Jonathan Richman returned to First Avenue with drummer Tommy Larkins for a phone-free night of unfiltered sincerity. Mixing new songs from Only Frozen Sky Anyway with old favorites, Richman danced between languages, laughter, and tenderness — proving again that simplicity, delivered honestly, can still rock a crowd.
Madilyn Mei played to a packed house and a very young crowd at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in downtown St. Paul.
Kansas City Music Guide archives / Lawrence, KS archives October 17-21, 2025 Upcoming concerts /...
Something for the Weekend: Abducted by the Six Foot Blonde - Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, Naked Eyes, Six Foot Blonde, clovers daughter
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from November 14, 2025: • Rob49 at Fine Line (Nov 14, 2025) • Delaney Bailey at icehouse MPLS (Nov 14, 2025) • Khruangbin at First Avenue (Nov 14, 2025)
Australian rock band DICE, alongside opener Ray and Paul delighted a Turf Club audience on their stop in St. Paul.
read more Kansas City Music Guide MOLLY TUTTLE with JOSHUA RAY WALKER at LIBERTY...
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from November 12 to November 13, 2025: • dreamfone at 7th St Entry (Nov 12, 2025) • HIMALAYAS at 7th St Entry (Nov 13, 2025) • Humbird at Turf Club (Nov 13, 2025)
Kansas City Music Guide archives / Lawrence, KS archives October 14-16, 2025 Upcoming concerts /...
My favorite time of the year is Halloween… so here’s a flashback of meeting horror icon Bruce Campbell at a book signing.
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Today is jazz drummer Art Blakey’s birthday, and to celebrate Gearbox Records is releasing Strasbourg...
Bob Mould was playing the first of two solo Twin Cities shows, and unsurprisingly, played like the rock legend he is.
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on October 19, 2025: • DICE at Turf Club (Oct 14, 2025) • Paul McCartney at US Bank Stadium (Oct 17, 2025)
read more Kansas City Music Guide YOUNG THE GIANT with CASSANDRA COLEMAN at UPTOWN THEATER,...
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from November 9 to November 11, 2025: • Couch at First Avenue (Nov 9, 2025) • Die Spitz at 7th St Entry (Nov 10, 2025) • Boris at Fine Line (Nov 11, 2025)
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from November 7 to November 8, 2025: • Mon Rovîa at First Avenue (Nov 7, 2025) • Of Monsters and Men at Palace Theatre (Nov 7-8, 2025) • ThxSoMch at 7th St Entry (Nov 8, 2025)
Last week was not good for Xbox. If you don’t keep up with video game news, I’ll catch you up
Kansas City Music Guide archives / Lawrence, KS archives October 10-13, 2025 Upcoming concerts /...
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from November 5 to November 6, 2025: • Smallpools at Fine Line (Nov 5, 2025) • Jeff Tweedy at First Avenue (Nov 6, 2025) • Leif Vollebekk at Fine Line (Nov 6, 2025)
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul from November 3 to November 4, 2025: • Durand Jones & The Indications at First Avenue (Nov 3, 2025) • The Aces at Fine Line (Nov 4, 2025) • Frost Children at Amsterdam Bar & Hall (Nov 4, 2025) • Pinkshift at 7th St Entry (Nov 4, 2025)
Australian guitar-pop sensations duo Royel Otis played a crowded Uptown Theater (after being brought indoors and upgraded from GrindersKC) in midtown Kansas City, in support of their second full-length, hickey, released in August (via Ourness/Capitol Records). Explaining the album title, the pair has said "…because love bites harder than any other emotion in the world."
When Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce sued Morrissey, he affectionately called them "Lawnmower Parts"... suggesting that they were not an important part of The Smiths and did not deserve the 25% equal share of the group's earnings.
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on November 2, 2025: • Infinity Song at Amsterdam Bar & Hall (Nov 2, 2025) • Billy Raffoul at Turf Club (Nov 2, 2025) • The Two Lips at 7th St Entry (Nov 2, 2025)
Not a popular opinion, but No Need to Argue is not my favorite The Cranberries album. I prefer the later records, particularly the Bury the Hatchet-era, when I felt the band was in top-form and understood how to write blockbuster songs. Still, No Need to Argue is important because this is the band’s breakout record.
Here are some shows in Minneapolis/St Paul on November 1, 2025: • Band CAMINO at Fillmore (Nov 1, 2025) • Everclear at First Avenue (Nov 1, 2025) • Jesse McCartney at Palace Theatre (Nov 1, 2025) • Dogpark at Turf Club (Nov 1, 2025)
Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings for the first days of the month, October 6th-9th
Here is what is going on this week in Minneapolis/St Paul, ending on October 12, 2025: • elbow at First Avenue (Oct 7, 2025) • Grandaddy at First Avenue (Oct 8, 2025) • Southern Resident Killer Whales at Padraigs Brewing (Oct 10, 2025) • Bob Mould at Icehouse (Oct 10, 2025) • Goon at 7th St Entry (Oct 12, 2025)
Let’s take look at the Kansas City / Lawrence KS metro musical happenings for the first days of the month, October 1st-5th
The Smiths and Morrissey is in the news and pop culture. Morrissey spotted in The Conjuring and Johnny Marr has a new live album called Look Out Live!