May 26, 2017After a weeklong respite, Portugal. The Man are back in the number one spot on the Chart Show. Save This Story
Portugal. The Comeback: 'Feel it Still' tops the Chart againMark Wheat • May 26, 2017After a weeklong respite, Portugal. The Man are back in the number one spot on the Chart Show.
Cecelia Erholtz on the Podium's past, TABAH's tomorrowLuke Taylor and Cecilia Johnson • May 26, 2017As May 2017 drew to a close, The Podium -- a landmark guitar shop in Minneapolis with a history that stretches back to 1959 -- quietly, and permanently, closed its doors. Cecelia Erholtz, frontperson of the band TABAH, was a longtime employee of the Podium. Erholtz recently took time to talk with us about the Podium's closing and about what's next for TABAH.
Music News: Summer of Love turns 50 with special reissuesJay Gabler • May 25, 2017Today's top music news stories include the announcement of special reissues celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love.
Four party tips for the 50th anniversary of 'Sgt. Pepper'Luke Taylor • May 25, 2017With the approaching 50th anniversary of the June 1 release of 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,' musician, events professional and lifelong Beatles fan Padraic Gilligan shares his tips on how to celebrate. 'In terms of events or themes around 'Sgt. Pepper', it's so rich, there's so many opportunities,' Gilligan says. 'The album always has had that very iconic position within the Beatles' canon overall as being the best.'
First Listen: Benjamin Booker, 'Witness'Rachel Horn • May 25, 2017Booker's second studio album is inspired by a society that disproportionately harms black bodies, and what he saw as his own lack of effort to do anything about it.
Star Wars at 40: Ten ways George Lucas changed the worldJay Gabler • May 25, 201740 years ago today, the original 'Star Wars' was released in movie theaters. The world would never be the same again.
A guide to Twin Cities summer block parties 2017Lillian Speakman • May 25, 2017Summer is right around the corner, and with it comes sunshine, warmer days and — of course — block parties. The numerous festivals and block parties taking place within just a few months’ span in the Twin Cities constitute a virtual summer-long music festival. Here’s a guide to this summer’s not-to-be missed block parties, which kick…
Review: Neil Diamond celebrates his half-century career, at the Xcel Energy CenterSarah Eldred • May 25, 2017To commemorate five decades of his musical career, Neil Diamond did what he does best: set sail on a world tour. Last night he stopped at the Xcel Energy Center, wowing the crowd with a magical set of 28 songs that spanned his musical tenure. It was his seventh visit to the Xcel, selling out…
Music News: FBI releases Prince's fileJay Gabler • May 24, 2017Today's top music news stories include a look inside Prince's FBI file, stars paying tribute to Bob Dylan, and continuing Chris Cornell memorials.
Curtiss A at the Ramberg Senior Center, and more free music at the 2017 Minnesota State FairJackie Renzetti • May 24, 2017The Grandstand gets the big names, but it’s the entertainment at smaller stages across the grounds that gives the Minnesota State Fair the right to call itself “Minnesota’s biggest music festival.” The fair has just released the lineup for this year’s free (with fair admission) stages, and it’s a doozy. National artists on the lineup…
