Yngwie Malmsteen

My friends tried to save my soul with Christian metal

Makes No Sense At All captures the visions, ramblings, and memories of Chris Strouth, a Twin Cities-bred master of music, film, and everything else.When asked about my religion, my go-to joke has always been "I am a recovering Catholic;  got my ten-year wafer even." I grew up Catholic -- whic ... More >>

How I burned the guys who wanted me to burn my KISS records

Makes No Sense At All captures the visions, ramblings, and memories of Chris Strouth, a Twin Cities-bred master of music, film, and everything else.Coming of age in the '80s had a lot of complexities. Parachute pants made us look ridiculous, puberty hit right as Time magazine was running weekly s ... More >>

Tame Impala at First Avenue, 3/4/13

Tame ImpalaWith the GrowlFirst Avenue, MinneapolisMonday, March 3, 2013There was one song last night when it truly felt like Tame Impala's set in the Mainroom went places. It was during "Glass Half Full of Wine," the big finale of the main set, and a song built around a gnarly, scuzzy-sounding riff. ... More >>

DragonForce

Circumcised! Down & Dirty!

Japanese headbangers Loudness have the last laugh

The Last Days of J-Hova

Fruit fights, gangsta strife, and a whole lotta women's undies: a final artistic statement from Jay-Z

Crossfade Into You

Are DJs mix masters or mess makers? Sometimes, it's hard to tell

Venues and Value

Getting More Bop for Your Buck with Parliament-Funkadelic and Charles McPherson Quartet at the JVC Jazz Fest

I Am What I'm Not

Malachi Constant take back whatever they said

Hardcore Dave, Rock God of the Twin Cities