Nooky Jones, “Sweet Wine” If y’all had any doubt about what the first word of this band’s name is getting at…this video should put it to rest. Nooky Jones released “Sweet Wine” for Valentine’s Day, but I’d say it’s appropriate for other nights of the year. Like April 7, when they’re performing at the Hook…

The Super Bowl brought a flurry of activity to Minneapolis in the week leading up to the big game. A slew of celebrities visited the Twin Cities, including big-name musicians, who came to town to perform at pre-game concerts. While in Minneapolis, four of those artists — Sting, Shaggy, Migos, and Gucci Mane — stopped…

For Emma, Forever Ago is not an album that is often enjoyed passively. Chances are, if you care about Bon Iver at all, then For Emma has spent at least a few months serving as a dominant presence in your life. Maybe it was the soundtrack that swelled underneath the overtures of a bad breakup,…

Venue. Venue. Venue, venue, venue. With welcoming signs unmissable on sidewalks throughout downtown Red Wing, it seems like every bookstore, wine bar, and Scandinavian gift shop (okay, maybe not the latter) has been deputized as a music venue for the first-ever Big Turn Music Fest. It’s a triumphant homecoming for Sam Brown, who’s had such…

On Thursday, Feb. 15, BROCKHAMPTON played to a sold-out crowd at Music Hall in downtown Minneapolis. Standing at about six feet, a young fan in an orange jumpsuit moves quickly through the line. It’s 14 degrees outside, but it feels like it could be negative 30. He doesn’t seem to care that with just his…

S. Carey, “More I See” S. Carey gets adopted by a sweet family in “More I See,” a song from his upcoming album Hundred Acres (out Feb. 23). Koo Koo Kanga Roo, “Leftovers (feat. Slug)” Koo Koo Kanga Roo crusade against food waste in “Leftovers,” with help from puppets, Slug, and quirky breakfast spot Hot Plate.…

When you think about production, you might zoom right to the flashy stuff — the bass bombs, the twisted drops. But Shrimpnose makes a different kind of beat. As you’ll hear on his new album Sullen, his work is fuzzy and mellow, crackling with snaps and touchy syncopation. Since moving to Minneapolis from Buffalo, Minn. almost three years…

Kendrick Lamar’s new album is a soundtrack. Black Panther: The Album was curated by Lamar, who performs on five of the 14 tracks. In Ryan Coogler’s movie, which opens Friday, music from Lamar’s album is artfully blended with music by Ludwig Göransson, whose orchestral score incorporates musicians recorded in Senegal and South Africa. The way Lamar’s…

Usually, audience members at concerts play a passive role. Crowds gather to enjoy music and cheer the performers on. But for local artist Charles Price, that is not the case. As of recently, Price has adopted a hobby of sketching musicians from the crowd as they entertain onstage. It all started around 2008, when Price…

It’s been a little less than a year since we first wrote about the Happy Children, and quite a bit has changed for the band since then. They have a new lineup, a new album, and, soon, a new book. 2017 proved to be a tumultuous year for the band. Their founding members, Caleb Hinz…