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Read the Strib’s Painful, Powerful Feature on the Death of Heather Mayer

Plus Leeann Chin's celeb connections, punks from the past, and Lowry Hill Meats closes in today's Flyover.

The Monday Morning Playlists Return! (Yes, I Know It’s Friday.)

5 great new local songs. 5 great new national songs. Let's do this.

June 2, 2023

A New 12RODS Track and Plenty More on This Week’s Monday Morning Playlists

Five new local songs. Five new national songs. Let's do this.

April 24, 2023

Monday Morning Means New Music Playlists in These Parts

10 new songs, from Minnesota and beyond, to start your week off.

April 17, 2023

Introducing the Monday Morning Playlists

Ten new songs to start your week off right

April 10, 2023

Uptown Theater Returns This Year—And So Does Prof?

Plus students demand answers about Azad's death, dairy farmers are crybabies, and parks do markets in today's Flyover.

TikTok Isn’t Fun Anymore

The app’s demand for constant content, and its diminishing rewards, has local musicians wondering whether it’s still worth the effort.

Skrillex Is Local Music Now

Plus Loki's Folly bring the real kid-rock, archival record store day releases, and new music from We Are the Willows, Muja Messiah, and theyself in this week's local music news roundup.

February 24, 2023

What Happened to American Head Charge?

Justin Fowler, keyboardist for the onetime nu metal stars American Head Charge, avoids talking about his past. His contemporaries say he’s an essential figure in Minneapolis metal history.

February 8, 2023