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Heat of the Week: Spending the dog days of summer in style

Heat of the Week: Spending the dog days of summer in style

by Nina Raemont
Published July 6, 2021
Enjoy the dog days of summer with new concerts, zippy margaritas and some local tunes that spotlight our beloved city and encourage some post-vax debauchery.
Vibia Fagdalene poses on the album cover for “Urban Queens”

Q&A with recent University graduate Vibia Fagdalene about her upcoming drag album release

by Megan Phillips
Published July 1, 2021
Fagdalene released the first single “Urban Queens” off of the album on June 25.
Photo courtesy of Jacob Pesci.

It’s not beginner’s luck when it comes to Papa Mbye, it’s the real deal.

by Frankie Carlson
Published June 29, 2021
Local artist Papa Mbye prepares for the summer release of his debut EP, “MANG FI.”
Oromo Student Union holds long-awaited annual cultural celebration

Oromo Student Union holds long-awaited annual cultural celebration

by Sophia Zimmerman
Published June 29, 2021
Five months later than usual, students gather to showcase a multitude of talents, cultural displays and tributes dedicated to the late Hachalu Hundessa.
Local band Keep for Cheap writes and performs indie folk and prairie rock in the Twin Cities. Photos courtesy of Bethunni Schreiner.

Underground Update: Keep for Cheap is back on the scene

by Frankie Carlson
Published June 25, 2021
As they finish up work on their album and gear up to start performing live again, St. Paul five-piece Keep for Cheap expands on their prairie-folk sound.
Some icy treats, artwork and beats

Some icy treats, artwork and beats

by Nina Raemont
Published June 22, 2021
Keep your finger on this week’s local heat
Heat of the Week: New Lorde, new Megan, new music for everybody

Heat of the Week: New Lorde, new Megan, new music for everybody

by Nina Raemont
Published June 15, 2021
This past week has brought us some new tunes, right in time for Hot Girl Summer.
First Avenue venue sits empty on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The Minnesota chapter of the National Independent Venue Association was founded by First Avenue, along with other local music venues, to advocate for relief in the form of the SaveMNStages bill.

The return of live music brings back a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy for venues, fans and artists alike

by Macy Harder
Published June 14, 2021
Concerts are making their long-awaited comeback to the Twin Cities this summer.
Minneapolis-based pop-punk band VIAL poses for a portrait on Monday, June 7.

‘Shit is starting and it will not be stopping’: A big summer of new music ahead for indie punk band VIAL

by Megan Phillips
Published June 8, 2021
The “honk rock” band’s new songs debut amid the return to live performances, highly anticipated by their newfound TikTok following they gained over the months of lockdown.
Brankin: The painful relatability of SOUR

Brankin: The painful relatability of SOUR

by Tara Brankin
Published June 7, 2021
Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album contains songs that cut right to the core.

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