Music Awards

Did Bon Iver back out of Grammys' Etta James tribute?

​The painful Grammy Awards press releases would be reason enough not to take part in the yearly award show, but Bon Iver's Justin Vernon decided to opt his band out of performing at the event because a collaborative effort wouldn't cut it. One of our readers responded by advising Vernon to get&nbs ... More >>

The Bon Iver Grammys commercial is not in Kansas anymore

​Add another annoying item to the list of things Justin Vernon had nothing to do with leading up to the February 12 Grammy Awards. First, there was this treacherous ice sculpture of a poster, and now there's a 30-second ad trumpeting Bon Iver's involvement the We Are Music campaign yet again, feat ... More >>

Bon Iver set to play SNL, Justin Vernon starts his own record label

​Justin Vernon and Bon Iver had one hell of a year in 2011. Bon Iver's sophomore album is widely considered the best album of the year, the group played well-received, sold-out shows all over the world (including a memorable two-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre), and capped it all off with f ... More >>

Bon Iver, Brian Setzer, Mint Condition's Stokley Williams among this year's Grammy nominees

​All bets were on Adele heading into last night's Grammy nomination ceremony (now a nationally televised event tailored to milk the big reveal for every last commercial penny), and she certainly held her own, receiving a total of six nominations from the Recording Academy. Kanye West, too, scored ... More >>

Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society

​All bets were on Adele heading into last night's Grammy nomination ceremony (now a nationally televised event tailored to milk the big reveal for every last commercial penny), and she certainly held her own, receiving a total of six nominations from the Recording Academy. Kanye West, too, scored ... More >>

The Grammys: The good, the bad, and the really, really awkward

​Perhaps the biggest surprise from this year's Grammy Awards broadcast is that there are actually some honest-to-god surprises to report, the biggest of which was notoriously indie artists Arcade Fire coming out on top in the Album of the Year category.Here, we present a rundown of some of the mos ... More >>

John Hammond

​Perhaps the biggest surprise from this year's Grammy Awards broadcast is that there are actually some honest-to-god surprises to report, the biggest of which was notoriously indie artists Arcade Fire coming out on top in the Album of the Year category.Here, we present a rundown of some of the mos ... More >>

The VMAS: Goddammit

​The most vapid and useless event in the music industry happened last night - no, not the Grammys/Country Music Awards/Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductions/Band Aid/Entourage season premieres/American Idol/issues of Rolling Stone - it's MTV's 42nd Annual Video Music Awards, a myopic perineum desp ... More >>

Aimee Mann

​The most vapid and useless event in the music industry happened last night - no, not the Grammys/Country Music Awards/Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductions/Band Aid/Entourage season premieres/American Idol/issues of Rolling Stone - it's MTV's 42nd Annual Video Music Awards, a myopic perineum desp ... More >>

Drake unveils "Over," has barely even begun

It's an apt acknowledgment of the proverbial elephant in the VIP room: the dizzying speed with which this unlikely future-of-rap candidate (and former TV star) has improbably become the anointed future of rap.

Grammy nominations: Do we care?

How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

Digable Planets

How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

Asleep at the Wheel

How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

Kanye West & Lady Gaga tour called off

Shocking.

Are You Ready for the Country: How to tune a turd

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Rise!

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Rise!

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Bonnie Raitt

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

De La Soul, Kid Rock, and more

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Blink-182

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Clipse, Glamorama, Reel Big Fish, and more

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Keb' Mo'

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Earth, Wind & Fire; Chicago

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

Stand Up! Records' Prolific 2009

The Twin Cities-based indie comedy label drops four new discs in early '09 -- with a fifth on the way.

Making Music: Dan Wilson

The Twin Cities-based indie comedy label drops four new discs in early '09 -- with a fifth on the way.

Steve Foley to be remembered during Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions

The drummer best known for playing with the 'Mats will be recognized during this year's induction ceremonies.

Drinking with Ian at the Grammys

Minneapolis's favorite talk show host takes a tour of music-industry hell.

Radiohead's Grammy performance, muted

With the sound off, try telling Thom Yorke from Kevin Jonas. We double dog dare you.

Adele

With the sound off, try telling Thom Yorke from Kevin Jonas. We double dog dare you.

Sen. Orrin Hatch joins in John Forte's daring jailbreak

Terrance Simien

Miranda Lambert

Local-Connections Grammy Roll Call!

Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials

Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

Family Affair

Bassist Larry Graham ear-tests the Sly and the Family Stone reissues

3/2 Morning Communiqué

Bassist Larry Graham ear-tests the Sly and the Family Stone reissues

Werewolves of Sydney

Wolfmother summon the gods of '70s stoner rock

Grandmaster Flash cracks Rock Hall of Fame

Wolfmother summon the gods of '70s stoner rock

City Planner: Thursday 10/26

Wolfmother summon the gods of '70s stoner rock

Minneapolis: home of the honky tonk badonkadonk?

Wolfmother summon the gods of '70s stoner rock

Stop the Presses

Wolfmother summon the gods of '70s stoner rock

Local Music Yearbook '04

We crowd-surfed with R.T. We bar hopped on light rail. And between some of our precious last sucks on a cigarette at the club, we scribbled it all down on a cocktail napkin.

Out of Time

We crowd-surfed with R.T. We bar hopped on light rail. And between some of our precious last sucks on a cigarette at the club, we scribbled it all down on a cocktail napkin.

Too Close, Too Far

Still better known nationally than locally, Next remain the quintessential Minnesota R&B group

Sound Check

Still better known nationally than locally, Next remain the quintessential Minnesota R&B group

Ricky Martin Death Watch: Day 61

Still better known nationally than locally, Next remain the quintessential Minnesota R&B group

Sound Check

Still better known nationally than locally, Next remain the quintessential Minnesota R&B group

Bissed Off

Still better known nationally than locally, Next remain the quintessential Minnesota R&B group

All the Hype

Still better known nationally than locally, Next remain the quintessential Minnesota R&B group