Back in 1968 the “Bob Dylan of Brazil,” Caetano Veloso released one of his finest works on the first of his many self titled LP’s. Though largely ignored outside of South America at the time, …

I have been revisiting The Zombies’ fantastic debut LP, Begin Here lately and recently learned that it was re-issued in 2001 as German import that featured a bunch of bonus tracks that never made the …

One of my favorite documentaries of 2008 was Jason Kohn’s Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) an in-depth look at kidnapping and corruption in Brazil. It also featured one of the year’s best soundtracks, digging out …

The Bird and The Bee are releasing their sophomore effort, Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future on Blue Note this month. The title of the record was influenced by the U.S. military’s recent invention …

If one could buy stock in musical futures I would have mortgaged the farm to invest in Janelle Monáe after seeing her open for Jamie Lidell at Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater last fall. The young pompadoured …

Seattle duo Katherine Hepburn’s Voice released Unlimited Nights and Weekends this year, an album that can be maddeningly difficult to track down and purchase. The pair of Shannon Perry and D.W. Burnam creates lo-fi experimental …

Dosh
Saturday night at The Cedar Cultural Center there was a show that brought together a Minneapolis music institution and a young up and coming band that he recently recorded with. Dosh, who played drums on …

Big Quarters
If your knowledge of Minneapolis hip hop begins and ends with Atmopshere, Brother Ali and Doomtree, now is the time to update your CD collection. Saturday night at the Entry there was a release …

Photo coverage of Yer Cronies, A Night in the Box, the Floorbirds & Joey Ryan and the Inks from the 7th St. Entry on Dec. 20.

Photo coverage of Chooglin’, Fuck Knights & Rockford Mules @ 7th St. Entry (12/19/2008).

The beginning of a Minnesota Winter is one of the most depressing times of the year for me – a painful draining of every green and happy thing from the land while all the empty …

Photo coverage of Bill Mike, Casey O’Brien & Graham O’Brien at the 331 Club.