Modest Mouse has been the unsung (kind of) hero of rock for almost 30 years now. Pretty much any listener will have heard “Float On” at some point in their lives – and for good reason, the song is an objective classic whose messaging about persevering despite what goes on in life is timeless and […]
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“Another Minnesota show, another frigid night!” AFI packed the house at Minneapolis’ Fillmore event space Wednesday November 16, welcoming a diverse crowd of avid fans who dutifully lined up outside in the 10-degree weather to see their favorite alt/goth/punk/rock/hxc band. AFI is touring on the release of their 2021 album ‘Bodies’ for the similarly named […]
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A cold, snowy evening welcomed the duo of Boukman Eksperyans and Arcade Fire to the northern realms of Minneapolis. Arcade Fire are well into their ‘We’ tour, in support of the album of the same name released earlier this year. The tour has already made it across much of the US and they’ve already got a […]
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Lovers of distinct, unique voices in music turned out this past Tuesday for Turnstile’s Love Connection tour. A packed house showed up for the all-encompassing entourage brought along for the ride by the indie darling hardcore come alt rock up and coming heavyweights. JPEGMAFIA started the evening with as explosive of a bang as you […]
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Minnesota’s first chilly evening of 2022 ushered in two powerhouses of the European metal community. Almost in preparation for the first snow that would drop that evening, the hearts of avid power metal and symphonic metal fans were warmed late into the night as they enjoyed Sabaton’s The Tour to End All Tours tour (what a […]
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Originally planned for some time in the Mesozoic era (spring of 2021), Meshuggah’s tour was previously not even going to be in support of their latest album (Immutable), but like many other bands this year, the global pandemic saw to it that time and time again their plans to come to the US would be […]
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The Dead South returned to the lovely twin cities this past Monday in support of their Served Cold Tour, bringing with them some powerful openers that filled the night with an over-the-top, exuberant energy that was impossible to resist. It had been several years since the Saskatchewanians had been to the area (COVID, of course, […]
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“It’s been much too long since Joel Zimmerman, stage name Deadmau5, has been able to tour, and even longer since he visited the land of the cheeseheads. The house legend hasn’t been able to perform in Wisconsin since the pandemic in 2020, when he was slated to perform at Milwaukee’s The Rave, a show I as a […]
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Australian DJ Flume spent a mesmerizing night in Minneapolis this past Thursday. The eclectic producer just released a brand new record – Palaces – and embarked upon the similarly named Palaces Tour in support of it across North America this past week with a duo of sold out shows in Madison, Wisconsin. His stop at the Armory […]
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The metal train keeps on rolling through Minneapolis! Tuesday night saw absolute thrash mayhem possess the Skyway Theater with the back to back to back excellence of old school thrash bands Death Angel, Exodus, and the mighty Testament took to the stage to show that kicking ass is timeless. The ‘The Bay Strikes Back Tour’ […]
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