Tom Loftus

Picked to Click XVII: complete ballots

Triple Rock 2-4-1's and Staraoke Karaoke Save The Day

Modern Radio launches Twitter feed

The local label behind Vampire Hands, His Mischief and Daughters of the Sun keeps you abreast of their daily minutia.

Tell Us What You Really Think...

Picked to Click Voters spew forth their most vehement opinions about the local music scene

Picked to Click

To those who have recently begun to rock, we salute you

Everybody Wins

Polls and punditry for the best new bands in town

Picked to Click XII

Hail the Conquering Heroes: Polls and Praise for This Year's Best New Artists

DJ TRL's Circus inaugural night in the Turf Club's Clown Lounge

Dance Dance Evolution-- Tom Loftus to turn the Clown Lounge into debauched dance club on weekly basis.

Modern Radio celebrates 10 years as Twin Cities mainstay

Tom Loftus and Peter Mielech still manning local label and website

Dessa, Modern Radio, CLAPS featured in this week's City Pages

It's a big issue this week -- check out what we have in store.

Modern Radio celebrates 10 years at Turf and Cedar

Two nights of shows vegan cupcakes and cookies discounted wieners hot young groupies paparazzi = Modern Radio 10-year anniversary celebration.

Rockers for Knockers at the Turf tomorrow night

​"For our mothers, sisters, wives, and ladyfriends" is the tagline on this lovely piece of phoenix art with heart. This show has pulled together a motley gang of local talent, including a return of sorts for Sean Na Na -- what ever happened to Lucky Jeremy anyways? Rockers for Knockers is a benefi ... More >>

Rockers for Knockers reunites St. Paul faves at Turf

Photo by Nikki Miller​Last night at the Turf the Bust Buddies, a group of close girlfriends from St. Paul, pulled together an impressive lineup to raise money for the Susan G. Komen 60 mile, 3-Day Walk for the Cure. With live room sets by Sean Na Na, Martin Devaney Band, Puppies and Trains, an ... More >>

Whose kitten is this?

​Here's a little Friday fun for our readers: We've noticed that folks in the Twin Cities music scene have some pretty goddamn adorable pets. Thanks to Facebook and Twitter, we now have the opportunity to get an up close and personal view of a musician's life, right down to the animals who share th ... More >>

501 Art features band photos

Tom Loftus by Greg Schaal​The 501 Club will launch their 501 Arts fall program this Saturday with a band photo exhibit featuring Minneapolis-based photographers. From mid-performance snapshots to posed band portraits, the medley of photos in the exhibit will be intriguing, to say the least. A ... More >>

Picked to Click 2010: Complete list of ballots

​We had 108 local music scene peeps participate in this year's Picked to Click poll. Below, you can judge -- er, "peruse" the ballots of each and every one of our voters, along with descriptions of their contributions to the local scene. For more on Picked to Click, check out this year's issue, al ... More >>

Turf Club New Year's Eve cover night, 12/31/10

Photo by Nikki MillerLeisure Birds​New Year's Eve Cover Night featuring Vampire Hands, Leisure Birds, Chambermaids and Daughters of the Sun with DJ TRL December 31, 2010 Turf Club, St. Paul It seems New Year's Eve revelers broke the Turf Club on Friday night.

Modern Radio's co-owners talk about the ever-changing record industry

​In 1999, Tom Loftus quietly released the Misfires' Dead End Expressway on CD and vinyl. Over 11 years and 52 releases later, Modern Radio Records is still rolling, with 45 of those 52 releases still in print.

'Bon Iver, Bon Iver' leaked by iTunes: What happened?

​Late last week, Reddit broke the news of Bon Iver's sophomore album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, leaking (flooding) to the internet. A snafu somewhere along the many-linked chain of digital distribution ultimately caused Apple to make the entirety of the record available for purchase instead ... More >>

Picked to Click 2011: The ballots

​​As is the yearly tradition, we're publishing the ballots of all 115 of our Picked to Click voters for your perusal. Check out all of this year's contributors below, and thanks to all the writers, photographers, label owners, club bookers, DJs, and local music experts for weighing in on th ... More >>