As far as Minneapolis rock lore goes, dreams of the Replacements one day reuniting are nestled into our hope chest alongside our desire that Prince will return to First Avenue to play Purple Rain from start to finish or that Bob Dylan will finally admitting that he kinda likes his homestate of Minnesota after all.…

Last week, anthemic English rock band Muse spent part of their session on BBC’s Radio 1 paying tribute to Prince with a chugging, guitar-driven cover of “Sign o’ the Times.” Just over 24 hours later, acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard chose to work the same song into his set at First Avenue’s Mainroom here in…

The band has chosen winners for its remix contest launched back in August

It’s an experience most music fans know all too well.  An artist announces that they’re coming to town — say, Morrissey, who will be at the Orpheum Theatre on October 29. Plans are made, friends are called and money for the advertised $75 ticket price is earmarked in anticipation of the on-sale date.  When that…

The lion’s share of local music press this week will likely go toward three big-name artists, Brother Ali, More Than Lights, and Dark Dark Dark, who are each playing a pair of CD-release shows. But there’s even more happening around town than those banner shows. Read on for a hand-picked selection of events happening this week,…

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Local music notes from the week of September 24-28

Tapes ‘n Tapes are heading up to Fergus Falls next week to participate in the traveling Minnesota music showcase Caravan du Nord. It’ll be the first time they’ve played since last April’s set in Winona, Minnesota for the Mid West Music Fest, and the last time they’ll play together in quite some time. The band…

Bob Dylan’s new album Tempest has been stirring up all kinds of thought-provoking, in-depth coverage this month (including a must-read Rolling Stone interview with Dylan himself conducted by Mikal Gilmore), but this little slice of storytelling just might take the cake. In this month’s issue of the New Yorker, Tempest engineer and longtime record producer…

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week