Adam Levy

The best concerts in the Twin Cities this week: 1/30-2/5

The Twin Cities is starting to thaw out as January comes to an end. Friday night is especially busy. Retribution Gospel Choir plays the Turf Club while Minneapolis pays tribute to Joe Strummer in the First Avenue Mainroom. Semisonic songwriter Dan Wilson and brother Matt Wilson play a set at Pantage ... More >>

Heiruspecs Holiday Classic, Concrete Blonde, and more

Twin Cities Year in Music 2012

From P.O.S. to Prince to Polica, 2012 was a golden year in Minnesota music

Dan Israel on Bob Dylan and Blood On the Tracks Live event

See Also:William DeVogue claims to be Bob Dylan's first sonBob Dylan announces release date and tracklisting for Tempest, his 35th studio albumWith the recent announcement of a new album and forthcoming St. Paul show, the local adulation for Bob Dylan shows no sign of dying down anytime soon. And th ... More >>

Kevin Steinman says farewell and thanks to the Twin Cities

See Also:U.S. healthcare is too costly for Kevin Steinman, so he's moving to NorwayI sit at a dining table we're about to sell, heaped with things we'll throw in suitcases in two days, amidst a mounting sea of packing boxes. Above the crinkling din of paper being wrapped around our kitchenwares, a c ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles join Twin Ports Bridge Festival to help Duluth flood victims

Related:The Duluth floods drowned my record collectionDuluth flood updates: Low, Charlie Parr, & Trampled by TurtlesAs the devastating, catastrophic images and stories of the flooding in the Duluth began circulating, you knew that the dedicated, hardworking people of that area would see to it to ... More >>

Mary Lucia on tonight's Rock for Pussy IX, David Bowie, and "Cat People"

The best thing about Rock for Pussy is obviously that the charity event, now entering its ninth installment tonight, provides funds for local forlorn cats and kittens in need of a helping paw. But not far behind is that the event, organized by the Current's Mary Lucia and a team of musicians, has su ... More >>

Rock the Cradle

The 802 Tour's luxurious experience hits the Walker in March

​On March 22 and 23, a collective of young, folk-rooted composers who were drinking buddies back in Vermont will perform at the Walker's William and Nadine McGuire Theater. If you read that sentence and a certain level of pretentious cultural superiority didn't come to mind, go back and read it ag ... More >>

Honeydogs frontman Adam Levy's son Daniel passes away at 21

​Honeydogs frontman and Minneapolis music scene mainstay Adam Levy lost his son Daniel, 21, over the weekend after a long battle with mental illness. It's been said that there are no words for a time like this, but words may be what bring us the most comfort.I did not know Daniel Levy, but I know ... More >>

Kid Dakota transforms on Listen to the Crows...

A move to South Dakota brings about personal upheaval

Jewbilee! takes over the Entry this Christmas Eve

​Jewbilee! is a highly entertaining holiday alternative to Christmas Eve for Jewish people and non-Jewish alike. This new "holiday" began seven years ago when local multi-faceted creative artist/musician/DJ/journalist Danny Sigelman, living in Austin, Texas at the time, was inspired to create some ... More >>

Twin Cities Year in Music 2011

Howler, Astronautalis, Pink Mink, and more

Minnesota Remembers Vic Chesnutt and Rocks The Cause

Compilation pays tribute to famous songwriter

'Minnesota Remembers Vic Chestnutt' coming this November, listen to a track here

​Each year, it seems like at least one compilation is released that vies for a spot in the top local records of that year. For the past two years, the Minnesota Beatle Project has landed in the top Minnesota albums section of our Year in Music issue, and this November a new compilation that pays t ... More >>

Mill City Live resumes tonight due to resolution of state shutdown

​The government shutdown affected a few live music events in the Twin Cities, namely the series Mill City Live at the Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis and 9 Nights of Music at the History Center in downtown St. Paul. With the shutdown finally resolved, Mill City Live will resume/kick-off t ... More >>

Rock for Pussy 8 at First Avenue, 6/10/11

Photos by Erik Hess​Rebel Rebel: Rock for Pussy 8June 10, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisNow in its eighth go-round, the annual David Bowie tribute-meets-cat shelter fundraiser Rock for Pussy has become one of the most predictably fun nights in local music, as shown by the large turnout and vibrant ... More >>

Rock for Pussy 8 unites Bowie fans and cat people tonight at First Avenue

Yes, that's a pile of kittens​There are cat lovers, and then there are CAT LOVERS. Crazy cat people from all across the cat insanity spectrum will be gathering at First Avenue tonight for the annual Rock for Pussy charity event, which invites local musicians to perform covers of David Bowie songs ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Alpha Consumer, Gay Beast, and more

​Who says January is a slow month for shows in the Twin Cities? This weekend is jam-packed with festivities, from the Current's sold-out sixth birthday party to CD-release shows for Alpha Consumer, Gay Beast, More Than Lights, and Say Like the French Say.Here's a rundown of our best bets for Frida ... More >>

Benefit Event for Krista Langberg, Terry Chance, and Family

Minnesota's Identity and the Arts

Haley Bonar, B.B. King, Dawes, and more

Jeremy Messersmith and Adam Levy to perform for the President this Saturday

Photo by Nick Vlcek​Talk about the ultimate phone call. Yesterday, local singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith answered a phone call by St. Paul arts director Joe Spencer and was told that he would be opening for the President. Of the United States. Yep, that one.

Mark Mallman's Marathon 3 co-stars reflect on their contributions to the ultimate performance

Photos by Erik Hess​Some of us may remember when our friend Mark Mallman decided to do his first "Marathon" in 1999. Knowing Mark, it didn't seem weird that he would attempt such a stunt. The man has far too much energy and tends to be one of those creative juggernauts that fill the Twin Cities mu ... More >>

Paul McCartney tribute takes over First Avenue

Photos by Steve Cohen​Last night, a bevy of local indie rockers united for Macca: A Tribute to Paul McCartney in the First Ave Mainroom. Blue Sky Blackout, the Melismatics, White Light Riot, Janey Winterbauer, the Duke of Dark, Adam Levy, and many more took turns paying homage to the pop songsmith ... More >>

Critic's Picks

Autolux, Blondie, Nordeast Music Festival, and more

Two free festivals coming to Northeast

​The next two weekends in Northeast will be jam-packed with free live music, starting this Saturday with Shuga Records' 13th Avenue Folk Festival and Record Swap in Shuga's parking lot and at the 331, and continuing next weekend with the massive Nordeast Music Festival, which spans several venues ... More >>

The Sleaze, Apples In Stereo, Red Pens, Al Kooper and more must-see shows this weekend

​The Walker announced that the time-honored tradition of Music & Movies in the Park is on hiatus this year, which is a shame. We Minnesotans have a commitment to effective use of summer time that's ingrained in us at a cellular level, and nothing spoke to that quite like seeing a show AND watc ... More >>

Amos Lee, the Bangles, Apples in Stereo: Critics' Picks

Al Kooper talks Dylan, Conan, Hendrix, and lifetime in the music business

All photos courtesy AlKooper.com​INTERVIEW BY RICK MASONKeyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and producer Al Kooper's uncanny presence and participation in landmark musical events over the past half-century have made him the rock equivalent of Forrest Gump or Zelig. His long association with Bob Dyl ... More >>

Romantica, Alarmists, Adam Levy to play Columbia store in Uptown

​When the bulldozers came to knock down the Uptown Bar, no one expected that live music would still have a place on that gentrified stretch of Hennepin Avenue. This week, the newly opened Columbia Sportswear store -- which was built on top of the Uptown Bar's old outdoor patio -- is bringing the m ... More >>

Patches & Gretchen (CD-Release)

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Afrika Bambaataa, and more

Patches & Gretchen: Sugar Head Pie

Freeloader Friday: Ice sculptures, sex seminars, and a rally for Conan

There's epic amounts of free stuff this weekend.

The Year in Music: P.O.S., Solid Gold, and Owl City break through

Losses include the Suburbs' Bruce Allen, Dinkytowner, and Myth

Replacements tribute unites the local scene at First Ave

Friday night was one for the history books.

Slideshows: Ike Reilly, the Cranberries, and more

Photos from over the weekend.

Thanksgiving weekend concert guide

Your guide to the best shows happening over the extended weekend.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: March 6-12

Prince signs on for Tonight Show residency, interview with Invincible, Mayda profiled & next week's best new releases.

The New Standards trio of pop legends keep it fresh

John Munson of Semisonic and Chan Poling of the Suburbs talk new music

The Spice of Life: Aimee Mann's Christmas (Variety) Show

Local Music Yearbook '03

We Sang. We Danced. We Set things on Fire. And Sometime after the Bar Closed, We Wrote It All Down for You.

Oarfolkjokeopus Tests Nuclear Device in Store on Lyndale Avenue

Sound Check

The Bar at the Edge of the World

Four years ago Lee's Liquor Lounge was just another dying neighborhood bar. Then this guy Nate calls the owner, Louie, and the place turns into--well, no one is quite sure what. But there's nowhere else like it.