In a study that sensibly excludes L.A., New York City, and Nashville — each recognized as benchmark music cities — the site Livability has compiled a list of the 10 best music scenes in the country and placed Minneapolis at #2. Before we get too carried away, a quick note about how the study was…

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

Will be band's first record in six years

You may remember a piece that ran on this blog a few weeks back in which I caught up with talented vocalist Andra Suchy, who is getting ready to release her second album (and first on the esteemed St. Paul label Red House Records). Many will recognize Andra from her work on A Prairie Home…

General Manager offers tickets or cash, apology

Read about and download their new track "Designer Homes"

Watch their entire 30 minute set

Local music notes from the weeks of March 12-23

In a self-explanatory post titled “Dear fellow-songwriters-pitching-me-songs-for-Adele-to-sing,” Minnesotan songwriter Dan Wilson, now based in L.A., is filing an open letter politely requesting that aspiring songwriters stop asking him how they can get their work to Adele. Wilson was one of the more visible helping hands behind Adele’s Grammys sweep last month; in addition to being…

Video pays homage to Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues"