Concert Review
Concert reviews of musical performances at venues around Minneapolis, St. paul, Mankato, Duluth, Rochester, St. Cloud and more.
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One-On-One: The Twins of Franklin and Madeline Ayala
College can be a place to discover who you are. For Madeline Ayala, the added bonus of finding a friend for life in college, along with witnessing the beginning of a passion, made college a landmark experience. She attended the University of Minnesota and met Laura Lou DuSchane, even living with her for a couple […] More
One-On-One: Sarah Morris and Kimberly Brady
Kimberly Brady understands the science behind the importance of music. As a psychologist she encourages people to use music in their healing. She teaches that just therapy and executive functioning only fosters the left side of your brain. Music and the arts engage the right side and incorporate interactive functions. When you have two sides […] More
One-On-One: Leslie Vincent and Alana Horton
We all find joy in live music in a variety of different ways. Alana Horton graduated with a theater degree and wanted to do something that really scared her. So she picked up drums at the age of 23 and started getting into live music. She then started working at The Cedar Cultural Center, which […] More
From Neil Diamond to Slayer, Josh Groban to Run-DMC: Six albums that define Rick Rubin
“Oh, I kind of listen to everything” When you ask most people what kind of music they like, you’ll often get this response. The dirty little secret? That’s almost always a lie. In reality, the majority of people go back to the same couple of bands and genres for the majority of their music listening. […] More
One-On-One: Mary Bue and Henri Minette
For years Henri Minette has been a casual champion of our local music scene. He’s lent musicians gear, help fund projects, and even buys the physical album to pass onto others down the path. As a corporate attorney, Henri jokes that as it turns out he probably has more gear and more money than talent. […] More
One-On-One: Timisarocker and Jason Lardy
From a day-to-day work experience, not much has changed for Jason Lardy. He runs a marketing company and although his clients have had concerns and questions, everybody has really stayed the course. The larger change has come from his side gig. Jason also runs a radio show at Macalester College, which due to covid, has […] More
One-On-One: Static Panic and Katy Durst
Born and raised in South Dakota, Katy Durst moved to the Twin Cities on a whim. Ready for something new, she lived on Lake Calhoun for her first two and half years. This past May she bought a house and moved out of the uptown area. It was her recent new relationship that sparked her […] More
One-On-One: Barbaro and Rachel Hansen
When the phone rang and Rachel Hansen answered, her good friend asked what she was doing on January 15th. Jokingly, she responded that most likely recovering from a three-day run of shifts. Her friend had just won the contest for a private performance with the band Barbaro and immediately wanted to gift the experience. She […] More
One-On-One: The OK Factor and Catherine Campion
Catherine Campion felt the connection to music early on as a child. Starting with playing the flute, it was her single mother that somehow afforded a deal on a piano that pushed her forward in her relationship with music. Self-teaching for years on the piano, she then moved to the cello at the age of […] More
One-On-One: Humbird and Jesse Peterson-Brandt
Like many of us, Jesse Peterson-Brandt didn’t realize what he had until it was gone. He went to Grinnell College in Iowa, and looking back, saw they did a really good job bringing in unknown artists that have gone on to become established and popular. Unfortunately, he didn’t take advantage of live music then. Now […] More
One-On-One: Gabriel Douglas and Carol Roth
For Carol Roth, live music is a relatively new passion for her. In 2016, when the world was going crazy, her brain was looking for some kind of outlet to create an escape from reality, to help soothe her nerves. Prior to then she was in a lull where she didn’t really need music. This […] More
Photo Gallery: MNspin Virtual Fest Presents Two Weekends of Livestreams From The Hook and Ladder
Photos by Juliet Farmer and Kathleen Ambre. More
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