Hailing from Minneapolis, In Lieu brought their powerful, dark rock to Garth’s humble living room. There’s absolutely no denying that they go hard! What does WMCN stand for? Woah Man Cool Noise. Describe your music without using any musical terms. Mad Girl. What are you looking forward to the most […]
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Local act Prairie Clamor lit up Garth’s Living Room with a laser-fog-electronic-pop show like no radio station has seen before. Hailing from Austin, MN, the land of superabundant highway exits, Prairie Clamor took WMCN listeners on a power pop journey through tales of wildfires and urban birds. Staff was chanting […]
Local “not-Halloween” band Butter Boys came in to rock our first live session of the semester in Garth’s living room! With a fun, funny, and all-round engaging brand of pop punk, Butter Boys shows off impressive versatility in their music. What does WMCN stand for? Way Magnificent College Network; Woah […]
About a month ago I went to see Oh Sees (formerly Thee Oh Sees) live. I have seen them live once before and I was feeling extremely ready for my second dose of this incredible band. Upon arriving at First Avenue, the familiar semicircle of fans, frenetically packed around the […]
When I was in sixth grade, I had a subscription to Tiger Beat magazine, and in one of these issues was a short feature about a couple upcoming young artists, and one of them that caught my eye was a fourteen-year old from Oklahoma named Greyson Chance. Whereas most people’s […]
FKA Twigs put me into a trance. I could not stop following her eyes and methodical dance moves, while hearing the voice of an angel. The evening with FKA Twigs at Palace Theater on November 14th was truly a spiritual experience for me. Magdalene is FKA Twig’s second album that […]
“Conversations With Nick Cave” lasted three hours, with no intermission, split 50/50 between solo piano numbers and questions from random audience members. This might sound a bit self-indulgent, and I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t. However, it turned out to be one of the best concerts I’ve seen […]
Looking around the Palace Theater, I saw a fair amount of cat-eye glasses, a lot of short bangs, and a sea of IPA beers— typical crowd to be expected for indie rock band Sleater-Kinney, riot grrl pioneers, and all-around rock goddesses. I also saw a lot of unsettled anticipation behind […]
On Friday, November 8th WMCN hosted the third ever Big Gig (BIIIG GIIIG) and one of the best ones yet! There were 5 local acts with two Macalester bands and one band coming all the way from Chicago performing in the library basement. If you are interested in performing or […]
Bedouine’s show at the Cedar Cultural Center last Friday was spellbinding. Draped in a pink lace dress with open sleeves, singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian promised to ease us into her set with a solo version of “You Kill Me” off her self-titled record. I first took notice of Bedouine for her […]
