Mumford and Sons have released another song from their forthcoming album, Wild Mind. Entitled “The Wolf”, it is another track devoid of the banjos and instead sounds a bit like Kings of Leon. (Billboard) Bob Dylan has said he began writing songs in the 1960s because he was — wait for it — bored. “I had nothing…

Mayor Marty Walsh has officially declared April 9 to be Riot Grrrl Day in the City of Boston in honor of a lecture and performance by Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre), one of the driving forces behind the Riot Grrrl movement in the early 1990s. (Stereogum) Among the bands that inspired the Riot Grrrl movement were Babes in…

For his 10th annual State of the City address at the newly renovated Ordway Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, April 16, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is taking things up a few notches and setting his address to music. The night will begin with a reception and opportunity to tour the beautiful space, which just reopened last…

Tanlines redesigned their website as a Netflix parody. (Stereogum) Mark Ronson went into the studio with Lana Del Rey “to see what sticks.” No word yet as to whether anything will emerge from the sessions, but Ronson couldn’t be hotter right now: “Uptown Funk,” his collaboration with Bruno Mars, has become a monster hit that’s spent more time atop the…

Shadow puppetry and music will combine for one surreal experience in Bedlam Theatre’s upcoming production Below, or the Womb of the Worlds: A Shadow Opera. The show dives into the life of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), a British-born Mexican surrealist whose life was marked with constant excitement. Carrington, besides being an accomplished artist, married fellow artist Max Ernst (who…

The Awful Truth: Lakewater “Be careful what you say about love,” is the Awful Truth—and it’s their message on their title track for the new Lakewater release. The four-piece have added lush strings to their sound, creating a melancholic tone on songs like “Gold Grey Sky.” The track is exactly what it says it is:…

Blues legend B.B. King has been hospitalized, his representatives have confirmed to the Los Angeles Times, with an undisclosed ailment. TMZ is reporting that King was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital this weekend due to complications from Type II diabetes, but no further information regarding King’s condition or location has been confirmed. King, 89, has…

Joan Jett will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 18, and she tells Billboard “There should be more women in the Hall of Fame, and more women in rock. They’re out there, they just don’t get the notice the pop girls do.” She also recommends that young musicians keep…

Two prominent local bands are turning to the public to help support the release of new music. Across the country, crowdfunding has helped bring a degree of control back into musicians’ hands and has allowed bands to interact directly with their fan bases. Today, we’re seeing it utilized in the Twin Cities as both legendary band…

A recent Bruce Springsteen album is titled Wrecking Ball, and that’s exactly what might come for the Upstage: a club in Asbury Park, New Jersey where Springsteen, Little Steven Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, and others played important early gigs in the late ’60s and early ’70s. The club has been closed since 1971, but remains substantially intact; it’s now in…