This summer, She Rock She Rock returns for its ninth year of educating teen girls in the art of rock and roll. The local nonprofit organization She Rock She Rock aims to close the gender gap in the music industry and offers year-round classes and summer camps for girls, led by professional artists. This summer, roughly 150…

When Seun Kuti and his band Egypt 80 take the stage at Rock the Garden on June 21, Kuti will be continuing a legacy in Minnesota begun by his father, Fela Kuti, the principal creative force behind the genre of Afrobeat. Seun and his brother, musician Femi Kuti—who also has visited the Twin Cities in recent years—both continue…

With the approval of the estate of Charles M. Schulz, Hot Chip have released a line of limited-edition shirts inspired by 1960s designs featuring the Peanuts characters. (Pitchfork) The Foo Fighters have cancelled all remaining European tour dates, including a slot at the Glastonbury festival, as Dave Grohl recovers from a broken leg he suffered due to a fall…

Cadence and the Wolf: Strong Minds, Strong Thighs At first listen and first glance, Cadence and the Wolf‘s new album could have come from the peak of the 90s grunge era…and then you notice that next to the combat boots on the album cover are a pair of Uggs. The six-year-old quartet were formerly known…

Sean Lennon has a story that precedes him wherever he goes. He’s the son of a Beatle and tragically lost his father, John Lennon, when he was only five years old. His mother, Yoko Ono, is one of the most prolific and visible artists of her generation. And Sean has established himself as a thoughtful, engaged, and influential artist…

The Internet is buzzing with reports that Prince played a semi-secret show for Barack and Michelle Obama as well as several hundred VIP guests at the White House on Saturday night—but the White House will not officially confirm that Prince attended the event, though spokesman Josh Earnest says the Obamas threw the party “on their own dime.” Reports suggest…

As a restless musician who is always on the hunt for the next way to subvert the live concert experience, Mark Mallman has played “Marathon” shows lasting upwards of three straight days, strapped keyboards to his arms and legs to create a character lovingly known as “The Keyborg,” and raced a motorized scooter across his piano just to…

On June 26, Regions Hospital will present a “Concert for a Cause” featuring the Pines, Dean Magraw and headliner Jeremy Messersmith. Held at the O’Shaugnessy in St. Paul, the benefit concert will support the Regions Hospital Complementary Care Therapies department and the Evan Ormasa-Hiendlmayr Healing Arts Program. The show will be Jeremy Messersmith’s last performance in Minnesota before he…

Saturday night in Northeast Minneapolis, P.O.S’s F—ing Best Show Ever (TFBSE) illuminated the Minneapolis music scene. Set on Harrison Street next to Familia Skateshop headquarters in Northeast Minneapolis, TFBSE offered eight sets of music, a community-building experience, and a lot of casual musician sightings—I spotted Lazerbeak, Lizzo, and Caroline Smith. First, Ander Other (the “eighth member of Doomtree”)…

Sir Van Morrison was knighted by Queen Elizabeth on Friday, in honor of his “services to the music industry and to tourism in Northern Ireland.” As a knighted rocker, the 69-year-old singer-songwriter joins the ranks of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Mick Jagger, and Sir Bono. (Rolling Stone) It was an eventful weekend at Bonnaroo. The festival’s annual SuperJam featured…