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We’ve Got Some Terrible News for People Who Don’t Want to Listen to Great New Music

That's right—it's time for our weekly playlists again, featuring 5 great new local songs and 5 great new songs from everywhere else.

January 29, 2024

Music Criticism Is Still Alive in This Week’s New Music Playlists

5 great new local songs, 5 great new songs from everywhere else.

January 22, 2024

The 10 Best Songs of 2024!

Our first weekly playlists of the year serve up 5 great new local songs and 5 great new songs from elsewhere.

January 8, 2024

The 20 Best Albums of 2023 (Local)

Your band's album was #21, I swear.

December 20, 2023

This Week’s Music Playlists Bring You Hot Dads, Seasonal Sads, and New Chanel Kicks

5 great new local tracks, 5 great new tracks from elsewhere.

November 29, 2023

KC Rae Thought She Was Going to Die. She Made the Music of a Lifetime Instead.

In her first interview in five years, the Now, Now singer talks about surviving the industry and creating her solo debut, 'Think I'm Gonna Die.'

November 13, 2023

Get to Know the Next Generation of Twin Cities Music Venues

Lots of old favorites went to Venue Heaven over the past dozen or so years, but a new crop of sub-500-capacity spaces is making plenty of noise.

The Sound of Young Outstate Minnesota: Identity Crisis and Bad Supremacy Make ’80s-Style Hardcore Sound New Again

Two high school bands are stripping their favorite music down to its essentials

October 18, 2023

Is Touring Even Worth It?

A half-dozen Twin Cities musicians break down the harsh economics of touring—and explain why they still hit the road anyway.

October 18, 2023