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Tenacious D Bring the Thunder to Surly Festival Field

When was the last time you were excited about a Monday?  It’s easily the worst day of the week, and my guess is that if...

Wet Leg Rip Through Debut Performance at First Avenue

Back in March 2020, just when the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to ravage the globe and force us into lockdown, many people had all these...

James Taylor and Jackson Browne Lay on the Charm at St. Paul Tour Stop

The last few years have been quite a learning experience for us all, but one thing that I think many music fans, in particular, might...

Live Music Finally Returns to Target Center with 93X’s “Family Reunion” Concert

Sometimes being an adult means doing something that you might not really be all that interested in doing, but you do it anyway because you...

Phoebe Bridgers Bewitches Surly Festival Field

I fucking love Phoebe Bridgers.  I know that writers should probably try to come up with a much more elegant, funny, or otherwise charming anecdote...

Patti Smith Gives Us The Power at Surly

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Surly’s festival field was one of my favorite spots to see live music here in the Twin Cities. With the...

A chat with Chaz Kangas about his new album “Small Hours”

There are few people on this planet that I find as genuinely interesting as I do Chaz Kangas. He’s one of those people that, as...

Gully Boys & VIAL Light Up a Sold-Out Fine Line

Five hundred and ninety-five days.  That’s how long it’s been since I last covered a show for Music In Minnesota. I’m sure you don’t need...

ON THE RADAR: An 11-Year-Old Minnesota Songwriter Sings a Story of Hope

Minnesota native, Ellie, is the charming young songwriter with an old soul that you wish you heard sooner. Writing straight from the heart, Ellie pours...

ON THE RADAR: Electric Ribbon Pines – Live Music & Disc Golf (October 16th & 17th)

It’s been a tough year for live music. Artists and venues are both struggling immensely, and they’re being forced to get more creative than ever...