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Loren
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Minneapolis
Loren's last content update – Aug. 13, 2019, 9:28 p.m.
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Loren's most recent reviews
Kira Jari
Spooky Freaky EP, 2019
Spooky Freaky is a good debut from an intriguing new-ish band from Texas. Even if the EP name makes me think of “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” each time I read it.The band ...
Billy Liar
Some Legacy, 2019
I don’t know much about Billy Liar, but Red Scare has rarely turned out a bad release so I picked Some Legacy out of the pile with some hope -- and it ...
Reunions
Winter Heart, Summer Skin, 2019
I must have slowed down over the years. At least I hope my recent interest in bands like Reunions or Nightmarathons reflects my now 40 years-old perspective more than it reflects of ...
Loren's most recent features
Interviews Nadir
Posted July 29, 2019, 3:03 p.m.Nadir is a punk trio with some names and faces you might recognize from their work with Off With Their Heads, Fake Boys, and Hard Pass. The trio has been ...
One Question Interviews Anthem Grief
Posted July 21, 2019, 9:46 p.m.Anthem Grief SPB: The two of you recorded the album on your own. How does the band’s live setup work? Anthem Grief: The two of us met through a ...
One Question Interviews Good Riddance
Posted June 28, 2019, 10:39 p.m.Russ (Good Riddance) SPB: What do you remember of playing your first live show? Russ: I remember it being euphoric, the sense of watching people move and go crazy to ...
One Question Interviews Martin Bisi
Posted June 24, 2019, 9:31 p.m.Martin Bisi SPB: What is your preferred guitar model for personal playing, and how has your production work affected that choice? Bisi: I started way late on guitar. I was ...
Loren's most recent news stories
Records SPB premiere: Blue Skies Burning collection "In Totality"
Scene Point Blank has partnered with Dropping Bombs to share a stream of the soon-to-release In Totality by Blue Skies Burning. The LP is a 10-song retrospective of the Toledo ...
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Records SPB exclusive: The Path - Chaotic Good
Scene Point Blank's featured stream this month is Chaotic Good by The Path, out this Friday, August 2 courtesy of State of Mind Recordings. The fast and furious hardcore ...
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Records Split EP by Gridfailure and Feel Happiness
Posted Aug. 13, 2019, 9:28 p.m.
A new split EP will showcase two solo experimental outfits, Gridfailure and Feel Happiness. The 7-track release comes out digitally on Sept. 13.
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MP3s Colored Moth streaming in full
Posted Aug. 12, 2019, 9:18 p.m.
The latest from Germany's Colored Moth, DIM, is streaming now at Echoes and Dust. The album is the second full-length from the noise rock trio -- and SPB premiered a ...
Loren's most recent blogposts
The Hold Steady @ SurlyFest
Posted Oct. 18, 2018, 9:45 p.m. by Loren
SurlyFest 2018 The Hold Steady, Bad Bad Hats, Mixed Blood Majority, Static Panic, Rachel Kurtz, DJ Shannon Blowtorch Festival Field (Surly Brewing Company) Minneapolis, MN October 13, 2018 SurlyFest ...Surly Darkness Day 2018 (Saturday)
Posted Oct. 9, 2018, 9:12 p.m. by Loren
Angerot, God Came From Space, Off With Their Heads, Khemmis, Murder City Devils, Carcass Somerset Amphitheater Somerset, WI September 29, 2018 Photo gallery belowTriple Rock - Last Show Ever
Posted Nov. 22, 2017, 7:28 p.m. by Loren
Dillinger Four, Negative Approach, Kitten Forever, Victory, The Slow Death Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN November 22, 2017 I usually try to keep show reviews to the point: Here’s ...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 ...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
Loren's SPB contributions
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