Music scene · Mounds View

Mounds View is a first-ring suburb north of St. Paul in the Twin Cities area. Music life is school and community centered, with marching bands, choir concerts, and city festival entertainment. Minneapolis and St. Paul are minutes away for the serious club and theater circuit.

School auditoriums, community center events, and summer park concerts host local acts. For bars, breweries, and all-ages venues, Mounds View musicians head south to Minneapolis and St. Paul neighborhoods such as Northeast and Uptown.

Mounds View has no nationally known artists; local and regional musicians perform here, with Minneapolis-St. Paul players often making the short drive north for community events.

Volunteer for school concerts and city festival entertainment to gain local experience. Then jump into Minneapolis-St. Paul open mics, where a short drive opens up dozens of rooms.