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Bands, What’s Stopping You From Being Otoboke Beaver?

The Japanese punk band raced through a fun as hell set at the Fine Line last night.

TikTok Isn’t Fun Anymore

The app’s demand for constant content, and its diminishing rewards, has local musicians wondering whether it’s still worth the effort.

Skrillex Is Local Music Now

Plus Loki's Folly bring the real kid-rock, archival record store day releases, and new music from We Are the Willows, Muja Messiah, and theyself in this week's local music news roundup.

February 24, 2023

Will Any of This Even Happen? Your Complete Concert Calendar: Feb. 21-27

Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

February 21, 2023

Margo Price’s ‘Female-Fronted Dad Rock’ (Her Words, Not Mine!) Stirs up First Ave

Price twanged and strummed and drummed and flat-out rocked at her sold-out show in Minneapolis.

February 20, 2023

What’s Not to Like? Maggie Rogers Stirs up Waves of Emotion at the Armory Without Getting Pulled Under.

The singer-songwriter's Minneapolis show was more relaxed and assured than her albums sometimes are.

February 20, 2023

Your Complete Concert Calendar, From Valentine’s Day to Presidents’ Day: Feb. 14-20

Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

February 14, 2023

What Happened to American Head Charge?

Justin Fowler, keyboardist for the onetime nu metal stars American Head Charge, avoids talking about his past. His contemporaries say he’s an essential figure in Minneapolis metal history.

February 8, 2023

Your Complete Concert Calendar for ‘Valentine’s Weekend’: Feb. 7-13

Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

February 7, 2023