John Maus at Green Room (September 28, 2025)
John Maus brought a unique energy to the Green Room in Minneapolis and unleashed an onslaught of music and stage presence.
Year: 2025
Arrow announced Shawscope Volume Four
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 at The White Squirrel Bar (September 27, 2025)
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.
Jax: October 10 to October 15, 2025
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)
Mpls: October 27 to October 28, 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)
Mpls: October 24 to October 26, 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)
Record Player R612
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.
Deltron 3030 at Uptown Theater (September 24, 2025)
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.
Minneapolis This Week (October 5, 2025)
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)
Mpls: October 23, 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)
Radio Free Alice at 7th Street Entry (September 24, 2025)
Almost October, and Wednesday night was as balmy as any summer eve. Downtown Minneapolis was...
Mpls: October 22, 2025
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 at Turf Club (September 23, 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.
Mpls: October 19 to October 21, 2025
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)
World Wildlife WordPress of Jacksonville
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.
Flashback: Vega4 at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (May 22, 2007)
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.
Mpls: October 17 to October 18, 2025
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)
Jax: October 1 to October 9, 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 at First Avenue (September 21, 2025)
James was at First Avenue and rewarded the crowd with a marathon set, playing the entirety of the album Laid and much more.
Mpls: October 16, 2025
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 at the Fitzgerald Theater (September 20, 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.
Give In to 2000, Man
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.
Dakota 40th Anniversary Block Party at Dakota Jazz Club (September 20, 2025)
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 at the Armory, Minneapolis (September 20, 2025)
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.
How to compose in Block Editor, the We Heart Music way
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Mpls: October 15, 2025
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 15, 2025: • Madilyn Mei at Amsterdam Bar (Oct 15, 2025) • Craig Finn at Fine Line (Oct 15, 2025) • Joey Valence at First Avenue (Oct 15, 2025)
Site Update (September 2025)
Since September 1st, I have been really busy backing up the TypePad website, month by month… starting in August 2025 and working backward to January 2007. With everyone also backing up, they knocked the host offline for a few days, so I was worried for a while about getting all my data off of TypePad. It’s all fixed now, so as of a few days ago, I’ve grabbed all the pages and their thumbnails (displayed images). The next step is to drill down and download all the full images… which might not be possible, given the short time frame. We only have a week before they pull the plug.
Mpls: October 14, 2025
Rocktober! Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on October 14, 2025: • Bo Staloch at 7th St Entry (Oct 14, 2025) • Vincent Lima at Fine Line (Oct 14, 2025) • Banks at Fillmore (Oct 14, 2025)
The Darkness at the Varsity Theater (September 19, 2025)
British hard rockers The Darkness played to a packed Varsity Theater charming the crowd in support of their new album, Dreams on Toast.
Minneapolis This Week (September 28, 2025)
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on September 28, 2025. • Radio Free Alice at 7th Street (Sep 24, 2025) • Turnstile at Armory (Sep 27, 2025) • John Maus at Green Room (Sep 28, 2025)