My name is Dave, and I grew up in Minnesota listening to the many punk & hard core bands that I'm featuring here. More important though, is that I'm not just posting the stuff that like, but I'm making an attempt to document every band that had something to do with the punk scene in Minnesota. From your Husker Du & Replacements to Dirt Poor & the Kung Fools. Bands that played bars, and bands that played basements and garages. I'd like it all represented here.
I'd also like your help. I can't possible do it all by myself, so if you want to see something here, let me know. If you see something on the net that deserves a mention here, let me know. If you'd like to contribute, let me know.
If you are in a band that I've posted here, and you want your stuff removed, just ask, and it will be removed. Most of my posts are links to other people's posts. Some of it is from my personal record collection. It is my intent to only post stuff that you can not otherwise buy. Long out of print stuff. If I link to stuff that is in print, I will try to include a link to actually purchase it. That won't happen very often though, since I try to post only stuff that I know to be out of print. If the band has an official website, I'll try to post a link to it. If I get something wrong, or you'd like to contribute something, let me know.
All I ask is that you enjoy the crap I post and if you have any suggestions, send me an email at: webbastard at mnpunk.com
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This was the 7" that started it all! Local kings of the drunk punx, these guys knew how play some classic style punk rock with a sense of humor. Great record. Great band. If you don’t own it, you need to!
I hear they still play an occasional show now and then.
Get it here .
In the early 80’s Outcry was my favorite HC band. I got to see them a few times, and they had that awesome record on Positive Force. Outside of that EP, and the “Another Shot for Braken” comp, that was about it for them in the 80’s. Long after they broke up, Red Decibel released “The Buffalo” EP, which was tracks from what I understand to be an unreleased album worth of material. Sadly, it wasn’t the same sXe HC. Anyway, Beaten Man is from that first EP, and covered by one of the best late 80’s early 90’s punk bands to come out of this state. The Libido lineup is also in the classic and far superior lineup that featured Dustin on Bass.
Make a Record
What can I say about the band largely credited with starting the whole MN Punk scene? Released in 1978 on Blank Records, these guys were the godfathers of MN Punk. Just a short list of bands that were influenced by them: Husker Du, Replacements, & Soul Asylum. Um, those bands, and their contemporaries pretty much laid the groundwork for everyone else that followed.
The album has been re-released on CD by (I believe)Garage D’or Records . You need to buy it!
You can get a rip of the old vinyl here .
The first release by these St. Paul skinheads. 3 songs on black vinyl. Hardcore with some serious asperations for metal. I shot video of these guys back in 1989, just before they broke up in the 7th St. Entry. You can see that video over at BasementShows.com . Guitarist Matt Henderson went on to join Agnostic Front & Madball.
I don’t have much to say about Bloodline. I was never into the whole skinhead hardcore stuff. Bill was a really nice guy. Original roadie for Blind Approach. Founding member of Extreme Noise. I think they played in our basement once or twice.
This would have been their 2nd record, put out by Nemesis Records
The late Earl Root was Minneapolis metal. No one did more in this town to promote metal, than Earl did. He was in bands, ran record labels, owned a record store, and had a late-night metal radio show on KFAI for more years than I can count. Disturbed was one of Earl’s finest moments in my mind. This record was a masterpiece of metal, long before another band came along and made it big with the same name.
There were some great videos that went along with this album. They were shot in the same building that many of my early public access shows were shot. If I ever stumble across them, I’ll post the too. In the meantime, check out the album. It’s well worth the download.
A Conscience Left to Struggle With Pockets Full of Rust
Socialist mod-punks, The Strike started out as a 4 piece consisting of Macalaster College kids. They later slimmed to a trio and left the twin towns for Chi-Town where they continued to grow in popularity, but eventually broke up.
This is one of their later records after they moved to Chicago, but they’ll always be a MNPunk band.
Man Sized Action are one of my favorite 80’s MPLS bands. Claustrophobia is their first record, put out on Husker’s label Reflex Records. This is really a great record and worth the time to download. Also, take look for the link to Five Story Garage, their 2nd album which is also a gem! Stolen from the "I have a brain in my ass" blog.
Honestly, the cows always struck me as a bit to artsy. I saw them a couple of time, and I own the first album, but it didn’t do much for me…couple of good songs…just not my cup of tea. Maybe someone else has a better story to write about them.
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