PhotosPhotos: The Suburbs rock First Avenue's 55th Anniversary CelebrationSteven Cohen • Apr 7, 2025The Suburbs and Black Widows led a celebration for the legendary Minneapolis club on Friday, April 4, 2025.
News and InterviewsInterview: Martha Wainwright talks about the 20th Anniversary Release of her debut albumJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 7, 2025Twenty years ago, Martha Wainwright released her stunning debut album Martha Wainwright, and on May 23 it will be released on vinyl for the first time.
WatchBad Bunny: Tiny Desk ConcertAnamaria Artemisa Sayre • Apr 7, 2025Flanked by cuatros and congas, Bad Bunny wields the power of Puerto Rico in a joyous and defiant Tiny Desk.
ReviewsBob Dylan gives an intimate, listening-room-style performance in MankatoLuke Taylor • Apr 7, 2025For the only Minnesota stop on his Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour, Dylan’s return to the state of his birth made for a very special night.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Hey, Good Looking!Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 7, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that could be pick-up lines would you like to hear?
In MemoriamAmadou Bagayoko, one half of Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, dies at 70The Associated Press • Apr 6, 2025Bagayoko, an acclaimed guitarist and half of the Grammy-nominated blind duo Amadou & Mariam, died in his hometown of Bamako on Friday.
PhotosPhotos: Room3 and Yonder light up the UBS ForumDarin Kamnetz • Apr 4, 2025Room3 and Yonder, the top vote-getters in this year’s Minnesota Music Month Scouting Report, performed as part of a live recording of The Local Show in the UBS Forum in St. Paul.
In MemoriamRemembering Michael Hurley, a godfather of folk music's undergroundGrayson Haver Currin • Apr 4, 2025Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.
Classic AmericanaClassic Americana: Billy Joe RoyalMike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Apr 4, 2025Our Classic Americana pick this week highlights Billy Joe Royal, a vocalist who enjoyed a number of hits in the 1960s, then reinvented himself as a country singer in the 1980s.
The Scouting ReportMinnesota Music Month Scouting Report 2025: The complete ballotsReed Fischer • Apr 4, 2025Today, we share the raw data from 112 members of the Minnesota music industry featuring nearly 500 local acts.