Win 2 free tickets to Dropping Daylight.

Friday, July 11 - 5pm at Station 4
All Ages
Dropping Daylight, Down and Above and A Verse Unsung.
email rich@riftmagazine.com to win.

Art Event of The Week - The 10 Second Film Fest

After the downtown Minneapolis fireworks this weekend, be sure to stop by the Soap Factory and check out the 10 Second Film Fest.  It’s a screening of 100 10 second films made from cell phones, digital cameras or whatever else was available.

Check out the event listing here.

www.soapfactory.org
for more art listings - www.mplsart.com

Band of The Week 7/01/08 - Atomic Flea

Atomic Flea is our band of the week. Saturday, they celebrate the release of their new CD “BABADEBABA”. An interesting title for an interesting band. They also are releasing a graphic novel about the adventures of Atomic Flea which includes giant robots, penguins and how the unique CD title came about.

Here is the CD review and their show listing. Also be sure to check out their website, it is one of the coolest local band websites I have ever seen.

www.atomicflea.com

CD - Review - The Fountainheads - What Means So Much

By Nelson Heise

The Fountainheads new disc “What Means So Much” is just pop gold. Every track finds a little Beatles flavor toppled with more modern sounds of The Minus 5 and Ween. Read more »

CD - Review - Atomic Flea - Babadebaba

Atomic Flea

By Nelson Heise

Good pop sensibility, fun tunes and nice arrangements. That is what you get with Atomic Flea’s “Babadebaba”, nothing more and nothing less. Read more »

CD - Review - Rockford Mules - From Devil’s Spit to Angels Tears

The Rockford Mules

By Nelson Heise

The formula for making good solid hard rock is tricky to come by, many throw their hats in the ring but to no avail. They usually trade quality songwriting for volume and speed, and fail at that. Read more »

CD - Review - The Z-MO Trio - EP

By Copper Smith

First a warning: Z-Mo Trio’s self-titled EP is not the feel good hit of the summer. The heartrending trip begins with the jittery dance of bass and drums on the opening track, Nighttime. Read more »

CD - Review - The Sexy Bang - Signals From Sputnik

By Lewis Kuhlman

If the Big Bang was the theoretical explosion that created the universe, what would the Sexy Bang be? What would it sound like? Read more »

CD - Review - The Golden Chariots of Mars – Tales of Talos

Golden Chariots

By Dustin Luke Nelson

The Golden Chariots of Mars is anything but a modern rock band. Their sound seems to be lost somewhere in the late 90s metal scene, with infusions of 60s guitar rock. Read more »

CD - Review - White Iron Band - Devil’s Sweet Revenge

Devil's Sweet Revenge

By Kaleb Bronson

Pass the bottle of whiskey to the glee-filled devil and prepare for a deep-rooted, north country, good-time country album to rile-up any fan of hard-pounding Minnesotan raised, booze slamming music with the White Iron Band’s newest album the “Devil’s Sweet Revenge.” Read more »