(Cover art by Dillon Bauman) Careful Gaze has had a busy year and they're ending it with a bang. Despite the crushing uncertainty that comes attached to every day since the middle of March, the Minneapolis post-hardcore trio has found unique ways to create and release new music — three standalone singles, a fourth song tied in to a novella that will see yearly updates, a Christmas cover, and now a six-song EP to give 2020 the send-off that it deserves. As long as the pandemic rages on (which seems to be at least for the next 8-10 months), bands seem to be drawn towards what might be described as "stopgap" releases — shorter batches of songs that they can put together remotely and use as a way to retain the momentum they built pre-COVID with touring and recording. Careful Gaze is defying those assumptions with LOUD HOWLS THE ETERNAL WOLF!   "We knew we wanted to end the year out with something that felt larger, more cinematic, and more important together," ...

The Minnesota music scene is a large and sometimes confusing place. This has only become more true during the global pandemic we're currently living through. However, many musicians have taken advantage of this time to come together and support the artists and people who need it the most. A prime example of that is "Going Live with Love." On Saturday, May 9th, an incredible group of 26 local musicians will be performing as part of a livestream to raise money to help Jessa Roquet, the primary songwriter behind Gambler's Daughter. Just prior to the national shutdown resulting from COVID-19, Roquet was diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, a rare liver bile duct cancer. We got a chance to talk with Roquet about the fundraiser and how she's tried to stay positive through it all. Listen to our interview below. The livestream is from 11 am to 6 pm; tune in here . You can directly support Roquet by donating to GoFundMe  and  Caring Bridge  or through Venm...