Archive: 2025

Rounding out our salute to the dearly departed Todd Snider, who passed away unexpectedly last week, for today’s Weirdo Wednesday, we’re spotlighting his distinctive gifts as a storyteller with this classic performance of “KK Rider Story” from 2011. This immensely entertaining and amusing 9-minute monologue captures Snider at his comedically narrative best. A fittingly funny […]

With the holiday season approaching, a mixture of feelings can get stirred up. Whether you’re looking forward to spending quality time with family or simply ready to enjoy the time off from work, there is a holiday for music fans that, thankfully, comes twice a year. The second Record Store Day of 2025 is set […]

Originally released on CD in 1991, The Very Best of Deee-Lite arrives on vinyl for the first time, giving a focused recap of a group that treated dance music as a place to experiment. Issued as a Black Friday 2025 Record Store Day exclusive, the Rhino release compiles twenty tracks from their 1990–1994 run on […]

Surf Ride gathers together three early Art Pepper sessions from 1952, 1953, and 1954; an era when he was refining his voice and helping shape the early contours of West Coast jazz. Rather than feeling like a loose compilation, the album flows surprisingly well, offering a clear look at Pepper’s bright alto sax tone, quick […]

When Devo played St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on November 15th, it had been 15 years since the Akron, Ohio, band last visited the Twin Cities. Through costume changes, semi hits, and a few real hits, including an appearance from Booji Boy during “Beautiful World,” Devo remained weird in all the right ways. Photos by Billy […]

The New Pornographers are set to tour the U.S. in 2026, kicking off their run on April 22 at The Wilbur in Boston with stops at New York’s Webster Hall, Los Angeles’ Teragram Ballroom, Chicago’s The Metro, Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club and many more, with support from Will Sheff of Okkervil River. Tickets are available for presale at thenewpornographers.com beginning Wednesday, November 19 at 10 A.M. local time, with the general on-sale beginning Friday, November 21 at 10 A.M. local time. Full details and list of dates can be found below. […]

With just a few shows to go in the current two-month run, Jeff Tweedy has announced the expansion of the Twilight Override tour into March and April 2026. Kicking off March 10th in Des Moines, the tour brings the band’s live show all over the Midwest, Southwest and Northwest parts of the country. Additionally, last week, Tweedy announced an intimate, multi-day residency at Largo in Los […]

If you were lucky enough to attend one of their infamous South By Southwest day parties in the alley off South Congress’s Yard Dog Art Gallery, then you likely experienced the magic of Bloodshot Records. These beer-soaked parties were raucous and gloriously unhinged in the way that anyone who loves rock and roll can appreciate. […]

The music of Madeleine Rose Witney chronicles a vanishing world and revives it in technicolour. A torch singer born and raised in Kentish Town, her songs are keyhole glimpses into an ever-changing Soho and its ragtag eccentrics hidden underground. After releasing a string of impressive singles, Witney lived up to the anticipation on From Now […]

Harry Zimm’s upcoming album, Once and One Time Only, is the result of simple, earnest dedication to creating something beautiful. An exploration into the Buddhist concepts of emptiness, impermanence, and the illusion of self. A jazz-dusted pop record with a nod to the great ’70s soft rock artists like Steely Dan and Michael McDonald, blended with […]