Guest Bio:A recent transplant to the Twin Cities, Brandon Evilla (he/him) is the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for local punk band birdhole. Brandon is a bi-racial Filipino American, works as an Academic Advisor at the U, and has c

Lt. Sunnie VITB Episode 12

Nov 4th, 2022 48m 27s

Guest bio:Lt. Sunnie is a dynamic multi-disciplinary artist out of the heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota! Through her passion of rap music and dance, Sunnie creates art for all people to pull inspiration and light from.She has graced audiences

Laura Hugo VITB Episode 11

Oct 28th, 2022 1h 1m

Guest Bio:Laura Hugo is a Native American singer/songwriter from Teec Nos Pos, AZ located in the Navajo Nation. She moved to Minnesota in 2010 to pursue her music and has since played all over the Twin Cities and around the Midwest. She has us

SYM1 VITB Episode 10

Oct 21st, 2022 1h 4m

Guest bio:A multi-faceted, international professional in the entertainment, marketing, and tech industries. SYM1 is a Minneapolis native pop artist, making music for misfits by night and a record label owner by day. Guest social links:http

Kokou Kah VITB Episode 9

Oct 14th, 2022 55m 19s

Guest Bio:Kokou Kah is a True Fusion Liberian-American artist; a term coined from mixing their American culture and Liberian heritage within their music. Kah grew up listening to Tupac & Bob Marley with his late uncle, and Liberian pop music w

Katie Drahos (Butter Boys) VITB Episode 8

Oct 7th, 2022 54m 48s

Guest bio:Butter Boys are a band from Minneapolis, MN. With their tongue-in-cheek brand of pop punk, Butter Boys’ songs are upbeat, somewhat snarky, and full of singalong rockers. Versatile singer Katie Drahos goes from lighter melodies to ful

Rachel Lime VITB Episode 7

Sep 30th, 2022 59m 38s

Guest Bio:Rachel Lime is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, born in Seoul and raised amidst the cornfields of Minnesota. Her songwriting is accordingly both alienated and sentimental, searching for that elusive place in-between

Nur-D VITB Episode 6

Sep 23rd, 2022 1h 3m

Guest Bio:Nur-D just might be the next big thing out of Minnesota!Since hitting the scene in 2018 he has been played around the globe, making new fans wherever he goes.He was voted 2019's Best New Artist (Citypages) artist and has gained num

Sophia Eris VITB Episode 5

Mar 25th, 2021 27m 40s

Guest's Bio: Sophia Eris is a renaissance woman currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated with a Music Business degree from IPR in 2009 and immediately jumped into artist promotion as an employee at Tinderbox Music for 3 years whil

Chris Parker VITB Episode 4

Mar 18th, 2021 18m 26s

Guest's Bio: Christopher Dijon-LaRoy Parker (born September 10, 1988) known professionally as Chris Parker, is an American songwriter, rapper, and producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is also the founder and CEO of the record label SelfMadeGl

Taylor Seaberg VITB Episode 3

Mar 11th, 2021 34m 37s

Guest's Bio: A Black genderqueer kid floating in the cosmos, Taylor Seaberg is an experimental, multi-instrumentalist, beat-maker, and looping artist of Kenyan-American ancestry. Guest's Social Media and Website: https://seaberg.bandcam

Smellkin Ernesto VITB Episode 2

Mar 4th, 2021 27m 28s

Guest's Bio: Smellkin Ernesto was adopted as a baby in Bogota, Colombia and was relocated to rural Minnesota where he grew up. Minneapolis has now been his home for the past decade. Attempting to normalize front leading POC and the transraci

Carnage the Executioner VITB Episode 1

Feb 25th, 2021 35m 32s

Guest's Bio: Carnage The Executioner has spent almost 30 years making music, performing, touring the world, and educating both youth and adults from various socio-economic backgrounds. He possesses a knack for producing intense, thought-provok

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Welcome to Voices in the Back

Feb 16th, 2021 59s

Welcome to Voices in the Back (VITB), a multimedia initiative for BIPOC artists and professionals in the Minnesota music scene, featuring live performances, critical conversations, and exclusive content. This series will be available as a pod

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