The Honeydogs at Green Room, Minneapolis (July 25, 2025)
The Honeydogs at Green Room (July 25, 2025) The Honeydogs Setlist Attic Brain Rumor Has...
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Minneapolis This Week (August 3, 2025)
Minneapolis This Week (August 3, 2025)
Road to Rocktober (Part One)
I know, I know, it’s only July, but our Rocktober calendar is starting to fill up! It’s crazy how busy September/October will get in Minneapolis. Rocktober is so big that we have to start spotlighting bands from now to October.
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...
Something for the Weekend: Palmfest 2025
Announced only a week ago, Palmfest 2025 is taking place this weekend. Just happenstance, I am temporarily in Minneapolis for the recent Minnesota Yacht Club Music Festival and this would be a good way to officially say goodbye to Palmers Bar. As you know with the recent news that the bar will permanently shut down in September 14, 2025.
The Music of Prince featuring ex-NPG and Brown Mark at First Avenue, Minneapolis MN (2025-07-10)
The NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice presented "The Music of Prince" at First Avenue in Minneapolis which featured former members of Prince’s late ‘80s/early ‘90s backing band, The New Power Generation and special guest Brown Mark from Purple Rain-era fabled band, The Revolution, to celebrate Prince's music and support the mission of the NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice.
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...
Minneapolis This Week (July 27, 2025)
Minneapolis This Week (July 27, 2025)
Mpls: August 19 to August 22, 2025
Mpls: August 19 to August 22, 2025
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...
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...
Mpls: August 15 to August 18, 2025
Mpls: August 15 to August 18, 2025
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.
Minneapolis This Week (July 20, 2025)
Minneapolis This Week (July 20, 2025)
Pure Prairie League at Parkway Theater, Minneapolis (July 10, 2025)
Like the Four Freshmen which we covered last month at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Pure Prairie League (PPL) has held a similar trajectory starting with its original members and ending up with a completely new set of musicians on their latest tour. In between over thirty musicians have played in the band, some of them going on to have their own careers like Vince Gill, Gary Burr and Curtis Wright.
John Garcia at Turf Club, St Paul (July 09, 2025)
John Garciaat Turf Club (July 09, 2025) John Garcia Setlist ¹ Kyuss song ²...
Mpls: August 8 to August 14, 2025
Mpls: August 8 to August 14, 2025
Mpls: August 5 to August 7, 2025
Mpls: August 5 to August 7, 2025
Minneapolis This Week (July 13, 2025)
Minneapolis This Week (July 13, 2025)
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...
The Beatnik Brothers at Veteran’s Memorial Amphitheater, Minneapolis (July 2, 2025)
The music of the 80’s was not on tap when The Beatnik Brothers took the stage at Veterans’ Memorial Amphitheater, but for two hours the outdoor venue was filled with hit songs starting with “Little Sister” from Elvis Pressley. Pretty quickly the front of the stage filled with dancers, young and old, but mostly older due to the songs as well as a retirement community abutting the park.
News: Palmer’s Bar will Shut Down in September
It is with heavy hearts that we must finally announce that Palmer’s Bar last day of business will be this September 14th, 2025. This has been an incredibly difficult but necessary decision and we are devastated to do so. Thank you so very much to everyone that has been keeping this bar alive since 1906, especially our very faithful regulars, and the incredibly talented musicians that have played our stages over the years. Above all else, our staff - who make the place so special and who really are the best in the business. We wouldn’t have made it this far without you all.
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...
Salin at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis (June 30, 2025)
Salin, aka Salin Cheewapansri, is the Thai drummer. Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, she tried the piano before switching to drums, busking on the streets at an early age to heavy metal and grunge.
Mpls: August 1 to August 3, 2025
Mpls: August 1 to August 3, 2025
Twin Cities Pride Parade, Minneapolis (June 29, 2025)
Twin Cities Pride Festival 2025 The Twin Cities Pride Festival is Minnesota’s second largest festival...
Weekend Gamer: Fallout at Five Below
The first time I heard about Five Below, it was in Minnesota, about ten years, and I just couldn’t believe how everything in the store was $5 or under. I probably spent so much money at that store, buying everything from iPhone cables to hardcover books to action figures. In the beginning, when everything was new (and cheap), it was pretty exciting.