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New Music Friday: TWAIN (Central Standard Time), James Rone (Quiet as Fists)

Last updated on August 19th, 2020 at 09:10 amFeatured Release TWAIN – Central Standard Time (Rap) TWAIN, a hip-hop recording artist from Chicago by way of...

Rock critics and music snobs are wrong about Kiss

Last updated on March 8th, 2020 at 09:30 pmIf you allow yourself to, it’s easy to love Kiss. Their first seven albums contain some of...

New Music Friday: Bambara (Stray), Habibi (Anywhere but Here), Ben Noble (When the Light Comes In)

Last updated on January 5th, 2021 at 01:32 pmFeatured Release Bambara – Stray (Western Gothic/Indie Rock) If darkness is your thing, check out Bambara. Every band...

Sincere, melodic pop/rock: Kevin Gullickson’s Radio Drive [Interview and Album Review]

Last updated on February 18th, 2022 at 09:52 pmBe sure to catch Radio Drive’s special matinee show at the Minnesota Music Café this Sunday, January 26. at...

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...

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...

Local legends Soul Asylum take a sold-out First Avenue on a holy journey

Last updated on February 18th, 2022 at 09:28 pmSoul Asylum has an important place in the history of Minnesota music. The legendary pop/rock band were...

EXCLUSIVE DEBUT: Rising local star elxina drops groundbreaking multimedia EP “Bedroom Pop”

elxina (pronounced “el-z-eye-nuh”) is a Minnesota musician like no other. Not only is the 20-year-old artist a gifted vocalist and songwriter, she also has fifteen...

Wilco showcases new album Ode to Joy, digs into deep back catalog for Palace Theater shows

Die-hard Wilco fans had a good weekend. The band played nearly 50 songs across three nights at the Palace Theater. A handful of tracks from...

New Music Friday: Rich People (“No Age”), Modest Mouse (“Ice Cream Party”)

Last updated on August 19th, 2020 at 09:07 am“No Age” – Rich People (Rock) by Katie Ahrens Last Friday, Philadelphia-based mellow-rock band Rich People released...