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The Minneapolis sound is a subgenre of funk rock that incorporates elements of new wave and synth-pop. Started at Sound 80 with tracks like “Funkytown” by Lipps, Inc and pioneered by Minneapolis -based musician Prince and André Cymone beginning in the late 1970s, the musical style's heyday extended through the late 1980s. [ 1 ]
Musical groups (e.g., bands, orchestras, et al.) originating or based in the American state of Minnesota For individual musicians, see Category:Musicians from Minnesota . Also related to this category is the Minnewiki , a Wiki of Minnesota music.
The Suburbs are an alternative punk rock/funk/new wave band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. In its 1980s heyday, the band found great success in Minneapolis and the Midwest, and scored radio and dance-club hits with the songs "Music for Boys", "Waiting", and "Love Is the Law". The band released four albums and two EPs, including the well-regarded ...
Twin/Tone Records was an independent record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which operated from 1977 until 1994.It was the original home of influential Minnesota bands the Replacements and Soul Asylum [1] and was instrumental in helping the Twin Cities music scene achieve national attention in the 1980s.
Oar Folkjokeopus (commonly known as Oar Folk) was a Minneapolis record store that operated on the corner of Lyndale Ave and 26th St from 1973 until 2001. The store was considered one of the staples of the Minneapolis rock scene in the 1980s, along with Jay's Longhorn Bar , and became a popular hub for musicians in the Twin Cities and the Midwest.
Allan Fingerhut purchased the facility in 1970 and converted it into a nightclub. During the 1980s, First Avenue flourished and became a landmark in the music and entertainment industry, playing a seminal role in establishing the '80s funk rock sub genre via the Minneapolis sound, and being the primary local venue for hometown star Prince ...
The Jayhawks are a long-lived country-roots rock band who started in the mid-1980s. [154] Another group to form about the same time was Babes in Toyland, an early quasi-riot grrl band. [155] Many groups of the 1980s and 1990s eventually split up, and a number of other bands formed from the remnants.
The Wallets performed their final show at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis on January 23, 1989. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Kramer and Hest later formed an advertising agency, currently known as Hest & Kramer, Van House Weber, [ 7 ] noted for its use of music in television ads for clients such as Target Stores , MTV , Time Warner , and Buick .