Local music
Beats Per Minute, the Head-to-Head Beatmaker Battle, Is Back
Dimitry Killstorm's hip-hop contest returns this weekend after a four-year pause.
This Week’s Best New Songs Include a MN Superproducer Taking Center Stage and an Americana Hero Pretending to Be Someone Else
5 great new local song, 5 great new songs from everywhere else, and one real stinker.
The Best Songs of 2024 (So Far)
Here are the 90 best local tracks of the past six months, plus the best 90 tracks from everywhere else. Oh, and Eminem, sorry.
Meet Anita Velveeta, the ‘Big Sister’ of the Twin Cities Trans Music Scene
Whether crafting video game music or thrashing her way through acerbic punk, she's at the center of a changing local music landscape.
The Playlists: Let’s Listen to 20 Great New Songs—And 1 Lousy Old One
A special expanded edition of our weekly new music playlists.
Who Needs Algorithms? Here Are This Week’s New Music Playlists.
5 great new local songs, 5 great new songs from everywhere else, and one song that really sucks.
March Goes Out Like a Very Snowy Lamb with Your Complete Concert Calendar: March 26-April 1
Pretty much all the live music you catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Ghosts, God, and a WCCO Radio Legend Make This Week’s Best New Music Playlists
5 great new local songs, 5 great new songs from everywhere else, and one song that sucks.
A Local Leap Year Anthem and a Soaring Narcan PSA in This Week’s Best New Music Playlists
Plus the worst new song of the week.
Poised to Pop: 10 MN Music Acts Ready to Make Noise in 2024
From newbies to established artists leveling up, here are 10 acts to keep an ear on in the upcoming year.
