to share some label history. In keeping with our “History 101” concept, SPB asked for anecdotes about 4 of the label’s releases and then Hannum picked out 4 more. As he tells it: Ten … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

Heavens To Betsy, Tuffie, Scrunchies Fine Line Minneapolis, MN October 16, 2026 photo by Loren Green I'm still a little confused that this show didn't sell out, but I imagine that brand recognition is a real thing here. Heavens To Betsy, for those who don’t know, were an Oregon duo … Read more

The less I say about 2025 the better. Well, except to say that Scene Point Blank's 2025 Year End coverage is in development so, actually, I'll be talking about the year a lot. Search/Play/Repeat is a sporadic playlist feature that's just about sharing music though, instead of hitting some topical … Read more

It's been a while since I put another playlist up. I actually had this 99% done a couple of months ago, but everything went haywire and the list went on hold. This edition of Search/Play/Repeat is a quick play, running about 30 minutes in total. Enjoy! Read more

Visual Learner, BlackDots, City Mouse, Couch Potato Massacre Cloudland Theater Minneapolis, MN May 7, 2025 I’m embarrassed that I haven’t covered any shows at Cloudland for SPB previously. It’s a relatively new addition to the Minneapolis scene and a welcome addition that feels as much like a community space as … Read more

Hum will tour the US int he coming year, 2027, marking their first live dates since Slide Away festival earlier this year. The Life and Times will join the band for the full tour, with regional support from Pelican and Spotlights.Tickets presales being on Thursday Oct. 29. Read more Tour … Read more

Post-metal band GUHTS has a new album coming next year -- sharing the new single "Holy Hell" today. "Holy Hell," the video, was spawned by the 1981 horror film Possession."We were inspired by the subway scene in Possession," says vocalist Amber Gardner. "The mind becoming fragmented, repeating patterns we haven’t … Read more

Last year's return album from Motion City Soundtrack, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful, will see a new deluxe edition, out digitally now via Epitaph Records.The new edition adds three new tracks, acoustic verstions of "Melancholia," "Mi Corazon" and "Your Days Are Numbered."The band is set to play on Nov. 14 … Read more

Soul Glo has a new album on the way, sharing the new single "PPL Worried" this week, a track featuring Tunde Adebimpe (TV On The Radio). Formed in Philadelphia, PA in 2014, the band last released Diaspora Problems in 2022. They head on the road with Chat Pile soon, followed … Read more