Besides having to break in new drummer Ben Ivascu (who seemed easily breakable), members of the Twin Cities' best hear-me-roar band the Stnnng don't really have any excuse for why it took four years ...

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Last Thursday night was bittersweet for me – it was the last night I’ll be in the Turf Club for a while. They are renovating and putting in a kitchen. I’m sure it’ll be worth it but it leaves a hole ...

Playing out steadily since 2003, STNNNG (pronounced “stunning”) have earned their reputation as an endorphin rush of a live act. But beneath the apparent anarchy, the Minneapolis quintet keep honing ...

Famed poet and longtime University of Minnesota professor Michael Dennis Browne once likened song lyrics devoid of their musical buoyancy to âÄúa boat without water.âÄù Those of local punk mainstay ...

Minneapolis’ Modern Radio Records is turning 16, and to celebrate, the label is throwing two nights of shows. Friday’s lineup at the Entry includes BOYF, Fury Things, STNNNG and Sicbay. It’s the first ...

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The Stnnng's frontman Chris Besinger shouted that toward shore a few songs into his band's most fluid set to date (rimshot!). He and the band performed on a pontoon floating in the middle of the ...

Every year for the past four years Twin Cities band STNNNG has held a Lunch Show, which more or less equates to lots of mid-day rock and roll with a side helping of lunch at a local venue. Who among ...