Porcelain Boys
If you were real 7" EP I love the PB’s and this record is probably their best effort. Not that their other stuff is bad in way, but this one is my favorite. It is also probably my favorite THD…
MNPunk
Documenting Minnesota Punk Rock - One post at a time!
MNPunk
Documenting Minnesota Punk Rock - One post at a time!
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Threadbare
Threadbare – 1994 I was personally never into the heavy emo stuff, but Chad and I lived in the same house around this time and man could they shake the fucking walls when they practiced in the basement. The THD…
Suicide Commandos
Burn it Down The Burn it down video! Suicide Commandos were probably the earliest MN Punk band. I can honestly say that I love just about everything they’ve recorded. My most recent favorite is the Live CD from Sound 80…
Swingin’ Teens
Step Out And Meet Allah! EP / Transfixation LP Originally from Iowa, these guy relocated to the Twin Cities and put out a couple records on Susstones . You remember them. They played everywhere. I was never sure why nothing…
Libido Boyz
Hiding Away Probably my favorite band of the late 80’s, the Libido Boys were at the top of this state’s punk scene much like Dillinger Four are today. Every show was a big show, and everyone I knew had all…
Nova Mob
Shoot your way to freedom Nova Mob was Grant Hart’s post Husker Du band. I don’t have a lot to say about it. I saw them live a few times. I have a few of those old records, and there…
The Suburbs
Love is the Law Found another blog posting. This one is from the "Lost bands of the new wave era" blog. It has a decent write-up of the Suburbs. I personally never cared for the Suburbs, but that doesn’t mean…
Hüsker Dü
Live at the First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (8/28/85) I found another blog posting, this time with a Hüsker’s live show from 1985 at First Avenue. If you like this bootleg, check out the final Hüsker Dü album, "The Living End",…
Dirt Poor
Dirt Poor Uptown Bar & Grill, Minneapolis, MN Date Unknown Rocking the U-Haul out front of the Uptown Bar & Grill, in Minneapolis, MN. This was a Supersuckers & New Bomb Turks show inside the building. Outside the building it…
Compilation Tape
Kitten Reflex C. The Kitten comp is one of the defining moments in the Minneapolis punk scene. A document of the punk and hard core bands that put Minnesota on the map. It has since been re-released on CD by…