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Ghosting Merit lead singer Syd Casey performs at the TCUP Power Up! show at Mortimer's on Sunday, February 16.

Performers’ group seeks to create ‘the best place in the world to be a performer’

by Sommer Wagen
Published February 17, 2025

The energy of more than a hundred people powered up the small side room at Mortimer’s bar and restaurant in Minneapolis for the Twin Cities United Performers (TCUP) Power Up! show on Sunday.With...

This concert can be a space for healing and peace, associate artistic director G. Phillip Shoultz said. Courtesy of Tony Nelson.

VocalEssence keeps civil rights fight going

by Isabella Caswell
Published February 10, 2025

The Civil Rights Movement was just the start, G. Phillip Shoultz, III, associate artistic director of VocalEssence said. The VocalEssence WITNESS Program continues the fight. VocalEssence WITNESS:...

Twin Cities jazz artist ChanelMarie Brooks EP will be released in March 2025. Courtesy of ChanelMarie Brooks.

Local jazz artist Chanelmarie Brooks steps into the industry

by Alexis Letang
Published February 7, 2025

Chanelmarie Brooks, a Twin Cities-based jazz artist, wanted to make an EP since she was 21. Now, at 28, her EP “A Soul Silhouette,” is set to be released in March. Bunmi Adewunmi, who goes by...

Local bands Sine Iris, Bad Diver and Alpine Shepherd Boy played Monday night at PILLAR Forum Cafe & Bar. Courtesy of Alice Bennet.

Three up-and-coming bands play PILLAR Forum

by Sophia Arndt
Published February 5, 2025

On Monday night, three local bands played for a crowd of friends, family and a few regulars at PILLAR Forum Cafe & Bar. Playing a mixture of folk and atmospheric indie rock, the Twin Cities-based...

Alternative pop-rock duo POSTER BOY, Cole Pivec and Henning Hanson. Courtesy of Alec Hayes.

POSTER BOY makes music for people who like music

by Gabriel Brito
Published February 4, 2025

POSTER BOY, a newly-formed pop-rock duo of University of Minnesota seniors Cole Pivec and Henning Hanson, said they want to write good songs with catchy hooks and cool riffs that people actually want to...

“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.”...

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