Wilson Phillips

Twin Cities musicians on Christmas music at its best and worst

Each December, you can bet your bough of holly that if a retail space has a PA system, it will pause its cheaply licensed Muzak in favor of Christmas' more expensive, but consumer-enabling, catalogue. Radio stations will cease regular programming for weeks, often witnessing an increase in listenersh ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Communist Daughter, Music On-A-Stick, Journey

This weekend marks the end of August and possibly the warm weather. The State Fair Grandstand invites various local musicians to its stage Friday night with Local Music On-A-Stick featuring Jeremy Messersmith, Dessa, The Jayhawks and more. Communist Daughter also plays at the Cabooze while Teenage M ... More >>

Minnesota State Fair

Dawes leads Minnesota State Fair free shows lineup

Related:Kiss, Motley Crue lead Minnesota State Fair 2012 offeringsDawes at First Avenue, 11/4/11Although the Minnesota State Fair has done a fairly good job of packing in some variety for its Grandstand shows, the free entertainment this year should pull a hefty crowd this late August/early Septembe ... More >>

Learn to Be Latina at Mixed Blood Theatre

This equal-opportunity offender goes for the comic throat

Top 10 sister acts of all time

​If you're like us, you probably had no idea that this past Sunday was Sister Day, a new holiday entirely fabricated by the Hallmark greeting card corporation. Even Hallmark's own website can't keep it straight, with some pages insisiting the "holiday" fell on last Sunday and others saying it will ... More >>

8/10 Morning Communiqué

Separation Anxiety

Has enough time passed to warrant a revival of 'Six Degrees'?