Motion City Soundtrack have shared what they call “a bittersweet realization”: the veteran band “are done,” at least for now. In a statement posted to their social media accounts, the band say that “a quiet winter” has allowed them to reflect on their “past, present, and future” and decide to call it quits. In true Minnesotan…

IRL California kids Joshua Holz and Daniel Lara — the filmmaker and star of the viral “Damn, Daniel” clips — make a cameo at the end of the new Weezer video, “California Kids.” (Billboard) Glen Perkins Saved My Life Tonight (or, The Pitch Is Back) Elton John’s tour manager DC Parmet is a big Minnesota Twins fan — so when…

An auctioneer based in Los Angeles is currently holding an online sale of 95 items related to Prince. The sale, which is taking place without Prince’s endorsement or participation, includes items owned by his ex-wife Mayte Garcia and his first manager, Owen Husney. Among the most significant items are a cassette including previously unreleased recordings,…

Travis Erickson and Jake Pavek, the founding members of A Piano In Every Home, are a good match. The band’s vocalist/guitarist, Erickson, is outgoing — a clever storyteller, always ready with a sharp metaphor. Meanwhile, Pavek (piano) settles back into conversation, usually comfortable to listen. The two have been friends since they were 12. Just a few years…

Bob Mould has released a new song from his forthcoming album Patch the Sky. The album comes out March 25, and Rolling Stone says that it’s “prime-era, intense Mould, no more so than on one of the album’s most pulverizing tracks, ‘The End of Things.'” Dr. Luke rumors fly The Internet has been abuzz with rumors,…

When Minnesotans read that Justin Bieber was planning to buy a house on Lake Minnetonka, they flipped out. “I love the idea of having a house on a lake and the scenery at Lake Minnetonka is just so beautiful,” the pop star was quoted as saying, in an article that was widely shared by locals who…

Tim Houlihan: Another Orion A Minneapolis musician who grew up in St. Louis, Tim Houlihan is releasing his sixth self-produced album this Sunday at Icehouse. Another Orion is a crisp slice of roots rock that writer G.W. Hill aptly describes as “a classy set.” Houlihan will be joined on Sunday by Katy Vernon, who’s wrapping up what she…

On Friday night, Prince played the second arena show in his solo “Piano & a Microphone” concert series, enthralling the Oracle Arena in Oakland. As Zack Ruskin reports in Consequence of Sound, Prince walked a purple carpet to get to his circular platform in the center of the arena — and then rode a lighted bicycle to leave.…

Lizzo’s hustle is impeccable. A mere three months have passed since the release of her album, Big GRRRL Small World, and she’s already back in the studio hard at work on a follow-up with the powerhouse producer Ricky Reed. And if today’s debut on Zane Lowe’s Beats1 show is any indication of what’s ahead, Lizzo…

Bob Dylan has announced his 37th (!) studio album. Fallen Angels will be released on May 20, according to a seemingly-deleted post on Dylan’s Facebook page, and will be given free to each buyer of a pair of tickets at most stops on Dylan’s summer tour. The tour, which will feature Mavis Staples — a longtime…