Minneapolis!

About this episode

The episode celebrates the music scene of Minneapolis, featuring notable local bands and their contributions to garage rock.

This week we're celebrating the music of Minneapolis - and we're sending it out to Pastronaut "Dr. Fate," who requested the last song on our list. The first group of Minneapolitans are The Accents with a boss cover of Lonnie Mack's "Why." Who doesn't love the Minnesota accent they give this wailer?! The next busload of teens actually come to the city from Edina - outside of Minny - but everyone calls The Novas a Minneapolis combo and it's time for us to do one of the WILDEST tunes of the 60s ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Weldon Hunter, Erik Komarnicki

Topics covered

• Minneapolis music
• Garage rock
• 1960s music
• Local bands
• Music history

Keywords

• Minneapolis
• The Accents
• The Novas
• garage rock
• 1960s music
• Lonnie Mack
• local bands

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Accents, Lonnie Mack, The Novas

Books & works: Why

Places: Minneapolis, Edina, Minny

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