Two Days of Rock in the Twin Cities! LIVE MUSIC: Weird Nightmare/Snowmen/Glom/Agnes Uncaged (VIDEO)

I just got back from a long planned trip to the twin cities: Minneapolis & St. Paul. It was two days of rock shows, record shopping, and general mayhem in Minnesota. I hit the Turf Club both nights, and loved all the bands I saw. 

Caught Weird Nightmare the first night. Fantastic band, fantastic show. The opener was also great. It was a new-er band from the cities called Agnes Uncaged. I bought their record, and have been listening to it a lot. Find out more: https://www.agnesuncaged.com/  

The second night I was finally able to see SNOWMEN. Been waiting for this one for a long time. This was the NYC band's first national tour, and St. Paul was only the second night! The band was fantastic, the crowd seemed to love it, and the guys were nice as hell when we finally met up. Snowmen were on tour with another NYC band called GLOM (https://glom.world/).   

The debut album from Snowmen, A Kick to the Face, is now available on vinyl. More information here: https://www.snowmenband.com/

In between the shows, I was able to hit the legendary CC Club in Minneapolis, and a few record shops, as well.

WEIRD NIGHTMARE at Turf Club in St. Paul, MN 5/27/26

 

Alex Edkins of Weird Nightmare

Weird Nightmare at Turf Club, St. Paul, MN 5/27/26

AGNES UNCAGED Live at Turf Club, St. Paul, MN 5/27/26 (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

Caught a brand new (to me) band last night at Turf Club in St. Paul. Agnes Uncaged opened for Weird Nightmare, and was absolutely amazing. I bought a copy of their newest LP, Cyanotype, and can't wait to throw it on the turntable. It was produced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth), so it will sound great, I'm sure. Trying to get the band to Omaha.

Agnes Uncaged at Turf Club, St. Paul, MN 5/27/26

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Julia Eubanks of Agnes Uncaged

I love it when a band you have never heard of is so impressive that I have to run (not walk) to the merch table to buy an album.

WEIRD NIGHTMARE: Interview with Alex Edkins // New Album 'Hoopla' and Tour! // METZ (Video)

 Hey everyone, and welcome to the new video. For today's video, I am joined by a very special guest, Alex Edkins of Weird Nightmare. Weird Nightmare has just released its second album, Hoopla. From Subpop.com,  "...from the psychedelic 1960s to the DIY 1990s and beyond. Hoopla, the catchy, melodic second LP from Edkins’s solo project Weird Nightmare, mixes and matches these influences in fun and exhilarating combinations, displaying his sophisticated musical mind."

Critics have made comparisons to similar psychedelic, fuzzed out, power-pop classics from Cheap Trick, The Byrds, Elvis Costello, The Kinks. The Flaming Lips, Spoon, The Replacements, and more. The album is a whirlwind of guitar pop styles and sounds. A true masterpiece.

Many of you will know Alex from his former (?) band, METZ (https://www.subpop.com/artists/metz). That band made some of the most intense, heavy, and noisy punk rock of the 2000s, and recorded five albums for Sub Pop. According to Alex, METZ are on an "indefinite hiatus."