I woke up in Iowa on Sunday. By noon, I was back in Minneapolis. By 1 PM, I was officially saying goodbye to my coworker, who tragically passed away a couple of weeks ago in a beautiful celebration of life... 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 →
My dad is a music man. That's probably where I get it from. I don't remember there ever being silence in his house, and I loved it. His choice of avant-garde jazz music may not have been my thing, and... 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 →
What is happening in Ukraine is heartbreaking and terrifying. I'm not going to go all political on you because, honestly, I don't know enough to speak on everything happening over in that part of the world, but I will just... 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 →
Tuesday night was one of those nights when a band name got me out of the house. Okay, it clearly doesn't take much to get me out of the house, but I was intrigued by the punny name of the... Continue Reading →
The downstairs of The Turf Club in Saint Paul is called the Clown Lounge. It's just a little bar with various clown-themed decorations on the wall. It's a fun little place to escape a crowded show and a place that... Continue Reading →