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Flow Festival 2022 – Three picks from the Sunday Grabbed my phone from my pocket and took a picture of a QR code. Soon I was standing still but moving fast. I was heading to Flow Festival to enjoy the last day of the last……

Like so many other festivals in Finland this summer, Flow Festival also set a new record for attendance. The sold-out festival gathered a record-breaking 90,000 attendees to enjoy the music, food, and sideshows during the three festival days. During the weekend, the Flow Main Stage……

Flow Festival is known for its great musical lineup year after year, but the festival is much more than just musical performances. Flow’s comprehensive art program offers thought-provoking art experiences around the festival area. In 2022, the art program presents captivating video art, arresting spatial……

Flow Festival responds to the expectations created during the years without any festivals by inviting to the stage international and national stars from multiple different genres. 'Damon Albarn', the British pop legend who has gained enormous worldwide popularity, will perform at the festival with 'Gorillaz',……

At this point, the weather has been on the same side with the most of the biggest music festivals in Finland. Tuska Festival was not in a different position. The whole three days of the festival, the sun was burning the light and white skin……

For the lovers of indie rock and electronic music – Sideways Festival 2022 Overview On a sunny Thursday afternoon in the surroundings of the Helsinki Ice Hall, you could forget that there hasn't been a normal festival season in two years. When the three-day Sideways,……

If I’m being 100% honest, my heart wasn’t in it to win it as I sped through rush hour traffic to get to The Armory in downtown Minneapolis. A last-minute approval mixed with the fact that the main attraction for me had to drop off……

Festivals, they are here again after three years! The pandemic has been choking the music and event industry for two summers, and finally, we have a festival season going on in many corners of the globe. In Finland, the ‘Kesärauha’ Festival, organized for the third……

'Kesärauha' is starting this week! Elektrolinna (Electro Castle) is the new stage in the Kesärauha festival covering new and old electronic artists mostly from Finland. The stage will be in the Castle of Turku's inner yard. As Kesärauha defines Elektrolinna, 'it's like a rave during……

Listen to this article The first festival coverage by Indiefferential is happening. We are very happy to announce that our magazine will cover the European Kesärauha festival in Turku. Our emissary is none other than Ville Saarni (@cube_rat) who knows the European scene very well……

I was a little nervous as I made my way out to The Myth in Maplewood on Tuesday night. It was my first time at the venue post-pandemic and I was about to photograph some of the bands that truly made me who I am……

Listen to this article There were so many amazing shows last week but Sunday night’s show was the one I was most excited about. I knew it was going to be a great show and had a feeling that the crowd was going to be……

Listen to this article I love going to shows outside of the Twin Cities. It gives me a chance to check out other scenes and venues. From the people to the layouts to the sound, it’s almost a thrill when I walk into an unfamiliar……

Listen to this article The only reason I ended up at the Fine Line on Wednesday was because of the pictures I was seeing from Perfume Genius’ tour. Okay, that and a night spent at a show is better than a night spent at home……

Listen to this article Artist: Rats Will Feast, Suffer Yourself & Hexis Genre: hardcore, chaotic hardcore, funeral doom Emoji: 🦏 Random words: neck ache Venue: Hard Rock House Location: Helsinki, Finland Date: March 28th, 2022 First of all, what is funny is that I had never……

Listen to this article It was a bit weird to drive to a show on Saturday night and need my sunglasses for the drive in. It’s a welcome surprise and, although the sunshine was a bit deceiving since the temperatures didn’t hit much higher than……

Listen to this article While many people were hitting the bars to celebrate Saint Patrick’s day in the Twin Cities, thousands of musician fans flooded to The Armory for their own celebration. Although there was no green beer and only a handful of people wearing……

Listen to this article Artist: The War On Drugs Genre: indie rock, AOR, heartland rock Favorite track(s) of the evening: 'An Ocean Between The Waves', 'Strangest Thing', 'Red Eyes' and 'Under The Pressure' Emoji: 🍁 Random words: flannel shirt Venue: Black Box, Helsingin Jäähalli Location: Helsinki, Finland Date:……

Listen to this article I’ll be honest, it was hard to watch my friends and boyfriend pull out of my driveway with their destination being bingo at a local dive bar. I love bingo and dive bars but I love live music more so after……

Listen to this article I’ll be the first to admit that I really don’t know why I signed up to cover the show I did on Saturday. Maybe it was just because it was a bigger show. Maybe it was because of the free parking.…

Listen to this article I feel like shows went from zero to sixty in the blink of an eye. That’s not at all a complaint and I was beyond excited as my boyfriend and I made our way to downtown Minneapolis on Monday night. Sure,……

Listen to this article My nostalgia-seeking weekend continued on Saturday night at The Amsterdam Bar & Hall in Saint Paul. Sure, I would have loved to check out Cory Wong & The Wongnotes at First Avenue on Saturday but hearing that one of my favorites……

Listen to this article I’ve spent some time this morning trying to find the date of the last time I saw Foxy Shazam live but, sadly, I can’t find it and, when I was younger, I didn’t know the importance of keeping notes on all……

Listen to this article There was a feeling of excitement that came over me as soon as I walked into First Avenue on Thursday night. I know I say that a lot but there was something about the mood at Thursday’s sold-out show that really……

Listen to this article The walk from my car to The Fillmore in Minneapolis was less than enjoyable. Freezing temperatures definitely made it hard to leave the house but there was finally a show in town that I just could not miss so I sucked……

Listen to this article Shows are slowly but surely coming back to life up here in the Twin Cities and I could not be happier. I’ll admit, my show choice for Saturday night was not my normal cup of tea but it was a show……

30 days. I have gone 30 days without a concert. I know that’s not as extreme as the initial pandemic but just having to type that number out breaks my heart. 30 days is too long for me to go without a concert but, thankfully,……

Listen to this article The show must go on. I feel like that saying is more true now than ever. With the pandemic still raging, it has become almost normal for bands to drop off last minute due to cases in their crews but I……

Listen to this article I hope everyone had an amazing holiday weekend! Mine was low key but amazing and was topped off by an amazing show on Sunday night. Sure, I knew nothing about two of the three bands performing as I got in line……

Listen to this article Where have I been the past couple of days you may ask? Well, when a favorite band of yours announces back-to-back shows in your area where they will play through two of their full albums, you drop everything, throwback another energy……

I wasn’t supposed to have any shows this week. I had kind of settled into the idea if I’m being quite honest. A mixture of exhaustion from the holiday hustle and bustle and a shift in my love life that has my head in the……

I’ve said it before and I will say it again– one of my favorite things about going to shows night after night is seeing a band grow. I had the absolute honor of catching Yam Haus at the beautiful and spacious Palace Theatre in Saint……

Artist: Käärijä, Lazy & Siho Venue: Kuudes linja Location: Helsinki, Finland Date: December 11th, 2021 The evening was an album release show for 'Fantastista', the debut album by Finnish rapper 'Käärijä'. Funny thing is that the album has been released already in 2020 and finally after five……

The past few nights spent at metal shows have been amazing. The energy, the thrill– it was seriously exactly what I needed to bring me back down to earth after living in what seems like a daydream for the past week or so but I……

Artist: Mantaray, Ghosts on TV Venue: Hard Rock House Location: Helsinki, Finland Date: December 4th, 2021 Mantaray Even though people are tired of Covid-19 restrictions I still need to mention something very shortly before digging into the gigs by 'Mantaray' and 'Ghosts on TV'. Never been to……

This has been a light week for me show-wise but pretty insane as far as my personal life goes. I won’t get into details of what all has been going on but, I assure you, it’s all good things– actually, amazing things. Long story short,……

Artist: The Hearing Venue: G Livelab Location: Helsinki, Finland Date: November 26th, 2021 22 months since my last time listening to live music. 22 MONTHS! I did not know what to expect on a personal level, what kind of feelings I would go through and……

The flurries coming down as I walked from my car to The Armory were almost peaceful. Sure, it was cold, but it made getting into the Armory feel cozy and like a second home. I was surprised at the lack of line as I walked……

There was a lot of confusion as people walked into The Bar Fly on Friday night. I wish I could say I wasn’t confused or in disbelief like everyone else but I was. It was my first time in this smaller room that sits on……

There are a few songs that really soundtracked my plunge into self-employment and one of those is Waterparks’ “Lowkey As Hell”. It’s a catchy little number with words that seemed to fit this shift for me just so perfectly. I don’t remember the first time……

I was honestly super torn about going to the show on Saturday night. One on hand, the band is a band I’ve been listening to for over half of my life. On the other hand, there are some pretty serious allegations against a member of……

There was a sense of anticipation in my car as I drove to The Armory on Saturday night. Not only was I going to see a favorite band of mine, I was also going to see one that I knew nothing about and one that……

HOLY SH*T! I never thoughτ any streaming gig could be this mind blowing raising similar feelings just like a normal show would. The only downside was the length of the show, which was 50 minutes. I could have gone much longer. But better this way.…

Something about the show on Wednesday just felt right. The bands were on point, the drinks were flowing, and I was with some of the best of friends. It was one of those nights that was just perfect and although my body is paying for……

I cheated. I listened to Idles a bit before the show on Thursday night. Going into shows blind is one of my favorite things to do but something about the anticipation for the Idles show had me super curious so I took a listen. I’ll……

Although still recovering from the absolutely amazing trip I had to Punk Rock Bowling in Vegas, well, there’s no sleep for the wicked… right? One of the heavier tours to hit the road this year made an appearance at The Armory in Minneapolis on Tuesday……

Machine Gun Kelly’s new album ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ is the best album to come out in a decade. There. I said it and I’m not taking it back. Every song is a hit and every hit is straight to the gut with relatable lyrics and……

There were a million things that I wanted to go to last night- Emo Night at The Fine Line, Motion City Soundtrack at The Basilica Block Party– even with those tempting choices, it was an easy decision. Gogol Bordello was playing at The Palace Theatre……

As soon as I stepped into the line to get into Friday night’s show, it just felt right. Familiar faces, familiar laughs– it’s what I needed and I could tell before I even got into The Cabooze that it was going to be an amazing……

The amount of people waiting to get into Target Field on Monday night was impressive to say the least. It’s been some time since I’ve seen that many people ready for a rock show and to say that it warmed my heart would be an……