MINNESOTA HOMEGROWN

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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

PO Box 366

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 / or approximately three or more radio-friendly tracks for airplay.

 


 

PLAYLIST
May 28, 2023

 

Porcupine "Comatose" (Band Of The Month)

Johnnyrook "Set It Up"

The Von Tramps "2 AM"

Going To The Sun "Broken, Still Beating"

Harper's Jar "Dandy Golden Blue"
 

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Hot Pink Hangover "Fake Friends For Life"

Unkle Daddy "Can't Run With The Boys"

Letitia Rae "Trip Teddy"

Sunflower Fox And The Chicken Leg "Breathe It In"
 

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Throw The Fight "Hourglass"

Dreams Aside "Square One"

The Dead Century "Exit On An Interstate"

Exactlyno "Red Line City"

Divide The Fall "Without You"
 

 


 

2022 ARTIST OF THE YEAR

 

 

FLIPP

 

Brynn Arens – guitar, vocals
Greg Eidem (as Cherry Forever) – bass, vocals
Eric Bretl (as Kilo Bale) – drums, percussion
Eric Vobejda (as E Mono Verbatim) - guitar
 

 

 

Flipp was formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1994, founded by singer/guitarist/producer Brynn Arens. They were signed to Hollywood Records and later Artemis Records, releasing 3 studio albums up until their dissolution in 2003. The band were known for their MTV presence in the 1990s as well as its theatrical live show which included cartoonish personas, face paint, smoking guitar amps, jet-packs, pillow feathers, cereal, pulling unsuspecting concert goers onstage to perform with the band, and other such stunts. As of 2016, the band have reunited and remain active to this day.

Flipp performed a reunion show in 2016 to a sold out crowd at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota; with a line up consisting of founding members Brynn Arens, Greg Eidem, and Kilo Bale, the band have remained active and playing shows since.

Some notable support slots the band have performed since their reunion include Gene Simmons of Kiss, Cheap Trick, Don Felder of the Eagles, and Michael Schenker.

In 2017, the band released a 20th anniversary edition of the band's self-titled debut record along with bonus tracks.

As of June 2018, Flipp recruited Drew Fortier (aka Drew Badly) as their new second guitarist. Shortly afterward, Greg Eidem's son Donovan was recruited as the band's multi-instrumentalist, resuming the role once held by Kii Arens.

April 29, 2019, it was announced that EMP Label Group, the record label of David Ellefson of Megadeth, and Thom Hazaert, would release The Best of the Worst of Flipp, a CD and LP "Greatest Hits" Collection of the band's material, in stores July 5, 2019.

Eric Vobejda (aka E Mono Verbatim) took over as second guitarist beginning in 2020.

In 2022, he band released Too Dumb To Quit; their first album in twenty years.

 

 

Flipp "You Can Make It Happen"

 

 

 

Created with PollMaker

 

 

BAND OF THE MONTH WINNERS

 

2023

Flipp (Voted top MN band of 2022)

Leaving Hope

Red Desert

The Bloodies

Porcupine

 

2022

FuZZrd (Voted top MN band of 2021)

Johnny O'Neil

Todd Michael Jameson

ExactlyNo

Light 45

Flipp

Nobody's Puppet

The Dead Century

Odds Of An Afterthought

Die Ghost

 

2021

Throw The Fight (Voted top MN band of 2020)

* No Band Of The Month *

True Villains

Wildview

Dreams Aside

King Brown

A Rising Force

FuZZrd

Jeff Engholm

Ultra Mega

 

2020

Fire Fight (Voted top MN band of 2019)

The Moonlight Community

The Issue

All In Favor

Villain Of The Story

Revenant Soul

Johnnyrook

Wally Joseph

Unkle Daddy

Hericane Alice

Ryan & Pony

December (Theme Shows)

 

2019

Divide The Fall (Voted top MN band of 2018)

Fire Fight

The Mayberry Riot

Lake Avenue

The 9th Planet Out

Wither The Tide

Lance King

Eris

Dearly Departed

The Failsafe

Stormbreaker

December (Theme Shows)

 

2018

Cold Kingdom (Voted top MN band of 2017)

July Fighter

The Von Tramps

Rebel Queens

Eaon

Divide The Fall

Buffalo Fuzz

Porno Wolves

Innertoil

Capital Sons

Dare Force

December (Theme Shows)

 

2017

Throw The Fight (Voted top MN band of 2016)

Lionweight

Gracepoint

The Usual Things

Tattooed Millionaires

Left In The Lurch

Harbor Drive Hookup

Meridian Incident

Antistar

Hot Pink Hangover

Sin 7

December (Theme Shows)

 

2016

Cold Kingdom (Voted top MN band of 2015)

Children 18:3

Arson River

Crossroader

Chasing Colors

My Zero

American Head Charge

Fatal Kaliber

Avenue Army

Version 5

Average Mammals

Morosity

 

2015

Powermad

Sleep Signals

Ivy Stone

Kick

Lamp Shade Betty

Ashes From Stone

The Phoenix Philosophy

Cold Kingdom

Matrekis

The Oddfathers

Dividing Eden

Sin City Escape

 

2014

American Scarecrows

Skywind

New Medicine

Going To The Sun

Throw The Fight

And We Danced

Agora Forte

VIA

Emergent

The Suburbs

 

2013

City Of The Weak

D.B. Curtis & the Suspects

Mousai

Dirtee Circus

Boiling Point

La Madness

Arrows At Dawn

Semeron

The Goodbars

Windowvine

Bonrud

Echo Effect

 

2012

Ampherium

Buzzard

Fades Away

Crashing Daylight

Swatara

Downtread

Pinwheel

Malice

Eden

Vaudeville

Troy Castellano Group

Postina

 

2011

Gabriel And The Apocalypse

Blood Root Mother

Electric Anthem

Chiefs Of The North

Soul Asylum

Cain's Alibi

Adam Hammer & the Impact

Tripping Icarus

Under None

Skywarden

Strange Daze

Scarlet Haze

 

2010

Blue Felix

Nuisance

American Gothic

Casanatra

ForthAngel

Section 30

Black Flood Diesel

Deadweight

Tepetricy

Quietdrive

3 Pill Morning

Seazon Of The Fly

 

2009

Solution 13

Far From Falling

Hollow Face