This Friday and Saturday, the annual Minnesota Music Summit returns with a timely new theme: “Amplifying Our Voices,” a two-day series of events at St. Catherine University that seeks to elevate women and nonbinary artists in the music community. The headliner for this year’s summit is the revered Portland songwriter Laura Viers, who will deliver…

Pop duo Holidae made a splash in 2016, winning the Star Tribune‘s Are You Local? contest and performing sets all over the Twin Cities. Then, they briefly dipped under the radar. Today, vocalist Ashley Gold and producer Garrett Neal are back with big news; not only have they dropped a new music video today, they’re also planning…

Representatives from the Cedar Cultural Center were relieved to inform us that Aar Manta, the London-based Somali Muslim singer, has successfully returned to Minnesota on a year-long visa to begin planning a statewide residency through the rest of 2018 and into 2019. Back in October, a residency scheduled through the Cedar’s Midnimo program was canceled when Manta…

The soundtrack to endless winter comes in the form of Built to Spill. Averse to flashy, lead singer Doug Martsch, sandwiched between drummer Steve Gere and bassist Jason Albertini, let the music take center stage last night at First Avenue. If it wasn’t for his guitar in his hands, Martsch is so unassuming that he…

It’s been a couple years since the Decemberists have graced Minnesota with their wit, humor, and beautifully written songs. But this weekend, the band’s fans are filling the Palace Theatre excited to hear live renditions from the new album I’ll Be Your Girl as well as to bask in the familiar tales and Jenny Conlee…

I’ve been a fan of Dessa’s since I saw her at Rock the Garden in 2014. When I saw her perform for the first time I was blown away by her presence on stage and how dynamic she was. Fast-forward to 2018 and Dessa continues to evolve as an artist and bring fans of all…

Roma di Luna – “Crying” Recently reunited band Roma di Luna cover Roy Orbison’s “Crying” from their new album, We Were Made to Forgive — which drops today! James Everest directed and edited the black-and-white video. If you’ll be in Minneapolis on May 4, you may want to scoop up tickets to their Cedar Cultural Center release show. Now,…

The Minnesota Music Coalition is awarding the late concert promoter Sue McLean with the 2018 Minnesota Music Champion Award. The Minnesota Music Coalition is hosting a concert on April 13 at the O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University to celebrate Sue McLean’s legacy. Sue McLean built her reputation as a trailblazing concert promoter by working in…

This year’s Art-A-Whirl is just over a month away, and a number of venues have started releasing their schedules for live music coinciding with the annual art festival. Earlier today, Grumpy’s Northeast announced that indie-rock superheroes Superchunk will be performing at the bar’s “20th Anniversary Art-A-Whirl bash blowout” on May 19. This year marks 20…

Last night was Lucy Dacus’s first headlining show in Minneapolis, and it quickly sold out when tickets went on sale. Adult Mom and And The Kids opened, and by the time Dacus took the stage, it was clear that all three had brought a sort of seasonal affective disorder antidote for all of us who…