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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

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

Here in Scene Point Blank Land, I sometimes get lost in the inbox of endless submissions and new music. I find things I like, but the great digital expanse still makes the records feel, well, a little too distant. Music is supposed to be personal, even if I'm not standing in the front row of a dimly lit room soaking … Read more

It was about a year ago I discovered Unseemlier, shortly before the release of I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere. It's a wordy title and a somewhat unwieldy band name -- and I’ll use that “a lot going on in a little space” metaphor even further to talk about the band's "heavy emo / soft punk" sound. It's singsong at … 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

Sometimes I get all introspective and ask myself why I do this. Not very often, but the answer is always because I like music. It's that simple. I like to discover new stuff and I like to share it. Every year, the staff at Scene Point Blank sink a ton … Read more

NØ MAN has a new album coming out just before Halloween, when the band will release Between the Sword and Neck on Oct. 30 via Iodine Recordings. Formed back in 2017, the band last relased Glitter and Spit in 2024, also on Iodine. While not a concept album, it draws … Read more

Meet the Buddies Fest Prize Pack! Scene Point Blank has partnered with the upcoming Buddies Fest in Tillsonburg, Ontario, and features a hefty line-up that includes Ultrabomb, Mikey Erg, The Slow Death, Kepi Ghoulie, Danbert Nobacon, Ben Nichols, Cory Branan, ALL, Chixdiggit and a whole lot more this year, taking … Read more

Math rock trio cowboyy (stylized and spelling wrong, as is the trend these days), has shared "the magic mountain" as the first single from the band's upcoming Big Scary Monsters debut, revocder, a 9-song EP out on Sept. 25 that follows-up their epic the movie EP. “‘the chair mountain’ was … Read more

Chicago, IL noise-rock duo King Sans will release Sell The Cow next month, out August 21 on Dipterid Reocrds. It's the first full-length from the band, featuring Jake Steven James (guitars, synths, vocals) and Izabella Rose (drums, vocals) and features a myriad of influence ranging from distortion heaviness to buzzsaw … Read more