Nick Drake

John Munson covers Nick Drake's "Way to Blue"

​The memorial service for Daniel Levy, son of Honeydogs' frontman Adam Levy, was an extremely emotional affair last month. It brought together a couple hundred family, friends, musicians, and others to remember the 21-year-old young man who took his life after years of dealing with a mind that he ... More >>

Honeydogs frontman Adam Levy reveals the heartbreak of son's suicide

Daniel Levy, 21, took his own life in January

Peter Wolf Crier embrace their experimental side with new single 'Right Away'

Photo by Stacy Schwartz​Spending a lot of time on the road can sometimes have an adverse affect on a band's output -- some find it impossible to stay focused enough to continue writing songs amidst the relentless touring cycle, let alone make their way into a recording studio to lay down new track ... More >>

Alexi Murdoch reflects on poetry, television, and feeling at home on the road

​Much like the rest of his condensed tour, Alexi Murdoch's stop at the Cedar Cultural Center was quick to sell out. Murdoch is not only wildly popular, but is also quite the catch if you are fortunate enough to witness him standing live in front of you; simply put, he doesn't tour very often.

Peter Wolf Crier and Retribution Gospel Choir at the Cedar, 02/03/11

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Peter Wolf Crier and Retribution Gospel ChoirFebruary 2, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterThings were so comfortable on stage for both Peter Wolf Crier and Retribution Gospel Choir on Thursday night at the Cedar that at one point Alan Sparhawk was giving Peter Pisano a neck mess ... More >>

Brad Mehldau's Highway Rider

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Peter Wolf Crier and Retribution Gospel ChoirFebruary 2, 2011Cedar Cultural CenterThings were so comfortable on stage for both Peter Wolf Crier and Retribution Gospel Choir on Thursday night at the Cedar that at one point Alan Sparhawk was giving Peter Pisano a neck mess ... More >>

'Spring Awakening' returns for weekend run

Photo by Joan Marcus​Spring Awakening, the thundering rock musical about adolescent angst in 19th-century Germany, returns for a quick two-day run over the weekend at the Orpheum Theatre. It's certainly worth a look for theater lovers who have missed it up to now and fans will certainly del ... More >>

The Books and Black Heart Procession at the Cedar, 10/30/2010

​The Books and Black Heart ProcessionOctober 30, 2010Cedar Cultural CenterIf writing about music is indeed like dancing about architecture, then describing the music of the Books is a bit like waltzing about Gaudí, as their elusive, entrancing sound is liquid and stylish, just like the work of th ... More >>

Rogue Wave, Midlake, and Peter Wolf Crier at First Avenue, 9/20/10

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Rogue Wave/Midlake/Peter Wolf CrierSeptember 20, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisThree varied but passionate bands played to a small but devoted crowd at First Avenue on Monday night, and each group took their time finding their footing before delivering stirring sets that cl ... More >>

Mason Jennings, Cloud Cult, and more at Lowertown Music Fest, 7/31/10

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​It was a set-up that seemed destined for failure: A sparse offering of food, limited numbers of bathrooms and trash cans, ample booze for sale, and no re-entry made it seem like the Lowertown Music Fest could end it total chaos.

Christopher O'Riley

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​It was a set-up that seemed destined for failure: A sparse offering of food, limited numbers of bathrooms and trash cans, ample booze for sale, and no re-entry made it seem like the Lowertown Music Fest could end it total chaos.

iPod Hijack! City Pages staff's Top Ten Most Played

The time has come to purify our hearts and minds of the guilty pleasures in our iPods. You could be next.

Reporter's Notebook: Mark Olson interview transcript

The full transcript of a conversation with former Jayhawk Mark Olson.

John Martyn dead at age 60

The immensely influential, deeply troubled singer-songwriter died yesterday in a Glasgow hospital after a four decade career in music.

Boris, ''Ibitsu''

The Unbearable Lightness of Horse Feathers

What's $elling

Top 10 Discs This Week at Eclipse Records

7/12 Morning Communiqué

Top 10 Discs This Week at Eclipse Records

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

Top 10 Discs This Week at Eclipse Records

Cash, Grass, or Brass—No One Rides for Free

The YoungBloods sharpen their horns; slurping Chicken Poodle Soup for the soul

Independence Day

What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

Zero 7: The Garden

What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

Belle & Sebastian Too Heavy for You?

What's indie rock? Who cares? Here are 10 great CDs that will blow you away, no matter your definition.

Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Feist's 'Let It Die' is make-out music for the whole family

Time of No Reply

'Garden State' takes root in the barren period before adulthood

Walker Kong: Transparent Life

'Garden State' takes root in the barren period before adulthood

Sun Kil Moon: Ghosts of the Great Highway

'Garden State' takes root in the barren period before adulthood

The World Is Going To Hell. Why Worry?

The Shins find the fun in despair

Now That's What I Can't Possibly Call Music!

A compilation tape from the DeStijl/Freedom From Festival--the weirdest songs you'll never hear on the radio

Super Furry Animals: Phantom Power

A compilation tape from the DeStijl/Freedom From Festival--the weirdest songs you'll never hear on the radio

The Lilys: Precollection

A compilation tape from the DeStijl/Freedom From Festival--the weirdest songs you'll never hear on the radio

One Foot in the Grave

A melancholic Beck waxes fatalistic on 'Sea Change'

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun

Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

Archer Prewitt: Three

Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

Lambchop: Is a Woman

Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

Buzz Cut

Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

Sound Check

Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

Holding Back the Years

Scottish indie-pop savants Belle and Sebastian keep postponing the doldrums of maturity, one album at a time

Ghost: Snuffbox Immanence and Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet

Scottish indie-pop savants Belle and Sebastian keep postponing the doldrums of maturity, one album at a time

Escape from Nashville

After languishing on Music Row, Kelly Willis pulls up roots and moves to alt-country

Shades of Bey

At age 59 jazz singer Andy Bey is moving from the fringes to the mainstream and making the best music of his strange career

How Soon Is Then

Scottish pop sensation Belle and Sebastian rewrites history one missed opportunity at a time

Eight Miles High

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

CMJ '97

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

Morrissey

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

Belle And Sebastian

If You're Feeling Sinister

Mark Eitzel and Richard Buckner

If You're Feeling Sinister

The Living Dead of the Night

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

Record Roundup

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

C'est la Vie

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.