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Concert Reviews

I Think Morgan Wade and Kelsea Ballerini Are Both Fantastic

Two very different country singers put on two very good shows this weekend.

March 13, 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

Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Addiction Deliver Pure Nostalgia at Xcel

The dream of the '90s was alive and well during Friday night’s show.

November 7, 2022

Pavement’s Not Messing Around Anymore

A review of last night's Palace Theatre show—and 30 years of pent-up thoughts about the band.

September 22, 2022

My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way Really Loves His Mail Carrier

MCR united fans young and old in a joyful, hoarse singalong at the Xcel last night.

September 16, 2022

Sleigh Bells Don’t Tinker with Success at the Fine Line

The noise-pop vets brought along two great openers.

I Saw Enough of Machine Gun Kelly Last Night

Every man's got his patience and here's where mine ends.

Orville Peck Yees AND Haws in Long-Awaited MN Debut

We bet the masked singer 'can’t hardly wait' to return after his two sold-out First Avenue shows.

June 6, 2022

Please Don’t Be Weird to Mitski. I Want Her to Keep Touring.

All eyes were on the reluctant indie star at her pretty much perfect Palace Theatre show last night.

March 15, 2022