Hello Blue's What It Takes To Wake Up was voted the 15th best local record of the year by the Pioneer Press, check it out here. Be prepared for the Superdanger record to reach stores on Feb. 7th!
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to all off you who tuned in to hear Hello Blue on Drive 105 on Sunday. They were awesome.
xoxo, Ian

Check out our Stocking-Stuffer Specials page. We have five really great deals to aid you in your pursuit for the perfect gift for that special someone.
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to Macalester College for charting Hello Blue (#21), the Squareshooters (#22) and Aneuretical (#26) all in the same week! Tune in to 91.7FM in St. Paul to listen in!
xoxo, Ian

Hello Blue will be on DRIVE 105 (105.7 FM) performing live in studio at 10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4th - listen! Also, this just in, Superdanger's CD Release Party will be on January 20th at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, MN. Line-up coming soon.
xoxo, Ian

Smother gave Hello Blue's What It Takes To Wake Up a great review.
Check it:

"Around 2000, Hello Blue was formed by two best friends who had been writing music together for several years already. Never relinquishing an iota of melody, Hello Blue is one of those indie pop-rock outfits that you instantly pay attention to. Sounding a bit like older Get Up Kids, Hello Blue is a raw emotional juggernaut that percolates harmonies and intelligent rhythms that would make bands like the Promise Ring and Braid blush with anxiety. Beautiful emo rock doesn't get much better."

xoxo, Ian

Special fundraiser show:
November 6th
the Triple Rock
Superdanger
Squareshooters
Ruben
5pm doors, $6, all ages

xoxo, Ian

Aneuretical's show at MCAD this Saturday has been moved to next Friday (Oct. 21). Rift Magazine published an interview with Afternoon Records this past week. Hot new band Unicorn Basement has been added to the show at the Fallout on Oct. 22nd. Hot.

xoxo, Ian

A lot has happened this past month. Michael, Bryan and I all went out to the CMJ Music Festival in New York Sept 14-17. We had a great time, met loads of really cool people, learned the subway system (in Manhatten) and got to see a handful of our favorite bands.

SSR001 went to radio on Sept 20th and is doing very well. Thanks to all of the cool stations that are playing those guys.

Along the same lines, Hello Blue's What it Takes to Wake Up is going to radio on October 17th, so listen to all of your local college radio stations (even request them if you are so inclined). This is an amazing record and I can't wait for everyone to hear it. Also, all of the Cheapos in the world have awesome Hello Blue displays, check them out next time you're out.

All of our bands are playing a slew of shows over October, so be sure to visit our shows page to see when youÕre scheduled to rock out.

Superdanger's full-length grows ever-closer to completion and it sounds amazing. Look forward to December.

xoxo, Ian

Both of the new releases by Linus and the Squareshooters are now available on iTunes. Tune in to your favorite college radio station this fall, because the following artists will be rocking them: the Squarshooters (Sept. 20), Hello Blue (Oct. 3), Look Down (Nov. 7), Superdanger (Dec. 5).
xoxo, Ian

Melodious Owl's new record is now being sold at our Store. Give it a listen, I guarantee you will love it.
xoxo, Ian

Check out the Releases page, for there is a new release - a re-release actually: Linus, one of my favorite local bands of all time. They were voted "Best Teen Artist of 2001" by the City Pages (read the article here). It's a great record, I recommend getting into it.

In other news, C-Section has changed their band name to Battle Royale. A name referencing an old Japanese film where children are placed on an island to battle each other to the death, with only their cunning to protect them - pretty cool huh?

Afternoon Records - Chicago is getting started. Brita Thompson and Jacob Huelster are the two fine people in charge down there. Expect great things.

Superdanger will be playing an all ages show this Thursday (the 25th) at the Triple Rock with Koufax. Their record is nearing completion. We expect to have it out the first week of December.
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to everybody who came out the Squareshooter Records launch-party last night. It was a blast. Be sure to Tune into 89.3 the Current -- Look Down, Hello Blue and Aneuretical have all been added to their playlist this week! Crazy.
xoxo, Ian

C-Section has been nominated for "Best Teen Artist" by the Minnesota Music Academy (Look Down and Aneuretical were both nominated in 2003). Congrats guys. We will be putting up one of their tunes in the near future for your listening pleasure. Tomorrow night is the launch party of Squareshooter Records, along with the release of SSR001, the Squareshooters EP. It will be a ton of fun with Superdanger and Viceburgh opening, so come out and see it.
xoxo, Ian

The City Pages published a great write-up on Aneuretical Today. Read it here. And the Pulse hot ticketed Look Down's CD Release Party, read that here.
xoxo, Ian

Look Down's CD Release Party is in one week! The new record is great, and the party may be just as good. Maybe. The American Music Press published a great review of When You Were A Kid, and the City Pages will be publishing an article about Aneuretical on Wednesday. Rift Magazine published a review of Superdanger's EP.
xoxo, Ian

Let it be known, that from now henceforth, you may purchase AR full-length on iTunes, as well as over 80 other online sources. Now available is Aneuretical's When You Were A Kid and Hello Blue's What It Takes To Wake Up. Pretty cool huh.
xoxo, Ian

Hello from Michigan State University's Library. I have stolen their internet and there is nothing they can do about it. Aneuretical is currently on tour, bringing the indie-rock sound to the masses. However, Hello Blue is home, bringing the indie-rock to you. They are playing multiple times this week, therefore you have no excuse not to go hang out with them. They just played on RadioK's Off the Record last week, and will be openning for Unwed Sailor on the 23rd. Superdanger is playing at the Varsity Theater with Divorcee and Revolver Modele the next day (24th), which you should definitely check out because the Theater is beautiful. Look Down has finished their record, and it is hot. Be prepared for their July 30th release show (which is also Aneuretical's homecoming show) with Superhopper.
xoxo, Ian

Hello Blue is playing tonight at Big V's with the Squareshooters. Aneuretical will be in next month's Amplifier Magazine. Aneuretical's summer tour has been announced on the "Shows" page. Have you heard the new Hello Blue and Towers Thick Walls records? You should.
xoxo, Ian

First Prize of RadioK's Battle of the Underage Underground at the First-Avenue Mainroom is a one-record contract with Afternoon Records. Check it here.
xoxo, Ian

The Pulse published a great feature on Hello Blue today, read it here. Also, the City Pages here.
xoxo, Ian

This Sunday is Hello Blue's CD Release Party for What It Takes to Wake Up, come! Pre-order the new record at our Store. Aneuretical's When You Were A Kid was reviewed by Kweevak Music Magazine. Read the review here.
xoxo, Ian

Aneuretical's When You Were A Kid received "Editors Pick" by Smothers. Read the review here.
xoxo, Ian

(Above) I tabled today at St. Olaf College for a grant I received for Afternoon Records earlier this year - hilarious photo (thanks Annie). In other news, I am sad to announce that Kurmudgeon has broken up.
xoxo, Ian

The Towers Thick Walls CD Release Party was hot ticketed by the Pulse this week (read it here. In other news, Mike is in Alaska working the folk festival.
xoxo, Ian

Towers Thick Walls CD Release Party is this Sunday! Here's the link to the Aneuretical Kid radio play list here.
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to everyone who came out to A False Notion's last show. Kurmudgeon and Aneuretical are both on The Best of Smoke Free Saturday Nights Volume 2 put out by the Pulse. Aneuretical is currently on rotation on more than 320 stations across the country Ð see the list here.
xoxo, Ian

Tomorrow night is A False Notion's last show ever, come support the guys and their reign over the Twin Cities hardcore scene. We now have the new Towers Thick Walls and Hello Blue records ready for pre-order in our store.
xoxo, Ian

Yey, Sunday is the big show. Everybody come! The Star Tribune, the Pioneer Press and the Pulse did nice write-ups on the show (read the Pulse write-up here.)
xoxo, Ian

I am sad to report that A False Notion will be breaking up. Come see them at the anniversary party, it will be one of their last shows.
xoxo, Ian

Aneuretical's "When You Were A Kid" made the CMJ 200 Adds top 20 at #18. Superdanger's EP release show was reviewed in the City Pages (read it here).
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to everyone who came to the Superdanger E.P. release party at the Dinkytowner on Sunday night (the Pulse Hot Ticketed it here. AR will be putting out the new Towers Thick Walls full-length on April 19th. Aneuretical's "When You Were A Kid" is going to radio today.
xoxo, Ian

Superdanger's E.P. will be released and will be available for sale online and in independent record stores on Feb. 22. (For those of you who have already order the E.P. online, it will be sent next week). To celebrate the release, Superdanger will be throwing an E.P. Release Party on Feb. 20th at the Dinkytowner. And even before that they will be playing on RadioK's "Off the Record" on Friday (Feb. 18th). In other news, Aneuretical's "When You Were A Kid" was reviewed by the Duluth Reader Weekly last week (read it online here). Also, Joe from 'Joe's Corner' discovered an article about AR in IntuneMagazine that we didn't know about (read the article online here).
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to those of you who came to the A False Notion show with Envy and Look Down's show last night with Tristeza. Aneuretical's show at the Mac on Feb. 5th got cancelled due to the unfortunate closing of the awesome venue. However, Aneuretical will be playing the same night down the street at Pizza Luce with The Plastic Constellations and Swiss Army. Other news: Superdanger's E.P. will be in stores Feb. 22nd and Aneuretical's "When You Were A Kid" will be hitting radio on Feb. 22.
xoxo, Ian

This next week is full of star-studded affairs. Look Down is playing with Tristeza, A False Notion is playing with Pelican, Superdanger is playing with The Thermals, and Aneuretical is playing with The Plastic Constellations. You have no excuse not to party. Lasty, Aneuretical's "When You Were A Kid" made The Duluth News Tribune's top ten list last week.
xoxo, Ian

The Pulse did a nice write-up on the Aneuretical/A False Notion show tonight (read it here). There are a lot of really cool shows coming up—tonight, saturday, etc—please come if you are able. There are some exciting things in the works within the label right now, so stay tuned, those 'things' will be leaked soon enough.
xoxo, Ian

The Pioneer Press deemed Aneuretical's "When You Were A Kid" the eighth best local record of the year, sandwiched neatly between Landing Gear and—get this—Prince. Superdanger's new E.P. will be released at the end of February, and their full length in the summer. Look Down is going into the studio the beginning of January to work on their new full-length record. We have some good holiday shows coming up, check them out.
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to everyone who came to A False Notion's record release. It was tons of fun. Aneuretical's new record was reviewed by the City Pages last week, read it here. Aneuretical is also playing in town for the first time in a while on January 6th with A False Notion and Brunette (Kansas City)—check out shows. Superdanger is in the final stages of their E.P. which will be out early 2005, preceeding a full length release in mid to late 2005.
xoxo, Ian

We will be releasing A False Notion's new e.p. on Nov. 28th at the Triple Rock Social Club. The e.p. is amazing and would be perfect for the holidays, either as a gift or a stocking stuffer. More information concerning the release and pre-order info will be posted soon. Kurmudgeon is currently on tour, rocking the middle-west and getting the word out. Stay tuned, for I will update again shortly with more news.
xoxo, Ian

Thanks to everyone who went to see Look Down open for the Good Life last Sunday night. Kurmudgeon's tour booking is almost finished, I'll post the dates when everything is confirmed. Though, it does look like Kurmudgeon will be playing at Carleton's Cave in Northfield, MN tomorrow night—short notice, eh? Happy Halloween.
xoxo, Ian