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Jim James Shreds through Uniform Distortion at First Avenue, with help from Amo Amo
Jim James returned to Minneapolis Tuesday night. The tour, dubbed “Uniform Distortion,” saw the My Morning Jacket frontman and his band turn their amplifiers up to 11 for a blistering set of rock, drawing heavily from Uniform Distortion, James’ guitar-heavy 2018 release. Though gritty guitar-rock heroics would be on the menu for later in the […] More
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David Crosby Brings Classics, Deep Cuts to The Pantages
Few music careers have had as many twists and turns as David Crosby’s. From finding tremendous success early with influential groups The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, and Nash, to a varied solo career that’s seen highs and lows, the seventy-seven-year-old Crosby has seen and experienced as much as anybody in […] More
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Twin Cities Gets A Taste Of Chicago
Treasure Island welcomed the 9-piece, classic horn-rock of Chicago. Chicago, in return, played their hearts out for nearly two and a half hours, split between two sets. The performance came close to a 30 song set (if you split up “The Ballet” into the 7 songs inside it, including the single “Make Me Smile.“) Chicago […] More
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Lucius Dazzles at the Fitzgerald Theater
Lucius is a band that has created a vibrant community of fans in Minnesota. They’ve stopped here more than ten times in the last four years, done a Micro Show for The Current, an in-store session at Electric Fetus, free shows in Rochester, and even came as singers on Roger Waters’ most recent tour. Fans […] More
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Rock Bottom Remainders Reunite to Rock Wordplay
The Rock Bottom Remainders, a supergroup comprised of best-selling authors, brought a once-in-a-lifetime experience to the First Avenue Mainroom Friday night. At The Loft’s Wordplay festival, authors and fans are set to come together in a grand setting. The inaugural fest will encompass several blocks of downtown Minneapolis, featuring multiple stages both indoors and outside […] More
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PUP Rock a Sold Out Fine Line
On Sunday night, Toronto‘s PUP played a scorching set at a sold-out Fine Line, affirming their status as one of the world’s best young punk bands and giving the audience a dose of all there is to love about rock shows in the process. There are people in this world who will tell you rock […] More
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Julia Jacklin Plays 7th Street Entry
Julia Jacklin’s guitar preceded her. The instrument, which waited for her on the 7th Street Entry stage, had two pieces of duct tape across it. On the tape, someone with a sharpie had written the words, “Julia’s Guitar” and “You got this!” in capital letters. The endearing act of keeping the messages taped to her […] More
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Matthew McNeal at 7th Street Entry
Matthew McNeal made his promised return to Minnesota on Wednesday night. He’s been on a midwest tour in support of his latest album Good Luck. The lights brightened on the 7th Street Entry stage as McNeal emerged with his guitar. It was a warm, sunshine-like glow. It was as though he brought some welcome Texas […] More
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Seaway Brings Fresh Produce Tour to The Garage
Monday night, eager pop-punkers filled The Garage to catch Seaway on their Fresh Produce promotional tour. No, the Canadian band didn’t hand out fruits and vegetables at the Burnsville grunge venue. Fresh Produce, their newest album, is far from apples to oranges. The first thing I noticed when I entered the main room was that […] More
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Triumphant Return For Pink On Beautiful Trauma Tour
Three, that should be P!nk’s magic number on her third time here in 15 months. This time no Super Bowl, no colds, just a happy and 100% healthy Pink, giving it her all for a sold-out show at the Xcel Energy Center. It was a night of death-defying acrobatics, pyrotechnics and choreographed dancing from one […] More
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Lil’ Pump and Lil’ Skies Perform R-Rated Music To An All Ages Crowd
Friday night, Lil Pump and Lil’ Skies brought their performance to Myth Live in Maplewood; the venue that hit headlines last month after a teen was shot in the neck outside the Lil’ Baby concert. DestoDubb is the first act of the night. He walks on stage with a white ski mask covering his face, […] More
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Garth Brooks Gets Bigger and Even Better at US Bank Stadium
Garth Brooks filled US Bank Stadium to capacity Friday night for what would be the first of two sold-out performances in Minneapolis this weekend. Performing for more than two and a half hours, the record-setting country star churned out hit after hit, showing he still has the same stamina as five years ago when he […] More
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