This weekend's episode of The Local Show features an interview with STNNNG frontman Chris Besinger. They've just gotten back from playing ATP in London as well as recording their new album Empire Inward with Steve Albini and mastering it at Abbey Road.


Andrea Swensson has also been working hard on a 400 Bar retrospective in light of its recent closing. We'll play soundbites from her Current Presents on the topic which airs Sunday night at 9PM after The Local Show..


Tons of debuts as well: Disaster Bird, Ugly Motors, Narco States, Low, The Starfolk, Mother Banjo Band, The Bad Plus, WriteGroove and Fury Things.


Local stories from this episode:

The 400 Bar may be gone, but the stories live on

Local Radar: Low, The Starfolk and Ugly Motors

Segments

Color in the Paper Planes
Van Stee
We Are

Gone Blind
The Ericksons
The Wild

You Know Darn Well
Disaster Bird
'Til The Stars Give Up

Rain Comes Down
John Mark Nelson
Waiting and Waiting

I Still Love H.E.R. feat. Lizzo
Greg Grease
Cornbread, Pearl and G

God
Southwire
Southwire

Brain-Dumb
STNNNG
Empire Inward

Long Middle
STNNNG
Empire Inward

Robodope
Ugly Motors
Ugly Motors

Jailbird
Narco States
Narco States EP

Just Make It Stop
Low
The Invisible Way

Light Lunch
Heavy Deeds
Light Lunch EP

Digital Winter
Hums
Deep In Swim

1X1X1
Cloud Cult
Love

Bill and Annie
Spider John Koerner and Willie Murphy
Running Jumping Standing Still

Nothing (Live)
Mason Jennings
Living In The Moment

From Above
The Starfolk
Korda Kompilation

Tiny Brains
Prissy Clerks
Bruise Or Be Bruised

We Are Witness
Mother Banjo Band
The Devil Hasn't Won

I Want to Feel Good Part Two
The Bad Plus
Made Possible

Singing in My Sleep
Semisonic
Feeling Strangely Fine

All Day Long
The Valdons
Twin Cities Funk and Soul

SpaycBtwn (gudThng)
WriteGroove
WonDai

Hard to Breathe
Fury Things
Fury Things EP

Fine Print
Mixed Blood Majority
Fine Print (Single)