The Tubs at Turf Club (October 17, 2025)
The Tubs were on the penultimate stop of the North American tour at St. Paul’s Turf Club. The Welsh band delivered.
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Madilyn Mei at Amsterdam Bar and Hall (October 15, 2025)
Madilyn Mei played to a packed house and a very young crowd at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in downtown St. Paul.
DICE at Turf Club (October 14, 2025)
Australian rock band DICE, alongside opener Ray and Paul delighted a Turf Club audience on their stop in St. Paul.
Ehsan Matoori at The O’Shaughnessy (October 4, 2025)
Ehsan Matoori and friends brought an evening of world music to The O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul, performing original works inspired by the poetry of Rumi.
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.
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.
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.
Rilo Kiley tears sh*t up at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul (September 16 2025)
Holy sh**! I almost wussed out on this show, as I’m old and was still recovering from my weekend of travel to see Fazerdaze in Chicago, oh and Spoon and The Pixies were there too. I’m so glad I didn’t skip out, though, because Rilo Kiley put on one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time.
Mystery Skulls at Turf Club (September 15, 2025)
Mystery Skulls brought the electronic dance music to St. Paul’s Turf Club to a crowd ready to move.
Selby Avenue Jazz Fest (September 13, 2025)
The Selby Avenue Jazz Fest is in the heart of St. Paul, specifically, the Rondo neighborhood. It was founded in 2002 as a response to the one-year anniversary of 9/11. Co-founder, Michael Wright, felt a need to celebrate the good things going on in the world and in the heart of St. Paul, and he felt, “Nothing gets people together like a good old-fashioned block party.” The inaugural Jazz Fest had 600 people. There were quite a few more on Saturday.
Opening Weekend: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony with Thomas Zehetmair
In the premiere of their 67th season, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) gave the audience a grand performance featuring modern music, an emotional double concerto, and a jubilant symphony. Leading the orchestra was Austrian composer and conductor Thomas Zehetmair who rejoined as artistic partner, last seen with SPCO in the 2019-2020 season.
Paul Bergen at The White Squirrel Bar (September 10, 2025)
Paul Bergen and friends played a bluesy rock & roll session at The White Squirrel Bar in St. Paul.
Al Church and The Congregation at Turf Club (September 6, 2025)
Al Church and The Congregation performed the songs of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys at the Turf Club in St. Paul.
Jeff Rosenstock & PUP at Palace Theatre (September 3, 2025)
Jeff Rosenstock & PUP nailed a co-headlong tour stop at St. Paul’s Palace Theatre.
Martin Devaney at The White Squirrel Bar (August 31, 2025)
Martin Devaney with John Ewing performed the last outdoor concert of the season on the Magnolia Bandshell at The White Squirrel Bar.
Girl Ultra at Turf Club (August 30, 2025)
It’s always a busy evening in the Hamline Midway neighborhood of St. Paul when there’s a Loons game (Major League Soccer). A stone’s throw from the soccer pitch, it was an evening of Mexican R&B at the Turf Club, with Girl Ultra in town on a headlining tour.
Northstar Original Revue at Midway Saloon (Saint Paul, August 28, 2025)
The Northstar Original Revue hosted six local Twin Cities bands at the Midway Saloon.
Los Lobos at the Minnesota State Fair (August 25, 2025)
Monday was Senior’s Day at the Minnesota State Fair, and there was no better band (Los Lobos) to play for this demographic than a group of guys that have been together for over fifty years. But that was later and there was still much to do.
The Current’s Music On-A-Stick Show at the Grandstand, Minnesota State Fair (August 23, 2025)
The Minnesota State Fair is one the largest in the United States, and as mentioned in the preview, there’s a lot of music there, including nightly events at the Grandstand Stage. Local independent radio station The Current hosted Music on a Stick with a long evening of hip hop music, headlined by local Atmosphere.
Nine Inch Nails at Xcel Energy Center, St Paul (Aug 17, 2025)
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Yuno at Turf Club, St Paul (August 18, 2025)
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Keith Wallen at Turf Club, St Paul (August 14, 2025)
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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.
Kate Malanaphy at 370 Sets, St Paul (August 5, 2025)
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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.
Salsa del Soul at Lowertown Sounds, St Paul (July 31, 2025)
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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.