(Picture by Chelsea Oxborough ) Minneapolis "chill bop" quartet Getting By is back with their first new music in nearly three years with their brand new single and video, "Anybody."  Building off of the band's debut 2019 EP ... And Through It , "Anybody" showcases the full creative range of the band. A disco drum beat locks in with the guitars and bass to create a lively bounce that juxtaposes the track's themes of relational loss and closure. Bassist Aaron Frederick layers in screamed vocals during the choruses to drive home the track's raw energy and add weight as the band builds to "Anybody's" explosive ending.  The video itself depicts the main character, portrayed by Sequoia Hauck, trying to trace the moment that led to the end of their relationship only to come up empty. The literal string of memories Hauck's character follows is broken up by shots of the band performing "Anybody."  The premise for the video w...

House shows are one of the best blank canvasses that an underground artist can play with. They don't have to follow the typical conventions of a typical establishment venue, so shows are only limited by what the host can imagine and physically pull off. Well, this Friday, the St. Paul-based punk quartet Loneliest Ways  is planning on pushing the boundaries of what one can do with their upcoming self-described "house show breaking experience" - Loneliest Ways Presents Glitter Cannons. "You think of house shows as being very laid back, or a social gathering where a band plays," Loneliest Ways bassist Dillon LaFolette-James told Ear Coffee. "We are putting more theatrics into it with costumes, smoke machines, and video presentations." All of this pomp and circumstance comes as the band changes direction from punk to a something more psychedelic, a direction that both vocalist and guitarist Maddie Knorr and Dillon decided to go in the spring. ...