Jack White‘s Third Man Records has announced that it will open a vinyl pressing plant in Detroit. The new plant will be part of Third Man’s return to Detroit, the city where it was founded (and White’s home town). Third Man’s new Detroit location will open on Record Store Black Friday — Nov. 27 —…

Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal have talked with Vice for their first interview since the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, which included an attack by gunmen at the band’s Le Bataclan performance. The full interview will be released this week; in a brief excerpt released this weekend, Hughes talks about fans who…

Happy Friday! Here’s a look at what’s shaking on the visual side of the Minnesota music scene this week, with a look at some of the best new videos and projects to pop up on the internet over the past few days. Gramma’s Boyfriend light up With their excellent full-length, Perm, out now, Gramma’s Boyfriend…

A movie theater in St. Michael, Minn. is being transformed into the newest music venue in the West Metro. Le Musique Room is built into one of the 15 theaters — theater 15 to be exact — of the St. Michael Cinema. The venue is promising incredible sound, lighting, and visuals along with Parisian design elements. According to Greg Armstrong…

When I agreed to review Beautiful — The Carole King Musical, I was mostly excited, but a bit uncertain that I was the right person for the task. I was not alive during King’s songwriting heyday with Gerry Goffin, when their compositions climbed the Billboard charts throughout the better part of the 1960s. I was not alive…

Adele‘s new album 25 hits stores on Friday, in what may possibly become the biggest record launch in music history — as least in terms of immediate sales. The current record for sales in a single week is held by *NSYNC, who moved 2.4 million copies of No Strings Attached during the first week it was available, in 2000; projections are for 25 to…

Just when we think we know what we’ve come to expect from the Pines — the title and album art for their new album, Above the Prairie, just might be the Pinesiest thing they’ve released so far — or consider brushing them off as another in a long string of Americana bands, they put out…

Eagles of Death Metal, the band who were playing when terrorists launched a deadly attack on the venue Le Bataclan in Paris on Friday, have issued a statement saying they are “horrified” at the loss of life, and that all future shows are on hold. Additionally, Le Bataclan co-manager Dominique Revert says that the venue…

A record fair has been announced for this weekend, Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21, at the White Page art gallery in South Minneapolis. According to a Facebook event, the inaugural POOF Pop-Up Record Fair is striving for “a coterie of records and record sellers that are often omitted from other fairs in the area.” The…

The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, will be the musical guest on the Dec. 19 edition of Saturday Night Live — and he’s bringing the E Street Band along for the ride. Will there be a spirited rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”? Will co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler join in? It’ll have to be a holiday surprise.…