Local music
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.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 10: Buio Omega
Sex, sleaze, self-destruction—throw it all in a blender with ’80s glam makeup and a chainsaw, and you’ve got a Buio Omega EP.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 2: She’s Green
The textural guitars and dreamy vocals of She's Green have made them the local band of the moment.
Picked to Click 2024 No. 1: Papa Mbye
Meet the most exciting newish Twin Cities music act of 2024.
Papa Mbye Is Racket’s First-Ever Picked to Click Winner
We asked over 100 local music experts who their favorite new artists are. Here are the results.
