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There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene Point Blank looks at how musicians split their time, and how their careers influence their music (or how their music provides escape). In this edition, we caught up with Chuck Ragan, known as the gruffest voice of Hot … Read more

How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene Point Blank looks at how musicians split their time, and how their careers influence their music (or how their music provides escape). In this edition, we chat with Kevin Purcell (guitar/vocals) of Retirement about running Portland bike shop … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

It's been a while since I put another playlist up. I actually had this 99% done a couple of months ago, but everything went haywire and the list went on hold. This edition of Search/Play/Repeat is a quick play, running about 30 minutes in total. Enjoy! Read more

Visual Learner, BlackDots, City Mouse, Couch Potato Massacre Cloudland Theater Minneapolis, MN May 7, 2025 I’m embarrassed that I haven’t covered any shows at Cloudland for SPB previously. It’s a relatively new addition to the Minneapolis scene and a welcome addition that feels as much like a community space as … Read more

Sometimes I get all introspective and ask myself why I do this. Not very often, but the answer is always because I like music. It's that simple. I like to discover new stuff and I like to share it. Every year, the staff at Scene Point Blank sink a ton … Read more

Vices, outlets, escapes... I'm not sure where things are at here in November of 2024. But as we battle our demons and look for meaning, or escape, music is a blessing. Here's a new playlist. Many of these artists have been covered at Scene Point Blank, mixed in with tracks … Read more

Long-running indie-punk band Signals Midwest has announced Layovers, a career-spanning rarities collection out July 25 through Lauren Records and is the band's sixth album. The first single is “Two Magnets,” which was inspired by a comment from guitarist Jeff Russell about a relationship dynamic as “two magnets with the same … Read more

Green Noise Records has collected an LP of rare Testors material in the form of the new Prime Primitive: 1976–1977, capturing the essence of New York, NY pukn band Testors with some of the band's earliest recordings. The band, founded by Sonny Vincent in 1975, was an early staple among … Read more

Banquets has announced their first show since 2016, an upcoming gig at Crossroads Bar in Garwood, NJ on August 30 with Bad Boys, ERRTH, and MakeWar. The band last released Spit at the Sun and have not played since a show at S. Vitus in Brooklyn, NY leading to an … Read more

Double Helix Records has announced a split 7" featuring one song each from Her Head's On Fire and Arms Like Roses, out June 6. "We played our record release show for our debut LP College Rock and Clove Cigarettes LP with Arms Like Roses and instantly felt a kinship with … Read more