Catfish and the Bottlemen are a quintessential guitar-driven, modern-rock band who make modern rock exciting again. Their debut album, 'The Balcony', reveals the same confidence heard in their live performances.

A studio tinkerer with a perfectionist streak, Ronson himself admits he can't sing. Instead, he built a reputation on instinct and good taste.

Driving down the county highway that leads to Pachyderm Studio, it’s only natural to start to imagine all of the rock stars over the past 30 years who’ve made this same curious trek. Although the drive isn’t too long, it’s far enough off the beaten path to leave the cityscape far behind in the rearview mirror—that…

Bob Dylan’s new album Shadows in the Night is coming out on Feb. 3, and it looks like Dylan’s getting ready to support the release with a new music video directed by Nash Edgerton—the Australian director who’s been Dylan’s preferred video director for the past several years. Billboard got a hold of the casting call for…

Happy Friday! After a couple of slow weeks over the holidays someone has turned the Minnesota music video faucet back on full blast, and it was tough narrowing it down to just five to feature in today’s roundup. Buckle up, bbs, something tells me we’re in for an action-packed 2015… Mike Mictlan Directed by Adam J. Dunn, this…

What song, or songs, do you think we should play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

When Doomtree said that they were going to bring their A+ game to December’s Last Blowout Ever, they weren’t joking. “I wanted to do some special costuming for the Icehouse Blowout set,” writes Dessa on Doomtree’s blog, “something with lights. Something beautiful and spooky. I wanted our sternums to glow, and I wanted lights in…

Lizzo and Toki Wright (with producer/collaborator Big Cats) will headline a show Jan. 10 at the Varsity Theater to benefit To The Bridge Foundation. To The Bridge supports individuals struggling with addiction on their way to recovery. Proceeds from the show will go toward helping people working through chemical dependency build bridges to the next stage of their lives. Lizzo…

While he was at the Consumer Electronics Show promoting his new Pono music player, Neil Young happened to mention that he’s working on a new album with Willie Nelson‘s sons Lukas and Micah Nelson. He joked that the album is going to be about his change-of-heart regarding an agribusiness giant he’s been protesting for years. The Monsanto Years, Young said, will…

The locally-made documentary Legends of Ska will be screened Sunday at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, one of a growing number of movies to be shown at the restaurant/bowling alley/theater. Created by Minneapolis director Brad Klein, the film chronicles the history of the Jamaican art form and its roots in music culture — both in its native Jamaica and around the world. “One of my…