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Music

Put your headphones on and expand your playlist with these covers.

Cover Collab: The best song covers that exist

by Isabella Caswell and Sommer Wagen
Published July 25, 2024

Here is a list of five covers we think everyone should listen to.  Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix) by Miley Cyrus, feat. Stevie Nicks Our first pick is not necessarily a cover, but a reworking...

Thousands of people flocked to Harriet Island for the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club music festival.

Minnesota Yacht Club returns the musical festival experience to Harriet Island

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 23, 2024

Last weekend, the Minnesota Yacht Club brought in roughly 60,000 people for the first music festival at Harriet Island in St. Paul since 2012. The festival had a stacked lineup featuring big-name headliners...

For Clairo, “the third time’s the Charm.”

Review: “Charm” by Clairo

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 21, 2024

Indie darling Clairo’s third studio album “Charm,” which came out July 12, is a warm, soul-infused, mature take on the complexities of young adulthood. On her first independent release, Clairo...

Having free water at all concerts would make the concert-going experience a little more enjoyable for everyone.

Water should be free at all concerts

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 20, 2024

Imagine you are at a big concert, standing in the packed general admission floor with your friends and hundreds of others. After hours of dancing, you take a break to get some water, but you find out that...

It’s time for Eminem to retire.

Review: “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)” by Eminem

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 12, 2024

Eminem has fallen flat on his face with his twelfth studio album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” released on Friday. Eminem has become a shell of his former self in recent years, with...

At the F— the USA event, Pink Place invited attendees to “Come rage with us.”

Pink anti-patriotism: F— the USA at the Pink Place

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 9, 2024

Editor's Note: This article contains explicit language. Over one hundred people crowded into the fenced-in backyard of the Pink Place house on Saturday following the Fourth of July. They were brought...

Lucky Cat Records is the third record store to occupy the retail space on the corner of Lyndale Avenue and 26th Street in Minneapolis.

Lucky Cat Records opens in Uptown

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 8, 2024

On Friday, Lucky Cat Records kicked off its grand opening weekend with a special in-store performance from Tommy Stinson Saturday night. The retail space on Lyndale Avenue and 26th Street is an important...

Despite the time apart, members Henning Hanson, Cole Pivec and Daisy Forester said they haven’t missed a beat after reuniting. Photo courtesy of Dial Tone.

Re-Dial Tone: The Return of Dial Tone

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 8, 2024

The three-piece genre-fluid band Dial Tone rehearses in the basement of guitarist Cole Pivec’s house in the Linden Hills neighborhood of southwest Minneapolis. It is a setting natural to any college...

The Houston-born rapper gives fans a confidence boost in the form of an album.

Review: “Megan” by Megan Thee Stallion

by Alexis Letang
Published July 4, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article contains explicit language and mentions of self-harm and sexual themes.  Megan Thee Stallion reminded everyone she is still THAT girl on her third studio album titled...

“Stung!,” the tenth album by the band from Fremantle, is an hour of trippy, distorted and reverb-heavy music perfect for a summer night.

Review: “Stung!” by Pond

by Gabriel Brito
Published June 28, 2024

The Australian psychedelic rock band Pond released a dreamy tenth studio album on June 21 titled “Stung!” Full of the reverb-laden guitars and atmospheric synth pads the band became known for, the...

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