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This Week’s Best New Songs Are About Shirts, Vibrators, Sharks, and, Well, Other Things Too

5 great new local songs, 5 great new songs from everywhere else, and 1 real stinker.

July 22, 2024

Read an Excerpt from ‘Deeper Blues,’ the Upcoming Biography on MN Music Legend Cornbread Harris

Local author Andrea Swensson documents the remarkable life, career, and legacy of the 97-year-old musician.

July 18, 2024

Drones, Rap, and Fests in Your Complete Concert Calendar: July 16-22

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

July 16, 2024

UndercurrentMPLS at 13: Tirelessly Documenting the Twin Cities Music Scene, One Show at a Time

With more than 8,000 videos, UndercurrentMPLS isn't just an indispensable archive of Twin Cities live music—it's a real-time look at an evolving scene.

July 12, 2024

Meet Anita Velveeta, the ‘Big Sister’ of the Twin Cities Trans Music Scene

Whether crafting video game music or thrashing her way through acerbic punk, she's at the center of a changing local music landscape.

Is It Hot Enough For Your Complete Concert Calendar?: July 9-15

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

July 9, 2024

BOOM!!! (That’s a Firecracker Noise.) It’s Your Complete Concert Calendar: July 2-8.

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

July 2, 2024

Adrianne Lenker—Guitar Wiz, Reluctant Talker, Minnesotan—Dug Into Her Catalog at the State Theatre

It was a show for the true believers—and a show that could make true believers out of casual fans.