Review: Jacob Pavek’s “NINA”
It’s been a few years since we last checked in on local artist Jacob Pavek when his record NOME topped my year-end list of best local releases in 2019. Pavek is back in my...
It’s been a few years since we last checked in on local artist Jacob Pavek when his record NOME topped my year-end list of best local releases in 2019. Pavek is back in my...
Estuary is a Minneapolis based collective that crafted a whole album (“reverse engineered,” in their terms) around solo tracks crafted by band member Zack Baltich. Hearing the genre-bending eight-song LP, you wouldn’t know these...
Kim Gordon is having a post-Sonic Youth renaissance that has seen her explore similar terrain as her work with her groundbreaking band with her own flair, making music that crackles and hisses but never...
Royal Headache, the dearly departed jangly Aussie punk band, hold a special place in my heart despite breaking up in 2018. Their two studio LPs are some of my most played albums of the...
Discovery Zone will perform in Minneapolis for the first time in May, opening for Julia Holter
Horse Lords are one of those bands that super fans (like me) always do the annoying “their records don’t capture them live!” thing. In the flesh they groove deeper, expand minds wider and simply...
Chuck Johnson creates lush, dreamy soundscapes using pedal steel guitar and a bevy of electronics, and it is some of the most serene music you’ll find. Unsurprisingly, he does a lot of soundtrack work...
Don’t miss one of the best shows of the year, Friday-Sat, Jan 26-27.