Email Author Rob van Alstyne

2012 Stories by Rob van Alstyne

• Craig Finn talks solo album Clear Heart Full Eyes

  published February 1, 2012

  For nearly two decades, Craig Finn has sought comfort amid cranked amps and heavy riffs. First, here in the Twin Cities to cult acclaim as... More >>

• Friends Like These

  published January 11, 2012

  While best known these days as the frontman for somber folk-rock sextet Communist Daughter, in a former musical life Johnny Solomon cranked his... More >>

• Howler hit the right notes with debut album

  published January 11, 2012

  Local rock quartet Howler's rise to international prominence has been so swift that if you blinked twice in the past six months you might have... More >>

• Dan Marsika and the Boys Choir come to Triple Rock

  published January 4, 2012

  Based on the assiduous nods to early-'90s collegiate classics like Beck's Mellow Gold found on Dan Mariska's debut album, It's All... More >>