| George Cartwright | Saxophone player, composer, improvisor, band leader, producer.
Leader of Curlew and GloryLand PonyCat a McKnight Composer’s Fellowship and‘Jazz Musician of the Year’ City Pages
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| GloryLand PonyCat | George Cartwright on sax
Alden Ikeda drums, Adam Linz bass. acoustic new avante jazz composed and improvised |
| 10w-40 | Cognac-core |
| 13 Hertz | We are influenced by bands like Pink Floyd, Zep, Ben Harper, Daniel Lanois, Pumpkins, The Verve. Metaphysical Rock. |
| 2 Cruel 4 Skool | 2 Cruel 4 Skool is a techno pop band based in the Twin Cities. Their sound has been compared to the most annoying cell phone ring ever. |
| The 3rio | Experimental Jazz Trio.
Brandon Wozniak-Saxophone
Pete Hennig-Drums
Travis Shilling-Bass |
| A Night In The Box | A Night In the Box plays music for people. We play banjo's, violins, guitars, harmonicas, drums, sing and we love to dance. |
| ADVRSUS | Intensely political industrial metal. |
| Anti-Gravity | Four genre-defying master improvisators apply the pedal to the mental and
leave you dancing out of your head with this cello, laptop, guitar, clarinet/sax ensemble.
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| Tuesday Night Music Series for Free Improvisation | Free Improvisational Music |
| archive [ mike hallenbeck ] | musique plastique |
| Aromatic Sound Trio | aromatic sound trio are from anoka county. their sound is a mix of altervative,jazz, and jam. |
| Astronaut Cooper's Parade | An all improv folk noise band from Northeast Minneapolis |
| A Band Called DELICIOUS | Progressive Modern Rock Band (featuring former members of PUSH) |
| Bankrupt in Panama | Bankrupt in Panama |
| Daniel Bateman | Sound mangler, crate digger.
Projects:protokol:helix, OBCT |
| jt bates | minneapolis based drummer/programmer. |
| bryce beverlin II | musician . poet . film maker . dancer . scientist |
| Bill Mike | adventuresome/ memorable rock a la
Flaming Lips,Bjork, PJ Harvey, Jimi Hendrix |
| Japhlet Bire Attias | Solo and Band-setting Chapman Stick®. Jazz, classical, progressive and Imrovised Music. |
| Black Affliction | Grim black metal from the frozen northland. Melodic black metal style. |
| Blacki | BLACKi is an improvisational group in member composition as well as performance. Over 76 different musicians have been participants in a BLACKi experience at one time or another. The philosophy of BLACKi is one of an unyielding melting pot, wherein each c |
| bLEEM | bLEEM is a worth taking a bus to see |
| Bloody Tampon | Gore metal |
| Breaksea Caravel | dark theatrical gypsy orchestra |
| Brian Baggett Band | On September 15,Brian Baggett Band will release the Critically acclaimed Rock Opera The Web. We believe this record to be a very important pice of music as well as a direct reflection of our society in the information age. The Web is available for downloa |
| BROTHER and SISTER | brother and sister duo playing hard rock using visual and party art! |
| Kevin Brown | London East End... Funk lead guitarist... Desk top composer... Currently working on funk back beats as an engine behind improvised soloing... Looking for online musicians to develop improvisational jam sessions with... |
| Darren Brown | Electroinc and Noise Music |
| Chris Barber 3 | Down and dirty rock from Hell |
| Chuck Cunningham | Quirky pop rock |
| Cinema Rendezvous | A monthly film and video series devoted to showcasing the work of local and international artists. |
| Cleveland Street Collective Presents | The Cleveland Street Collective is an Organized group of musicians of many styles old and new, with different projects from within performing every Monday night at Acadia Theatre. |
| Confession of Faith | Industrial music. |
| Copy | Copy is a rock band that combines the songwriting influence of the likes of Bob Dylan, and Elvis Costello with the sonic textures of Fugazi and Soundgarden . With this combination Copy performs music that is both hard hitting and melodic with strong lyric |
| Crown the Clouds | We like playing indie pop music. |
| Joseph Damman | guitar, mondo mandolin, saxophone. Improviser. |
| Deadly Medley | Deadly Medley is a high powered jam band featuring Steve Hietala on guitar with his pals Marty, Steve and JiggyMaGee! |
| Deje Blue | atmospheric, organic, soundscape band. Art-rock |
| Dreamland Faces | Accordion, Musical Saw, Tuba, Banjo-Uke, and Soprano Saxophone. |
| Jami Marie Duggan-Fry | singer/songwriter
ambient, ethereal, alterna-pop-folk |
| Duke Resonant Orchestra | Progressive-Regressive rock mixing genres and styles. Frank Zappa meets Portishead |
| Electropolis | Electropolis brings together four musicians from diverse backgrounds to create a sound that is spontaneous, adventurous, and organic. Ultimately, you get to decide what Electropolis is. |
| Equinox | Equinox has often been compared to many bands, such as Rush, Dream Theater, Styx, Yes and Kansas. While creating their own unique sound among the Progressive Rock / Metal genre, they grabbed the attention of JVC/Victor Entertainment. Equinox was signed to |
| Escape Mechanism | appropriation-based sound collage |
| Ether Monkeys | David Bowie meets the Sex Pistols in Jane's Addiction's backyard. |
| The Fantastic Merlins | Improvised chamber music |
| Michael Ferrier | From whispers to screams, saxophonist and electronic musician Michael Ferrier will warp your musical reality. |
| R.O. Flyer | Singer-songwriter R.O. Flyer has played with a number of bands over the years, including The Better Part, Northern Diving Co., Rain and the Rhinoceros, and Flyer & Mason. Most recently, he has joined with Joel Mason, Matt Uttech, and Andy Blessing. |
| fonster | fonster is Minneapolis-based indie-jazz groups, incorporating electronica, 20th-century composition, and modern rock into their guitar-bass-drums trio format. |
| Forgotten Under The Chestnut Tree | A simple combination of acoustic instruments and noise... what could be better? A soft soundtrack to a simple life. |
| dan frankowski | Trumpet player and jazz composer. CDs: dynamic duo, twin cities suite, fuselage in the rumpus room. |
| Philip Fried | Musician, Teacher, Composer, Conductor, Bass Player, Singer, Guitars etc. |
| Galvanic Alien | Galvanic Alien was created to fuse the voice, piano, and cello as one musical force. Our quest is to make listeners question their enviroment and push the bounds put on them by society. |
| Gone Like Train | Pure, unadulterated live experimental improvisation |
| Gracepoint | Seriously messed up metal groove.
Aggressive, progressive, beautiful, and twisted. |
| GST | High brow rock or low brow jazz, ranging from improvised mayhem to down town grooves. |
| Guitarzan Vs Bazzilla Featuring Drumasaurus Rex | Psychedelic garage and chaos |
| Hail, Architect | hard-hitting rock and roll |
| Lucia Hawley | I write and play compositions, mainly for piano. Maybe vocals, but not often, if at all. |
| Michael the "Hook" Deutsch | I am the worlds only 1 handed, 1 hooked piano player extraordinaire dedicated to keeping Blues/Jazz piano alive, ,jump,shufflin,Chicago,Kansas City,New Orleans, Boogie |
| Housepig | Housepig is a Minneapolis-based record label specializing in noise, ambient & experimental sounds. |
| Iced Ink | avant garde well-calculated experimental crazy tame moody lovely alternative to alternative. We take the box we're supposed to think outside of, rip it apart, buid a better one, and fold it into an Origami swan. |
| Alden Ikeda | I Have Played Jazz And Improvised Music as a twin Cities mainstay for 17 years. |
| ImKa | Modern Art Ensemble consisting of Violin, Bass and Percussion |
| Improvised Explosive Device | Improvised Explosive Device is a high tech jug band for the 21st Century. |
| ingrid | cello, guitar, feedback, and max/msp |
| jeffrey james | an organic, swingy folk sound. Mainly a indie/folk sound characterized by a 6/8 preference and a European folk instrument setup including accordion and upright bass. |
| Junkyard Empire | Junkyard Empire features the politically charged rap of MC Brihanu backed by a funky, jazz-infused live band. |
| Stefan Kac | tuba player and composer, all styles of jazz and classical music |
| Tim Kaiser | Sonic atmospheres created with custom built electronic and electro-acoustic instruments. |
| The Knotwells | You’ll have to keep your ears to the ground to learn about performances by the category-defying musical group the Knotwells-you’re unlikely to see any flyers or newspaper ads.
Mostly by word of mouth, the Knotwells have gained popularity on the Wes |
| The Label Presents | We do sketch comedy so you don't have to.
The Label is a new collective of comedians, musicians, artists and filmmakers, devoted to bringing you delicous rich jokes with only half the fatty calories and preservatives of your average comedy/music/art show |
| The Label | Sketch Comedy!
Bands!
Stand Up!
Films!
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| Laughing Bell | Experimental/Progressive quartet producing a rare yet familiar sound. |
| the leisure masses | progressive four piece. A fusion of jazz, funk, folk, rock, and all around creativity. |
| Leo Bixby Music | Leo Bixby Music is made up of funk, jazz, blues, hip-hop, acid jazz, folk and every other influence we can think of. It is anarchist in its desire to be uncategorizable. |
| Lost Chocolate Lab | Sugar Powdered Noise from Minneapolis
Ambient Soundscapes
Improvisational Noodles
Wizards of Indie Rock |
| The MadHats | The MadHats are a new experiment in music hailing from the Black Hills. |
| Massive Iron Gate | Do not listen alone. Massive Iron Gate rises from the depths of the darkest places concievable by the human mind to induce the most violent sensation of pleasure while listening. It will keep you coming back like an addiction. |
| Cara Mastrey | Nimbus offers singing lessons taught by Vocal Coach Cara Mastrey |
| Patrick Harison | Patrick is a young jazz musician quickly gaining a reputation for his creative, eclectic and unique style. |
| Modal Operandi | Electric avant-jazz-funk quartet. |
| Mondo Film | Noise/Movie rock that harkens back to glory days of AmRep and all things loud |
| Dan Musselman | Dan Musselman is a classicaly trained jazz pianist in the Twin Cities. He performes every Tuesday night at the Artists' Quarter at 7 PM. |
| The National Trust | Edgy, complex, unpredicatable, infectious, noisy pop. |
| Nokomis | Later A.C. Slater meets Muse on an Acid trip. |
| Obelisk | Yeah. A band that makes music. We *like* metal, jazz, post-rock, and other pretentious modes. |
| Pan-Metropolitan Trio | Innovative instrumental ensemble performing original music, post-bop jazz standards, fusion, and progressive rock. |
| Perpich Center for Arts Education Pushing The Boundaries | MN Arts High School students perform original works. |
| Plastic Chord | A wink through the flames of far off mountains persuades the balloons to assume curious shapes. |
| The Portals | Fully textured music expressing passions of love and rage |
| The Pundits | Bacharach meets Sonic Youth |
| Puzzle | Eclectica: Thrash Funk Jamarific Art Rockica |
| Pygar | Hardcore Experimental Jazz Grindcore from Minneapolis |
| The Cooperative Presents! Cary | The Cooperative is a group of musicians who wish to help each other further our careers. |
| Reginald 9 | An eclectic mix of rock, indie, college, funk, ambient, amazing, and psychotic. |
| The Rejuvenation Trio | Rejuvenation...is the working title for all ensembles led by free jazz saxophonist Hasan Abdur-Razzaq. At 57, Hasan is a discovery of sorts, having spent the majority of his life as a painter. He is an amazing, intense player who will engage your head an |
| RenegadeEnsemble | Chamber ensemble playing Contemporary music by living composers. |
| RennieWorks | RennieWorks plays an amalgam of eclectic jazz for any occasion. |
| nick schillace | Detroit area musician, teacher, and musicologist. Taking a personal and found vernacular and pushing it through syncopated acoustic and electric guitars. |
| Sheephead | We rule. |
| Sxip Shirey | Sxip Shirey performs incredible music for Mutant Harmonicas, Industrial Flute, Triple Extended Tin Whistle, Regurgitated Music Boxes, and Glass Bowl Choir Unit. |
| Six by 9 | Eclectic original rock music suggestive of classic rock mixed with 80's keyboard, a modern edge, with emphasis on emotion. |
| The Sleep of Planets | Melodic Piano Voice strings soon to be experimental sound effects |
| slow speed chaser | instrumental indie prog- rock trio |
| SNARK | Original progressive/psychedelic 4 piece, performing live for over 18 months. All for members write. 2nd CD, 'Absinthe' is due out in late May of 2002 |
| The Softrocks | The Softrocks make indie pop music laced with Noise. |
| Solar Cycle 23 MAX NOW | Experimental Brainwave Dream rock music & beutifull consciousness modulations. |
| tom spaeth | piano player for r&b, blues, experimental |
| B.J. Stevens | A Tasteful and very creative singer songwriter. Amazing piano player |
| Jason Sturges | Experimental fusion Chapman Stick performed by Jason Sturges. |
| Joseph Sunder | Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (sax, percussion, keys, etc...) |
| Sunny Wicked | Four razor-tight musicians from University of Minnesota-Duluth's School of Music - influenced by Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, but mostly a tight original sound. |
| Eric Thiegs | The acoustic lead of local band, Bug Candy |
| Tracelement | Ecclectic, Dynamic, Soulful, Uniquely modern music |
| TVBC | An instrumental power trio creating new music. |
| Tuesday Night music series for Improvisers and exp | A music series devoted to Improvisation and
experimentation at acadia |
| The Ultraviolet Fuzz | It's different, It's a breath of fresh air. It's a mixture of psychedelic, pop progressions and melodies with hints of americana and baroque intertwined. |
| Unicorn Basement | Electropunk New Wave All Synth |
| Vermin Speed Talk | Improvised Jazz and Modern Classical with Stephen Rettner on piano and keys,Wendy Ultan on violin, and Anthony Poretti on drums. |
| Whitespace | Art Rock Music performed and produced by artists, not dolls for the industry. To Whitespace music is NOT an industry, it's a form of self expression. |
| WHITESPACE www.whitespacemusic.com | Whitespace: Taking music to new levels in this sea of bland mediocrity we call 'music these days... ' |
| Brandon Wozniak | Brandon Wozniak - Saxophone |
| Your Loving Tiger | Your loving tiger comes to you.
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| Zeitguy | Electroacoustic and algorithmic composer/performer. Integrates visual projection, circuit bending, experimental instruments. |
| Nicolai Vincent Zielinski | improviser, drummer, composer, teacher. |
| Jonathan Zorn | I am a Composer and Improviser working with digital and analog electronic musical instruments. |
