Local music
How Red Wing—Yes, Red Wing—Became a Minnesota Music Hotbed
Local festivals have built up the city's music community, and now the Twin Cities is starting to notice.
This Week’s Best New Songs Are About Pussy, Priests, Mud, and Nosebleeds
5 great new local songs, 5 new songs from everywhere else, and 1 piece of irredeemable trash.
Poised to Pop 2025
8 Twin Cities musical acts you should already be listening to.
The 20 Best Local Albums of 2024
Your album was No. 21, I swear.
Picked to Click 2024: The Complete Ballots
Here's who voted in Picked to Click—and how.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 5: Anita Velveeta
Anita Velveeta's holds her own near the center of a thriving local queer rock scene.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 4: Laamar
Lamaar's topical music struck a major chord with voters.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 6: Prize Horse
This heavy shoegaze trio has been touring relentlessly over the past two years, and people everywhere are taking notice.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 7: Upright Forms
Nick Sakes needed advice about his 401K, and now we've got a new post-punk project from a trio of veteran musicians.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 3: Ber
Minnesota started noticing Ber in 2023. In 2025 she'll be hard to ignore.
