Kinda thinking Prince would’ve been (is?) up here in the rafters grooving along to Khruangbin?

Great lineup!

It's a great day for Cheap Trick fans!! The band is celebrating 50 years together and today's the release day for All Washed Up! We've got the CD and indie exclusive orange/blue marble vinyl in stock now. electricfetus.com/UPC/40999641... #CheapTrick

‘Queering Indigeneity’ debuts at the Minnesota Museum of American Art >> new from me for the @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com www.startribune.com/queering-ind...

After being skipped on prior outings, the Twin Cities are getting two of the biggest K-pop tours starting this weekend. www.startribune.com/k-pop-about-...

Downtown Minneapolis premier holiday shopping experience then vs now. Young-Quinlan 1962, Dayton's Project 2025.

I see your Stevie Nicks, and raise you Belly. (Wish I could’ve made both, though.)

The annual January residencies by Charlie Parr and the Cactus Blossoms are now on sale, but there’s a lot more keeping the Turf Club warm during these colder months. www.startribune.com/turf-club-wi...

Ok #DieSpitz, you win. Austin is still weird and cool and punk rock lives.

Hundreds honored the 29 men who perished aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in a ceremony along the North Shore marking the tragedy’s 50th anniversary. The historic beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse, which the famous ship passed on its final trip, was lit for the occasion. Photos by Alex Kormann

Did we really need another version of Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 epic? Maybe not, but Jeremy Messersmith needed to get his adaptation out of his head by today, a story that exemplifies the song’s lasting “all-consuming” power. www.startribune.com/jeremy-messe...

Are you ready to get your soft-rock on at Shakopee’s new amphitheater next summer? www.startribune.com/two-more-con...

Anna Graves opens for Stevie Nicks on Wednesday in St. Paul with a new record deal after recent dates with the Head & the Heart. www.startribune.com/anna-graves-...

Congrats to Tina Schlieske on the release of the 20th anniversary (and first ever on vinyl!) edition of Slow Burn!! Tina will sign this 2-LP turquoise vinyl Saturday following her free performance at 2pm. electricfetus.com/NewsItem/11563 Tina Schlieske plays Icehouse MPLS tonight.

USA Photo of the year

I’m holding out hope it can still save the world, but St. Cloud is a good start. Great story by @bergjenny.bsky.social. www.startribune.com/st-cloud-dow...

I saw the first preview performance of the Purple Rain musical and then Wednesday’s premiere. Here’s a look at how they tweaked the would-be Broadway show. www.startribune.com/purple-rain-...

“I honestly feel like I’m at home here.” Jeff Tweedy is clearly having a blast being back at First Ave with his sons and friends in tow.

Four decades later, there are still things to learn about Hüsker Dü and the Replacements and the Minnesota bands’ heyday eras. www.startribune.com/husker-du-re...

Where else was the ‘Purple Rain: The Musical’ cast and their guests going to throw their afterparty on opening night? www.startribune.com/purple-rain-...

Mr. Byrne does it again (and is doing again with second Orpheum show tonight). www.startribune.com/david-byrne-...

The last time @nownowband released new songs Trump was new to office and Taylor Swift was making upbeat music oh wait www.startribune.com/minnesota-du...

The Gully Boys song that’s igniting a dance routine, and 6 more new tracks by Minnesota artists to stream in November. www.startribune.com/tracking-min...

IMHO this is the modern Nashville act that should be playing 2 nights at US Bank Stadium, but I’ll gladly take one rowdy night at First Ave instead. @danieldonato.bsky.social #cosmiccountry

Morgan Wallen will open his Still the Problem Tour with two shows April 10-11 at US Bank Stadium. Anyone still have a problem with him? www.startribune.com/morgan-walle...

You know it’s no coincidence @rufus-wainwright.bsky.social sang O Canada to start the game and the Blue Jays opened with two HRs.

Two big nights with David Byrne, album-release parties by Paul Metsa and Lazerbeak, Halloween parties and tour stops by Durand Jones, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country and the Aces are part of this week's concert roundup. www.startribune.com/david-byrne-...

We live in an episode of Veep

Damn. Sounds like Brian’s been quite a roller coaster ride on the health front. Their monthlong tour was supposed to start this past weekend, and they released two new killer tracks ahead of it (recorded locally at the Terrarium). www.startribune.com/minnesotas-b...

Florence + Machine kick off their N American tour at Target Center on April 8, then Demi Lovato is due there May 2. Tix for both go on sale over the next week. www.startribune.com/demi-lovato-...

Opening weekend at the sprawling new Animales space just west of downtown was loaded with live music, as will be most weekends from here on out. Read about the plans. www.startribune.com/animales-bbq...

5 ways to tour Prince sites related to ‘Purple Rain’ musical. (Gift link)

Looking forward to seeing this.

Fun to do a little postscript on last month’s Farm Aid mega-concert with one of its key players. Lukas returns to town to play the Palace Theatre on Tuesday touting his more songwriterly solo album without his longtime band. www.startribune.com/lukas-nelson...

“I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a pink slip today.” (?!)

Iron Maiden and 5 Seconds of Summer have each confirmed stops at the new Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee on their 2026 tours. They won't be the first acts to play there; just the first to announce. www.startribune.com/mystic-lake-...

Two big arena shows, Poliça album release, Kathleen Edwards, Lukas Nelson and the opening weekend for what sounds like a meaty new venue round out this week’s concert roundup. www.startribune.com/playboi-cart...

Out-of-towners coming in for the Purple Rain musical are seeking out ways to walk where he walked, including the newly relaunched First Ave tours, where you can also walk where he humped (the stage). www.startribune.com/5-ways-to-to...

Still no MN date. I hope it wasn’t something I said/wrote.

Neko Case dedicated the First Avenue concert tonight to Conrad. And she said shey be disappointed if he didn't haunt the place.

Like the voices of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon in their Minnesota concerts this year, McCartney’s has lost its range and its oomph (he sounds, well, huskier). But the songs — an unimpeachable catalog if there ever was one — carry the weight. www.startribune.com/paul-mccartn...

It was only a preview, but it was still a big night for Prince fans who came to Minneapolis from around the world for the first glimpse of Purple Rain: The Musical. www.startribune.com/fans-from-al...

We're partnering up with the Paul McCartney GOT BACK merch truck Friday and Saturday! Visit the Electric Fetus tent by the merch truck at U.S. Bank Stadium Friday afternoon and visit the merch truck here at the store Saturday from 10am-2pm! Details here: electricfetus.com/NewsItem/12038

Listening party tonight at 9 pm for @thisispolica's new album via Bandcamp. Good idea. Great songs so far. polica.bandcamp.com/album/dreams...

Herbie, Elvis, Neko and Sir Paul. Quite a list of familiar names in our Twin Cities concert roundup this week. (Tix to McCartney's show, btw, are still widely available for cheap all over the different ticket sites.) www.startribune.com/paul-mccartn...

Two golds, both for German-style beers, and a silver and bronze were won by Twin Cities area breweries at the Great American Beer Fest. www.startribune.com/minnesota-br...

RIP to D'Angelo, who was so great he may have made Prince jealous/rivalrous when he played First Ave in 2015 with Questlove. (Or was it just mere coincidence Prince threw a last-minute party at Paisley Park that night?) www.startribune.com/dangelo-gram...

The Brownstone Jazz Club is slated to open late this year or early next at 28th and Lyndale next to Isle Buns & Coffee, with a singer for a proprietor. www.startribune.com/brownstone-j...

A big two-nighter with Lorde st the Armory, a couple arena shows with Laufey and Mumford & Sons, a Sarah Morris album release and another solo outing by Craig Finn are in this week’s mix for concert picks. www.startribune.com/the-big-gigs...

Finally some good news for Minnesota beer lovers: Dangerous Man is making a comeback. www.startribune.com/dangerous-ma...