The Burroughs at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (August 13, 2025)
The Burroughs Setlist Found My Groove Love and Unity New Walk Feelin’ Good Automatic Systematic...
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Mark Mallman at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis (August 8, 2025)
Local Twin Cities legend Mark Mallman was celebrating the release of his newest album (his eleventh), Magic Time, at the Parkway Theater in South Minneapolis. Mallman is widely known in indie circles for his long body of work, but also the craziness of his live shows, which sometimes lean into full performance art. His Marathon shows, well over 24 hours each, are great examples of the lengths he is willing to go. The newest album, self-described as a “paranormal concept record” was the main topic du jour.
The Coronas at Ceol on the River, Harriet Island (August 7, 2025)
The Irish Fair of Minnesota is one of the largest annual festivals of its type in the country, with a full three days of events. Taking over Harriet Island in downtown St. Paul, the Irish Fair will have half a dozen stages for music and dance events, and tents and space for plenty of food, drink, crafts, and sports. And with all of that, this year they are expanding with a Thursday night event, Ceol on the River (ceol being the Irish word for music). Three bands, headlined by alternative rock band The Coronas kicked off the first ever event.
An in-depth interview with Willie Wisely in three questions
After seeing Willie Wisely at the Lakeville Pan-O-Prog, a quick hello between sets turned into this interview with very thoughtful responses from Wisely.
Kate Malanaphy at 370 Sets, St Paul (August 5, 2025)
Kate Malanaphy at 370 Sets (August 5, 2025) 370 Sets The 370 Sets is a...
The Okmoniks at Cloudland, Minneapolis (August 3, 2025)
The Okmoniks at Cloudland (Aug 3, 2025) The Okmoniks Setlist Ain’t Comin’ In Don’t Wanna...
The Holy North at Turf Club, St Paul (July 31, 2025)
The end of July was upon us and there were a lot of live music options across the Twin Cities. But it was also a Thursday, meaning there would be local acts performing at Turf Club, and this last day of the month was headlined by The Holy North.
Alexander Natalie at 370 Sets, St Paul (July 29, 2025)
Alexander Natalie at 370 Sets (July 29, 2025) 370 Sets The 370 Sets is a...
Daisychain at Zhora Darling, Minneapolis (July 25, 2025)
After a stretch of national touring acts, it was great to get back to some local and regional bands. A full stack of rock at Zhora Darling was mostly local groups with the headliner Daisychain looking to wow the local crowd.
Big Star Quintet at First Avenue, Minneapolis (July 23, 2025)
The Big Star Quintetat First Avenue (July 23, 2025) Big Star Quintet Setlist ¹ Big...
Minnesota Yacht Club, Harriet Island (July 20, 2025)
The final day of the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, at Harriet Island, in St Paul, was looking to be nearly perfect weather and was certainly the heaviest attended crowd of the festival early in the day.
Minnesota Yacht Club, Harriet Island (July 19, 2025)
With no real rain in the forecast for Day 2 of the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, things were looking clear for the full slate of bands. Organizers and Festival staff kept things moving smoothly, which was impressive given the large number of people in the relatively small Harriet Island Regional Park.
Minnesota Yacht Club, Harriet Island (July 18, 2025)
MN Yacht Club (July 18, 2025) Hozier Setlist Nobody’s Soldier Jackie and Wilson Angel of...
Yeison Landero at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (July 16, 2025)
Yeison Landero Setlist Intro Epocas de oro No es negra es morena Campesino cimmarón Noche...
Kiernan at 370 Sets, St Paul (July 15, 2025)
370 Sets The 370 Sets is a free concert series on Tuesdays throughout the summer...
Willie Wisely & His Belle Bottoms at Pan-O-Prog, Lakeville (July 12, 2025)
Willie Wisely Setlist Beast of Burden (The Rolling Stones cover) Hurts So Good (John Mellencamp...
Potential New Boyfriend at Midway Saloon, St Paul (July 10, 2025)
Potential New Boyfriend at Midway Saloon, St Paul (July 10, 2025) Midway Saloon Summer...
The Crane Wives at Palace Theatre, St Paul MN (July 12, 2025)
Grand Rapids, MI band The Crane Wives (named after The Decemberists, ala Japanese folk tale 鶴女房) just headlined the Palace Theatre in downtown St. Paul, in support of newest album, Beyond Beyond Beyond.
John Garcia at Turf Club, St Paul (July 09, 2025)
John Garciaat Turf Club (July 09, 2025) John Garcia Setlist ¹ Kyuss song ²...
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at Taste of Minnesota (July 5, 2025)
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Setlist Victim of Circumstance Cherry Bomb* Do You Wanna Touch...
awakebutstillinbed and For Your Health at Pilllar Forum, Minneapolis (July 3, 2025)
awakebutstillinbed / For Your Health at Pilllar Forum (July 3, 2025) For Your Health Setlist...
Katy Vernon at 370 Sets, St Paul (July 1, 2025)
Katy Vernon at 370 Sets (July 1, 2025) Katy Vernon Setlist Dear Prudence (The Beatles...
Twin Cities Pride Parade, Minneapolis (June 29, 2025)
Twin Cities Pride Festival 2025 The Twin Cities Pride Festival is Minnesota’s second largest festival...
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark at First Avenue, Minneapolis (June 26, 2025)
OMDat First Avenue (Jun 26, 2025) OMD Setlist Evolution of Species Anthropocene Messages Tesla Girls...
Southside Aces at 370 Sets, St Paul (June 24, 2025)
Southside Aces at 370 Sets (June 24, 2025) Southside Aces Setlist Anytime (Emmett Miller cover)...
Twin Cities Jazz Festival at Mears Park, St Paul (June 20-21, 2025)
On a balmy summer evening in downtown St. Paul the Twin Cities Jazz Festival kicked off its 27th year. Earlier in the week the Star and Tribune noted that the TCJF is bigger than the Taste of Minnesota and boasts more musical acts than the Minnesota Yacht Club. In fact, there were over eighty artists playing 20 venues over two days and a lot of it was free. So, it was my intention to catch five of these acts at Mears Park.
Artemas at First Avenue, Minneapolis (June 20, 2025)
Artemas at First Avenue (June 20, 2025) Artemas Setlist i always kinda knew you’d be...
Lew Apollo at Midway Saloon, St Paul (June 19, 2025)
Midway Saloon Set Time 7:00pm Robert Robinson 8:00pm The Rondo Ramblers 9:00pm Dylan Wylde 10:00pm...
Dean Wareham at Turf Club, St Paul (June 19, 2025)
Dean Warehamat Turf Club (June 19, 2025) Dean Wareham Setlist New World Julie Dear Betty...
Sunflower Bean at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (June 17, 2025)
After a very pleasant dinner with work colleagues, I got a slightly late start to head over to the show. And while I was at no risk of being late for seeing Sunflower Bean, I found myself completely locked in on getting over to the 7th Street Entry to get prepared for the evening.