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Hozier Gets Heavy At The State

“If you’d like to view the seats you’ve been assigned as mere suggestions that would be fine. If I had my way I’d have most...

St. Paul and the Broken Bones climb to new heights at the Palace

St. Paul and the Broken Bones is not a band from St. Paul. “Do you hear my accent? I’m not from around here!” cried Paul...

Bloody and Bruised after GWAR Concert

RICE: Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate. Crowd Killing: purposefully injuring the crowd on the edge of a mosh pit while moshing. These are important definitions, but...

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at The Ordway

It’s a quiet fall Sunday evening in downtown St. Paul but the Ordway Center for Performing Arts is bustling with activity. It’s Ringo Starr tonight,...

Courtney Barnett and Julien Baker play Surly Brewing

I’m back at Surly Brewing’s outdoor concert space once more, today for Courtney Barnett and Julien Baker. I’ve been waiting for this show for months....

Electric Forest 2018: The Forest Has Us Now

DAY ZERO We’ve been in the car, Chris and I, for some eleven or so hours, and the anticipation is finally coming to a head....

An exclusive Electric Forest interview with PHO

It’s Day 4 of Electric Forest and Chris and I are sequestered in the media area. It’s a good place to start the day: free...

Sweating and Singing at Rock The Garden

The sun is oppressive, the humidity just monstrous in Minneapolis today. Good music trumps bad weather it seems, as the sculpture garden behind the Walker...

Ranky Tanky moves a sold out Dakota Jazz Club

The Dakota is sold out. I’m wearing a t-shirt and jeans. The door guy understandably sticks me at the very back corner of the bar....

Dr. Dog Charms The (Fairly) Newly Renovated Palace Theater

I am beyond excited tonight. I finally get to visit downtown St. Paul’s newly renovated Palace Theatre. And it’s Dr. Dog to beat. Charmed. It’s...