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Vince Staples Conducts Lyrical Surgery at Palace Theatre
Vince Staples seemed to stroll onto the beat, casually walking towards the front of the stage. He stared down the crowd as the hype grew, then flashed a few thumbs-up to the front row. Without changing his typically blank expression, he yelled “Y’all came to have fun tonight, right?” as we heard the beat of […] More
Queensryche deliver The Verdict
Over three decades, Queensryche has not only brought music to their fans, but also created friendships and families with their active participation in their fan club through the ’90s and in into ‘2000s. These fan clubs, known as Empires [named after the 1990 Empire album], are represented in many counties, states, and cities throughout the […] More
Dan Wilson Brings Requests to Life at the Icehouse
Squeezing into a packed Icehouse, it was easy to see the adoration for local music veteran Dan Wilson. As a member of Semisonic and Minneapolis psychedelic rock band Trip Shakespeare, Wilson has garnered many accolades in his long career. From a Grammy nomination for “Closing Time” to receiving one for Song of the Year (“Not […] More
MarchFourth Really Funked Up the Cedar
MarchFourth, a 20-person marching band that mixes vaudeville and a touch of circus, filled the Cedar last night in Minneapolis, and not just in terms of the audience. The group itself filled the Cedar’s sizable stage with personnel who, in turn, filled the venue with a raucous mix of jazz, funk, hoots and hollers. It […] More
WET Shines at The Varsity Theater
WET brought their dreamy pop to The Varsity Theater on Friday night. I arrived late to the show and was surprised to find one of the smallest crowds I’ve seen at the venue. Minutes later, the lights began to slowly change color, the white sheets on stage swayed back and forth, and a mysterious voiceover […] More
Infamous Stringdusters bring Progressive Bluegrass To the Varsity
Springtime is almost upon us. The air is getting warmer, the snow is melting, and March Madness is merely days away from getting into full swing. The beginning days of any given season mean different things to different people, but to me the beginning of spring means one thing above all else: bluegrass season. While […] More
The Monkees’ Best Kept Secret: Their Music is Really, Really Good
In a way, the Monkees are known for all the wrong things. Their TV show was fun, but it cast a shadow on them, especially their desire to be taken seriously as musicians. The tired storylines that they didn’t play their own instruments (they often did) or write their own songs (they did more than many ‘60s […] More
One Man Funk Band Max Frost Rocks The Entry
The saying “one-man band” is normally used to describe someone who is either a loner or someone with a lot of skills. It’s almost impossible to do successfully in the modern music era. The amount of work that goes into a single may as well be as long as a Minnesota winter. Max Frost is […] More
VHS Collection: Brings Retrofuturism to Minneapolis
I’ve had a craving for pop-synth music for a minute now and recently got into the band GUNSHIP, who use a lot of 80s inspired sounds in their tracks. This got me wondering how people hear new music. How did I hear of VHS Collection? On Instagram, they had a sponsored post up and I […] More
The Aces Rock a Sold Out 7th Street Entry
The Aces sold out 7th Street Entry quickly. The all female group from Provo, Utah has earned a steadily growing fanbase across the country—and Minneapolis is no exception. The 18+ show was packed with fans of all ages, but the front rows were undeniably dominated by teens, black X’s marked the back of their hands […] More
Crystal Daddy, Trolls and a Rap Party: Lazerbeak celebrated Luther and life at the Parkway
Lazerbeak has a long list of things he’s grateful for. Luckily, he brought more than a handful of them onstage with him Friday night. Celebrating the release of his latest solo project, Luther, at the Parkway Theater, the newly renovated movie theater was filled with fans, friends and family of the Doomtree producer. Naming a […] More
Grandson Rocks a Sold-Out Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Friday night brought Jordan Edward Benjamin, better known by his stage name, grandson, to St. Paul for a fiery, sold-out performance at Amsterdam Bar & Hall. With much of the Twin Cities bracing for the impending “snowmageddon” set to arrive later this weekend, a few hundred people took the opportunity to expel some excess energy, […] More
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