Video: Mayda CD Release Party @ Triple Rock Social Club

St. Paul songstress Mayda displays a strongly deadpan sense of humor in this promo clip for her CD release show this Saturday at the Triple Rock. There, she will be celebrating her latest disc, The Interrogation, by releasing it into the wild, by which I mean into the forest of consumers, who can purchase the disc there. Or at Cheapo. Or at any of the other fine, independently-owned record stores that Mayda mentions in the vid.

Check out the video at the top of the post. Below, check the flyer:



Mayda MySpace Page
Muja Messiah MySpace Page
Heiruspecs MySpace Page

Disclaimer: One of the writers of this blog works for both Mayda and Heiruspecs, respectively. The writer of this post, however, has neither a personal nor professional relationship with either act.

Video: Sean McPherson of Heiruspecs Talks Big Quarters

Specifically, this video of Heiruspecs' Sean McPherson is talking about the upcoming show that the group is playing, along with Big Quarters, on Saturday, to celebrate the release of their self-titled fourth album. Flyer for that is below:

Heiruspecs do expert impression of Barack Obama in new video for "Get Up"

We got an announcement of a CD release show and new self-titled album from Minneapolis hip-hop group Heiruspecs back in September. That show and record won't happen until December, which is still a bit off (although, to be fair, when the hell did October decide it had to come to an end?). But we're starting to see some signs of life from the 'specs.

First off, the group premiered a new song from the upcoming full-length as part of Culture Bully's blog-a-thon for charity. Now, the band has debuted a new video for their song "Get Up". You can watch the Obama-flavored video, which is sure to be the stuff of Michele Bachmann's nightmares, at the top of the post. Listen to their new track at the bottom:

Download: Heiruspecs - "Let it Fly"(via)

Check out what Sean McPherson of Heiruspecs said about music education here. It's a pretty remarkable story about how one teacher can make a world of difference in the life of a student.

Heiruspecs MySpace Page

Speaking of Minneapolis rappers and Obama, have you heard M.anifest's new jam?

Download: M.anifest & Budo - "Age of Obama" (via)

While you're at it, read his essay too.

M.anifest MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

CD Release Show: Heiruspecs @ First Avenue

h/t to City Pages. According to Andrea Swensson, Heiruspecs announced from the River Rocks Festival stage this past Saturday that their first new album in four years, which will be self-titled, will be released on December 13th. The band has released no new material from the self-titled album (though a song "I Know", is posted on the MySpace page for those "waiting for a new record), but once they do, we'll let you know. Here are the show release deets:

Saturday, December 13
Mainroom
6:00 pm
18+

Heiruspecs MySpace Page

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com