Local music
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.
House DJ Alexis Rose on Seclusion, Psychological Horror, and Playing for the Birds
'Last year we had a stage at Wild Nights set up too close to the moose enclosure. They had to close down that stage.'
‘Norfside’ Drummer L.A. Buckner Will Take You to Church
The virtuoso jazz percussionist's new album is a tribute to north Minneapolis.
The Pandemic Slowed Molly Brandt Down—And Sped Up Her Creativity
With her new album, 'American Saga,' the St. Paul country singer takes a look around—and doesn't always like what she sees.
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.
