MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN

Sundays 10:00pm - 11:00pm

MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN:  7TH ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013

Rockin' 101once again is celebrating our local Minnesota artists with a shot at performing at this year's 10th Anniversary of Halfway Jam.  Well also set up your band with a full CMS website from Naturally Wired Designs as well as $101 worth of gear from the Bridge Of Harmony, St. Cloud. 

Get your band signed up today.  Registration will only be open for a couple of weeks (now until May 17th.  

PLEASE NOTE:  we're looking for original bands (some covers cool) that will fit into the format of Halfway Jams other performers.

( REGISTER YOUR BAND HERE )

MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN MUSIC SUBMISSIONS

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 DAY.

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.

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

NOTE:  Bands can only carry over one month.

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

MAY 2013 BAND OF THE MONTH

Members:

Adam Hanson (vocals)
J.R. Westberg (guitar).
Nick Ford (guitar)
Jeff Gyllen (bass & vocals)
Jesse Farrell (drums)

BIO:  Semeron began in the fall of 2007 with the humble dream of a couple of friends sharing their rock inspiration with others. Adam Hanson and J.R. Westberg began tinkering with a uniquely blended style of song writing just outside of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, MN. They combined the classic metal, progressive and grunge sounds they had grown up listening to with a modern rock feel carefully crafted to be a cut above the rest. When Tony Nelson was recruited to add another guitar, followed shortly thereafter by Jeff Gyllen on bass/vocals and Jesse Farrell on drums, a dynamic sound characterized by ear-tingling harmony and head-banging rhythms soon became their signature style. The lyrics of each and every song, written by Adam and Jeff, are designed to go far beyond the mundane standard rock themes and tell imaginative vivid stories steeped in the tradition of classic literature. Everything Semeron puts together is meant to be beautiful and tantalizingly different. After the debut album, Destroying the Monster, guitarist Tony Nelson left the band to build a family. Eventually Nick Ford was chosen to replace him. The addition of Ford, a Berklee educated guitar warlock, makes Semeron a musical force to be reckoned with. Their second album titled, “Breathing Scarlet” and is due for release on May 3.

The name Semeron is ancient (koine) Greek for “this day”. The idea behind it being that the music is meant to celebrate the joy and wonder of today and not get bogged down with worries of tomorrow.

For a band bio a bit on the creative side hit up their Facebook Page

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PLAYLIST

May 12, 2013

Semeron  "Can't Take Me Alive"

American Gothic "Stagger When I'm Drunk"

Faith Nation "Ordinary People"

Fades Away "I Still Miss You"

City Of The Weak "In A World Of Bottles And Bedsores"

( Break )

Gingerjake "Get It Get Off"

Heaven's Basement "Fire Fire"" ( National Feature - England )

La Madness "Misery"

The Phoenix Philosophy "Stars In The Sky"

The Suburbs "Love Is The Law"

( Break )

Tripping Icarus "Catching Clouds"

Arrows At Dawn "You'll Never Win"