September 30, 2017Hear Open Mike Eagle describe how he painted a mural of the community at the Robert Taylor Homes in his new album. Save This Story
Interview: Open Mike Eagle discusses making 'Brick Body Kids Still Daydream'Sean McPherson and Open Mike Eagle • Sep 30, 2017Hear Open Mike Eagle describe how he painted a mural of the community at the Robert Taylor Homes in his new album.
Local drummers celebrate Ellis Drum Company’s retail reopeningCecilia Johnson • Sep 30, 2017One of the great things about niche communities is that they’re often filled with passionate people. Case in point: the Twin Cities drum community, which welcomes Ellis Drum Company back to retail operation today. After decades of business and multiple locations in St. Paul, owner Tim Ellis had to sell his retail space in 2016. But…
Hidden tracks, alter egos, and other games musicians play with fansJay Gabler • Sep 29, 2017It's all about the music...except when it isn't. There's nothing like a good gimmick to lend a little pizzazz to an album release or a tour, and sometimes musical artists just toy with us because they can. Here are some of the most notorious games musical artists have played with their fans over the years.
Hear three new songs from Anderson EastMac Wilson • Sep 29, 2017Anderson East and his band are touring the country, road-testing some recent singles from a not-yet-announced album. Traveling up through the Twin Cities between gigs in Madison, Wis., and the Wisconsin Dells, Anderson East and his band spoke with Mac Wilson and played some of the songs they've been woodshedding.
Interview: TIIIIIIIIIIP on confronting sexual harassment at music and night club eventsSean McPherson • Sep 29, 2017TIIIIIIIIIIP talks with Sean McPherson about the initiative to curb sexual assault at clubs and music events.
Sound Unseen 2017 to feature Grant Hart documentary, Penelope Spheeris appearanceMaia Jacobson • Sep 29, 2017If Sound Unseen were a human, this year would mark legal adulthood and responsibility and having to figure it all out, but the “films-on-music” festival has had everything figured out for quite a while now, and they’re proving it yet again with the first wave of selections for their 18th year, featuring over 20 films…
Hear the brand-new single from First Aid Kit, 'It's a Shame'Stephen Thompson • Sep 29, 2017In their new single, Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg serve up melancholy insights about searching for an identity amid fleeting romance.
Slug and Brother Ali appear in new video encouraging Minneapolis residents to voteJeyca Maldonado-Medina • Sep 29, 2017Slug and Brother Ali appear in a new video released to help get out the vote in Minneapolis on Nov. 7. The video is a promotion for the new website thisismpls.com, which is a voter guide created as a collaboration among Rhymesayers, Ashley Fairbanks, Pollen Midwest, Voices for Racial Justice, and Parks and Power. The website…
Coffee Break: Run!Anna Reed • Sep 29, 2017The Twin Cities Marathon events are this weekend, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that say "run", "running", or "ran" somewhere prominently in the lyrics?
Today in Music History: Meco's 'Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band' goes No. 1 Sep 29, 2017Meco's 'Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band' went No. 1; The Beatles mixed 'I Am the Walrus'; Grand Funk Railroad got their first of two No. 1 hits; Prince and the Revolution went to No. 1 with 'Let's Go Crazy'; Bruce Springsteen jammed with a house band in Arizona; and piano-rocker Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player, Today in Music History.
