My gut told me that I had to be at Cloudland on Friday night. I honestly couldn't tell you why. I was going in blind. I had only ever heard of two of the three bands performing. There was one... Continue Reading →
It's not that Mary Jam at Cloudland wasn't my first choice of how to spend my Friday night. Honestly, it was where I knew I needed to be, but I had been holding out hope all day that I would... Continue Reading →
I have difficulty straddling the two worlds of local and nationally touring live music. My heart is solidly in the local live music scene, but the opportunities I get to cover national acts can sometimes blind me. Sunday night was... Continue Reading →
I feel like I go through stints with venues in town. My most recent stint has been at Zhora Darling in Northeast Minneapolis, but before that, was a stint with Cloudland in South Minneapolis. I haven't been to Cloudland since... Continue Reading →
I had a productive Saturday planned for myself. I was going to get some work done, clean the house, and do some meal prepping- you know, standard people stuff- but that was all thrown off when I woke up to... Continue Reading →
Caley Conway said something during her set on Thursday night at Cloudland that really stuck with me. She was talking about how glad she was that people chose to come out to the show rather than just sitting at home... Continue Reading →
Being at the enormous Armory venue the past couple of nights as just another face in the crowd at back-to-back Vampire Weekend shows was awesome, but I'll be honest, it was a lot. I like my venues a bit more... Continue Reading →
It would be so easy to fall into the dread of the weather right now. Monday was stormy and grim, and the forecast for the rest of the week doesn't look like it will improve. It's the kind of weather... Continue Reading →
I could have spent all day Saturday bumming around local records stores for Record Store Day, buying up vinyl that I don't have the space for, and seeing literally dozens of acts live. Honestly, that's the way I should have... Continue Reading →