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‘Minnesota Hardcore’ Producer David Roth Is the Ken Burns of Twin Cities Punk

No one is documenting Minnesota's music history like the comics artist turned filmmaker.

April 24, 2026

Cover Me Impressed: Are We Living Through a Twin Cities Cover-Band Boom?

We talk with bands, bookers, authors, and academics to better understand the economics and philosophies around playing somebody else's hits.

April 22, 2026

Enjoy Spring While It Lasts With Your Complete Concert Calendar: April 21-27

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

April 21, 2026

How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Ask Melvin Gibbs.

The avant-garde jazz bassist, now a part-time Minneapolis resident, combines memoir, history, and musicology in his first book.

April 20, 2026

What’s Better Than Paying Taxes? Your Complete Concert Calendar: April 14-20.

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

April 14, 2026

These Music Listings May Contain Hope—Your Complete Concert Calendar: April 7-13

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

Play Ball! It’s Your Complete Concert Calendar: March 31-April 7

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

March 31, 2026

Let’s Go Out Like a Lamb With Your Complete Concert Calendar: March 24-30

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

March 24, 2026

Femcels, Dry Spells, and a Victory for Free Speech: Let’s Listen to Some New Music Playlists

5 great new local songs, 5 great songs from everywhere else, and 1 song to send you running screaming from the room.

March 24, 2026