ReviewsMadonna’s Celebration Tour enchants St. Paul crowdNatalia Mendez • Feb 14, 2024The Queen of Pop’s 25-song set explored different eras of her storied career.
ReviewsThe Kills put friendship center stage at First AvenueNatalia Mendez and Darin Kamnetz • Feb 13, 2024Monday night’s show in Minneapolis also featured Los Angeles psych-rockers the Paranoyds.
ReviewsLucius lead The Current’s 19th Anniversary at First Avenue in harmonious fashionMacie Rasmussen and Laura Buhman • Jan 29, 2024Fronted by Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, the band performed a nostalgic set on Friday in Minneapolis. Texas singer-songwriter Abraham Alexander and local indie pop singer Ber also played.
ReviewsReview: First Avenue’s Best New Bands spotlights wide array of Minnesota musicMacie Rasmussen and Darin Kamnetz • Jan 16, 2024Promising Twin Cities acts Clare Doyle, she’s green, Barlow, Laamar, ber, REIKI, and L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE took the stage on Friday night.
ReviewsMotion City Soundtrack ring in the new year at the Uptown TheaterJoel Swenson • Jan 2, 2024Local grunge-pop rising stars Gully Boys and new wave newcomers Toilet Rats opened the show.
ReviewsArlo Parks brings serene music and poetry performance to Fine LineMacie Rasmussen and Sara Fish • Dec 8, 2023The U.K. singer-songwriter played an intimate show in Minneapolis on Thursday. Local indie-folk rocker Laamar opened up.
ReviewsAngel Olsen shows her many brilliant sides at First AvenueJulia Schiff and Nikhil Kumaran • Nov 30, 2023The enigmatic and versatile singer-songwriter kicked off her Forever Winter Tour in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening.
ReviewsReview: Arlo Parks’ poetry collection is full of subtle sonic delightsMichael Kleber-Diggs • Nov 28, 2023A closer look at the British singer-songwriter’s ‘The Magic Border: Poetry and Fragments from My Soft Machine’ ahead of her Fine Line performance and reading on Dec. 7.
ReviewsLiz Phair triumphantly returns to 'Guyville' at Palace TheatreMacie Rasmussen • Nov 20, 2023Phair paid homage to her younger self and fans for the ‘Exile In Guyville’ 30th anniversary show. Blondshell opened up.
ReviewsPeter Jesperson's colorful new memoir shares music business thrills and spillsMichaelangelo Matos • Nov 14, 2023‘Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker’ is out now, published by Minnesota Historical Society Press.
