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Before Prince, Hüsker Dü, Spirit Asylum, as well as the Substitutes dominated and defined the Minneapolis rock scene from the ’80s, three guys, Chris Osgood, Steve Almaas, and Dave Ahl, had a swinging small punk rock combo called the Suicide Commandos. They produced only two information, one of these a …

Art-pop singer/songwriter George Usher was created in Cleveland, where his early demonstration recordings gained regional radio airplay even though he was even now in his teenagers. He had currently cut enough demonstration material to complete an excellent 30 albums before he relocated to NY in 1977, quickly developing the power-pop …

Although generally tagged an “alternative” band throughout their brief career, Beat Rodeo wasn’t scared to permit their retro-rock root base shine through within their music, much like such various other similarly styled bands from the era as the Blasters and Green on Red. Led by vocalist/songwriter and guitarist Steve Almaas …

Jangle pop collective Young ladies Say Yes is normally spearheaded by drummer/singer/songwriter Jim Huie, who employs a revolving-door cast of collaborators in a way much like Anton Fier’s Golden Palominos. Huie previously performed in Russ Tolman’s support music group, and Tolman subsequently appeared on girls State Yes debut To Children …

Hoboken’s Bongos — founded like a trio comprising Richard Barone (acoustic guitar, vocals), Rob Norris (bass), and Frank Giannini (drums, vocals) — produced no pretense to be anything apart from a pop music group; fortunately, these were an excellent pop music group, covering electric guitar pop in the Byrds to …

Vocalist/songwriter Steve Almaas rose from NEW YORK punk from the past due ’70s right into a well-respected designer through the ’80s and ’90s. Almaas wasn’t an integral part of the whole corporate and business scheme of items, having performed in various rings during the 10 years of big-hair metallic and …