Metric blew everyone’s expectations clear out of the water. As the end-cap to a wild day of rain, sun and excitement, Emily Haines, Jimmy Shaw and the rest of Metric made this year’s Rock The Garden one to remember. Slideshow: Silversun Pickups at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Low…

  A little lightning and a thunderstorm aren’t going to stop Dan Deacon. That’s the first lesson that we learned at this year’s Rock the Garden, which took a rainy turn as soon as gates opened and then transitioned into the parking ramp for a sweaty, packed dance party that kept concertgoers safe as a…

Silversun Pickups got rained out the night before Rock the Garden, and they managed to mold that extra energy into a set that was easily more than double what anyone might have expected. Slideshow: Metric at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Low at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Dan Deacon…

What a day. One of the most exciting and memorable Rock the Gardens is in the history books. Thanks to all who came and made it such a rousing success.

If you got shut out of Rock the Garden this year... or if you're going to Rock the Garden and want to keep the music flowing, we're having our first ever After party this year at First Avenue, with Michael Kiwanuka, Chastity Brown and DJ Jake Rudh.

Bob Mould took the stage for Rock the Garden, and he blazed through the first half of Sugar’s Copper Blue before turning to new material, and closing out the set with some Hüsker Dü and classic solo material. Slideshow: Metric at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Silversun Pickups at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at…

Photographers Matt Mead and Nate Ryan scoured the grounds at Rock the Garden to capture, not just the sites and faces, but the feel of the festival too. Slideshow: Metric at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Silversun Pickups at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Low at Rock the Garden Slideshow:…

Due to a rainy start to Rock the Garden, Dan Deacon decided to rock the underground! When a small, but powerful thunderstorm threatened to cancel his set, Deacon marshaled the backstage crew to move PA’s and other equipment into the temporary shelter of the Walker Art Center’s parking garage. Slideshow: Metric at Rock the Garden…

Low left many of the fans of Rock the Garden puzzled by their one-song set, consisting entirely of “Do You Know How to Waltz?” The performance was lumbering, droning and… divisive. Slideshow: Metric at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Silversun Pickups at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Bob Mould at Rock the Garden Slideshow: Dan Deacon rocks…

Like 2010's You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples' latest album One True Vine was produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. Recorded in his Chicago loft, Tweedy and his son Spencer back Staples' signature vocals by performing nearly every instrument heard on the album, but One True Vine has sparse instrumentation---her voice is the real showcase.