
Sicbay (plus vinyl reissue), Vampire Hands & Lineup for MR Sweet Sixteen
You already have the dates for your calendar and before the holidays hit, here are the full details of the two shows: Friday January 29th at First Ave – 7th St Entry in Minneapolis, MN Sicbay (First show in years. We’re …

Modern Radio Celebrates 16 Years with Weekend Party! / Fury Things LP available!
Save the Date: Friday, January 29th at the 7th Street Entry and Saturday January 30th at the Turf Club. We’ll be bringing together bands, past and present and a special record release. Lineups, poster designs, artwork and other event details …

Fury Things “VHS” Release Show – December 5 – Triple Rock
We’re excited to announce the official release show for the debut album, VHS, by Fury Things …

Fury Things + Modern Radio = New LP in December
Welcome: Fury Things Fury Things. Three gentlemen currently based out of the Twin Cities and raised in Kansas City, Boulder, and Germany join the family. Since 2012, this melodic punk band has been kicking out catchy EPs and we’ve been hooked …

New Oaks Music Video – West / Tour Photos
Oaks just returned home from their West coast tour this week and to perfectly cap off the trip, they’ve just released the first video off their new album, Animal Life, for the song West. This splendid video features friend of the band Jen …

New Oaks Record, Animal Life – Available August 28th! / Modern Radio in Chicago This Weekend
Photo by Ellen Skoro – Awhile ago we welcomed Oaks to the Modern Radio Family, and now we’re thrilled to announce the first full length album, Animal Life. Erica (vocals/guitar) and Jim (bass) tell a dark story, mysterious in its details, but …

Record Store Day Release – Reissued 1979 Smart Alex 7″
Given the backlog of work for record pressing plants today, we weren’t certain that we would have this record available …

International Novelty Gamelan, Smart Alex Records, Oaks News and More!
NEW 10″ Record – Metalophonia by International Novelty Gamelan We’re so excited to be helping out with International Novelty Gamelan’s first vinyl release, Metalophonia. If you’re not familiar …

New Hollow Boys EP & 2015 New Goodies
Hollow Boys Keep Kicking Out The Jams Only four months ago, Hollow Boys released Believe in Nothing with us and since then they’ve managed to stay quite busy: A residency where they released cassette versions of all of their albums and Twin Peaks inspired EP. The trio …

B.O.Y.F. (formerly White Boyfriend) Release Debut Album
If you haven’t had a chance to catch Minneapolis’s pop weirdos, B.O.Y.F. (formerly White Boyfriend), do yourself a favor …