Mark Mallman

Between creating electronica remixes of Fleet Foxes with his band Ruby Isle and composing for film trailers, Twin Citian Mark Mallman somehow found time to record 2009’s Invincible Criminal and release an accompanying comic book recounting the mock-serious tale of a semi-psychotic rocker, The Incredible Urban Myth Of The Invincible Criminal. But where Mallman really shines is the over-the-top showmanship of his live show, straddling his piano like a postmodern love colossus and belting out his arena-ready rock ballads like his life depends on it. And he’s had a lot of practice lately: In October 2010, he completed Marathon 3, a nonstop, 78-hour live performance that involved almost 600 pages of lyrics and dozens of backup musicians playing in shifts. His latest stunt, the single “Minneapolis,” is being considered, hopefully as a joke, as the new official song of Minneapolis by Mayor R.T. Rybak. 

Updated 12/15/2011