Cornbread Harris at High Hat (April 18, 2026)
Piano legend Cornbread Harris made an appearance at St. Paul’s High Hat to play the keys the weekend before his 99th birthday.
Piano legend Cornbread Harris made an appearance at St. Paul’s High Hat to play the keys the weekend before his 99th birthday.
Courtney Marie Andrews brought her Americana sound to the Turf Club in Saint Paul, playing the entirety of the Valentine album and more.
Ratboys brought their Americana infused indie rock to a very sold out Fine Line in Minneapolis and were a pretty amazing end to a gorgeous day in Minnesota.
Willie Wisely, with the Tommy Barbarella Organ Combo, gave the crowd at St. Paul’s High Hat a great evening of music and that mix of vocals and music from an experienced set of musicians was a lot of fun.
It was the highest energy possible at Turf Club in Saint Paul as Koffin Kats brought their punk psychobilly aesthetic to town.
Califone came to Turf Club in Saint Paul and played a gargantuan and complex rock set.
Marissa Nadler, with opener Anand Wilder, gave a dream pop infused Americana performance at St. Paul’s Turf Club.
A late concert at The White Squirrel Bar in downtown St. Paul had a three band bill, with each band getting full sets and making for a delightful close to the Easter weekend.
Clayton Ryan organized a fun evening ranging from country to yacht rock and headlined at St. Paul’s Turf Club.
A long evening of performers made for a great kickoff of Minnesota Music Month presented by local radio station The Current.
The Minnesota Music Archive is a new project intended to digitize the “Minnesota music scene”. At the launch party at The Hennepin in Minneapolis, we heard about the project and had bands including Agnes Uncaged.
Cass McCombs and band came to Turf Club in St. Paul playing from Interior Live Oak and much more. They nailed it, creating an inviting evening of indie rock.
The flagship event for No Kings 3 was in Saint Paul and wow, did the people show up. Some great local music kicked things off and well over 100,000 people marched and attended the event.
It was a night of country music at the Turf Club in St. Paul as Monica Smaz & The Outlaws headlined a show featuring locals, neighbors, and transplants of the Twin Cities.
It was a four band, local line up of prog metal and related genres at Zhora Darling with Death of the Heron headlining.
The Strumbellas came to the Fine Line in Minneapolis with their indie folk rock sound for an all ages show of appreciative fans.
Though the music may not have matched the holiday, Clover County came to the Turf Club and played an enjoyable evening of Americana in her weather-induced postponed Twin Cities show.
Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy continued their annual tradition as a R.E.M. cover band rocking Lifes Rich Pageant at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
It was a fun evening out of the terrible weather with a varied group of local Twin Cities artists playing at th Midway Saloon in Saint Paul sponsored by Northstar Original Revue.
Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie delivered his signature rocking piano and singing style at a sold out Turf Club in St. Paul.
Punk and protest go hand in hand and it was a lot of both with the Dropkick Murphys crushing it at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul.
Dave Hause and the Mermaid and William Elliot Whitmore played at St. Paul’s Turf Club and rocked an emotionally dark and joyous evening.
Puma Blue brought an ambient electronica infused rock & roll to St. Paul’s Amsterdam Bar & Hall and fully entertained the young college crowd.
It was an evening with Cat Power, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of The Greatest album. An extremely good backing band highlighted Cat Power’s uniquely excellent sound.
Minnesota United FC sponsored their annual music event at First Avenue with DURRY headlining a very fun show.
Stephen Kellogg made a stop to St. Paul’s Turf Club on his way to 3,000 performances, with gutter sinatra opening. Even with a winter storm earlier that day, both bands showed up strong.
A Mardi Gras celebration at Turf Club with three great brass bands? Count me luckily in to a very fun evening.
Southern Resident Killer Whales played an early evening set at Utepils Brewing and their alt rock sound was a perfect close to a beautiful day in the Twins Cities.
Our Neighbor: A Benefit Concert held at The Dakota was truly that, with an actual cavalcade of Twin Cities musicians, centered by The New Standards, playing songs of protest and raising money for local charities fighting for our neighbors who are under attack.
Sudan Archives brought the house down at Fine Line in Minneapolis as her dance heavy album The BPM let her be a one woman wrecking crew.