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“Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the Weeknd’s first and last album since his Fortnite collaboration.

The Weeknd releases his final record, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’

by Gabriel Brito
Published February 3, 2025

Last Friday, The Weeknd released “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” meant to be his final release under The Weeknd name. Throughout the album's 84-minute runtime, the 34-year-old Canadian singer, Abel Tesfaye,...

Two years after opening for Hozier, Mike Kota will share the stage with the artist at the upcoming summer festival, the Minnesota Yacht Club. Courtesy of Elise Alexandra.

Local artist Mike Kota releases new single

by Sophia Arndt
Published January 31, 2025

The day before her experimental single was released, local artist Mike Kota was announced in the lineup for this year’s Minnesota Yacht Club festival. The announcement comes two years after opening for...

Toadstool and Tinwhiskers played alongside the owners’ bands, I Am Bent Around Her and The Waterworks. Courtesy of Ell Mae.

New house venue Bizzarro World lets fresh bands gain experience

by Isabella Caswell
Published January 28, 2025

Two shows and some sock monkey pictures later, the owners of Bizzarro World, a new house venue in Como, have built a community.The second-ever Bizzarro World show was on Saturday with sophomores Jack...

Brat Summer has given way to EUSEXUA Winter.

FKA twigs’ ‘EUSEXUA’ — lose the world, find yourself

by Sommer Wagen
Published January 27, 2025

FKA twigs’ can energize the bleakest of winters with her highly-anticipated dance album “EUSEXUA.”Despite “EUSEXUA” being only her third studio album, twigs shows off her well-defined artistic...

Miller stays real in sharing his poignant experience of addiction, fame and mental illness.

‘Balloonerism’: Mac Miller’s authentic existential take on life and death

by Isabella Caswell
Published January 23, 2025

Released Jan. 17, two days before what would have been Mac Miller’s 33rd birthday, “Balloonerism” reveals the relationship between a man and death. Addiction is a key theme throughout “Balloonerism.”...

The banc hopes they can transition their stage presence to social media success. Courtesy of Rogue Royal.

Secret studio shepherds bands from stage to social media

by Spencer White
Published January 16, 2025

Inside an inconspicuous brown house in Arden Hills, Brad Matala has turned his home into a state-of-the-art recording studio. For local rockers Rogue Royal, Matala’s studio offers a space to transfer...

Nadirah McGill speaking at the Twin Cities United Performers campaign launch at Green Room on Dec. 14.

Local musicians campaign for better treatment from venues

by Gabriel Brito
Published December 16, 2024

Twin Cities United Performers (TCUP), an organization campaigning for better working conditions at local music venues, held an official launch event at Green Room on Saturday.Over a hundred musicians...

VIAL guitarist/vocalist KT Branscom and bassist/vocalist Taylor Kraemer perform at Pissfest.

PISSFEST year two — a strong and steady stream

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 9, 2024

Watery yellow light bathed the stone walls and a crowd of punks of the Varsity Theater on Saturday at the second annual Pissfest, creating the feeling of being at the bottom of a toilet bowl.The self-identified...

Subsubheader: Spoiler alert: Taylor Swift outsold everyone else, again.

Backroad bangers, Brat summer and a bar song — What we listened to in 2024

by Gabriel Brito
Published December 7, 2024

As 2024 comes to a close and Grammy judges begin to cast their votes, let us take a moment to reflect on what we listened to this year. “Chromokopia,” by Tyler, the Creator and “Short n’ Sweet”...

The band blends blues with jazz, R&B, soul, hip-hop, hard rock and reggae. Courtesy of Mark W Toth.

The Dylan Salfer Band pursues authenticity in a modern music era

by Isabella Caswell
Published December 4, 2024

Deep down, Dylan Salfer always knew he wanted to start his own band.Lead singer and guitarist of the Dylan Salfer Band, Salfer said a lot of artists perform the bare minimum on stage. The older he...

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