Voices in the Back (VITB)
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -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. The series will be available here and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPHarMCVPZVVguSeQ8vsESA
Help support our series by donating to our Give MN page: givemn.org/story/voicesintheback
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Episodes
Brandon Evilla (Birdhole) VITB Episode 13
November 11, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBGuest 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 created community in Minneapolis through birdhole's active social media platforms. Guest Social Links: https://linktr.ee/birdholemsp https://www.facebook.com/birdholemsp Thanks for tuning in!
Lt. Sunnie VITB Episode 12
November 04, 2022 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBGuest 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 at venues such as First Avenue Mainroom, Soundset Music Festival, Pourhouse, Icehouse, Hennepin Theatre Trust, The Cowles Center for Dance and many more! Sunnie is also the host of “The Sex Talk Podcast By. Lt. Sunnie”. An analytical research based p...
Laura Hugo VITB Episode 11
October 28, 2022 13:02 - 1 hour - 140 MBGuest 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 used her experiences with grief, mental health and general confusion about her place in the world to write honest and relatable songs. Guest Social Links: https://www.facebook.com/laurahugomusic Thanks for tuning in!
SYM1 VITB Episode 10
October 21, 2022 13:01 - 1 hour - 147 MBGuest 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: https://www.no1butsym1.com/ https://www.facebook.com/no1butsym1 Thanks for tuning in!
Kokou Kah VITB Episode 9
October 14, 2022 13:01 - 55 minutes - 127 MBGuest 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 whenever around his maternal grandmother. Every beat you find Kokou on will make you want to dance and his lyrics will take you into a journey of his life not far removed from yours no matter the depth of his traumas and joys. Guest Social Media: htt...
Katie Drahos (Butter Boys) VITB Episode 8
October 07, 2022 13:02 - 54 minutes - 125 MBGuest 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 full-blown snarl while delivering punchy synth lines. Joe Marxen’s jangly lead guitar cuts across a tight rhythm section by drummer David Garcia and bassist Ollie Nordman. Guest Social Links: https://www.facebook.com/butterboysmusic/ https://butterboy...
Rachel Lime VITB Episode 7
September 30, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBGuest 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. Her debut album, A.U., was released on Inside Voices Records in June 2021, and was selected as an Essential Release by Bandcamp, and one of 25 notable Minnesota albums of 2021 by The Current. The first songs of the album began on GarageBand, with a...
Nur-D VITB Episode 6
September 23, 2022 13:33 - 1 hour - 145 MBGuest 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 numerous other accolades in his incredibly young career, including headlining First Avenue’s 2020 Best New Bands show where he won Best Local Concert of the Year (Citypages). With events for Soundset, Paisley Park, Us Bank Stadium, The Kennedy Center,...
Sophia Eris VITB Episode 5
March 25, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes - 31.7 MBGuest'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 while working on her own artistic journey. Since 2012 she's grown from a respected solo artist to an international touring DJ with Atlantic recording artist Lizzo, to a morning show host at Go 95.3, the most forward-thinking hip-hop station in the country...
Chris Parker VITB Episode 4
March 18, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 21.1 MBGuest'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 SelfMadeGlory. Guest's Social Media and Website: https://www.selfmadeglory.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ChrisParkerSMG/ https://twitter.com/chrisparkersmg https://www.instagram.com/chrisparkersmg/ Thank you for tuning in! To keep our series alive...
Taylor Seaberg VITB Episode 3
March 11, 2021 18:00 - 34 minutes - 39.6 MBGuest'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.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/seabergtaylor/ https://twitter.com/weirdoindigokid https://www.facebook.com/taylorngiriseaberg Thank you for tuning in! To keep our series alive please support us by donating to our Give MN page: givemn.org/...
Smellkin Ernesto VITB Episode 2
March 04, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBGuest'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 transracial international adoptee narrative via bedroom pop music. Guest's Social Media and Website: https://www.smellkinernesto.com/ https://www.instagram.com/smellkinernesto https://www.facebook.com/SmellkinErnesto/ https://twitter.com/smellkiner...
Carnage the Executioner VITB Episode 1
February 25, 2021 18:00 - 35 minutes - 40.7 MBGuest'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-provoking music and establishing strong, healthy relationships. His specialties include teaching human beatboxing and songwriting, in addition to fostering personal and artistic growth. Carnage takes pride in helping all people find the voices they might n...
Welcome to Voices in the Back
February 16, 2021 20:48 - 59 seconds - 943 KBWelcome 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 podcast and on YouTube. On YouTube, you'll be able to see our guests be interviewed and perform on the Hook and Ladder Theater stage while the podcast will have include more from the interviews with our guests not shared on YouTube. We'd like to thank ou...