My Town My Music’s Local Artist Spotlight The next installment in MTMM’s Local Artist Series features Pat Obert. Pat is the lead singer, guitar player, and primary songwriter of garage rock band Under the Pavilion. He has been playing guitar for nearly 10 years, and his life’s passion is performing on stage. ...
My Town My Music’s Local Artist Spotlight Our next Spotlight features Mike Terrill, bassist of local indie grunge punk trio Second Story. I met Mike at a Minnesota Music Coalition meeting just a few months ago, and I was struck by his open, friendly energy. I had mentioned that we were starting a music promotion business, and he immediately offered...
My Town My Music’s Local Artist Spotlight While some artists/bands are regulars in the local scene, Rochester is quietly overflowing with talented musicians that perhaps few people have heard of, outside of the musicians’ immediate circles. MTMM is committed to throwing the spotlight on these artists and hearing their thoughts on our music culture. Our first spotlight features Carl Stephenson. Carl is...
Music is such an awesome thing. I believe it to be one of the greatest-ever creations, or at least my favorite one. The existence of music is intriguing to me. It seems to be one of our earliest inventions. And, while it isn’t absolutely essential to the perpetuation of the human race, it has stayed a constant throughout our existence,...