Dan Murphy

Har Mar Superstar, Brute Heart, Soul Asylum, and more

Soul Asylum

Twin Cities Year in Music 2012

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

Lutefisk Sushi Volume E

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

Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy leaves the band

Founding Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy has announced his exit from Soul Asylum after three decades with the band. Earlier this week, he issued a statement on the group's website to make his departure official. "I have decided that I will no longer be touring or recording with the band, effective ... More >>

Soul Asylum at First Avenue, 7/20/12

See Also:Slideshow: Soul Asylum at First Avenue 7/20/12Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner on Delayed Reaction and all that jazzSoul AsylumFirst Avenue, MinneapolisJuly 20, 2012With the tragedy in Aurora still weighing heavy on the hearts and minds of those assembled at First Avenue Friday night, you could h ... More >>

Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner on Delayed Reaction and all that jazz

Release shows at 7th St. Entry and First Avenue

Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner on jazz, Slim Dunlap, and Bill O'Reilly

See Also:*Cover Story: Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner on Delayed Reaction and all that jazz*Soul Asylum: Promo Photos and Outtakes*Soul Asylum's Dan Murphy thinks the band is making the best music it's ever made--and wonders if it's worth it anymoreDave Pirner has happily been a New Orleans resident for ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Subhumans, Jeff Beck, House of Pain, and more

See Also:*Cover Story: Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner on Delayed Reaction and all that jazz*Soul Asylum: Promo Photos and Outtakes*Soul Asylum's Dan Murphy thinks the band is making the best music it's ever made--and wonders if it's worth it anymoreDave Pirner has happily been a New Orleans resident for ... More >>

Golden Smog

See Also:*Cover Story: Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner on Delayed Reaction and all that jazz*Soul Asylum: Promo Photos and Outtakes*Soul Asylum's Dan Murphy thinks the band is making the best music it's ever made--and wonders if it's worth it anymoreDave Pirner has happily been a New Orleans resident for ... More >>

Golden Smog book two nights at the Fine Line

​Longstanding Twin Cities-based supergroup Golden Smog have announced a two-night stand at the Fine Line, Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16. According to a press release from the Fine Line, the performance will feature all of the band's core members: Marc Perlman and Gary Louris (The Jayhawk ... More >>

Soul Asylum at First Avenue, 12/17/10

Photos by Nick Wosika​Soul AsylumDecember 17, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIt felt like the early '90s at First Avenue again, as a packed crowd awaited the highly anticipated first show by Soul Asylum at the venue since last December. Mysterious percussion and tool noises came from behind the scre ... More >>

Jayhawks Karen Grotberg, Tim O'Reagan, Marc Perlman make special appearance

Three-fifths of the Jayhawks reunited at the 318 Cafe in Excelsior Saturday night.

The Jayhawks, Yesterday and Today

Catching up with some of the 'Hawks' most prominent members

Christ's Household of Faith acts like a deadbeat dad

The St. Paul church has fought for 20 years to avoid paying for a former member's kids

Soul Asylum's return to the stage

The St. Paul church has fought for 20 years to avoid paying for a former member's kids

Family Man

Karl Mueller, 1963-2005

Family Man

Karl Mueller, 1963-2005

Only Karl could inspire a H�sker D� reunion

Karl Mueller, 1963-2005

Let's Go Crazy

For a rocker

Ooh La La

Local rocker starts the fight of his life--with a party

When The Music Stops

Life and strife at the beloved Pachyderm Recording Studio

The Butterfly Effect

Monarques float on more than hype

No. 1 Record

Gary Louris and the Jayhawks have soared with introspective songs and rich melodies. Now, with their upbeat new album, Smile, the band is determined to fly up the commercial charts.

A Power of Ten

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

Birds On A Wire- THE JAYHAWKS

Minnesota's most beloved rock band sets out to reinvent itself--and discovers itself in the process

Strange But True

The Rank Strangers have terrific--if bizarre--chemistry, a trunkful of hooks, and a singer/songwriter who says he lives "in an Old Testament world." They may be the best local band you've never heard of.