Please visit our affiliate partners to help support Mill City Scene: It's Christmas Time! Time to get yourself or a loved one some hot new music gear from Musician's Friend! Click on the link below to browse their products and order your gear today.     Promoting an Event? Get the Cheapest Flyers and Posters through MCS's parent company: Actually, prices are substantially cheaper than what you see above. For 1/4 sheet flyers, you can get 1,000 double-sided ones on 80# gloss for just $100. New Material! Review: Maria Isa, Street Politics Exclusive Report on the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings by Hillary Sorin Review: The Watchmen Review: Young Son, Counting Sheep Review: Jordan Looney, Nerd-Hop Vol. 2 Review: Knonam, Loud.com EP Interview: No Bird Sing RIP Dinkytowner: A Memorial Piece Local rap artists talk about their favorite memories at the iconic underground venue. Soundset '09: A Personal Narrative Photo Gallery: Soundset '09 by Janelle Olson Photography Eyedea & Abilities release preview track from their new album, due out July 21, 2009. Check it out here! Album Review: RDM, Priorities From the Print Edition: Interview: That 1 Guy by Roe Pressley Interview: Toki Wright on the Hip-Hop Diploma at McNally Smith College of Music by Amber Braun Eau Claire vs. Minneapolis: Two Consecutive Stops on the Never Better Tour by Emma O'Brien Interview: Iconic Local Artist and Designer Chuck U by Crystal Erickson Interview: Get Cryphier! An Update on the Monthly Dance Party with Jimmy2Times by Amber Braun Exploring the City: Little Mexico by Kyle Keller   Other News... The Concert Calendar is updated for April! El Guante spotlighted in the Star Tribune Promo Video for TQD's sophomore album, Clench, Grit, Breathe (courtesy of Background Noise Crew) Artist Profile: Nutz by Amber Braun Photos from the DJ Snuggles Birthday Bash by Cheverly Council Free Download! The Tribe and Big Cats! present: Supply and Demand: The EP Photos from the first Fringe Elements! with More Than Lights, Carnage, Simply Us... by Daniel Life Opinion: Lawsuits Against Big Tobacco Set Bad Precedent Exclusive Photos from the Get Cryphy! 1-Year Anniversary by B FRESH Exclusive Photos from the 3rd Annual TC Hip-Hop Awards from B FRESH Previously unpublished photos from our release party by Daniel Life New Featured Artist: Junkyard Empire Recent Updates... DJ N.A.S.P. Profile Album release dates for February Opinion: Entering the Obama Era Updated Show Calendar Review and Photos from our Release Show - Thanks to our friends at Culturebully! Live recordings from our release party - Thanks to John Coughlin / Empty's Tapes Opinion: On Hip-Hop Activism Kyle "El Guante" Myhre Review: Big Cats!  Roe Pressley Review: Beastie Boys Concert, Nov. 1 Dane Johnson Band Profile: Lothario (cont'd from print edition) Guy Still To Sample, Or Not To Sample? (cont'd from print edition) Jesse Mandell-McClinton / Dane Johnson more coming soon... From the Archive: Opinion: Obama May Have Won, But the Struggle Has Just Begun Roe Pressley Opinion: Organize or Die: The Hip-Hop Community and the 2008 Election Kyle "El Guante" Myhre  MillCityScene.com Exclusive Interview with Eyedea Roe Pressley Review: Vast Aire, Cecil Otter, Muja Messiah Ira Brooker User Review: Slink Proper, Free Slink Proper 2 Young Son Show Review: Jake One CD Release Roe Pressley Doomsday Scenario: The Death of the Record Store Roe Pressley Cryphaholics Anonymous Local DJs test the boundaries of hip-hop, dance, and electronica at "Get Cryphy" Roe Pressley One From The Vault Exclusive Never-Before-Published Atmosphere Interview Roe Pressley Fanning the Flames of Rage Photos from the Republican National Convention protests Roe Pressley Take Back Labor Day Concert Review Roe Pressley

New Free Downloads! Junkyard Empire (Preview single from the upcoming "Rebellion Politik") New Eyedea & Abilities Track! Flyover Land Vol. 1 courtesy of Midwest Broadcast The Tribe and Big Cats!