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in Interviews, NewsLovelytheband’s Jordan Greenwald on the Creative Process, Going Independent, “Broken” and More
Early success in the music industry can be complicated. While many artists strive to make music that connects with a large audience, there are plenty of acts that hit it big early and never recapture their initial magic. Sometimes trends shift away from their genre, sometimes there is too much pressure to replicate early success, […] More
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Lands in Saint Paul One Final Time
Jeff Lynne’s ELO landed in Saint Paul one final time for the “Over and Out” Tour, the iconic group’s final trek. Over 50 years since the debut album, “The Electric Light Orchestra”, hit the airwaves, Lynne and company are celebrating a career well spent. Few groups throughout music history have had the staying power and […] More
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Dora Jar Bewitches St. Paul
With a peek behind the curtain, alt-pop wizard Dora Jar began her set by doing her makeup—on stage. Gazing into the spotlight with calm confidence, the singer painted her face with lipstick, a little on the lips and a dab on the cheeks, followed by a healthy coating of mascara. The ‘Puppet’ singer is a […] More
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Apocalypse, Wow: Cigarettes After Sex Light up Saint Paul
Rising indie band Cigarettes After Sex once again proved “less is more” to a near-capacity crowd at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Despite playing a stadium-level show, the band kept their patented minimalist style while enthralling a largely younger audience. The past few years have seen the band rise from word-of-mouth obscurity, to […] More
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Spoon, Sarah Jarosz and More Impress at Grand Rapids Riverfest
Photos by Kathleen Ambre Summer is typically considered the prime season for festivals, and this year was no exception. With the emergence of the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, and the return of the Basilica Block Party, Minnesota festivals experienced a bounce-back year. While those big events filled a recent void in the Twin Cities, they […] More
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Trumpeter John Raymond on Shadowlands, Formative Twin Cities Experiences, and More
As proud advocates of all things Upper-Midwestern music, we get pretty excited about stellar collaborations between musicians from the region. Falling squarely in that category is Shadowlands, the beautiful album from singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist S. Carey and forward-thinking jazz trumpeter John Raymond. Recorded primarily in Eau Claire, where the two met in college many years […] More
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