Minneapolis · Minnesota
Find Musicians in Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis punches way above its size: Prince, the Replacements, Husker Du, First Avenue, a hip-hop scene built by Rhymesayers. It's one of the deepest, most self-supporting music communities in the country. Bandry makes it easy to navigate, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Minneapolis has the depth.
Prince's city
Minneapolis shaped funk, rock, and hip-hop alike, and the scene that did it is famously tight. Find players by role and radius.
First Avenue and beyond
A legendary venue anchoring a deep club scene. The bulletin finds the people; the Resources tab maps the rooms.
A scene that supports itself
Minneapolis is known for musicians helping musicians. Bandry just makes those connections searchable.
On the ground
Where Minneapolis plays.
A quick map of the Minneapolis scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
First Avenue & 7th St Entry
Downtown Warehouse District icon, the star-covered Mainroom plus the tiny 7th St Entry for emerging acts.
Turf Club
St Paul mainstay on University Ave, a roughly 350-cap rock-and-roots room with the basement Clown Lounge, music nearly nightly.
Icehouse
Eat Street, a listening room around 400 cap with great acoustics, leaning folk, indie, jazz and chamber rock.
The Cedar Cultural Center
Cedar-Riverside nonprofit hall, a mid-size room known for global, folk and adventurous touring acts.
Fine Line
Downtown Warehouse District club around 650 cap with a wraparound balcony, breaking and touring indie, hip-hop and R&B.
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Longfellow, a nonprofit in a historic firehouse, an intimate eclectic room for indie, roots, jam and local bills.
331 Club
Northeast Minneapolis corner bar and arts-district cornerstone, a tiny stage with free shows spanning indie, folk and jazz.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Electric Fetus
Record store. A South Minneapolis institution since 1968, vast new and used vinyl across every genre plus local releases.
Hymie's Vintage Records
Record store. On Lake Street in South Minneapolis, deep used vinyl and 45s, a beloved place to dig and hang.
Barely Brothers Records
Record store. St Paul on Raymond Ave, a vinyl-focused shop with a strong used selection and in-store shows.
Willie's American Guitars
Gear shop. St Paul, vintage and new electrics, acoustics and tube amps since 1989, the area's pro guitar destination.
Natural Sound Rehearsal Studio
Rehearsal. Lowertown St Paul in the Rossmor building, hourly and monthly practice rooms for bands.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Minneapolis
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Minneapolis
How do I find musicians in Minneapolis?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Minneapolis bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Minneapolis?
Reading the Minneapolis bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Minneapolis?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Minneapolis's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Minneapolis musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Minneapolis or out into the rest of Minnesota.