Concert Reviews
Madonna Competed With All the Women She Once Was at Her Xcel Show
In a 2-hour show celebrating her career, everything was just how the pop superstar wanted it. Yet something was off.
I Didn’t See Any of You at the Ashley McBryde Show at the Uptown Theater on Friday
Maybe you were at Flo Milli instead?
Were the 1975 ‘Still, At Their Very Best’ at Target Center Last Night?
Just nine months since Minneapolis last saw them, the 1975 return with a little less controversy and a little more sexy saxophone.
Can I Review Last Night’s Death Cab/Postal Service Show Without Using the Word ‘Millennial’ Even Once?
Let's just say the Armory was full of people born in the '80s and early '90s.
Music Critic Roundtable: What’s the State of Concert Reviewing in the Twin Cities?
Let's ask six local reviewers!
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.
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.
Is Nickelback Really As Bad As Everyone Says?
Or is it time we cut the Canadian hard rock pariahs some slack and fight the real enemy: their tour opener, Brantley Gilbert?
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.