Concerts
Trupa Trupa Sonicscapes At The Entry
Oh, what a couple days can do! I spent a lot of time down at MWMF last weekend cold. And a little wet. Last night was glorious spring. Sun was out and downtown was laid […]
rock
Concerts
Interpol, Tycho, And Matthew Dear Are All The Rage At The Palace Theater
After months of anticipation, Interpol, Tycho, and Matthew Dear finally took the stage at Palace Theater. Interpol has been a bucket list band for me for years. Their albums have walked me through so many […]
Concerts
Dorothy Powers Us Through Monday At The Varsity
Last night turned into a bit of a Rock’n Roll Time Travel Tour in the best possible way. There already was a good sized crowd in place at the Varsity when the first band took […]
Concerts
Midwest Music Fest Pushes Through The Showers. Day 1
The only thing that can dampen a great festival is the damp! Winona feels like summer in San Francisco. This year’s rendition of Midwest Music Fest has been geared toward the hearty. Then again, it […]
Concerts
Cello Based Metal? Apocalyptica Leaves Audience Stunned At Packed First Avenue Show
I still haven’t fully recovered from my weekend in Miami but the concert gods clearly don’t care and they put a show on Tuesday night that I just could not say no to. Apocalyptica isn’t […]
Previews
Musical Icon Roger McGuinn Coming to Hopkins Arts Center May 14
Roger McGuinn will appear Saturday, May 14 in Hopkins. This show is re-scheduled from an earlier Covid postponement. Original tickets will be honored. Details and tickets can be found HERE. Few American musicians have had […]
Local Spotlight
Don’t Forget The MidWest Music Festival In Winona! April 29-30
Admittedly, the lyric from the song Route 66 references a town in Arizona. However, it’s an appropriate reminder for what’s happening this week in Minnesota’s town of the same name. Midwest Music Festival takes place […]
Concerts
Hippo Campus At The Armory: Their Time, Their City
It was an oddly warm day in Minneapolis as I was sitting in the back of an uber coasting down Washington Avenue; Sweating so much I had to crack the window, I was eager to […]
Concerts
The Horse They Rode In On: Coyote Kid’s Final Ride At The Amsterdam
It was a hard night for many of us heading to the Amsterdam bar in downtown Saint Paul; Here we were – marching into a final show of, in my opinion, the best local act […]
Concerts
Digging Deep With Spoon At The Palace
A bunch of bad went down in the Twin Cities music scene in the last couple days. When you pile those on top of the anniversary of Prince’s death, it’s not cool. But maybe it’s […]