Minnesota is widely known for a few things: silly ‘oh-don’t-cha-know-it’ accents, being REALLY nice and having an awesome music scene.

I rarely blog about stories we do at work, but tonight we did a really cool story. We featured a local band, the Melismatics and took a look at their music. Literally.

The Melismatics are one of the hottest bands in the Twin Cities right now, and becoming a top Indie-Rock group in the country. They’re always on the road. I blogged about them a few months ago. Their songs are featured on TV shows and they tour the country. If you are lucky enough to see them live, you’ll notice the band rocks out hard on stage.

The stage show isn’t just because they’re really into their songs. It’s so others can hear their music. Pony, the co-lead singer, has deaf parents. She wanted them to enjoy her music because they couldn’t hear her. So she signs a lot as she sings and moves with the music so they can hear the rhythm. In my opinion, it makes their performances that much cooler.

You can watch Liz Collin’s story here (and pay attention, you’ll hear my voice).