You already know that I can’t remember anything. This is a really good example of my bad memory: when I saw Superdrag at SXSW in 2009, I thought that was my first (and only) time I saw the band.
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It was an early show at 7th Street Entry, as two young singer songwriters were...
Icelandic blues rock band KALEO wrapped up their successful American tour with a stop at The Fillmore in Minneapolis. They closed on a bang.
Korean Crime Time: Mantis (movie) and Queen Mantis (TV show)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 29 to October 30, 2025: • Chezile at 7th St Entry (Oct 29, 2025) • Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country at First Avenue (Oct 30, 2025) • Colin Hay at Pantages Theatre (Oct 30, 2025) • Michigander and Oliver Hazard at Amsterdam Bar & Hall (Oct 31, 2025)
John Maus brought a unique energy to the Green Room in Minneapolis and unleashed an onslaught of music and stage presence.
In a move that should surprised no one, Arrow Video announced Shawscope Volume 4… set for release this December 9, 2025 (just in time for Christmas).
Big Trouble had their monthly residence performance at The White Squirrel Bar and the instrumental band played a wide variety of genres, highlighting their skills as musicians.
Here are some shows, taking place in Jacksonville and nearby cities, from October 10 to October 15, 2025: • Marianas Trench at FIVE (Oct 10, 2025) • Everclear at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall (Oct 12, 2025) • Jesus "Aguaje" Ramos & The Buena Vista Orchestra at Florida Theatre (Oct 15, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 27 to October 28, 2025: • Good Neighbours at Fine Line (Oct 27, 2025) • Madi Diaz at 7th St Entry (Oct 27, 2025) • Hunter Metts at 7th St Entry (Oct 28, 2025) • Patrick Wolf at Amsterdam Bar & Hall (Oct 28, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 24 to October 26, 2025: • Sir Chloe at First Avenue (Oct 24, 2025) • Liam St. John at Turf Club (Oct 25, 2025)• Kathleen Edwards at Fine Line (Oct 26, 2025)
The world’s best record players are all made by Audio-Technica. It is the brand that everybody, who is into vinyl, recommends. I would love to own an Audio-Technica product, but all their starter turntables are priced at $200 to $350. Those are the starters, which are the “cheap” entries. If you want to “Step-Up”, those starts at $400… and when you go all-in, you’re looking at $2,000 for a turntable. That is crazy money to throw at a record player, in my opinion.
Supergroup Deltron 3030 (Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator and Kid Koala) just rocked the Uptown Theater, in Minneapolis, last Wednesday. They did all the hits (“3030”, “Positive Contact”, “Memory Loss”), and, like the last time, they played “Clint Eastwood”, the song that made Gorillaz famous.
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on October 5, 2025: • Stacey Ryan at 7th St Entry (Sep 29, 2025) • Aly & AJ at Skyway Theatre (Oct 4, 2025) • Caroline Kingsbury and Maris at Green Room (Oct 4, 2025) • Ehsan Matoori at O’Shaughnessy Auditorium (Oct 4, 2025)
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 23, 2025: • Arcy Drive at Fine Line (Oct 23, 2025) • PURITY RING at First Avenue (Oct 23, 2025) • Meltt at 7th St Entry (Oct 23, 2025) • Fruit Bats at Icehouse (Oct 23, 2025)
Almost October, and Wednesday night was as balmy as any summer eve. Downtown Minneapolis was...
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 22, 2025: • Cuco at First Avenue (Oct 22, 2025) • Peel Dream Magazine at 7th St Entry (Oct 22, 2025) • Leith Ross at Fine Line (Oct 22, 2025)
Bass Drum of Death brought their garage sound to Saint Paul’s Turf Club, and alongside opener Farmer’s Wife, played a fun show of guitar heavy rock.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 19 to October 21, 2025: • Biohazard at First Avenue (Oct 19, 2025) • Mating Ritual at First Avenue (Oct 20, 2025) • Pixel Grip at Turf Club (Oct 21, 2025)
I’ve never seen so many birds and insects in one place, it’s pretty crazy. I’ve already seen two different snakes and plenty of bugs (some of which I could care less). So, enjoy all the wildlife that I’ve seen around Jacksonville.
There was a big push for the British/Irish band Vega4 when they released their sophomore album You and Others. In America, in particular, the band was showcased at SXSW around mid-March 2007. Since they were already in America, they book to tour for the next few months. One of those stops was at the Varsity Theater, in Minneapolis on May 22, 2007.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 17, 2025: • Neko Case at First Avenue (Oct 17, 2025) • Matt Maeson at First Avenue (Oct 18, 2025) • Miki Berenyi Trio at Turf Club (Oct 18, 2025) • Sons Of The East at Fine Line (Oct 18, 2025)
Here are some shows, taking place in Jacksonville and nearby cities, from October 1 to October 9, 2025: • Panchiko at FIVE (Oct 4, 2025) • Tee Grizzley at Decca Live (Oct 7, 2025) • Archers at Albatross (Oct 9, 2025)
James was at First Avenue and rewarded the crowd with a marathon set, playing the entirety of the album Laid and much more.
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 16, 2025: • Jonathan Richman at First Avenue (Oct 16, 2025) • Chaparelle at Fine Line (Oct 16, 2025) • Noga Erez at Varsity Theater (Oct 16, 2025)
Sparks is a musical tandem of Russell and Ron Mael, two brothers born and raised on the coast of California, who found a musical home in London. Their musical journey started quite a while ago in 1971. Since then they have recorded 28 studio albums and over 500 songs. They are currently touring to promote their latest release Mad, but they had plenty of other songs to dip into during their almost two hour concert.
So why not go back to 2000? A musical time trip might be a balm to dealing with the horrors of the present. Grandaddy, the Modesto-born band who gained traction in the late ‘90s—is happy to oblige me. Touring in support of the 25th anniversary of their 2000 album, The Sophtware Slump, frontman and songwriter Jason Lytle, a skateboarder-turned-musician, offers a nostalgia-tinged complementary American precursor to the creepy, hi-fi fears on Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer.
Forty-year anniversary celebrations were on the menu this weekend. In Chicago the Pogues played Riot Fest to celebrate the 40 years since the release of their seminal album Rum Sodomy & the Lash. At The Bank on the University of Minnesota campus an all-star line-up, including Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, headlined the 40th Farm Aid Music Festival. And on Nicollet Mall in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, a jazz club reached the rare milestone and decided to throw a party.
Pulp's charming frontman disclosed all of this to us over the course of a captivating two-hour show - one that betrayed no sign of his advancing age (62 years and, now, one day). The touring version of Pulp (ten strong, with many of them switching instruments and roles throughout the night) sounded phenomenal, whether picking tracks from 1995's Different Class or 2025's More. If you haven't heard it, More has every bit of the hilarious, absurd, satirical songwriting Pulp had perfect in the 90s (when they were mentioned in the same sentences as Oasis and Blur as Britpop Bands That Might Conquer the World). The evening was full of Pulp's most popular driving, high-energy danceable pop, albeit with their signature winking cultural critiques.