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Minor Planets

Out of this world

About Me

DAYTON DAILY NEWS: Says of our upcoming appearance at the DAYTON MUSIC FESTIVAL " The combination of slick melodies and clever one-liners make the band a must-see at the Fest." (awww, thanks!)

Our first review in print . It's other-wordly really...



... emphasis on fun MINOR PLANETS IN NYC Nov. 9-13 see the pics!

.. -- -- -- -- Went
to NYC Nov. 9-13 to perform w/ our friends Jenifer Convertible and The Sharp Things
We're looking for people who like noisy pop, large asteroids and astral projection.
noise heads... gear heads... punk heads... new-wave heads... pop heads...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/18/2006
Band Website: minor-planets.com/
Band Members:


Ben
Doug
Leah
Lenny
Kevin


Influences: 6 months of snow; evaporating cities; cascades; voltage meters; Noam Chomsky, The Fleetfoxes, The Thermals; Blondie, Malcolm Maclaren, Declan MacManus, Brooklyn, Portland; Typhoon Shanshan; New Orleans, Detroit, New York. Dennis Cooper, WFMU, KEXP, KCRW, WBAI, WCBN
Sounds Like: Glass crushed in cotton.

Record Label: None
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW SONGS! Minor Planets - Sat. Nov 17th @ Elbow Room

Hosted By: Minor Planets When: 17 Nov 2007, 10:00 PMWhere: Elbow RoomYpsilanti, Description:Minor Planets Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Minor Planets on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:17:00 PST

Check out this event: Minor Planets/Lightning Love @ Elbow Room

Hosted By: Minor Planets When: 12 Oct 2007, 10:00 PMWhere: Elbow Room6 S. WashingtonYpsilanti, United States Minor Outlying IslandsDescription:Minor Planets Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Minor Planets on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:01:00 PST

Dayton Daily News review: DMF (full text)

Minor Planets connecting Michigan to the DMFBy Kris Neises | Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 06:51 PMWhat do you think?Be the first person to comment on Minor Planets connecting Michigan to the DMF... * ...
Posted by Minor Planets on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:14:00 PST

Check out this event: TALLY HALL - Minor Planets - Belikos

Hosted By: Minor Planets - TALLY HALL - Elbow RoomWhen: 07 Sep 2007, 09:00 PMWhere: Elbow Room6. S. Washington StreetYpsilanti, MI 48197United StatesDescription:Minor Planets - TALLY HALL - Elbow Room...
Posted by Minor Planets on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:11:00 PST

More fun w/ the Planets Aug. 17th Andrews in Ypsi

Must see this show! Ne'erdowells, Sh! The Octopus, Robert Kenna maybe more!Andrew's kickin' little sweet spot in Ypsi, near your home babies -- line up for the food, stay for the music and cheap beer,...
Posted by Minor Planets on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST

Aug. 17th Minor Planets @ Andrews - Heritage Festival Bash

Hosted By: Minor Planets When: 17 Aug 2007, 08:00 PMWhere: Andrew's (with Ne'erdowells, Sh! The Octopus, Robert Kenna)517 W. CrossYpsilanti, MI 48197United StatesDescription:Minor Planets Click He...
Posted by Minor Planets on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:32:00 PST

June 14th ride to Detroit - Minor Planets fans!!!

Hey! Reserve your seat today! The more MP fans we get to go, the better discount we'll get!GetMeDowntown is now offering a weekly service from Ann Arbor to Detroit - get the details here:http://www.ge...
Posted by Minor Planets on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:51:00 PST

Check out this event: The Sheds from Kentucky!

Hosted By: Minor Planets When: Thursday May 03, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: Blind Pig208 S. FirstAnnn Arbor, MI 48104United StatesDescription:Minor Planets w/ THE SHEDS (ky), tHE Royal Affairs and Sik Si...
Posted by Minor Planets on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:09:00 PST

Check out this event: King Kong at Mac's (formerly of Slint)

King Kong   Formerly of the influential band SLINT!Vince Dynamic  The DartsMinor Planets    ...
Posted by Minor Planets on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:29:00 PST

Sounds from the Mitten: Podcast

New podcast - Mostly Michigan: Sounds from the MittenFeaturing, Leah Diehl from Minor Planest, The Royal Affairs, Starling Electric, Charlie Slick and Sik Sik Nationhttp://cyborg.libsyn.com...
Posted by Minor Planets on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:13:00 PST