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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.
First Avenue, an influential music club in downtown Minneapolis, was opened as "The Depot" in 1970, [29] [30] [31] and went through several name changes until it became "First Avenue & 7th Street Entry" in 1980. [32] Its history of launching renowned acts such as Prince solidifies its importance in the current local scene and in Minnesota music ...
Summer of 2002 saw the re-issues of the albums In Combo, Credit In Heaven and Love Is The Law on CD on the band's own Beejtar Records. In late 2003, the band issued Chemistry Set: The Songs Of The Suburbs 1977 - 1987 (a best of CD with a few bonus tracks and a DVD of their 2002 performances at Minneapolis' First Avenue).
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.
Pages in category "Rock music groups from Minnesota" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
This category is for musical ensembles who are from Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Pages in category "Musical groups from the Twin Cities" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
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.