Rockin' 101 is looking for new material from bands for Minnesota Homegrown.  You can also email Tim Ryan the location of your CD quality mp3 file to tim@rockin101.com.  Submit you material to:

ROCKIN' 101 MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN

Attn:  Tim Ryan

1010 2nd Street North

Sauk Rapids, MN 56379

Minnesota has a TON of very talented bands.  Every month Minnesota Homegrown will highlight one of those local favorites.  As music fans who support the local music scene, simply vote for one of the five choices in the right hand column.  You can vote once per week.

The band who has the most votes during the month will kick off Minnesota Homegrown for every show of that month.  We'll also highlight the band right here at Rockin101 - dot - com.

Qualified band should have enough material for a month of airplay on Minnesota Homegrown.

Top non-winning band will carry though to the next month's voting.

JANUARY BAND OF THE MONTH

BIO:  Postina was just named “2011 Musician of the Year by RAW Minneapolis”!

“Minneapolis alternarockers Postina rose to fame in the summer of 2009 when they made the finals of the Basilica Block Party Battle of the Bands competition only six short months after having formed. With thoughtful songwriting and energetic pop hooks, the quartet's sound is defined by the delicate vocals of Joelle Benson and prominent bass lines of Josh Walton. Quickly capitalizing on their initial success, the band headed to the recording studio last fall to cut their first record. The result is The Road, a six-song EP which ought to provide the next step in the band's forward progress.” - Jeff Gage, City Pages

As for the rest of the band – Andy Root’s well-crafted guitar parts and compelling lyrics convey the depth of experience the band has lived; Dave Donovan plays the drums with an unmistakable finesse and brilliance that brings intensity to the music. In 2010 Postina welcomed Dylan Randolph, whose electronica-synth style and memorable counter melodies complement the Postina AlternaPop Rock sound and at the end of 2011 Faith Eskola began performing with Postina, adding beautifully, dramatic, classical violin and vocal harmonies to the mix. Postina’s live performance extends beyond music with painters joining them on stage during their set making their show even more visually compelling and experiential by bringing together two synergistic forms of art.

Postina released their debut EP, The Road in March 2010. The Road is a collection of six original songs, each a story inspired by personal struggle or triumph. Postina’s music conveys deep emotion and the band’s determination to experience the fullness of life. Nero, Postina’s sophomore EP released in October of 2011 exemplifies the further musical development of the band’s signature female vocal, electronic, AlternaPop Rock sound. The 2nd track on the album “Heart in Mine” was featured in the Twin Cities Film Festival trailer in September 2010. The Road and Nero are available on iTunes.

Postina has performed at The Fine Line Music Cafe, The Cabooze, Turf Club, 400 Bar, Whiskey Junction, Lake Harriet Bandshell, Club Underground, O’Gara’s, Uptown Bar, Acadia Café, Bogart’s, Suburban World Theater, Lee’s Liquor Lounge, the Plaza Palooza music festival, The Twin Cities Film Fest fundraiser at West End as well as the RAW Minneapolis Showcase & RAW Minneapolis Awards Show. Postina's CD Release show will be at First Ave's 7th St Entry on January 27th, 2012.

¡Viva Postina!

PLAYLIST

January 29, 2012

Postina "Nero"

Vaudeville "Restless Souls"

Perfect Enemy "Beautiful"

Lance King "Dance Of Power"

Gabriel And The Apocalypse "Silent War"

(BREAK)
 

Tepetricy "Challenger"

IN STUDIO:  Seazon Of The Fly"

*  "Spectacular"

*  "Anticipate"

FLIPP "Rockstar"

Black Church Service "Testimony"
The New Suns "Big Red"