Local music
The Year in Music: The 25 Best Minnesota Albums of 2025
Plus a playlist of 100 great local songs from 2025.
At A Queer Ritual, Bonds Are Built on Blood and Benefit Shows
With a two-day festival, the queer-focused heavy music series broadens the scope of its brutal catharsis.
Picked to Click 2025: The Complete Ballots
Here's who voted in Picked to Click—and how.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 10: Field Hospitals
What happens when a bunch of experimental musicians decide to write catchy songs?
Picked to Click 2025 No. 8 [TIE]: Young Dervish
Versatile sideman and producer Zakariya Khan steps up front with 'Fretless Sex.'
Picked to Click 2025 No. 6: Sophie Hiroko
Though she now lives in Minneapolis, Sophie Hiroko's alt-rock visions are still inspired by Lake Superior.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 8 [TIE]: Room3
This jazz group doesn't just reach jazz fans.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 7: Obi Original
This Nigerian-American bandleader champions highlife music.
November 19, 2025
Picked to Click 2025 No. 5: Mike Kota
Mike Kota's 'Through Fire' is her most Mike Kota-sounding music yet.
November 19, 2025
Picked to Click 2025 No. 3 [TIE]: Mother Soki
An unexpected viral hit jumpstarted Annie Tammearu's music career.
November 19, 2025
