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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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Jai Wolf Brings Beautiful Production to the Skyway
There was a slow build to the entire show. Music built in tempo and intensity throughout the show until he’d worked the crowd into a frenzy where the heavier, whompy sounds were more than welcome. More
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Snoop Dogg – Smokes Out Treasure Island On Puff Puff Pass Tour
Welcome back to the 90s! Treasure Island brought in Snoop Dogg, one of (if not) the most famous rappers of all time from rap’s most dominant era… The 90s. The show started out with a big thud. Finally, after a little more than an hour of having the DJ on stage spin music that seemed […] More
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So, Your Band Sucks, Now What?
Okay, so you’re in a band. You’ve rounded up your most talented (or, at least, most available) friends, bought a ton of gear, rented a practice space, decked out your facebook fan page, and played enough shows that your circle of acquaintances has stopped showing up. You’ve been killing it for over a month and […] More
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Billy Currington Kicks Off Stay Up ‘Til The Sun Tour At Verizon Center Mankato
I’ve seen Billy Currington a total of 4 times (including tonight). The Verizon Center in Mankato, Minnesota, which holds approximately 2,000 screaming fans, is easily the smallest arena I’ve seen him play. The performance was a great way for him to warm-up and kick off the Stay Up ‘Til The Sun Tour. Just one problem…that […] More
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in Concert review, FunBoyz II Men Romance St. Paul
Clothed in all white like a choir of angels they could effortlessly upstage, Boyz II Men brought a heavenly performance to the Twin Cities Sunday night. The romantic R&B trio stole the hearts of many long-time fans at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts with a 17-song setlist and an upbeat, yet tender zest. […] More
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Tori Kelly Impresses With ‘Acoustic Sessions’ Performance at Palace
Thursday night brought world-class singer Tori Kelly to St. Paul for a stop at The Palace Theater on her ‘Acoustic Sessions’ tour. Mixing things up a bit, the singer decided to hit the road to perform a more intimate show than she had in years past, and to celebrate her career as a singer/songwriter thus […] More
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MarchFourth Really Funked Up the Cedar
MarchFourth, a 20-person marching band that mixes vaudeville and a touch of circus, filled the Cedar last night in Minneapolis, and not just in terms of the audience. The group itself filled the Cedar’s sizable stage with personnel who, in turn, filled the venue with a raucous mix of jazz, funk, hoots and hollers. It […] More
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The Band Perry Ran Away from Country at Treasure Island
When The Band Perry walked up on the stage of the halfway filled Treasure Island Event Center, most people were expecting a pop-ish country band hitting all the familiar songs with a bit of twang. Surprise! No steel guitars, nothing, not a single hint of anything country. No, this night belonged to a completely reimagined […] More
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Cherry Glazerr Bring ‘Stuffed & Ready’ Tour to Fine Line Music Cafe
*Don’t make the first sentence about the weather. Don’t make the first sentence about the weather. Don’t make the first sentence about the weather. DON’T make the first sentence about the WEATHER!* Is it ever going to stop f*cking snowing? I mean, seriously? This has to be some sort of sick joke. Between falling and […] More
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Adrianne Lenker Sells Out The Cedar Cultural Center
After several years of touring and recording with her band Big Thief, Adrianne Lenker went back into the studio to record her second album, abysskiss. She’s been touring through Europe and the US over the last few weeks and chose the Minneapolis as her last stop. The mood was elevated at Thursday’s sold out show […] More
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Feed The Biirds Warms Up First Avenue For Grieves & Watsky
A few months ago, I found myself in Monterey, California, escaping the Minnesota cold for a few days and visiting a friend I met in college. One night, we decided to make the drive up to Santa Cruz to check out a show at a concert venue he had been telling me about for a […] More
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