Aleksa Palladino

Five underrated records of 2012

New music came at us from all angles in 2012, to the point where we give something a cursory listen, hastily tweet out our opinion about it, then quickly move on to the next hot song/band of the moment. Within that constant deluge of music and the instant social media dissection of its merits (or la ... More >>

The Joy Formidable at the Fine Line, 03/19/12

​The Joy Formidable With A Place To Bury Strangers and ExitmusicFine Line, MinneapolisMarch 19, 2012It seems inconceivable that a young band like the Joy Formidable would already have two legendary local shows under their belt before their second album even comes out. But after last night's ince ... More >>

Reeling In the Mpls./St. Paul International Film Festival

Ninety-three films, three projectors, and the whole wide world

Mommy Can You Hear Me?