Tuesday, October 15 Communion Minneapolis Varsity Theater, Minneapolis 7 p.m., $12 adv/$15 door, 18+ Inspired by the success of a monthly club night in the U.K. that shares the same name, new traveling show Communion (not to be confused with dance night Communion Sundays) takes up residency in different cities around the U.S. and…

St. Paul native Jan Kuehnemund, best known as the founder and lead guitarist in the Twin Cities’ first all-female rock band Vixen, passed away Thursday after what’s been described as a “fierce” battle with cancer. She was 51 years old. Keuhnemund formed Vixen in 1980 when she was still in high school, and the band became…

Happy Friday! Here’s a handful of the latest audio-video treasures to pop up in our Minnesota music scene, along with a few newsy items of note… Trampled by Turtles It was already considered a monumental occasion when Trampled by Turtles held down three nights at First Avenue this past April to celebrate their 10th anniversary…

It’s been a dramatic week for news about St. Paul music venues. On the heels of the Artists’ Quarter’s announcement Monday that they will shutter at the end of the year, Minneapolis institution First Avenue has revealed that they are in the process of purchasing the Turf Club from owner Tom Scanlon and will take…

Friday, October 11 Robert Robinson CD-Release Show Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis 8 p.m., $20, all ages The reigning king of Twin Cities gospel, Robert Robinson, takes a more pop-oriented approach on his new album, Lullabies From the Heart, covering everything from Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” to Sting’s “Field of Gold” and Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time.”…

It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard anything from the Information Society camp. The genre-breaking, experimental new wave and synthpop band broke out of the Twin Cities back in 1983 and had a successful run on Warner Bros. offshoot Tommy Boy Records throughout the ’80s. But by the mid-’90s the band’s three founding members…

Downtown St. Paul mainstay the Artists’ Quarter is shuttering its doors at the end of the year, the Star Tribune reported today, ending its three-decade-long run of supporting jazz music in the Twin Cities. Since its inception the club has been a nerve center for the local jazz scene and hosted respected acts from around the world.…

Prince proved once again Saturday night that the best purple parties are the last-minute purple parties. He united his power trio 3rdEyeGirl and his sprawling NPG for a punchy, potent set that kept Paisley Park packed until 2:00 in the morning. Word of the show got out just days beforehand, and fans started lining up…

Are people starting to line up for tomorrow night’s Prince show at Paisley Park yet? You’ve heard it’s supposed to rain and thunderstorm all day tomorrow, right? This could get interesting… In the meantime, let’s stay dry indoors and sample a handful of the freshest videos to emerge from the Minnesota music scene. Happy Friday!…

Martin Devaney has a made a career out of championing the underdogs of the world. Looking back on his 12 years of songwriting, some of his most memorable songs are also the most heartbreaking; from “Bowling on Valentine’s Day” to “Outside Looking In” to “Flowers on the Doorstep,” his protagonists are constantly being put through…