Jon Wurster is like the indie-punk version of Max Fischer’s eccentric character from the movie Rushmore. He has many bands and projects but, unlike Max, his ventures actually are good and work out well. When Bill Murray’s character asked Max Fischer what his secret was, Max replied, “The secret? I don’t know. I guess you’ve just…

When fans step foot in the Turf Club tonight for the first show since it closed for remodeling back in June, they may be surprised at just how much has changed—and how familiar it all feels despite the major renovations. “It’s awesome how much time and effort it took to redo this bar to make…

On the eve of the Replacements’ much-anticipated reunion performance, a special director’s cut of the documentary Color Me Obsessed will be shown at the Parkway Theater on Sept. 12. Also featuring live music and a memorabilia raffle, this fandom spectacular has been deemed “All Replacements Eve.” Featuring interviews with fans, friends and contemporaries, Color Me Obsessed became a…

7:47 a.m.: When I started working at Minnesota Public Radio last fall, I immediately started thinking about the State Fair, where MPR’s booth has always been a must-stop for me. As MPR’s stations conduct live broadcasts from the Fair, I thought, why don’t we do a live blogcast on our Local Current blog? So here I…

In an interview with the New York Times, André 3000 says that a call from Prince helped to quell some nervousness before OutKast’s Coachella reunion. My head wasn’t there. I kind of fluffed through rehearsals. A few hours before the Coachella show, I get a message that Prince and Paul McCartney are going to be there.…

Pioneers of funk fDeluxe will be dishing out a double dose of soul on Sept. 7 for two performances (7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.) at the Dakota Jazz Club. With deep roots in Minneapolis, fDeluxe is the second coming of the Family, a band created by Prince in the ’80s. Morris Day’s departure from the Time in 1984…

This morning, Bob Dylan announced a fall tour that will stop in Minneapolis for three shows at the Orpheum Theatre: Nov. 4, 5, and 6. Tickets, which go on sale Sept. 6, are priced at $55 to $135. The shows, at a venue formerly owned by Dylan and his brother, are the Minnesota native’s first home-state shows…

A voice to be reckoned with, goddess of soul Liv Warfield will seize the stage of the Dakota Jazz Club on August 28, with the NPG Hornz by her side. “Portland’s most soulful singer” is no stranger to Minnesota, proudly calling Prince “her ultimate musical mentor.” After sending Prince a link to a video of Warfield singing “Gimme Shelter,”…

Yesterday in London, reclusive singer-songwriter Kate Bush played her first show in front of a paying audience since 1979—and it was, by all reports, a stunner. The first of 22 shows planned for the Eventim Apollo, it was a multimedia experience devised with the help of musicians, actors, puppeteers, the writer David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas), and others.…

It’s a busy week for Sims, who is getting ready to play the State Fair Grandstand this Saturday with the rest of his Doomtree crew (not to mention Brother Ali, Bob Mould, Har Mar Superstar, Cloud Cult, and the Cactus Blossoms) as part of Minnesota Music-on-a-Stick just a few days before releasing his first album in…