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Richard Dollarhide
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When Minnesota meets Muscle Shoals, two iconic lyrical storytellers (Craig Finn and Patterson Hood) light up the Fitzgerald Theater.
Focusing too much on genre can really hold music back. Labels help record stores sort albums and streaming services make playlists, but they often miss...
Review: The Secret Sisters & Liz Longley Bring Heart, Harmony, Humor, and Healing to the Parkway Theater
Some concerts are just fun, but others stick with you long after they’re over. Nashville singer-songwriter Liz Longley started the night at the Parkway Theater....
The Battle of Minneapolis: Songs that won’t remain silent
There are songs you listen to, and there are songs that explain a moment in history. Protest songs fall into the second category. They are...
Jesse Welles Delivers Resilience At First Avenue
There are concerts, and then there are moments when music feels necessary. The performance by Jesse Welles in Minneapolis was firmly the latter. Taking the...
Tom Morello and Friends: Ice Out at First Ave
Music as defiance. Sound as solidarity. This was not a concert.This was a reckoning. Ike Reilly brought the human cost into focus. His songs sounded...
Judas Priest Unleashed Invincible Shield over the Armory
Judas Priest, the metal gods, performed for a sold-out crowd at the Armory, playing their classic British-style heavy metal. The band delivered a blistering set...
Jason Isbell’s Weathervane Points Him to March Nights in Minnesota
In a world full of songwriters, artists, and singers, there seem to be very few storytellers as passionate as Jason Isbell. Every song tells a...
Review: Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Colorado music heroes Big Head Todd and the Monsters (BHTM) once again sold out Saint Paul’s Palace Theater on a bitter winter night. The negative...
Drive-By Truckers Make a Mountain Out of a Ski Hill
Let’s be honest, if you don’t know who the Drive-By Truckers are, it might be because their cult-like following doesn’t want you to know; it’s...
Mae Simpson’s Chandelier & Bloom May Be Minnesota’s Record of the Year
In October 2018, I remember hearing Mae Simpson for the first time on a freezing fall day. I immediately wondered who was on that small...