Led Zeppelin

The Cave Singers

Ghostband redefines electronica with a new album

​Desolations may sound like the landscape during a Minnesota winter, but in actuality it's the name of Minneapolis electronic musician Jon Davis, a.k.a. Ghostband's, new album. Influenced by Coltrane, Sun Ra, Ayler, and Hendrix, Ghostband leaves out the lyrics in his music, but not the imag ... More >>

Chiefs of the North release Remember When at the Fine Line

​Reflection -- in terms of musical creativity at least -- is the backbone and the enemy of songwriting.  Almost nothing can prompt such accelerated surges of creativity in the process of a song as hindsight, and yet, it will force an artist to face something they may have been hiding from.&nb ... More >>

Will Hermes in Minneapolis to read from 'Love Goes To Buildings On Fire'

Photo By Adam Weiss​Will Hermes is currently a senior critic for Rolling Stone, as well as being a regular contributor to NPR's "All Things Considered," but he has a distinguished history with the Twin Cities music scene as well. Mr. Hermes began writing for the City Pages in the early '90s, and b ... More >>

Led Zeppelin IV turns 40-years-old today

​Dust off your vinyl copies of Led Zeppelin IV and crank up "Stairway To Heaven," for the most commercially successful album in Zep's storied history turns 40-years-old today. The album, which never technically received a title from the band (hence all the various fan generated titles for the albu ... More >>

The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee at the Ordway Center

Uncovering the secret terrors of being a brainiac

Pretty Lights at Myth: Win a free pair of tickets

​It's been a while since the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood has been on our radar; the club closed in August 2009 when its owners started suing each other over a big financial mess, and reopened in March of this year with new management. Things didn't exactly get off to a smooth start at the nig ... More >>

The Cave Singers

​It's been a while since the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood has been on our radar; the club closed in August 2009 when its owners started suing each other over a big financial mess, and reopened in March of this year with new management. Things didn't exactly get off to a smooth start at the nig ... More >>

Robert Plant & the Band of Joy

​It's been a while since the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood has been on our radar; the club closed in August 2009 when its owners started suing each other over a big financial mess, and reopened in March of this year with new management. Things didn't exactly get off to a smooth start at the nig ... More >>

92 KQRS Classic Rock Art Show

​It's been a while since the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood has been on our radar; the club closed in August 2009 when its owners started suing each other over a big financial mess, and reopened in March of this year with new management. Things didn't exactly get off to a smooth start at the nig ... More >>

Great Big Sea

​It's been a while since the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood has been on our radar; the club closed in August 2009 when its owners started suing each other over a big financial mess, and reopened in March of this year with new management. Things didn't exactly get off to a smooth start at the nig ... More >>

Top 5 cures for the back-to-work blues

Therapy in a glass​Is it too early to think about happy hour?  There's something about returning to work after a long weekend that makes even a short week drag, and by hump day you're ready for a break. If you're trapped in a cubicle next to the guy who laughs like Eddie Murphy on ... More >>

Bettye LaVette

Therapy in a glass​Is it too early to think about happy hour?  There's something about returning to work after a long weekend that makes even a short week drag, and by hump day you're ready for a break. If you're trapped in a cubicle next to the guy who laughs like Eddie Murphy on ... More >>

Jeremy Messersmith talks morels and frickles

​The only thing getting in the way of local musician Jeremy Messersmith's hunt for morel mushrooms is his upcoming Graveyard tour, which will take him from fungi stalking in Minnesota to stops as varied as New York and Seattle. Luckily he had time to discuss the value of a piping-hot frickle befor ... More >>

Celebrity Eats: Mark Wheat

How great is 89.3 The Current DJ Mark Wheat? So great that he responds to inquiries about his culinary habits by titling his email "Wheat eats."

The Pink Floyd Experience

How great is 89.3 The Current DJ Mark Wheat? So great that he responds to inquiries about his culinary habits by titling his email "Wheat eats."

92KQRS Classic Rock Art Show

How great is 89.3 The Current DJ Mark Wheat? So great that he responds to inquiries about his culinary habits by titling his email "Wheat eats."

Wolfmother, Heartless Bastards

How great is 89.3 The Current DJ Mark Wheat? So great that he responds to inquiries about his culinary habits by titling his email "Wheat eats."

The Dodos, Ruby Suns stake claim at the Turf Club

The Dodos brought their much-vaunted live act to the Turf Club Tuesday, and their electrifying performance didn't disappoint

De La Soul, Kid Rock, and more

The Dodos brought their much-vaunted live act to the Turf Club Tuesday, and their electrifying performance didn't disappoint

Top 10: Songs with sexually suggestive food metaphors

"My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard," "My heart is like an artichoke," and "I want a little sugar/in my bowl..."

MSP Music Expo this weekend

The New Brighton Tri-City American Legion will host an audiophile's delight this Sunday.

Sara Watkins

The New Brighton Tri-City American Legion will host an audiophile's delight this Sunday.

Bream on irking Zep and Prince

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

Donavon Frankenreiter

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

Heiroglyphics and more

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

Rodigo y Gabriela

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

BREAKING: Hold Steady drummer has a gong

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

Haale: Fields of clover and tantric sex

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

Bonerama

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

Move Along, Kids

Jon Bream is one of the longest-running popular music critics in the United States, having reviewed concerts for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974 (when it was still the Minneapolis Star). He is "author-in-chief" of a massive new book about Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrat ... More >>

Culture Jamming

Eight pounds of 'Thunderbirds' top this week's pop culture picks

Buffalo Tom

Eight pounds of 'Thunderbirds' top this week's pop culture picks

Culture Jamming

Eight pounds of 'Thunderbirds' top this week's pop culture picks

Justice

Eight pounds of 'Thunderbirds' top this week's pop culture picks

Super-Extended MC/VL Interview Transcript

Eight pounds of 'Thunderbirds' top this week's pop culture picks

5ingles

The songs we can't escape

DMBQ literally on fire at the Entry last night

The songs we can't escape

Minnesota Orchestra Performs Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony

The songs we can't escape

City Planner: Wednesday 11/29

The songs we can't escape

Tool: An Appreciation

A case for a much-maligned band's respectability

Cabruêra: Proibido Cochilar: Sambas for Sleepless Nights, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars: Carnival Conspiracy: In the Marketplace All Is Subterfuge

A case for a much-maligned band's respectability

A Record Named Goo

Sonic Youth offer a gift idea for the no wave completist

Still More MN Faves

Sonic Youth offer a gift idea for the no wave completist

New records I like

Sonic Youth offer a gift idea for the no wave completist

Electric Youth

With a GameBoy beat, Colon Pipe Krew groove on gearhead gadgetry

Come On, Feel the Noise

The music of Lightning Bolt and Erase Errata speaks volumes

Been a Long Time

The music of Lightning Bolt and Erase Errata speaks volumes

Stop Making Sense

Built To Spill writes soaring guitar symphonies for the fallen rock faithful

IRON RAIDIN'

Built To Spill writes soaring guitar symphonies for the fallen rock faithful