Now an annual tribute to the great songwriter/producer Ed Ackerson, this year doubles as a very special release show. For a forward-thinking artist like Ackerson, the next project was always the best one, so this show will see the release of very limited, hand-cut 45 records from many of the…
To celebrate 40 years since his classic self-titled debut, songwriter Marshall Crenshaw comes to the Parkway. Detroit’s answer to Elvis Costello, Crenshaw has some unimpeachable power-pop classics to his name, among them ‘Someday Someway’ and ‘You’re My Favorite Waste of Time.’ The Parkway seems to have a theme going lately…
Forget all you’ve heard about V2 and Pitchfork and Todd Rundgren, this is a new 12 Rods record right now. Ryan Olcott has revived the beloved band and moniker for a new long player, If We Stayed Alive. Fans at First Ave will find out what Olcott and his new…
Over the last decade, percussionist extraordinaire Mikkel Beckman has hosted his happy hour series Worker’s Playtime in a number of locations with hundreds of songwriters and singers joining him. Along the way, he’s also had a constant: Thursdays at the Dubliner. Beckman and his most frequent collaborator, Charlie Parr, are…
Formed in 2007 by Thornton and J. D. Andrew, The Boxmasters have released a staggering 14 albums, including three in the immediate wake of the pandemic shutdown. This spring’s ’69 is the latest and finds the band filtering their love of ’60s rock through the lens of the British Invasion…
Elder statesmen of the Bay Area hip-hop scene, Souls of Mischief are here to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their highly influential album 93 Til Infinity. It’s a highly rated piece of work, and exemplary of the sound the group, and their larger collective family, Hieroglyphics, are known for: internal…
Savannah’s The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir makes their way up from Georgia on their “Heartland Attack” tour for an all ages show at St. Paul’s Caydence Records & Coffee. Locals Wanderer and andthecanaryfell. provide support. WED 7/12, 6 PM, $10, All Ages…
Detroit post-punk outfit Protomartyr released their sixth studio album Formal Growth in the Desert earlier this month. Recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, the album has flourishes new to the group’s soundscape, including pedal steel guitar and cinematic synths. As desolate as deserts can be, it’s clear that the…
Catch Blondshell in this tiny room before she busts out into much bigger venues with her grungy, ’90s loud-quiet-loud throwback sound from her self-titled release. In fact, she’s already slated to open for Liz Phair’s 30th anniversary Exile in Guyville tour this fall. Blondshell indeed follows in the indie rock…
Buffalo Weavers return to the Bryant Lake Bowl to celebrate the release of their new album Wiping The Tears. Led by Dakota elder poet and storyteller Strong Buffalo and songwriter Ben Weaver, the full band version will be on hand tonight with percussionist Mikkel Beckman, guitarist Mike Munson, and pedal…