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Gallery Music Motion City Soundtrack Deserves a Gold Star

May 12, 2010 - 11:10 am

Motion City Soundtrack stole the show Sunday with an over-the-top introduction to their boisterous set. The event kicked off with M.C.S. marching through the crowd hitting bongos and hand drums while the Freedom High School drum line pounded from the stage in full regalia. When the gypsy procession reached the stage, the chaps joined the 30 or so percussionists already on stage, & slammed into crowd favorite “Everything is Alright.” At the first power chord, the pits started churning like your strawberry mango smoothie and they didn’t quit till the last note.

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Featured Gallery Music Motion City Soundtrack : The Interview

by Jeff Nau

February 18, 2010 - 11:09 am

Motion City Soundtrack’s road to success has been plagued with its share of mines. Throughout musical generations there’s always been a dozen overnight sensations for every workhorse band that claws its way up the industry ladder, and MCS never had it that easy. That’s not to say they’ve back-stabbed their way to a # 15 Billboard chart position; they’ve just had to haul a long-ass road to get to where they are — sporadic lineup changes, 11 years of moving around through different labels, different managers, and different incarnations didn’t exactly help. From an almost non-existent label to Epitaph, the Minnesotans have finally reached the big time with a Columbia Records contract. It’s all this hard work, along with the usual relentless promotion, excessive touring, and months and months of practice that’s earned them a coveted spot at the House of Blues in Anaheim (okay, Disneyland, but still). I recently met up with bassist Matt Taylor to discuss Christopher Cross, casinos, and cake, along with the usual band banter.

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Music Motion City Soundtrack: My Dinosaur Life

by Shop Keeper

January 28, 2010 - 12:18 pm

Minneapolis quintet Motion City Soundtrack was formed from a lot of inspiration, a whole lot of perspiration, and some real persistence. From a rotating roster of musicians, to playing dilapidated venues and managing to nab producer/Blink-182 bassist Mark Hopper and Nirvana producer Andy Wallace to mix their latest, My Dinosaur Life, MCS has established themselves as a band with a workhorse mentality. And after nearly 13 years, it’s one that just paid off with a contract to Columbia Records. Getting there, however, seems to have been anything but easy.

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