I'm going on my annual pilgrimage to the Iowa State Fair today. I'm stoked, and it's always one of my favorite weekends of the year. Not only do I get to spend time with a good friend from high school,... Continue Reading →
The Pilllar Forum in Northeast Minneapolis has lived a thousand lives over the past month. Just about a month ago, Corey, the owner of this super cute half music venue, half coffee shop, announced that the city had closed the... Continue Reading →
Did you know I co-host a radio show? It's called Mostly Minnesota Music, and it runs for 2 hours almost every weekend on WMCN from the Macalester campus. I've been doing it for a couple of years now and absolutely... Continue Reading →
I went from not going to Amsterdam Bar & Hall in Saint Paul for months to going to two shows there in about a week. Words can't describe how happy that makes me. I love all of my venues throughout... Continue Reading →
My road aggression was real as I drove through downtown on Wednesday night. That's right. Road aggression, not road rage, because that sounds too mean. I love seeing downtown Minneapolis busy, but I was also so desperate to park and... Continue Reading →
Yesterday somehow went from one of the most challenging days of my life to one of the best. It was a rollercoaster ride to say the least. I woke up dreading work because I knew I had to face the... Continue Reading →
There's life before you see Peelander-Z live, and then life after. Let me tell you, life is a lot better on the "after" side of things. My first experience with this Austin-based other-world bred band was all the way back... Continue Reading →
I've seen a lot of cool live music over the years. Some of it is love at first note, and other acts take me some time to warm up to. Some are acts that feel familiar, and others take me... Continue Reading →
Wednesday was a special day. From an outsider, it looked like any other day for me. I got up before the sun, went to work, powered through the day job, went home for a quick nap, made an uninspired dinner,... Continue Reading →