Ed Sheeran

Zach Sobiech: I hope a music career doesn't change who I am

When he first wrote the song "Clouds," Zach Sobiech never imagined it would mean something to so many strangers. About three years ago, doctors diagnosed Sobiech, now a 17-year-old, with Osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. He's since been told it's terminal, and he could have only a few month ... More >>

The 2013 Grammy Awards played it safe and got it wrong

If the Grammy Awards are indeed 'Music's Biggest Night,' then it's no wonder that the industry itself is in so much trouble. Despite the Academy's best efforts in recent years to draw the "alternative" music fan into the mainstream self-congratulatory love fest that is the Grammys -- even going so f ... More >>

KDWB's Jingle Ball at Xcel Energy Center, 12/4/12

KDWB's Jingle Ball With Psy, Train, Ed Sheeran, One Republic, Owl City, Cher Lloyd, Ellie Goulding, and Conor MaynardXcel Energy Center, St. PaulTuesday, December 4, 2012If a venue hands out earplugs as you are walking in, make sure you take them and use them. With as many screaming tweens as there ... More >>

Taylor Swift unveils 2013 U.S. tour -- St. Paul in September

The complex pop marvel that is Taylor Swift is heading back out on the road in 2013. Based upon her multiple car accidents during her recent interview time with Rolling Stone, let's just hope that she's not driving the bus. The 58-concert trek across the U.S. (and a little bit of Canada) in support ... More >>

Ty Segall, Ben Folds Five, Grizzly Bear, and more

Ed Sheeran

Can Taylor Swift age gracefully with Red?

See also: Taylor Swift at the Xcel Energy Center, 6/14/11 and 6/15/11 Taylor Swift sells out Xcel Much has been made this week of Taylor Swift's Monday night video chat, in which 72,000 fans tuned in to watch the totally-pop, maybe-kinda-country songstress discuss her upcoming record, Red, with a ... More >>

Five worst musical moments at the 2012 Olympics closing ceremony

After all of the dust settled from the exciting athletic competitions staged over last two weeks, everyone turned their attention to the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics last night at Olympic Stadium in London. Billed as "A Symphony Of British Music," the loose and jubilant closing cerem ... More >>

Snow Patrol at the State Theatre, 4/25/12

Snow PatrolThe State Theatre, MinneapolisWednesday, April 25, 2012No one likes spending the day at the doctor's office. That surely goes for Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody as well, who went in to get a nagging throat/vocal issue checked out prior to his band's show at the State Theatre Wedne ... More >>

Critics' Picks: De La Soul, Fountains of Wayne, Lights, and more

Snow Patrol/Ed Sheeran

The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>