Local music
Does Anyone Listen to These New Music Playlists? Just Wonderin’!
5 great new local songs, 5 new songs from everywhere else, and 1 crime against humanity.
Shoegaze is Having a Moment and Twin Cities Bands Are Here For It.
The genre has expanded since its birth in the ’90s, and young musicians are once again chasing escapism into ethereal sounds.
Great Gully Boys and Sucky Smurfs in This Week’s New Music Playlists
5 great new local songs, 5 new songs from everywhere else, and 1 piece of irredeemable garbage.
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.
