Today is Halloween, a day when kids across the country don disguises and headout into their neighborhoods to collect candy from strangers. (Why does that sound so creepy?) Some of us continue to dress up for Halloween into adulthood, but for many this yearly tradition brings back memories of childhood, and all of the things…

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been six years since Dan Wilson’s solo debut, Free Life, was released, but the former Semisonic and Trip Shakespeare frontman has crammed a lot of living into those six years. In that time he’s moved to Los Angeles, picked up two Grammys, and co-wrote songs with everyone from…

Two Minnesotans who landed on this season of NBC’s singing competition The Voice, Ashley DuBose and Holly Henry, performed in quick succession last night and were ultimately both eliminated as the show moves forward into its final rounds. As part of the “Knockout Rounds” episode last night, Henry performed a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” but…

Tis the season… One of the biggest annual music events of the year, the Doomtree Blowout, will return for its ninth year December 13-15 for three shows in First Avenue’s Mainroom. All seven Doomtree members—MCs P.O.S., Dessa, Sims, Mike Mictlan, and Cecil Otter, and producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger—will perform marathon sets each night, giving…

This morning the City of St. Paul announced their plans to renovate and reopen the historic Palace Theatre on West 7th Place as a music venue, with additional help from rock club First Avenue and concert promoter JAM Productions. Built in 1916, the Palace has sat empty and unused since 1984, when it was used…

Happy Friday! Here are a handful of the best new videos to come out of the Minnesota scene this week, starting with one powerful performance filmed in our own studios here by Lizzo and her Lizzobangers cohort Lazerbeak: Lizzo Watch Ms. Picked to Click 2013 rap about switches, witches, and pros in a radio-friendly version…

The relationship between nature, rural life, and Americana music runs so deep that it can feel cliché at times; everyone’s heard about Bon Iver’s cabin and seen the hundreds of publicity photos banjo-toting artists sulking stoically on train tracks. Especially now, with the surge in neo-folk that some publicists have branded the “Lumin-era” thanks to…

Tuesday, October 22 Dosh Album-Release Show Electric Fetus, Minneapolis 7 p.m., free, all ages Martin Dosh will celebrate the release of his latest full-length, Milk Money, with a free performance, listening party, and album signing at record store the Electric Fetus. Strange Names (opening for Janelle Monae) Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis 6 p.m., $25 Touring behind her…

This past Wednesday morning, Prince and 3rdEyeGirl invited the general public to partake in The Breakfast Experience, a “Pajama Dance Party” held at Paisley Park Studios. With a request to “Dress 2 Impress” and doors set to open at 2 a.m., but with no confirmation that Prince himself would actually take the stage, hundreds made…

It’s been another busy week for local music, with the Picked to Click results hitting newsstands this past Wednesday and Prince throwing another crazy party out at Paisley Park tonight. Before we skip on out of our cubicles for the weekend, here are a few more little tidbits of Minnesota music news to get you…