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Sleeping With Sirens: The Medicine Tour at Skyway
With their most recent album, How it Feels to be Lost, dropping late last year, Sleeping With Sirens have come to Skyway Theatre as a part of The Medicine Tour. Support for this tour includes LA-based band Point North, Chicago-based Belmont, and Florida-based Set It Off. Point North Gets Better Point North last played here […] More
Minnesota songwriting at its finest: Willie Wisely, Turn! Turn! Turn!, and Dylan Hicks at the Turf Club
There are plenty of different types of shows. Some are about spectacle. Some are about the visceral energy of the artists. Some are about simply getting the crowd to dance, or to better enjoy the drugs. Few focus mainly on quality songwriting, and not many of those types of shows are successful. You need the […] More
Happy Birthday Janis Celebration at First Avenue.
Happy Birthday Janis: Inspired Woman Of Rock You are counting the stars with rigid fingers while holding your ID in hand, surrounded by cigarette smoke, car exhaust, and the banter of strangers. You walk through the door to see the historic video screen framed between the tapestries, a crowd filled with 60s-retro clothing, and Janis […] More
YACHT Brought Watson Vibes to the Entry
I’m not going to lie, when I signed up to cover Yacht’s show at 7th Street Entry, I thought they were playing a different album in its entirety. I figured it’d been about ten years since See Mystery Lights was released, so it stood to reason (or so I thought) that they were touring the […] More
Renowned Minnesota folk bluesman Charlie Parr begins Turf Club residency
Charlie Parr is a Minnesota treasure. He has evolved from a more straightforward folk/blues guitar player into a singular songwriter that contains multitudes. Parr began his January residency at the Turf Club – he’s playing there every Sunday this month – with a unique show. He began solo, playing songs on both his electric […] More
Nooky Jones packs the Icehouse
Everything about last night spoke to the modern music movement in Minneapolis. A movement defined by honesty and a new era of self-expression that allows you to let go, let down, close your eyes, and move to the snap of the snare. More
Local legends Soul Asylum take a sold-out First Avenue on a holy journey
Soul Asylum has an important place in the history of Minnesota music. The legendary pop/rock band were perhaps the only local act to conquer mainstream rock radio. “Runaway Train,” “Black Gold,” and “Misery” were everywhere in the mid-’90s. They did this after building a reputation both locally and nationally with a handful of critically acclaimed […] More
JD McPherson Hosts Second Annual Socks Holiday Show at First Avenue
First Avenue’s Mainroom became a who’s who of festive sweaters, Santa outfits, and holiday cheer on Friday night. Fans cozied up with a beer or hopped seltzer with big plans to enjoy the rockabilly sounds JD McPherson and his always-astounding band. They weren’t disappointed. McPherson dropped his holiday album Socks last fall. It’s become a […] More
Brother Ali at First Avenue [PHOTOS]
Rhymesayers artist Brother Ali took over First Avenue celebrating the release of Secrets & Escapes. Check out the gallery of photos from the electric set in his hometown! More
The Glorious Sons Steal the Show at a Lackluster Nutcracker 2019
93X’s annual Nutcracker concert took place this weekend. This year’s event brought 311, Highly Suspect, The Glorious Sons, and BRKN LOVE all under one roof at The Armory in Downtown Minneapolis. Although I have attended a handful of 93x sponsored events, nearly all of which I thoroughly enjoyed, I have not had the opportunity to […] More
Yam Haus Celebrates First Avenue Sell-Out With a Dazzling Performance
One of the best things about existing in a music scene like the one we have here in the Twin Cities is the ability to watch one’s favorite artists grow, and to be able to take part in each one of their achievements along the way. Tagging along while artists make the steady climb from […] More
5 Trademarks of a Chastity Brown Show
The sold out Parkway Theater hosted Chastity Brown for an evening of stories and music last night. At just under 2 hours, it was a long short set of music— only 13 songs were performed. At the same time, it was an impactful night of music due to Chastity’s stories and experiences. The show exemplified […] More
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