“Good evening wild animals of Minnesota!” yelled Leslie Feist, looking out at the full Minnesota Zoo amphitheater and growling playfully. It was the zoo’s first outdoor concert of the summer season, and served as a stellar way to kick off the Music in the Zoo series — over the next two hours, Feist played an…

Local music notes from the week of May 28-June 1

Ali debuted tracks off Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, out August 21

Read about and download his new track "Push It"

Vita.mn is once again taking over the Lake Harriet Bandshell in South Minneapolis for the month of August to present a series of live performances and film screenings. The concept is similar to the Walker’s longstanding Music & Movies event, but with a populist twist; this year, for example, two of the four films star…

Atmosphere plays impromptu First Ave show after severe weather shuts down festival

From Lupe Fiasco to P.O.S. to stage-diving Macklemore, flip through photos from the fifth annual Soundset hip-hop festival at Canterbury Park. Photos by Nate Ryan and Ben Clark.

Show happening at the Cedar on Wednesday, June 27

Local music notes from the week of May 21-25

Read about and download his new track "Dallas, Tokyo"