What a long, strange four and a half years it’s been for Mill City Nights, the AEG-owned nightclub that was opened in early 2012 to ostensibly compete with downtown Minneapolis landmark First Avenue. After an opening show by Jane’s Addiction that can only be described as a disaster — overcrowding and impossible sightlines led to…

TMZ recently revealed that Nelly owes $2.4 million in federal and state taxes. SPIN reported the story with a headline based on the average Spotify payout for each song stream: “Nelly Needs At Least 287,176,547 ‘Hot In Herre’ Streams to Pay Off His IRS Debt.” The St. Louis rapper’s supporters took it from there. Tracking their…

Perturbed by resellers who were selling tickets to his upcoming Magnificent Coloring Day festival for $200 or more, Chance the Rapper bought almost 2,000 tickets on the resale market himself and resold them to fans at face value. (Billboard) I took back almost 2k #MCD tix from fuckboy scalpers and made them into physicals. And these are…

In the daytime, downtown St. Paul is a rush of suits and high heels, with coffee cups everywhere and badges flapping in the breeze. The skyways fill up during lunchtime, as do street-level restaurants like Afro Deli and Black Dog. The professionals that populate St. Paul in the daytime have traditionally left the the city abandoned…

After a tentative lineup leaked last month via the Minnesota State Arts Board, organizers of the Oct. 13 Prince tribute at U.S. Bank Stadium said that an official announcement about the tribute would be coming after Labor Day. Attorney L. Londell McMillan, who’s involved with organizing the event, has further hinted via Twitter that an official announcement is coming…

Before seeing Dessa at St. Catherine’s O’Shaughnessy Auditorium, I worried my review would come off completely subjective. Okay, I don’t believe any piece of writing can be truly objective, and I’m usually not concerned about getting personal. But this is different. According to play-logging website Last.fm, Dessa is my most-played artist of all time (Doomtree also makes…

This weekend, Summit is throwing their 30th-anniversary Backyard Bash, and it promises to be a very good time. The cash-only, rain-or-shine party will feature food from Anchor Fish & Chips, World Street Kitchen, Black Forest, Pizza Lucé, and more. Beer-wise, they promise “all of our year-round relases, plus Oktoberfest, our 2016 special release Hop Merger White IPA, two of the 30th…

The Jayhawks, “Comeback Kids” Gary Louris goes a-wandering in “Comeback Kids,” which was conceptualized by video expert Chuck Statler. Sa-Roc, “MetaMorpheus” Sa-Roc continues her Wisdom Wednesday series of music videos. Koo Koo Kanga Roo, “Spread Your Wings And Soar (feat. Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls) Frank Turner (oops, we mean Taylor Swift) dares Koo Koo…

MTV has announced a new show called Wonderland — a weekly program that will be the network’s first regular live music show in almost 20 years. The show will be co-hosted by Lizzo along with comedian Myke Wright and designer Rachael “Steak” Finley. Wonderland begins Sept. 15, and will feature performances by artists such as Tinashe and Ty Dolla $ign. (SPIN) Iman speaks…

Each week on the Local Show, we dive into a release from Minnesota’s past and explore its origins in the Music History Spotlight. This week, Jackie Renzetti digs into the backstory of a mysterious release from Georgia Clay, which will be played on the Local Show this Sunday night between 6-8 p.m. Released in 1969,…