FIRST AVENUE’S BEST NEW BANDS OF 2013

Allan Kingdom

Even with so much music already under his belt Allan Kingdom has no plans on slowing down. Born in Winnipeg Canada, to a South African father and Tanzanian mother, whose...

BBGUN

BBGUN began in a sunny living room, over coffee, on a Friday morning that quickly turned into every Friday morning. Musicians and songwriters Al Church and Neal Perbix’s distinct styles,...

Black Diet

Recent winners of Vita.mn’s Are You Local? Showcase and named one of First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2013, Black Diet is a garage/indie/soul band with a sartorial flair. Indebted...

FRANKIE TEARDROP (Solo)

I’m Frankie Teardrop, and I like to make rock and roll jams. Sometimes I talk about drug abuse, the impossibility of relating to humans in a fucked up world, being...

FURY THINGS

FURY THINGS are three quiet dudes playing loud music. In three prolific years, they’ve released three EPs, two singles and a brand new LP, all while gradually becoming mainstays in...

GRRRL PRTY

GRRRL PRTY is a celebration of femininity and unsheathed swagger featuring three of most innovative voices in hip-hop this decade. The Spitfire Poet Sophia Eris, percussive Hellion Manchita, and Southern...

Southwire

Southwire is an alchemical mixture that began as a collaboration between a folk singer and a rap group. Jerree Small’s hauntingly beautiful voice and piano are the silk to Crew...

David Campbell

David Campbell is a fan, musician, record store clerk, record label staffer, and a 10-year staffer of KQRS and Drive 105’s “Homegrown,” and a long-time veteran of the Twin Cities music...

JASON NAGEL

COURTNEY BADE (Radio K)