Concert review: Garbage and Blondie – Rage and Rapture tour at the Mystic Showroom – Prior Lake, MN – July 21, 2017
Published by JB on July 23, 2017 Review by Renee Schaefer. Photography by Jeffrey Becker. The Rage and Rapture tour features
Concert review: Chris Isaak at Humphreys Concerts By the Bay – San Diego, CA – July 17, 2017
Published on July 21, 2017 by JB Review by Sylvia Borgo Chris Isaak must love San Diego, and his fans in San Diego love him ri
Album Review: Slowdive – Slowdive
Published by JB on July 14, 2017 Released May 5, 2017 9/10 “I don’t remember much about it all Just saw you loving
News: Blondie and Garbage to co-headline Rage and Rapture tour
Published July 1, 2017 by Jeff Becker BLONDIE AND GARBAGE TO CO-HEADLINE RAGE AND RAPTURE TOUR THIS SUMMER February 8, 2
Album Review: Prince and the Revolution – Purple Rain (deluxe reissue)
Published June 25 Prince and the Revolution – Purple Rain (deluxe reissue) 9.5/10 Disc 1 – Purple Rain Remastering in
Concert review: Wilco at the Coronado Performing Arts – Rockford, IL – June 14, 2017
Review and photography by Edward Spinelli Wilco Coronado Performing Arts Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Scoring a ticket to see wilc
News: Hinterland 2017 joins the big boys with stalwarts Alt-J, Ryan Adams, Gary Clark Jr.
Hinterland 2017: Alt-J, Ryan Adams, Gary Clark Jr., The Head and the Heart Hinterland 2017 in St. Charles, Iowa is pulling n
Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain at the Palace Theater – St. Paul, MN. May 9, 2017
Published on May 10, 2017 “I think I’m turning to dust Love is turning to lust I think I’m turning to dust O
Review: Slowdive and Japanese Breakfast at the Palace Theater – St. Paul, MN. May 2, 2017
Published on May 4, 2017. “In a flash of time Said she’s feeling love for everyone tonight Smiling beautiful She s
Review: The XX and Sampha at the Palace Theater – St. Paul, MN. April 28, 2017
Published by JB on April 29, 2017 “Could I be, was I there? It felt so crystal in the air I still want to drown, wheneve
Review: The New Pornographers and Waxahatchee at First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN. April 18, 2017
Published by JB on April 19, 2017 Death, Taxes and The New Pornographers I’ve always placed Jenny Lewis and Neko Case si
Album Review: The New Pornographers – Whiteout Conditions
Published April 12, 2017 by JB Release date: April 7, 2017 8/10 “Was it singing from the bad choices On a ceiling with
Review: Radiohead at the Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO – April 5, 2017
Published by JB on April 6, 2017 Revenge of the Nerds! It’s a paradox really that Radiohead, arguably the greatest rock
Concert Review: Regina Spektor at Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN – March 13, 2017
All photos courtesy Joe Stadele Photography. All rights reserved. Regina Spektor was the first musician signed on to play th
Album Review: Spoon – Hot Thoughts
Published by JB on March 26, 2017 Released on March 17, 2017 8/10 Hot Thoughts adds to a catalog that 99% of all rock bands w
Album Review: Ryan Adams – Prisoner
Published on March 21, 2017 by JB Released on February 17, 2017 7/10 Color by numbers for the prolific Adams It’s chic
Album Review: The Shins – Heartworms
Published by JB on March 12, 2017 Release date: March 10, 2017 8/10 “Somehow we cruise to the end Change lives and every
Album Review: Sleigh Bells – Jessica Rabbit
Published on March 8, 2017 by JB Release date: November 11, 2016 5/10 The Brooklyn duo’s (Alexis Krauss and guitarist Der
Review: Poliça and Spank Rock at First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN. February 11, 2017
Published 2/12/2017 by Jeff Becker Channy Leaneagh’s 5-year anniversary, one-off hometown show with her Minneapolis-bas
Album review: The XX – I See You
Published January 31, 2017 Album Release date: January 13, 2017 8.5/10 “Do I chase the night or does the night chase m
Concert Review: Bear’s Den at Fine Line Music Cafe – Minneapolis, MN – January 25, 2017
All photos courtesy Joe Stadele Photography. All rights reserved. “We have some bad news. This will be the last song
Concert Review: Jim James at State Theatre – Minneapolis, MN – December 1, 2016
All photos courtesy Joe Stadele Photography. All rights reserved. “All in the moment, no hesitating…” 2016 has been a
Album Review: Streets of Laredo – Wild
Published by JB on October 21, 2016 Release date: October 21, 2016 7/10 Breezy (and sometimes jangly) pop bliss from the Bro
Concert Review: Sigur Rós at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland – Kansas City, MO – October 12, 2016
Published by JB on October 19, 2016 Sigur Rós; filling the corners of our minds with notes we can’t possibly anticipate
Concert Review: Glass Animals with Pumarosa at Myth – Maplewood, MN – October 7, 2016
All photos courtesy Joe Stadele Photography. All rights reserved. Glass Animals’ “Life Itself” may go down