Never mind Bon Iver, meet Bon Dylan. Justin Vernon explains his plans to "try to be Bob Dylan for a night" at this summer's Eaux Claire fest and offers a taste of how they'll sound. www.startribune.com/justin-verno...

Northbound Smokehouse led the pack of Minnesota breweries to win World Beer Cup medals this week, which also included beer makers in Duluth and Rochester. www.startribune.com/minnesota-br...

Della Mae, Band of Horses, Chucho Valdes, Jeremy Messersmith release parties and Waxahatchee + MJ Lenderman are among our highlighted concerts over the next week. www.startribune.com/waxahatchee-...

Della Mae, Band of Horses, Chucho Valdes, Jeremy Messersmith release parties and Waxahatchee + MJ Lenderman are among our highlighted concerts over the next week. www.startribune.com/waxahatchee-...

Ongoing coverage today. #ripprince www.startribune.com/prince-death...

A decade after Prince died there, a younger generation of employees is working anew to keep Paisley Park a successful museum and major Minnesota tourist site. www.startribune.com/a-new-look-a...

Happy Almost Record Store Day! What are your favorite shops in town?

Find out who’s performing where and who’s selling wares on Saturday for everyone's favorite shopper’s holiday. @recordstoreday.bsky.social www.startribune.com/5-things-to-...

Tonight’s Talk of the Stacks interview with Mary is full but you can tune in via livestream 6:30. www.supporthclib.org/mary-lucia

“We’ve been watching the news knowing we were going to be performing there, and it’s been concerning,” said Jorge Hernández, singer of Norteño music’s pre-eminent band Los Tigres del Norte, performing Sat at Grand Casino Arena. www.startribune.com/los-tigres-d...

I’ll be guesting on Jazz88’s local show alongside Mpls soul/R&B legend Monroe Wright III (!!!) starting at 7. It’s Pledge Drive time.

Scenes from the Twin Cities’ biggest K-pop concert yet, @twicejype.bsky.social at Grand Casino Arena More at @startribune.com

Hi-fi videos of the "Purple Rain" and "Streets of Minneapolis" live performances at Target Center were released today by Team Springsteen. Could there be a whole concert film released off the show? I'd say it's a worthy venture. www.startribune.com/springsteen-...

This week's concert spotlights: Two nights of Lady Gaga, two nights of Bro Wallen, two nights of Throwing Muses and not enough nights with Mini Kiss. Also a release party by Katy Vernon's new band Favourite Girl. www.startribune.com/morgan-walle...

How it feels doing literally any task right now.

Well what do ya know? Bob Dylan is going to help christen Mystic Lake Amphitheater with a couple other songwriting greats for support, Lucinda Williams and John Doe. www.startribune.com/bob-dylan-an...

St. Paul's Lowertown Sounds will feature fewer shows overall but more first-timers in 2026, including Poliça and Pert Near Sandstone. And did we mention it's free and outside? www.startribune.com/newcomers-he...

Started during COVID-19, the Hewing Hotel’s rooftop concert series is still going strong with Dessa, Nur-D and Tina Schlieske in this year’s lineup. www.startribune.com/hewing-hotel...

A couple comebacks, a couple buzzy newcomers and one son of a Van Halen are among the concert highlights this week. www.startribune.com/raye-florenc...

And away we go… @brucespringsteen.net

First full band performance of Streets of Minneapolis. @brucespringsteen.net

Bruce gets his star! And I might get a headline of the year award for this one. The club unveiled it today ahead of his concert tonight across the street. www.startribune.com/first-avenue...

Bruce Springsteen performs "Streets of Minneapolis" at the #NoKings rally in St. Paul. Video by Neal Justin.

FKA Twigs, Wyatt Flores, Cowboy Junkies, Bruce & E Street (and Tom Morello) and Wednesday on a Thursday are among this week's Big Gigs concert highlights. www.startribune.com/bruce-spring...

Willie retire? Yeah right. This will be the first time the Outlaw Music Fest has been in the Twin Cities proper, courtesy the new amphitheater. www.startribune.com/willie-nelso...

Saturday's Suicide Commandos farewell show at First Ave will feature Bob Mould, Craig Finn and other special guests. But sadly it won't feature the band's own Steve Almaas. “None of us ever imagined playing a Commandos gig without the other two." www.startribune.com/suicide-comm...

You want to try to meet the moment,” Bruce Springsteen told the Minnesota Star Tribune on Monday afternoon. “The No Kings movement is of great import right now.”

Indeed Brewing is expanding its popular Mexican Honey line to include two new flavors debuting in variety packs this week. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

Should be, um, crazy, sexy AND cool. The second Saturday (Sept. 5) of this year's fair. It's the sixth of the 12 grandstand shows so far announced for 2026. www.startribune.com/minnesota-st...

I don’t pine for Ye Olde Days before my time, but two nights of Hüsker Dü with 2-for-1 drinks is inarguably better. Happy 46th bday, Ye Olde Entry!

This week's list of "best Twin Cities concerts" includes two Rochester offerings (Bob Dylan and the final Rochester Thaw fest). A lot going on in town, too. www.startribune.com/bob-dylan-ne...

Here's a story I wrote for Travel off a trek through the Belize and Guatemala jungle to see some top Mayan ruins sites, including Caracol and Tikal, the latter a popular stop with Star Wars geeks. I was just playing one for the sake of the story. www.startribune.com/belize-guate...

Bobcat Goldthwait had us at hello opening the Shannon/Narducy REM show: “Hello Miami!” Told a great story about Prince bonding with him over being nondrinkers at a party: “We’ll be the only normal ones here.” “Oh yeah, you & I are a couple regular joes,” Bobcat replied.

Can confirm: I used the new Apple Wallet scanner at First Ave tonight and worked like a charm.

The would-be alternative to Ticketmaster, AXS isn’t exactly endearing itself to Minnesota music fans either, with widespread complaints over technical glitches and, um, “access;” and its fees aren’t much more merciful. www.startribune.com/axs-not-earn...

Cardi B sold out Target Center second time in a row and went twice as long as her prior show. www.startribune.com/cardi-b-conc...

Heart, Patti Smith, Jesse Welles, Mariah the Scientist, another all-star REM tribute and more concert picks for the upcoming week. www.startribune.com/the-big-gigs...

Hold on! Surly Field will still be going strong in 2026 despite stiffer competition among outdoor concerts. Three big summer shows are newly announced for the brewery's big backyard, each going on sale Thu-Fri. www.startribune.com/surly-brewin...

Big news in Twin Cities beerland! Dangerous Man is returning to its old hood with a taproom in HeadFlyer’s popular NE Mpls space. www.startribune.com/dangerous-ma...

Extreme Noise Records will leave the Lyn-Lake area for the east end of Lake Street, next door to kindred music venue Cloudland Theater. www.startribune.com/extreme-nois...

Peaches, Jason Isbell, Los Lobos, Rage Against the Regime and two very different Dropkick Murphys sets round out this week's Big Gigs live music options. www.startribune.com/jason-isbell...

They’ve been hired by innumerable MN songwriters. Now the Laurel Strings Quartet is recruiting folks to play with them. www.startribune.com/laurels-stri...

I didn't intend for this month's Tracking Minnesota playlist to be a lot of songs reflective of the turmoil in the Twin Cities this winter, but that's what happens when artists do their thing. Hear new tracks by She's Green, Solid Gold, Mina Moore and Curtiss A. www.startribune.com/tracking-min...

Who still gets excited about seeing Clapton? Serious, non-snarky question. Those who do will have the chance again Sept. 15 at Grand Casino Arena with one of my all-time favorite guitar players Jimmie Vaughan as his opener again. www.startribune.com/eric-clapton...

Patti Smith was already coming to town to promote her new memoir on March 13, and now she's sticking around a day later to play the Parkway Theater. www.startribune.com/patti-smith-...

Another brewery down. HeadFlyer is closing its taproom, but its beers will be available elsewhere, and another brewer could be moving into the space. www.startribune.com/headflyer-br...

A couple of classic hip-hop acts at the Dakota, a young local punk band graduates to the Mainroom, a full-blown disco throwback act and a revival of an acclaimed 2006 album are part of the Big Gigs mix this week. www.startribune.com/margo-price-...

Before their sold-out March 6 gig at Palace, @dropkickmurphys.com are throwing a free afternoon block party across Nicollet from the Alex Pretti shooting site with Laamar, Obi Original, Brass Solidarity, Sophie Hiroko, Chutes and Wild Colonial Bhoys. www.startribune.com/dropkick-mur...

“Minnesota is so deeply inspiring,” Brandi posted after Saturday’s emotional Target Center concert, which is still viewable online through Monday night and still raising more money via T-shirt sales. It also raised the profile of the Singing Resistance. www.startribune.com/brandi-carli...

“My message is one of love and reconciliation and protection for displaced people. I have a long record of standing behind this.” Brandi Carlile is livestreaming Sat’s Target Ctr show to raise money for Minneapolis causes. Also airing via the Current. www.startribune.com/brandi-carli...