COLDER IN MOSCOW
COLDER IN MOSCOW
Formed back in 2008, Colder in Moscow earned success early on with their debut release, Great Speculation. Hot on the circuit, CIM played the legitimate clubs in town and opened for many of Minneapolis' finest, including the Love-Cars. In 2010, the drum chair opened up and Mound native Matthew Leonard joined the band. The band returned to Humans Win! Studio in August to begin work on a new album. With the departure of John Walker and Ian Nygaard in the ensuing months, the recording process ceased and CIM began writing new material under a different moniker, Animal Hospital, as a way to regroup without going on hiatus. An impromtu session, Animal Hospital Demos Vol. ! was released early 2011. The unreleased album and a brand new EP are slated to be released as early as October 2011.
DRAGONS POWER UP!
Dragons Power Up! is a rock group from St. Paul, Minnesota, formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalists Mike Coyne, Dan Ries, Mike Ries, and Chris Tures. In 2011, Coyne left DPU! and the music world under amicable circumstances, at which point longtime producer/friend Spencer Wirth-Davis (Big Cats!) offered his services as full-time bassist/collaborator/member. Each member drawing from his own corner of musical influences, their sound marries loose, noisy guitars with tightly-wound rhythm section and vocals atypical of today's indie rock landscape. DPU!
