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Interview – BPZMAG of Doc’s Kids

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photo from Doc’s Kids Website

By Rebecca Marx

Have you ever craved the sort of music that leaves you feeling light, and amused? Felt a yearning for music that combines good hooks, catchy riffs and intelligent humor? I don’t mean humor like Weird Al Yankovik, more like They Might Be Giants with trombone, and hip hop elements thrown in.

Meet BPZMAG of the Duo: “Doc’s Kids”. Longtime friends BPZMAG and j.bell formed the band nearly two decades ago. In 2014, the duo released “Songs You Sing In The Shower”, a charming, poppy, hip hop influenced CD that got some attention. A little while back, I sat down with BPZMAG to talk music. [Read more…] about Interview – BPZMAG of Doc’s Kids

BenFest 2015 (Ben Kyle, Ben Lubeck, Ben Cook-Feltz, Ben Miller, Ben Tucker)

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One night. Five Bens. Join local songwriters Ben Kyle (Romantica), Ben Lubeck (Farewell Milwaukee), Ben Cook-Feltz, Ben Miller (The Federales) and Ben Tucker as they share songs and stories, together on one stage, for no other reason than they enjoy each other’s company and they’re all named Ben. All songs performed that night, be they originals or covers, will hail from the pen of a Ben. There are a surprising number of Bens in the Twin Cities music scene, and it’s about time five of them gathered together to prove it. The first Thursday in March, for one night only, we can all become honorary Bens too.