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Concert Reviews

For Janelle Monáe, the Future Is Now

Monday at the Armory, the heady star's ambition and visual flair made for a funky good time.

September 12, 2023

Pearl Jam Rocked This Longtime Skeptic Into Submission Last Night

Last night's Xcel show proved they will rock whether or not you're a believer.

September 1, 2023

Paramore Is a Group—For Better or Worse

The band's Xcel show was often terrific, but Hayley Williams sometimes seems like a star trapped in a constellation.

My Teen Niece Helps Explain the Taylor Swift Show I Saw on Saturday

We discuss a bout with “Taylor Swift amnesia,” why it is not OK to propose at a Taylor Swift concert, and how not even Taylor Swift can get teenage girls to listen to the National.

Karen O’s Gonna Need a New Microphone

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

Rico Nasty Sweated Herself Blind at Amsterdam

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

Remember When Cold Filmed a Music Video Here?

The Florida nu-metallers returned to Minneapolis for a sold-out 7th St. Entry show on Tuesday.

Bikini Kill Still Dares Ya

The riot grrrl pioneers blazed through a 25-song set at the Palace Theatre, and took time between songs to celebrate Babes in Toyland.

April 21, 2023

So Many Gecs, So Little Time

Auto-Tune, guitar shredding, booming beats, a very sweet song about a frog—the hyperpop duo had the smartest kind of dumb fun at the Armory.

April 19, 2023