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Karen O’s Gonna Need a New Microphone

Beneath their festival-ready polish, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs still play like scrappy art-punks.

Let’s Talk About the Weird U of M Replacements Photo Situation

Fragile Zoomers spooked by cigs? "Respectfully deaccessioned"? Photographer Daniel Corrigan's famous shot of the band inside Coffman Memorial Union is gone, causing a stir among very online 'Mats fans.

The Monday Morning Playlists Return! (Yes, I Know It’s Friday.)

5 great new local songs. 5 great new national songs. Let's do this.

June 2, 2023

Summer Guide 2023: Concerts, Festivals, Comedy

It’s not officially summer yet, but it’s already summer in our minds and hearts.

Welcome the Start of Outdoor Music Season With Your Complete Concert Calendar: May 30-June 5

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

May 30, 2023

Rico Nasty Sweated Herself Blind at Amsterdam

The fierce, fashionable rapper allowed everyone in the room to vent gleeful rage.

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan! Read a Chapter from a New, Locally Angled Book About ‘Blood On the Tracks’

Acknowledging the Minneapolis studio aces who only recently got credit for helping create a masterpiece.

Count Down to Memorial Day With Your Complete Concert Calendar: May 23-29

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

May 23, 2023

What Killed the Twin Cities Music Festivals?

Festivals popped up throughout the greater metro area for two decades. They've mostly vanished.