THE STORY OF THE HANG UPS IS the nine-year story of a sound: a mood-elevating pop sound that made winters outside the Uptown Bar seem to disappear, that revived a respect for melody and composition in a jaded rock scene, and that resonated with lonely Uptown slackers like little else. The Hang Ups aren't the biggest band in town, but that sound--the chiming guitar magic, girlish harmonies, and perfectly balanced song structures--has as much a right to the mantle of the Minneapolis Sound... More >>>