Otis Redding

Dessa sells out the O'Shaughnessy, 4/20/12

Dessa O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. PaulFriday, April 20, 2012 Whatever else Dessa may be -- Doomtree representative, rapper, singer, chameleon artist and all -- she is above all a sophisticated conductor and a woman with a vision. Her sold-out show at St. Catherine's O'Shaughnessy Auditorium wa ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Schoolboy Q, Dr. Dog, Yacht, and more

Dessa O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. PaulFriday, April 20, 2012 Whatever else Dessa may be -- Doomtree representative, rapper, singer, chameleon artist and all -- she is above all a sophisticated conductor and a woman with a vision. Her sold-out show at St. Catherine's O'Shaughnessy Auditorium wa ... More >>

Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires

Dessa O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. PaulFriday, April 20, 2012 Whatever else Dessa may be -- Doomtree representative, rapper, singer, chameleon artist and all -- she is above all a sophisticated conductor and a woman with a vision. Her sold-out show at St. Catherine's O'Shaughnessy Auditorium wa ... More >>

Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom on Coffee Mugs, Valentines, & Jim Eno

​Heartless Bastards are gearing up for the release of their fourth album, Arrow on February 14. It just so happens that Arrow is the band's strongest record to date. It features a more versatile mix of psych, glam, classic rock, porch blues, R&B, funk and spaghetti-western. Singer/guitarist ... More >>

Secret Stash Records releases forgotten music in stylish packages

Meet founders Cory Wong and Eric Foss

Twin Cities Hip-Hop Awards, Father You See Queen, and more

Meet founders Cory Wong and Eric Foss

JJ Grey & Mofro

Meet founders Cory Wong and Eric Foss

Dan Penn at the Dakota Jazz Club, 8/15/11

Photos by Steve Cohen​Dan Penn August 15, 2011 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis Rock and soul singer/songwriter Dan Penn may not exactly be a household name, but his songs and talents from the past 50 years now are most certainly worth recognition, making his two-night appearance at the Dakota t ... More >>

Kanye West, Jay-Z rap over Otis Redding sample on new single

​"Jay is chillin', 'Ye is chillin', what more can I say?" might just be the most descriptive line off new single "Otis," which features Kanye West and Jay-Z trading verses about how awesome, rich, and powerful they are over a hiccuping loop of Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness."&nb ... More >>

Toots and the Maytals at the Minnesota Zoo, 7/9/11

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Christmas with Alexander O'Neal

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords, the Bad Plus, and more

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Roma di Luna, Heart, Dosh, and more

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Tower of Power

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Psychedelic Furs, Kaskade, and more

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

CRITICS' PICKS

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Booker T. & the MGs

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

The Black Keys

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Booker T. Jones

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

The Big Pink experiment with sound and style at First Avenue

The quartet expands on their sprawling sound and stage set, turning up the smoke machines as well as the amplifiers.

Doomtree's Paper Tiger: The Interview (and free 80s mix!)

From the bottom of the bottle to the top of the throne.

Detroit Cobras tonight at the Varsity Theater

What's old is new again-- these kids take crate digging to the logical next level.

The Popstream: Bjork & PJ Harvey, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Booker T. & the MGs

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

She & Him and more

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Otis Redding gets blue, tops this week's pop culture picks

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

We'll Always Have Central Michigan

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Gov't Mule

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Concert Highlights for the Week of August 8 - 14

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Ghostface Killah heats up the Varsity

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Happy Father's Day, Winstons. Love, drum-n-bass

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Wicked Pickett dead at 64

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Minneapolis baby, New Orleans baby

One of the most done-to-death archetypal rock songs in history gets a radical transformation.

Edutainment

Kanye West gets an honorary degree in Afro-American studies

The Lost Soul

Rare African American songs commemorate the life of Dave Godin

Abusing Steers With George W. Bush

This week: A swig of Tonic and a Coachwhip to the booty

Not Dark Yet

David Wellstone and the promise of music

Have Yourself a Strange Little Christmas

Snow in Africa, thieving Santa, and porn under the tree

The Apostle

Toots Hibbert gave reggae its name. Now he wants to save its soul.

Soul Training

Toots Hibbert gave reggae its name. Now he wants to save its soul.

Son House of Pain

White rapper Everlast gets in touch with the raw roots of black blues

Star Time

L.A.'s BellRays recapture the experimental tension between rock and soul that once made punk more than a marketing strategy

Gang of Four

Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

Goodie Mob: Still Standing

Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

House of the Rising Sun

Next week Red House Records issues a momentous tribute album of Pete Seeger's songs. But after 15 years at the margins of American music, this St. Paul label proudly aims to stay there.

MUSIC: Tindersticks

Next week Red House Records issues a momentous tribute album of Pete Seeger's songs. But after 15 years at the margins of American music, this St. Paul label proudly aims to stay there.

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.

A GOOD BLOWFISH IS HARD TO FIND

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.