Featured stories from Reviler — highlights from our Twin Cities music coverage including reviews, photography, and interviews from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
We talk to Jim Blaha on the late Michael Yonkers, the friend and collaborator who taught The Blind Shake that one groove can carry a whole song. Released in conjunction with Midwest Social Research for their conclusion of Michael Yonkers summer.
As I walked to the bus after seeing Nels Cline’s variety show “River Mouth, Unseen Green” at the Walker Art Center’s McGuire Theatre, I wrestled with whether this was the best show I saw...
Croz Boyce, on record, are Avey Tare and Geologist from the legendary aughts band Animal Collective. They put out their debut LP this year, and it highlighted their breezy, nature-infused brand of experimental ambient...
(Photo of Kiwi Jr at Cloudland by Reviler’s Jon Behm. See his full photoset HERE.) As I mentioned in my preview post ahead of their Friday show at Cloudland, Canadian janglers Kiwi Jr are...
Dave Portner (Avey Tare) and Brian Weitz (Geologist) are either 2/3 or half of Animal Collective, depending on the area you are talking about, and you can hear the band’s unsettled-yet-reassuring sound in the...
Kiwi Jr. is a group of jangly pop connoisseurs from Canada who have been on the grind over the last few years making richly melodic music. I was hooked via their late 2019 debut...
Sugar plays a sold-out, three-night stand at First Ave starting tonight – their first Minneapolis shows in over 30 years. We look back at Besides, the b-sides comp that started it all for me, plus mailing lists, bootleg cassettes, and one very confused dad with a printer.
Dave Power (he of Solid Gold, bathtub cig and many more) recently put out a great LP called Rare Earth of (self-described) Boards of Canada-influenced electonrica. The album is 12 songs of twitchy, hypnotic,...
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How Michael Yonkers Transformed Jim Blaha’s Playing Forever
October 2, 2026
