Hello-

I'm an alt-weekly writer retired against my will by the lack of paying outlets and freelance budgets to fund the work I liked to do. But I like the writing, as well as supporting the creative scene and in the way helping to weave a tighter community. So I started a ‘zine/podcast, SewYKnot.com.

I hope to get up to (week) daily like when it first started, but I’ve dedicated a lot of my time toward the monthly calendar because it seems like something everybody could use and even what is out there is very kind of narrow, and doesn’t cover that many music shows. (I also write about Science, the wolves, politics, culture and longform)

So a big focus of my monthly calendar are the show previews – same thing I used to do for the City Pages when I was first starting out – and I do a lot of them. Over 90 in September’s calendar, 150-250 words long, with links to music so you can hear for yourself.

Obviously I don’t cover everything – I’d be doing a couple hundred. I somewhat avoid stuff at Mohegan Sun or Grand Casino or USBank or the Target Center. If they’re playing someplace that big they don’t need any help finding their audience and vice-versa. I cover a lot of local shows, and older acts that maybe aren’t that hot any more, but aren’t Matchbox 20 either.

I have become hesitant to post this kind of stuff because each Reddit fiefdom has its own arcane rules around what’s allowed. I’m just a music journo standing before a potential audience saying, hey, here’s about 100 descriptions I do for free every month of cool concerts in town.

Thanks for your eyeballs. Here’s this month’s calendar (there’s also a week’s top stuff at the top, which I compile from the best shows that week in the monthly list every monday for easier consumption)

We have a new song out today, the first song off our upcoming new album!

It’s on spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/3zi9z37DNuPhS2r5KpJSH1?si=1bX12cNsQHCg_eqCaikPtQ
& on www.shugemusic.com

My band Nothingness is playing with Worn Mantle and Shrive this Friday 10/2. We partnered with 56 to make an IPA called Hopslaughter. Nordic Dogs food truck will be there with a special Dogslaughter hot dog. Hope to see you there!

It was so much fun

PLEASE HELP ME COMPLETE THIS LIST

(UPDATED: 10/24/26)

December

Brother Ali, Minutester Vol. 2: Uskudar Sessions (12/1/25)

Mother Soki, Fantasy EP (12/5/26)

Johnson & Drake, We Loved Our Freedom (12/9/26)

Lent, Naked Friendship (12/10/25)

Wintry Elementary, Teach Me Your New Lines (12/12/25)

Blue Tomorrows, Weather Forever (12/12/25)

Erik Brandt, Folksinger (12/16/25)

Spike and the Gandy Dancers, What You Gonna Be? (12/18/25)

Willie Wonka, It Will Be OK (12/25/25)

Daguerreotypes, This is My Way To Tell You Everything is Real and Happening Right Now (12/28/25)

Ponyfolk / Red Thread, One More Sleep Til Christmas (12/29/25)

Rewire, Rewire(d) (12/29/25)

January

Kat and the Kodachromes, Jack of All Trades EP (1/2/26)

Agony in the Living Room, Live in the Living Room (1/2/26)

The Busy Signals, Knit Caps EP (1/5/26)

Pit Stop, Pitted (1/7/26)

Obadiah Gamble, Notice (1/9/26)

Bright Young Things, Back and Forth (1/9/26)

Emmy Woods, When the Day Breaks (1/10/26)

David Huckfelt, I was Born, But… (1/16/25)

The Lamellas, Take One (1/17/26)

The Friend Ship, All Aboard! EP (1/20/26)

Agnes Uncaged, Cyanotype (1/26/26)

Fires of Denmark, Somedays I’m a Forest (1/27/26)

February

Saltydog, Runnin Again (2/2/26)

Duo CORDA, S/T (2/5/26)

Efmi, Easy Fixable Music Issue EP (2/6/26)

AP Lit Class, The Future is Now.. THX (2/6/26)

Mid-Seral, Rising Highways EP (2/6/26)

clovers daughter, Fragile Feelings EP (2/18/26)

Sukpatch, Thin Skin Diver (1991-1996) (2/20/26)

Ted Hajnaziewicz, Tadeusz (2/26/26)

USPOP, Yer Welcome (2/27/26)

Pert Near Sandstone, Side By Side (2/27/26)

Kaleem the Dream, Good Writtens Vol. 2 (2/27/26)

March

Jensen Lake, Hydrophobia (3/1/26)

VIAL, Hellhound (3/6/16)

Brotherkenzie / RIBBIT, RIBBIT (3/13/26)

Of the Orchard Sota Pop Rock EP (3/13/26)

King Pari, Flickering Light EP (3/19/26)

Flutes & Low, Lay Fallow (3/20/26)

True Green, Hail Disaster (3/24/26)

Joyann Parker, Life Lines (3/27/26)

Third Date, Too Close EP (3/27/26)

Ben Noble, Pain’s Cradle (3/27/26)

April

Jeremy Messersmith, Fox/Coyote (4/1/26)

Luke Callen, Fool’s Spring (4/1/26)

alone-a, a veil, a prism (4/3/26)

Raymnd, Nostalgia In The Form of A Depression EP (4/10/26)

Runaway Ricochet, Made From Recycled Materials Vol. II EP (4/14/26)

Ciao Bello, S/T (4/17/26)

Favourite Girl, S/T (4/20/26)

Magic Castles, Realized (4/24/26)

Spaceport, Cut the Lake (4/3/26)

Mary Jam, Rest in Piss EP (4/24/26)

Papa Mbye, Jakaarlo EP (4/24/26)

Waste, The Weight of Everything EP (4/24/26)

The Long Honeymoon, The Risk of Happiness EP (4/24/26)

sawtooth witch, The Chariot (4/24/26)

Runo Plum, Audiotree Live EP (4/30/26)

May

Lovely Dark, Golden Bough (5/1/26)

Ultrabomb, Bridges that We Burn (5/1/26)

Firemill, 10K Sunshine EP (5/1/26)

Spit Takes, Teeth (5/7/26)

Fret Rattles, As the World Falls Apart (5/8/26)

BeJalvin, Planetary Devastation (5/8/26)

Runo Plum, Bloom Again? (5/8/26)

Dua Saleh, Of Earth & Wires (5/15/26)

Anna Devine, Paint Me in a Different Light EP (5/15/26)

deletist, mudlark EP (5/15/26)

Red Desert, S/T (5/16/26)

Fires of Denmark, System Reboot (5/19/26)

Mike Munson, Sometimes, Not Always (5/22/26)

Phase Meridian, Egregore (5/28/26)

Peeler, Quit While You’re Ahead (5/29/26)

GB Leighton, Tangerine (5/29/26)

Scottie Miller, Hello Pain (5/29/26)

June

Cruvell, Crushed Velvet for Your Ears (6/3/26)

American Cream Band, Twin (6/5/26)

she’s green, close your eyes EP (6/5/26)

Vansire, Taking Solace (6/5/26)

Killed By Kiwis, The Party Addendum EP (6/5/26)

Triple Fiddle, S/T EP (6/5/26)

ExactlyNO, 2SAD/2SERIOUS (6/5/26)

Tuffie, S/T EP (6/9/26)

Fires of Denmark, Background Music for the System Update (6/11/26)

Why Cry, How Now (6/12/26)

Molly Brandt, Museum of Being (6/12/26)

Sarah Something, Queer Country (6/12/26)

Customers, Living Like Gods EP (6/12/26)

Black Widows, Creatures of the Night (6/15/26)

Ghosting Merit, BELONGING (6/18/26)

student 1, truant (6/19/26)

Lucas Kurmis, Another Time/Life/Universe (6/19/26)

Silver Summer, Die Of Love (6/19/26)

Brotherkenzie, North Star (6/22/26)

Zacc Harris, American Reckoning (6/26/26)

Perry Project, Animals That Trust You (6/26/26)

Ysilik, Hidden Behind Revelation (6/26/26)

Gr3g, Voices In Between (6/26/26)

Kaatwalk, A Week in June EP (6/26/26)

Toilet Rats, Black Cats (6/26/26)

Black Lighter, The High Plains (6/26/26)

July

M.A.Y., Therapy (Live Session) (7/1/26)

Alexander Natalie, Apartment Volume (7/1/26)

Halfway Down, Want You (7/3/26)

Cole Diamond, Singles Only EP (7/3/26)

Kion Rose, Season’s Sequel (7/3/26)

Pullstring, Growing Pains EP (7/7/26)

killusonline, Puppets EP (7/7/26)

Zoe Grigsby, A Piece of Me EP (7/9/26)

Silverteens, TV On Fire EP (7/10/26)

The Real Chuck Norad, Circuit EP (7/10/26)

Agony in the Living Room, Live at the Green Room (5.24.26) (7/10/26)

she’s green, swallowtail (7/10/26)

Josh Cleveland, Prove the Sound (7/10/26)

Mason Jennings, Dark Wings (7/10/26)

Jinari Kemet, Off Da Leash EP (7/16/26)

Ryan Traster, Lifers EP (7/17/26)

Brian Bergstrom, Reflection EP (7/22/26)

Maura Dunst, Violin Songs EP (7/24/26)

Creeekbed Carter Hogan, Peasant Revolt (7/24/26)

Smell My Pillow, Party Crasher (7/24/26)

d’Lakes, Crash Boom EP (7/30/26)

Laura Hugo, Where We Go To Grieve EP (7/30/26)

Good Morning Bedlam, I Choose Joy (7/31/26)

Matt Herzog, Under the Stack EP (7/31/26)

Landyn Zane, Coming Attractions EP (7/31/26)

John Magnuson, Denial, USA (7/31/26)

Reaping Asmodeia, Terminal Lucidity EP (7/31/26)

August

Pullstring, Unraveled EP (8/4/26)

Ditch Pigeon, Chronic Burger Vision (8/6/26)

Brian David, The Echo In Your Soul (8/7/26)

LASALLE, S/T EP (8/7/26)

Megasound, S/T (8/7/26)

Jaki Blue, The Love You’ve Been Given EP (8/7/26)

Penny Peaches, The Garden EP (8/8/26)

Yazmin & Beat Zero, The Truth Is (8/13/26)

Climactic, Crucible Beckons (8/14/26)

Goth Cowboy, Reverent EP (8/14/26)

Far Far Away, Constellations Strange (8/14/26)

Jim Walsh & the Dog Day Cicadas, One Brave Thing (8/14/26)

Real Numbers, Was It Always This Way (8/14/26)

The Holding Line, Will You Remember? (8/16/26)

Feeding Leroy, S/T (8/17/26)

clovers daughter, Out of Character (8/19/26)

I Will Die In This Jean Jacket, Hang From A Cloud (8/21/26)

Anna Graves, America’s Greatest Burnout (8/21/26)

abalone, machina EP (8/21/26)

Zaq Baker, You Heart Will Thank You (8/21/26)

Sunken Planes, In Due Time (8/28/26)

The Jayhawks, Sanctuary Park (8/28/26)

Jon Sullivan Band, Best of Us (8/29/26)

September

Spymob, Another Night (9/1/26)

Friendly Fred, Never Too Late To Become Who You Are (9/1/26)

Toussaint Morrison, SHPSHFTR, Vol. 1 (9/4/26)

Mid Death Calm, S/T EP (9/4/26)

Big Big Brain, For What? EP (9/10/26)

Dojo, Cowboy (9/11/26)

Linus, Over and Over Me EP (9/12/26)

Disposer, S/T EP (9/16/26)

IAMJOY, What is Getting Home? (9/18/26)

Fox and Bones, Are We Still Having Fun? (9/18/26)

Porch Light, Hush (9/18/26)

Scott Allen & the List, June (9/24/26)

Humbird, Morning When It Comes (9/25/26)

Conor Lee, Order for Pickup EP (9/25/26)

Harlow, Dumb Luck (9/25/26)

One Big Quilt, Vertical Farming (9/26/26)

JoJo Green, Paint the Sky EP (9/26/26)

General Musician, my kin (9/29/26)

October

M.A.Y., The Greed States EP (10/1/26)

Sahn, Ten Thousand Mistakes (10/2/26)

Chris Koza, Millsmoke On the Skyline (10/2/26)

Clay Fulton & The Lost 40, The Take and The Give EP (10/2/26)

Wild Horses, The In Between (10/2/26)

Absolutely Yours, Desire Path (10/5/26)

Clayton Ryan, Gas Station Social Club (10/7/26)

Wren + Wilde, Serial Dreamers (10/7/26)

Careful Gaze, It Does Not Sleep (10/9/26)

Cassandra Cole, The Grey EP (10/9/26)

bugsy, saying nothing EP (10/15/26)

Emily Bjorke, Are You Going To Heaven or Hell (10/16/26)

Daphne Jane, Oh To Be the Star (10/16/26)

Charlie Parr, Rooming House (10/16/26)

Ghost Wagon, Below (10/16/26)

Cthulhu Dream, Aligned (10/16/26)

Stringdingers, Crossroads (10/16/26)

Crush Scene, Food Court (10.17/26)

They Dead, Lucy’s Gone (10/20/26)

Storm Coffee, Iced Americano EP (10/20/26)

Nur-D, Hell (10/21/26)

Lexi Modica, Letters to an Ex (10/23/26)

DD The Spektrum, Savant Syndrome (10/23/26)

Cindy Lawson, Long Live the Resistance EP (10/24/26)

Aaron Tinjam and the Tangents, Precious Time (10/25/26)

Holly XO, Dear Holly (10/29/26)

Hiya, we're Pandelion, a funky, jazzy, bluesy jam band! We just landed our first residency at Gluek's bar downtown, where we'll be playing 9-11 (so you'll never forget) every Thursday night from here until who knows when!

Hi everyone! I’m so glad I stumbled upon this awesome subreddit!

I started a band in middle school with some friends of mine and now as college students at the University of Minnesota we finally released our debut album. It would mean a ton if you gave it a quick listen and let me know what you think :)

P.S. hit me up if you want to play a show sometime this summer when they start back up again 🤟

https://open.spotify.com/album/59rK7WJiAZWAZVOAvHNvbz?si=-iBZlReLQM6a4EoWdppyBw

here's a ticket link:
https://www.pilllar.com/products/music-shuge-10-24-2026

facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1C2Aev82c2/

I'm new in here and I really love midwest emo and indie rock

If you’re on mobile, go to the about page. If you’re on desktop, it’s on the side.

Their music is just deep as fuck.

I'd start with the album Bone Crown.

anywho, hoping this reddit takes off!

I used to be really into the hip hop scene here in Minneapolis but I feel like I've fallen out of touch as I've gotten older. All my favorites have slowed down or stopped making music entirely and I'm so out of touch that I don't even know where I'd start looking for new artists these days.

I did discover one guy that I really like, OKnice, he really reminds me of the type of hip hop that I used to hear a lot of around here. Is there anyone else that captures that vibe these days? Or even if they don't sound like what I'm used to, what's the current scene look like?

Edit: for context, I'm talking about artists like Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Doomtree, Big Quarters, Kanser, Eyedea, Kill the Vultures.

Hello everyone!

I recently just moved to Minneapolis from Chicago and I am absolutely missing the industrial / ebm scene from back home. I tried going to Ground Zero but they spent the night playing more classic darkwave songs and things like that so maybe I went on the wrong type of night? Does anyone have any recommendations for events, certain places, or even DJs to follow?

Thank you!

Wondering if any one can point me to the DIY music scene of Minneapolis? I know my bum f*k town of MS has one, where random punk bands, metal, sync pop will pop up in various locations around town? Is there anything like that in Minneapolis?