Posts by Billy Briggs

St. Vincent brought her ‘Daddy’s Home’ World Tour to The Armory in Minneapolis, MN on 9/14/21. As the indie diva has showcased her new ’70s persona of late, there was plenty of soul slatned rock alongside spirited guitar moments that make Annie Clark such a vital live performer. Photos by Billy Briggs.

You know things might almost be back to normal when Ween returns to the road, and with a vivacious set at Minneapolis’ Surly Brewing field on 8/21, they made a triumphant return to the twin cities with a 28 song scorcher.

Patti Smith visited Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, MN on 8/8/21 with a 13 song performance that covered all facets of the rock poet’s esteemed career. Photos by Billy Briggs.

80’s synth-pop legend Howard Jones has no shortage of hits, many that run the gamut of nostalgia and adoring pop music. The British artist visited St. Paul’s Ordway Theater with Nick Beggs & Robin Boult on March 4th, 2020 as part of his acoustic trio tour and dusted off favorites “What Is Love?.” “Everlasting Love,” […]

John Waters left nothing held back on his zany This Filthy World tour at The Parkway in Minneapolis. Water opened up about the various drug he was on for each movie and had the audience visualize sex with Donald Trump. He also took part in a meet and greet with fans, but he made an […]

The days to see Gene Simmons and Paul Stanely in makeup are coming to an end as the KISS End of the Road tour mad its way across the states. The Xcel Center in St. Paul, MN played host to this most recent twin cities gig, which saw fire up the hits, along with support […]

First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN played host to Raphael Saadiq on 2/22 in support of his impressive fifth solo album, 2019’s Jimmy Lee. Photos by Billy Briggs

Motion City Soundtrack has recently returned from a three-year hiatus and made its return to its home city of Minneapolis, MN. The five-piece alt-rockers churned out a slew of hits and deep cuts at the newly opened Fillmore in Minneapolis, MN on 2/17/20. Photos by Billy Briggs

Brandi Carlile helped break in the new Minneapolis Fillmore on February 14th- in the third of three sold-out shows at the new Live Nation venue. Carlile performed an acoustic performance accompanied only by “the Twins,” identical brothers Phil and Tim Hanseroth, her bassist and guitarist for 20 years and performed a career-spanning set covering all […]

Bishop Briggs pushed musical boundaries at St Paul’s Palace Theatre on November 12th, with an elevating performance that crisscrossed many genres. Photos by Billy Briggs.

The Armory in Minneapolis, MS welcomed Sweedish melodic metallers Ghost on October 5th. Touring in support of 2018’s polished Prequelle, Ghost has continually made a dent in the states and making naysayers say “f$%k yeah!”

Following a lengthy touring hiatus, The Black Keys have recently returned back to action with their first tour since 2014 in support of this year’s comeback album Let’s Rock. Joining Dan Auerback and Patrick Carney are Zachary and Andrew Gabbard of Southwest Ohio’s Buffalo Killers.  The band rocked the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on 9/28/19. […]

Timeless road warriors and rock veterans Melvins hit Minneapolis’ First Avenue on 9/24/19. Buzz Osborne continues to write the rules of underground rock as he’s about to play into his fifth decade.

In support of her solo debut album Jaime, released on 9/20, Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) delivered a spell-binding performance at St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on 9/19/19. Photos by Billy Briggs.

Massive Attack hit up The Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN on 9/10/19 for The Mezzanine XXI tour. The show consisted of new audio/visual production designed by Robert Del Naja and features collaborations with filmmaker Adam Curtis and AI artist Mario Klingemann. The show will re-imagine Mezzanine twenty-one years on from its release using custom audio reconstructed […]

Lenny Kravitz brought his colorful and enigmatic display of rock to Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre on 9/8/19. Photos by Billy Briggs  

Tyler the Creator brought his colorful display of modern hip hop and pop to Minneapolis’ Armory on 9/2/19. The Odd Future collaboraor is touring in support of highly acclaimed new album Igor.  

Stray Cats led by Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phanton created a rockabilly scene like it was the early 80’s or perhaps the 50’s again on August 18th at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino in Welch, MN. The trio released their tenth studio album 40 earlier this year and are in the midst […]

Gary Clark Jr. and his band offered yet another sublime guitar clinic – this time at the Surly Brewing Festival Field in Minneapolis, MN on 8/9/19. Photos by Billy Briggs  

Carlos Santana still throws down guitar passages and leads as well as anybody there ever was and still is. He brought his legendary chops to St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on August 3rd as part of the Supernatural Now Tour. Photos by Billy Briggs