If you’re in an unsigned but promising band, mid-March means South by Southwest. And SXSW means tens of thousands of musicians, reporters, and industry reps descend on Austin, Texas. There are skinny jeans and taco stands and streets papered with handbills. Sunshine and lost bandmates, high hopes and public intoxication, old friends and new lanyards. It’s like a cross between … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
It is my great honor to present to you the brand new music video for “One Dimensional Man” off of Bad Time Zoo, courtesy of Alternative Press, who are world premiering it at their site right HERE. The video is directed by the undeniable powerhouse that is Isaac Gale and David Jensen (of “Burn It Down” and “Let It Go” … Read More
Gig Getting.
As part of my residence at McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, a few times a year I lace up my finest pair of Chuck Taylors and deliver a presentation on campus. In January, I asked the bookers for two of Minneapolis’ best clubs to join me on stage to talk about what bands can do to get … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
Hello and welcome to the first Tuesdays With Lazerbeak of the new year! I hope everybody had a wonderful holiday time. Let’s jump right into it. It is with great honor that I present you with the first video off of the brand new Sims album Bad Time Zoo!!! Check out “Burn It Down” right now. Directed by the incredibly … Read More
Tuesdays With Lazerbeak
Bad news: our Vikes got trounced by the Bears on national television. Most glorious news ever: we are officially announcing the most incredible pre-order package in all of creation for the new Sims album Bad Time Zoo (produced entirely by yours truly)!!! The record drops on February 15th, but we’re going live with the pre-order starting right now. And for … Read More
Tour Days With Lazerbeak
Well, we are officially back home in beautiful Minneapolis, and I am once again writing this blog from the comfort of my home. The last five weeks of tour were absolutely legendary. Amazing times with my amazing friends. And now we can finally say that the whole entire crew has toured the country together! I really didn’t expect so many … Read More
Dream Team Video Premiere
Directed by Isaac Gale and JoLynn Garnes. Jellyfish dude.
Wednesdays With Lazerbeak
Welcome back to another unconventional Wednesdays With Lazerbeak. Due to the Vikings crushing Monday night loss (brutal!) and the all day mastering session for the new Sims album yesterday, I wasn’t able to post this til today. Gonna just jump right into things though with a new video. This one comes courtesy of MPLS.TV and our friends at City of … Read More
The Release Show
So it is finally the big day of the album release party! Can’t tell you how extremely excited I am to celebrate with all of my ultimate homies. You can still get advance tickets at Fifth Element, Electric Fetus, and the FineLine box office. Otherwise go HERE to cop them online. Below is the flyer with all the details, along … Read More
I declare this pizza to beeee…….awesome (9/21/10)
Alright. I’ve decided to start a new internet posting or “blog” if you will. The purpose of this blog will be to cue you in to some secrets and hopefully allow you to step your food game up. This will be a comprehensive guide on how to cook it up and eat like a trill bawse. I will include some of my … Read More