The new executive director of the Minnesota Music Coalition is ready to steer the organization into new frontiers. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN The time is right for Scott LeGere. So’s the urgency. He’s been a working musician, run a record label, worked at Paisley Park, and taught students both musical…
Presented by Sound Unseen and Found Footage Festival, the Trylon hosts a double feature that documents a seven-year stretch in the life of Minneapolis musician Dan Cleveland and his band Dark Horse. The documentaries show “the gritty reality and stranger-than-fiction comedy of an aspiring rock star” and were popular in…
Oyate Hotanin (“Voice of the People”) presents the Buffalo Show tonight at the Bryant Lake Bowl. Musical guest Buffalo Weavers (Dakota elder poet and storyteller Strong Buffalo and singer/songwriter Ben Weaver) will incorporate guests into their set, including Dakota hip-hop artist Arthur “Kute” Lockwood and artist and author Brandyn Lee…
Already orbiting the edges of the Twin Cities’ musical universe, SYM1 goes even further to find herself. WORDS BY TAYLOR CARIK I’m so sick of thinking ‘Am I good enough?’ when nothing’s good Lost in orbit, lost in hell, what it takes to find myself Not the end, only adventure…
Kick off outdoor festival season with the annual Fulton Block Party, featuring eight hours of live music, including DJ Benny Nord, Monica LaPlante, Of the Orchard, and more. Local food trucks such as Fulton’s Taproom Kitchen, KCM Egg Rolls, and Que Tal Street Eats will keep attendees full, especially paired…
Green Room hosts a Cinco de Mayo celebration of music and culture featuring Corey Medina and Brothers, Javier Trejo y Caballo Cosmico, and Ken Valdez. FRI 5/5, 8:00 PM, $22/$28, 21+…
Sue Scott hosts the live show and podcast Island of Discarded Women tonight at Crooner’s. Tonight’s event features Appetite for Change co-founder Princess Titus and revered singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke, with additional appearances from singer/songwriter Zippy Laske, actor/writer Sylvia Pontaza, and spoken word artist Brittany Delaney. THURS 5/4, 7:30 PM, $30/$40,…
You haven’t met psychedelia like this. Since their formation in the mid-90s, the Japan-based group has been touring and releasing music nonstop in the U.S. and Europe and will now be appearing at the Turf. In recent years, the band experienced a massive shift in their performing lineup, but it’s…
Hook and Ladder’s Under the Canopy series features a fundraising performance by Maria Isa for Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice. SLRJ was created in 2004 to give South Minneapolis youth a chance to participate in restorative justice as an alternative to juvenile court, and Isa, a Boricua singer, songwriter, actress, rapper,…
