We Went There: Jamie XX at the Armory
On a frigid night in Minneapolis, where even a few minutes outside could cause frostbite, Jamie XX brought the heat to the Armory in Minneapolis. Touring behind his 2024 release In Waves, the DJ...
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We Went There: Rosali + David Nance & Mowed Sound at 7th St Entry
Nostalgia is a dangerous drug. We’ve seen the dark undercurrent of looking backwards, mining the “better days” in our current political morass, but music is one of those places where nostalgia can be used...
We Went There: Kim Gordon at the Fine Line Music Cafe
In hindsight I’m not sure why, but I was surprised to see the bold “Sold Out” sign as I walked up to the Fine Line Music Cafe for Kim Gordon’s show Friday night in...
We Went There: Destroyer (Solo) at Turf Club
Destroyer, the long-running project of Canadian Dan Bejar, made a stop in St. Paul Saturday as part of his solo tour and dug deeply into his catalog for a sterling 75 minute set that...
We Went There: Altin Gün At The Varsity Theater
(See Jon’s whole photo set from the show HERE) There is a technical aspect to appreciating the band Altin Gün that would be a fine and reasonable basis of any review of the band....
We Went There: Bonny Doon & Anna St. Louis at the 7th St Entry
(View Jon’s full photo set from the show HERE) In my preview article for this show, I leaned into the “this show will be chill” mantra and spoke about the slightly different paths the...
We Went There: Surprise Chef Brings Vibes from Across the Globe to The 7th St Entry
Surprise Chef and Alanna Royale brought funky and soulful sounds to the 7th St Entry Saturday night.
We Went There: Stereolab + Fievel is Glauque at First Avenue
There were touches of grey (or where grey would have been) scattered throughout the mostly-full First Avenue Mainroom Wednesday night for Stereolab’s return to Minneapolis, but any indication by the, ahem, more “vintage” crowd...
