The lights of the stage reflected in the small star-shaped stickers on lead singer Inayah El-Amin’s bass as she said to the crowd that had gathered, “If you can hear me clap once.”Twin Cities-based...

Fans of recurring R&B standout Tinashe flooded the Fillmore in downtown Minneapolis Thursday night, ready and willing to match her freak.The 31-year-old owned the stage even before she walked out,...

Minneapolis is not known for its rap music scene.Other than Prince, most discussions of local artists revolve almost entirely around rock bands. However, the city is home to a community of talented...

Canadian dance-punk band Death from Above 1979 tore the roof off of Fine Line this past Friday, playing their seminal debut LP “You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine” in its entirety before continuing...

Minneapolis band Unstable Shapes is finally releasing music after forming around five years ago.Lead vocalist Andrew Cahak threw out the idea of forming a band over drinks with guitarists Mitch Gustafson...

When Minneapolis-native Breymer, aka Sarah Walk, started writing her highly personal third album “When I Get Through,” she said she didn’t think at all about eventually performing the songs — all...

Sometimes an artist will release an album made for live performance. Considering two of my best friends have already purchased their tickets for the upcoming tour, “CHROMAKOPIA” by Tyler, the Creator...

“The Great Impersonator” by popstar Halsey, released on Friday, is a meditation on the struggles of fame and grief.The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Ashley Frangipane, unpacks their two-year-long...

Indie singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza’s Saturday performance at the Coffman Union Great Hall was highly anticipated since the concert was announced in late August.That was before De Souza’s house...

Life and family caused them to take a pause. Now, Kaizers Orchestra is traveling the world, replaying their old music.The Norwegian alternative rock band returned from a decade-long hiatus when they...