Concerts
The Blue Stones Are NOT A Pop Band
On a cold Thursday night in St. Paul, there was only one thing to do: make my way to the Turf Club to see the Canadian native rock duo The Blue Stones accompanied by also […]
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Concerts
Cold War Kids Impress Sold Out First Avenue With New Age Norms
Cold War Kids and Minneapolis’ famed First Avenue are a match made in heaven. For the last decade, the “Kids” have visited the mainroom regularly, about every other year. They recently released New Age Norms […]
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Cold War Kids To Play First Avenue On 1/24
Cold War Kids return to First Avenue’s Mainroom on January 24th for a Friday night show. This frequent Mainroom performer is touring in support of their new album New Age Norms 1, which is the […]
Concerts
My Favorite Sets of 2019 – Mike Barrett
Decisions, decisions! It was a very busy year of concerts for me. Not quite Langen-esque, but definitely the most shows I’ve ever attended in a year. Between shows I reviewed, photographed, or just attended for […]
Concerts
311 and Highly Suspect Highlight the 2019 93X Nutcracker at the Armory
The 93X Nutcracker is one of those annual event ingrained in the radio station’s core following of hard rock listeners. It’s great opportunity to further put off Christmas shopping and instead do more of what […]
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The 2019 93X Nutcracker at the Armory on Saturday 12/14 Features 311, Highly Suspect, The Glorious Sons, and BRKN LOVE
Make the Nutcracker a part of your holiday festivities this year. I’m not talking about Tchaikovsky’s ballet, which you could probably find performed in about a dozen theaters around town during Christmas time. I’m talking […]
Concerts
The 4onthefloor’s Two-Night Stompsgiving A Great New Rock N’ Roll Holiday
Where does Stompsgiving rank in your list of favorite holidays? Not sure? That’s ok. It was a new occasion created by The 4onthefloor (4OTF) to help you fill that “there’s nothing to do” void you […]
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Join The 4onthefloor for Stompsgiving on Fri 11/29 and Sat 11/30
Looking for something to do in the Twin Cities this weekend after your Thanksgiving is in the books? Done stuffing your face with turkey and stuffing, then come get your fill of crowd pleasing local […]
Concerts
Candlebox Takes Soldout Cabooze Back to 1993 for Entire Debut Album
What stage of life were you in during the early 90’s? Still in high school or college? Or maybe you were already in the working world in 1993 when Seattle rockers Candlebox burst onto the […]
Concerts
Go 96.3 Does It Again as The Score, The Unlikely Candidates, and The Orphan The Poet Pack The Amsterdam
Local Radio station Go 96.3 has really put together some great Go Shows for their fans, but they really outdid themselves with the winning lineup they put on the floor at the Amsterdam Friday night. […]