Monica LaPlante

Minneapolis, MN

Friday

10:30 PM

No Name Bar

For Fans Of... Cate Le Bon, Joan Jett, B-52s, Caroline Rose

Feeling over-worked and underwhelmed as a waitress in Minneapolis, Monica LaPlante used the Covid-19 pandemic as a chance to untangle the weird webs inside her mind.

Her latest single, “Compression” is an encapsulation of bottled-up anxiousness and uncertainty. Set to vintage drum machines, 70s Funk bass lines, and whacked-out synthesizers, it’s easy to believe The Minneapolis Star Tribune crowned her the Quarantine Rock Queen.