When they officially broke up in 1987, no one could have guessed that the Suburbs would be back together and making music almost three decades later. The band’s members have been through a lot in that time; founding guitarist Bruce C. Allen passed away in 2009, and just two years later frontman Chan Poling…

  Besides the fact that “This That And The Third” is a solid album musically and lyrically, there is an additional appealing feature, it is also a reminder of the important results of cultivating the culture. I first became aware of both of the artists behind this project, I.B.E (The Intelligent Black Enterprise) and Benzilla,…

Actual Wolf is preparing to release his debut, self-titled album in the fall after a year of touring behind his two EPs Actual Wolf USA and Lightning and The Wolf. Eric Pollard has assembled a full band to bolster his ideas into full, lush arrangements; the talents of Steve Garrington and brothers Jake and Jeremy Hanson…

As the Twin Cities music scene continues to evolve and expand beyond our regional borders to a wider level of national and international acceptance, the focus not only falls on the talents of the bands and musicians who craft these indelible sounds, but also towards the ambitious and inspired vision of the video directors who…

Whether you attended Rock the Garden, listened to the live broadcast from home, or simply followed along on Twitter, chances are you’ve caught a few mumblings and grumblings about Low’s 27-minute-long, one-song set. As the sun peeked out and the crowd peeled off their rain ponchos, the Duluth trio launched into their song “Do You…

  I generally don’t have the time to give many projects repeated listens, but “SSV3” by two Twin Cities based producers, Psymun & Damacha, has commanded a few listening sessions, largely because of its interesting sound and range of feeling. Damacha is a name that is new to me, but I’ve been following Psymun’s work…

Metric blew everyone’s expectations clear out of the water. As the end-cap to a wild day of rain, sun and excitement, Emily Haines, Jimmy Shaw and the rest of Metric made this year’s Rock The Garden one to remember. Slideshow: Silversun Pickups at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Low…

  A little lightning and a thunderstorm aren’t going to stop Dan Deacon. That’s the first lesson that we learned at this year’s Rock the Garden, which took a rainy turn as soon as gates opened and then transitioned into the parking ramp for a sweaty, packed dance party that kept concertgoers safe as a…

Silversun Pickups got rained out the night before Rock the Garden, and they managed to mold that extra energy into a set that was easily more than double what anyone might have expected. Slideshow: Metric at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Low at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Dan Deacon…

Bob Mould took the stage for Rock the Garden, and he blazed through the first half of Sugar’s Copper Blue before turning to new material, and closing out the set with some Hüsker Dü and classic solo material. Slideshow: Metric at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Silversun Pickups at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at…