ReviewsWaxahatchee bring serene power and sing-alongs to Palace TheatreNatalia Mendez and Sara Fish • Apr 22, 2024Katie Crutchfield and band played to a sold-out St. Paul crowd. Australian band Good Morning opened up.
ReviewsTaylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is written in bloodAnn Powers • Apr 19, 2024With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.
ReviewsAnna Graves, Porcupine light up MPR's Forum on Minnesota Music Day Apr 11, 2024On Wednesday, The Current hosted its second Minnesota Music Month event — a live taping of The Local Show that featured a proclamation by Gov. Walz and a panel discussion with Rep. Maria Isa and Jeremy Messersmith.
ReviewsAlan Sparhawk leads night of thrills and surprise at Turf ClubCat Grimm and Steven Cohen • Apr 8, 2024Friday marked the first concert in the Minnesota Music Month series, with sets of music by Alan Sparhawk Solo Band, Maygen and the Birdwatcher, Joe Rainey, and Kelley Smith.
ReviewsChris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show wows the Twin Cities yet againJoel Swenson and Tony Nelson • Apr 8, 2024The soulful country star played a crowd-pleasing two-hour set following opening acts Marcus King and Lainey Wilson at Saturday’s U.S. Bank Stadium show in Minneapolis.
ReviewsSampha casts soulful spell over sold-out First Avenue crowdNatalia Mendez and Sara Fish • Apr 8, 2024The British singer, songwriter, producer, and musician put on a mesmerizing show in Minneapolis on Saturday. Treanne and Ruthven opened up.
ReviewsThe Last Dinner Party serve up pure decadence at First AvenueJoel Swenson and Sara Fish • Apr 5, 2024The British band performed its first Minneapolis concert on Thursday evening. Miss Grit was the opening act.
ReviewsSleater-Kinney stage their beautifully dark dystopia in St. PaulNatalia Mendez and Sara Fish • Mar 25, 2024On tour with their expansive, grief-laden 11th album, Little Rope, the band brought out a performance that was anything but subtle.
ReviewsOlivia Rodrigo spills her 'GUTS' in St. PaulNatalia Mendez and Laura Buhman • Mar 18, 2024The 21-year-old stirred up cathartic sing-alongs during a sold-out Xcel Energy Center set.
ReviewsJason Isbell & the 400 Unit stage two powerful shows at the PalaceLuke Taylor and Sara Fish • Mar 4, 2024Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit’s spectacular shows in St. Paul on Saturday and Sunday suggested a lyric in their song, “If You Insist,” the swirling combination of music and lights tearing through the Palace “like a category five” hurricane.