Why Not are a local band made up entirely of teenagers who are way cooler than I could have ever hoped to be when I was in high school. Joshua MacGregor, Isaac Dell, and Henry Breen make a self-described indie-math-punk rock sound that has earned them a supportive fanbase and a special place in the Minneapolis music community. The boys all started…

“I love outdoor shows,” said Natalie Merchant, warmly but also sarcastically. “Can you tell?” On Monday night at the Minnesota Zoo’s Weesner Family Amphitheater, the singer-songwriter battled bugs, birds, airplanes, and imaginary tigers, but emerged triumphant. Merchant’s always been a compelling live performer, in part because she’s not afraid to let her occasional onstage discomfort…

Back after more than 20 years away from recording, Peter Perrett's 'An Epic Story' is Mary Lucia's DJ Pick of the Week.

Back after more than 20 years away from recording, Peter Perrett's 'An Epic Story' is Mary Lucia's DJ Pick of the Week.

Last month, Minneapolis singer-songwriter Adam Levy — known for his solo work as well as for playing with the Honeydogs, Liminal Phase, And the Professors, and the Bunny Clogs — suffered severe burns and blistering on his hand due to an unexpected culprit, lime juice. About three weeks ago on a Monday morning, Levy was enjoying a coffee out…

The album 'For Emma, Forever Ago' from Bon Iver recently celebrated it's 10-year anniversary. What other albums that came out in 2007 do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

I don’t know exactly what I was expecting when I drove to Duluth to meet the director of Glensheen, but it wasn’t the casually dressed thirty-something guy who shook my hand and immediately asked if I wanted to hop into a kayak. Dan Hartman has led the team running the historic London Road mansion since 2013,…

If the last, infamously far-out, episode of Twin Peaks: The Return left you craving some plot development, last night’s installment had you covered and then some. In an hourlong storm of plot threads, just about every notable character got some attention. It’s been an elliptical season, but the characters’ central task is coming into focus. They need to…

Fleet Foxes' long awaited, much anticipated third album is their first in six years and is their most ambitious album to date.

This coming Labor Day weekend, Paisley Park will be giving amateur musicians a chance to showcase their skills in a battle-of-the-bands event entitled Musicology. It’s inspired by the competitions held among high school students in North Minneapolis community centers and parks during the 1970s, which helped pave the way for Prince and other artists like André Cymone,…