Between tonight’s final presidential debate, Minnesota’s two hot-button constitutional amendments, and the endless analysis of various pre-election polls, the American political system seems to be at the very front of people’s minds right now. As we continue the march toward November 6 and prepare to cast our ballots, the reporters at MPR News are asking…

With the release of P.O.S.’s first album in three years, We Don’t Even Live Here, just around the corner, the Doomtree crew member and Rhymesayers recording artist broke some big news today: He’s canceling his tour (with the exception of next Friday’s release show at First Avenue) to undergo treatment for kidney disease. P.O.S., known…

Minneapolis rock ‘n’ roll revivalists the Japhies were about to release their new full-length — they just debuted a new track on the Current with Mary Lucia a few weeks back — but today they’ve announced that lead singer Reed Wilkerson has departed from the band. All Japhies shows have been canceled for the time…

Local music notes from the week of October 15-19

The City Pages best-new-band beast known as Picked to Click holds a special place in my overstimulated heart, mostly because I spent the last four years tabulating the results and putting the whole issue together myself. So I approached this year’s poll from a strange place, one from which I am both overly informed on…

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

It’s a busy week for a lot of Twin Cities bands who are making the journey to New York for CMJ, including those who are playing the big Radio K/Gimme Noise showcase on the Lower East Side of Manhattan tonight. Even with a portion of our music community gigging on the East Coast, there are…

Track premiered on two-year anniversary of Micheal Larsen's death

An audio version of this story originally aired on 89.3 The Current on Sunday, October 14, as a Current Presents. You can stream that 45-minute special here: Fall is often a busy time for album releases, especially here in the Twin Cities. But it’s hard to remember another time when two Minnesota artists of this…

Local music notes from the week of October 8-12