Concert Review
Concert reviews of musical performances at venues around Minneapolis, St. paul, Mankato, Duluth, Rochester, St. Cloud and more.
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Japanese Breakfast Graduates to the Mainroom
So I know it sounds like a lot, but I really cannot recommend a better way to close out your weekend than a Sunday evening concert. Sure, it’ll leave you in a STATE on Monday, but the satisfaction that comes with milking everything you can out of the weekend is simply euphoric. That being said, […] More
Deep Sea Diver Discusses the Weight of Touring
Deep Sea Diver released their third album, Impossible Weight, during 2020. The album was quickly critically acclaimed and the current tour is finally giving Jessica Dobson the opportunity to celebrate it’s release. The Turf Club hosted the 5 piece band that filled the stage with keyboards, synthesizers, a xylophone, drums, and multiple amps. Recreating the […] More
Live Music Finally Returns to Target Center with 93X’s “Family Reunion” Concert
Sometimes being an adult means doing something that you might not really be all that interested in doing, but you do it anyway because you owe it to your younger self to realize a dream they never had the chance to. Seeing Shinedown and Seether perform at the Target Center for 93X’s “Family Reunion” show […] More
Dance Gavin Dance Sells out The Fillmore on Afterburner Tour
With just over a year since the release of their newest album, Afterburner, Dance Gavin Dance came through Minneapolis during an almost sold-out tour. This is Dance Gavin Dance’s first set of tours since rescheduling due to the pandemic shutdowns last year. Starting the night off was Wolf & Bear, from Sacramento, California. Their stage […] More
The Basilica Block Party Returns with Powerful Performances
2021 Basilica Block Party Recap by Dylan Novacek The Basilica Block Party, one of the Twin Cities largest and longest running music festivals, returned following its year away due to COVID-19. Typically held in July, the Cities 97.1 sponsored event was moved to September, which provided perfect weather for two nights of great live music. […] More
Waxahatchee Dazzles a Packed Mainroom
I’m sure you’re all sick of hearing “*insert any activity* is back!! ” by now… but boy oh boy does it feel good to type First Ave is back, baby!! A lot has changed since the last time I had the pleasure of attending a show in the Mainroom, but damn did that familiar purple-red […] More
5 Trademarks of a Kesha Show
There’s gold at the end of every rainbow. After a busy weekend of huge shows in the Twin Cities, from Lizzo’s return, to two days at the Baslicia Block Party, to Phoebe Bridges at Surly, to Lissie playing sold out shows at the Parkway, the Armory finished with Kesha’s last show of her 2021 tour. […] More
Phoebe Bridgers Bewitches Surly Festival Field
I fucking love Phoebe Bridgers. I know that writers should probably try to come up with a much more elegant, funny, or otherwise charming anecdote to begin articles such as this, but sometimes it’s really just not necessary. Plus, I don’t even consider myself much of a writer anyway, so the rules don’t apply to […] More
Gogol Bordello Came, Saw, Conquered at the Palace Last Night
If there were ever any doubts about whether Gogol Bordello could survive a pandemic, they were laid to rest last night with their performance at the Palace. They came, they shredded, and they left the audience wanting more. I feel like it’s the best you can hope for, on either side of the stage. If […] More
Photo Gallery: North Coast Music Festival
John Summit plays for his hometown crowd. REZZ. Zeds Dead.Luke Bryan Proud To Be Here At Treasure Island
Luke Bryan brought his Proud To Be Here Tour to Treasure Islands Amphitheater. What do you get from the multi-year Country Music Entertainer Of The Year? A solid show featuring 22 songs and wall-to-wall hits from beginning to end. What else would you expect? Luke Bryan brought Dylan Scott to start the night out, unfortunately, […] More
Louis the Child’s Euphoria Tour Lives Up to its Name
Louis the Child and 8,000 adrenaline-fueled fans partied late into the night on Thursday, as the DJ duo travelled to The Armory for their Euphoria Tour. The Chicago-based group (made up of Robert Hualdren, 23 and Frederic Kennett, 23) are well known for their psychadelic electro-pop tracks that seem to effortlessly put you in a […] More
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