Hippo Campus play ball, Mati goes for a ride, Gully Boys turn the dial left, Maya Lucia rocks a love shack, and the Scarlet Goodbye wax lyrical.

Plus: Top 89 of 2021 is rolling, First Avenue’s new kicks, and Maria Isa is running for the Minnesota State Senate.

This selection of 89 songs showcases a variety of sounds from artists across Minnesota released in 2021. From classic Americana to punk rock, dance-pop to cutting edge hip-hop, turn on this playlist for any-time-of-day kind of feel. Just be prepared to feel feelings, move your body, and maybe sing a little.

As 2021 comes to a close, we’re looking back to honor the legacies of members of the Minnesota community who died this year.

An enthusiastic crowd welcomed Curtiss A and his all-star band of friends and fellow rock & rollers back to First Avenue for his 42nd tribute show commemorating the anniversary of John Lennon’s death.

The band has released a holiday song ahead of their headlining Winter Ball show at First Avenue on Friday.

Caroline Smith has been carrying a baby, fixing a house, and building new musical community in Minneapolis.

“Minneapolis is mourning the loss of the legendary 89.9 KMOJ and club DJ Brother Jules, who was a frequent presence at Prince's Paisley Park afterparties in the 1990s and whose scratching can be heard on the New Power Generation album 'Exodus,'” according to a statement from Prince’s official accounts.

Holiday shows are popping up at venues across the Twin Cities, from a cathedral of trees to a cathedral of…well, cathedral.

Plus: Foo Fighters fought the U of M’s Covid policy, Jeremy Messersmith’s got a Prince story, and more.