Spider John Koerner

Twin Cities' Roots, Rock, & Deep Blues Festival 2013 lineup

Over the past few years, the people behind the Twin Cities' Roots, Rock, & Deep Blues Festival have done a fantastic job assembling a diverse, affordable music lineup that has something for fans of just about any genre. This year, for their 3rd Annual Festival, the fine folks at Patrick's Cabare ... More >>

The 400 Bar is closing its West Bank location after 17 years

With 2012 breathing its final breaths, so is a West Bank landmark and live music institution. The 400 Bar, located at 400 Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, is closing its doors after 17 years of hosting live music in its intimate environs.In recent months, the gritty bar's management team of Tom and Bill ... More >>

Dum Dum Girls, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Polica, and more

Square Lake Film & Music Festival

Square Lake Film & Music Festival's 10th anniversary lineup

See Also:Rock The Vine 3 at the Saint Croix Vineyards, 6/09/12Stillwater sure knows how to take advantage of the picturesque surroundings of their city when they put on a music festival. After the highly enjoyable Rock The Vine event held at Saint Croix Vineyards earlier this summer, now Stillwater ... More >>

Schlitz Kickin' country, Chuck Mead and Jack Klatt perform this weekend

Jack Klatt's new album Mississippi Roll is easily gonna be one of the best local albums of the year, mark my words. Recorded in two free-rollin' ten-hour sessions with production assistance from classic guitar virtuoso and composer Dakota Dave Hull, Klatt is backed as usual by the Cat Swingers -- fi ... More >>

Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers release collaborative album

Mississippi Roll is a gem

Schlitz Kickin' Country to podunkify the Triple Rock Saturday

​With only a few months under its eight-second-champion-sized belt buckle, the Schlitz Kickin' Country series has already established a fine local tradition of fine country records, fine country bands, and of course, The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous. This Saturday, with a little help from DJ Tr ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Howler, Allstar Weekend, Friends Like These, Farewell Milwaukee

​Paraskavedekatriaphobia - the fear of Friday the 13th, but don't let that stop you from going out and seeing good shows this weekend!

The Cactus Blossoms revive classic country

A fresh take on a traditional sound

50 cool facts about the Minnesota music scene

Here's a not-so-secret fact about Minnesota music: People love to talk about how much they love the scene here. Musicians from both out-of-state and the Twin Cities have gone out of their way to pen odes to our town and its vibrant community, from Atmosphere to Lucinda Williams Tom Waits to Mark Ma ... More >>

Mill City Live resumes tonight due to resolution of state shutdown

​The government shutdown affected a few live music events in the Twin Cities, namely the series Mill City Live at the Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis and 9 Nights of Music at the History Center in downtown St. Paul. With the shutdown finally resolved, Mill City Live will resume/kick-off t ... More >>

Palmest 2011: Full lineup and set times

City Pages file photo​If you don't make it down to the Mill City Museum tonight for Spider John Koerner and Tony Glover, you'll have another chance to catch Koerner this weekend when he plays Palmfest, the celebration of West Bank music that takes over Palmer's Bar each summer. This year's lineup ... More >>

Mill City Live will showcase 'Minnesota Legends' for 2011 season

​The Mill City Live series, which presents bands in the stunning setting of the Mill City Ruin, is getting ready to kick off its first event of 2011 next Thursday, July 7. This season, Mill City invited guest curator Jim Walsh to help them book a lineup of "Minnesota Legends" that span five decade ... More >>

Palmfest 2011 lineup announced

City Pages file photo​Palmfest, the annual celebration of West Bank music at the West Bank's quintessential neighborhood bar, Palmer's, will return on Saturday, July 23 for 10 straight hours of free music. The event is 21 , kicks off at 2 p.m., and goes all the way until bar close.If you can't wai ... More >>

The Current launches 24-hour local music stream

​The Current has long been a supporter of Minnesota music -- their playlist regularly features a handful of the most prominent artists coming out of our fair state, while Dave Campbell's two-hour Local Show delves deep into the goings-on of our local scene each Sunday night. Starting today, the st ... More >>

Treehouse Records celebrates another 10 years

​"Vinyl will always survive. Hopefully indie records stores can too." - Mark TrehusIt's been almost forty years since Oar Folkjokeopus first opened its doors on 26th and Lyndale. The storefront has outlived the 8-track, the cassette, and the cd as the dominant musical forms pushed by an industry ... More >>

Spider John Koerner documentary screens at the Trylon

Daniel Corrigan​Whatever revolutions Minnesota has seen in rock and folk music for the last five decades, guitarist and blues shouter Spider John Koerner has witnessed them all and, more than likely, helped bring them about. A major influence not only on Minnesota's most famous musical son Bob Dyl ... More >>

Bob Dylan to be added to MN Walk of Fame

​The Minnesota Walk of Fame (i.e. the gold stars for Loni Anderson, Tippi Hedron, and Marion Ross in front of the State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis) will soon be expanded to honor a wider selection of local celebrities, starting with the addition of one of Minnesota's most famous expats, Bob D ... More >>

West Bank Music Festival set times

​If you've picked up a copy of City Pages this week, you may have noticed that something is happening tomorrow over on the West Bank... Once you've read up on performers Dessa, the Book of Right On, and Culture Cry Wolf, check out the full schedule below for all the bands performing at Saturday's ... More >>

Red House Barnfest tomorrow at Hobgoblin Music

​Building on last year's "Blues at the Barn" showcase, Red House Records will be throwing its Barnfest party again this summer at Hobgoblin Music, an outdoor amphitheater just north of Red Wing. The all-day showcase will feature a lineup of Red House artists (founder Greg Brown's daughter Pieta, R ... More >>

Chromeo, Glamorama, Psalm One, and more: Critics' Picks

Red House Barnfest

Urban Cowboy, Minne-Motor Fest: Freeloader Friday

​ (Pictured: Past entrants hope to achieve flight for Red Bull's Flugtag)This week we have multiple CD-release shows, an art fest on the north side, and some DIY flying machines that will (most likely) crash into the Mississippi.

Koerner & Glover: A reader sheds light on some West Bank legends

​On Thursday we posted about two of Spider John Koerner's upcoming shows, and waxed a little rhapsodic about his contributions to local music history and that particular, not half-hearted but self-effacing, eye-to-the-revelry way he and his peers have approached folk music over the past 40-odd yea ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Mother Of Fire, Cro-Mags, Tapes 'n Tapes, and more

​July appears to be the season where bands put out new music for you to buy, and let's face it, nothing says fun like a record release party. This weekend is chock full of record release shows, as well as some fine local music, touring acts, and outdoor festivals. Submitted for your approval:

Spider John Koerner gives us a reason to whiskey tonight and tomorrow

photo via Red House Records​Seeing Spider John Koerner live is a lucky thing, something we get treated to more often than, say, we deserve. Memories or wishes of north woods hootenannies and smoke-filled parlors in the sixties as all those jubilantly drunk revelers stomp and squall towards sunrise ... More >>

Gastro Non Grata guys talk meat, beer, and rock-n-roll: Chef Chat, part 3

courtesy of Gastro Non GrataWe want one of these, badly. ​In the final installment of our talk with the Gastro Non Grata guys, we delve a little deeper into the psyche of these "home cooks"--they do not like to be called chefs--and again remind you to check out Vagabond Vacation this Sunday, ... More >>

Geoff Muldaur & Jim Kweskin

Mill City Live performance schedule announced

Photo via MillCityMuseum.org​The Mill City has announced its lineup for this year's Mill City Live series, which is a great, low-key way to catch local musicians in downtown Minneapolis at the end of the workday. Tickets to the shows are $5, and include admission to the Mill City Museum from 4-9 p ... More >>

Nero's Neptune

Treehouse Records owner Mark Trehus's new record label is a labor of love

Peter Wolf Crier, Nero's Neptune featured in this week's City Pages

Photo by Stacy SchwartzPeter Wolf Crier​Happy hump day! As with every Wednesday, we're pleased to offer a fine selection of print articles about local music in addition to today's blog posts. If you don't have time to pick up an issue of City Pages today, you can peruse the print music section onl ... More >>

Freeloader Friday: Suicide Commandos, Art Attack, and free food

Free, freaky stuff to do this weekend.

Freeloader Friday: August 21-23

Don't fear the hungry wallet, everything here is free.

Deep Blues Festival 2009 recap

The eclectic festival brought in fans and musicians from all over the world.

Second Annual West Bank Bash

Dinkyfest

A Tribute to Bob Feldman: Celebrating a Life in Music

Concert Highlights for the Week of Sep. 5 - Sept. 11

Guys like Andy Friedman don't get grants

Guys like Andy Friedman don't get grants

Rich Mattson moving back to the Iron Range

The Minnesota Music Awards at First Avenue

Minnesota's Fifty Greatest Hits

The greatest Minnesota-made records of all time

Faraway, So Close

Doc-Maker Don McGlynn Draws the reclusive 'Spider' out of his web

Old School

Sweatin' to the local oldies with our favorite reissues

Local Music Yearbook '03

We Sang. We Danced. We Set things on Fire. And Sometime after the Bar Closed, We Wrote It All Down for You.

Happy Hour

With fans like the Front Porch Swingin' Liquor Pigs has, who needs enemies?

Sound Check

Record Roundup