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August 21, 2023

New albums by Jon Batiste and Louis Cato arrive with high expectations. Both — as their experience leading the band at Stephen Colbert's The Late Show has proved — are stellar live performers.

When the world's your stage, can an album capture the feeling?

When the world's your stage, can an album capture the feeling?

Nate Chinen • Aug 21, 2023

New albums by Jon Batiste and Louis Cato arrive with high expectations. Both — as their experience leading the band at Stephen Colbert's The Late Show has proved — are stellar live performers.

Photos: Sylvan Esso radiate and captivate at the Armory

Photos: Sylvan Esso radiate and captivate at the Armory

Sara Fish • Aug 21, 2023

The North Carolina electronic duo put on a spectacle in Minneapolis on Saturday night. Their opener was singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza.

Coffee Break: Best rock lead vocalists

Coffee Break: Best rock lead vocalists

Jill Riley • Aug 21, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs from top rock vocalists do you want to hear?

 The Minnesota State Fair 2023 music guide

The Minnesota State Fair 2023 music guide

Ali Elabbady • Aug 21, 2023

From the Black Keys to Brandi Carlile, Kiss the Tiger to Blu Bone, here’s a look at some of the top live music for each day of the 2023 Minnesota State Fair.

Album of the Week: Hozier, "Unreal Unearth"

Album of the Week: Hozier, "Unreal Unearth"

Jade • Aug 21, 2023

Dante’s journey through the nine circles of Hell in Dante’s Inferno inspired Hozier’s new album.

For LGBTQ+ people in Minneapolis punk scene, mass shooting violated safe haven

For LGBTQ+ people in Minneapolis punk scene, mass shooting violated safe haven

Nicole Ki • Aug 18, 2023

Claire Cobs and jimmy cooper, who were at Nudieland during the fatal shooting, and local punk icons Venus DeMars explain the tight-knit scene’s deep roots and strong LGBTQ+ identity.

Photos: St. Paul & the Broken Bones thrill Minneapolis crowd

Photos: St. Paul & the Broken Bones thrill Minneapolis crowd

Sara Fish • Aug 18, 2023

Alabama rock and soul purveyors St. Paul & the Broken Bones entertained at Bauhaus Brew Labs on Thursday evening in Minneapolis as part of the Sparkyard Sound Series. The band released ‘Angels In Science Fiction’ earlier this year. Special guests Elizabeth Moen and Jaedyn James opened up.

Coffee Break: The Legacy of A&M Records

Coffee Break: The Legacy of A&M Records

Jill Riley • Aug 18, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs from A&M Records do you want to hear?

The Chart Show: "Nothing Matters" proves quite the opposite

The Chart Show: "Nothing Matters" proves quite the opposite

Jade • Aug 17, 2023

After 10 weeks in the chart, U.K. five-piece The Last Dinner Party’s song “Nothing Matters” proves the opposite as it enters the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

Hear new music from Sufjan Stevens, Olivia Rodrigo, Noname, Turnstile, Ivers and MUNYA

Hear new music from Sufjan Stevens, Olivia Rodrigo, Noname, Turnstile, Ivers and MUNYA

Jade • Aug 17, 2023

This week hear new songs from Sufjan Stevens, Olivia Rodrigo, Noname, Turnstile featuring Badbadnotgood & Blood Orange, Ivers and MUNYA.

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