Local music
Cover Me Impressed: Are We Living Through a Twin Cities Cover-Band Boom?
We talk with bands, bookers, authors, and academics to better understand the economics and philosophies around playing somebody else's hits.
New Music Playlists: Vengeful Jesus, Wuthering Charli, and a Half-Assed Conspiracy Theory
5 great new local songs, 5 great songs from everywhere else, and, well, Morrissey.
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.
