LIMELIGHT: SAVANNAH SMITH (EAU CLAIRE, WI)
Originally from Eau Claire and now based in the lovely city of lakes that is Minneapolis, a mere ninety minutes away, Savannah Smith is the closest thing you’ll get to a southern belle in the northern Midwest. Often with her ukelele, she’s the kind of lady you would be proud to introduce to your
INTERVIEW: HEYMOONSHAKER (UNITED KINGDOM)
Today, Riley comes to us with her wonderful interview of beatbox blues sensation, Heymoonshaker. Riley Beggin (her lovely website) is a Minneapolis-based writer with a penchant for great music and Dairy Queen Crunch Cones. She likes to learn about social justice, travel, and pepper conversations wi
REVIEW: FAUVE ≠ – VIEUX FRÈRES – PARTIE 1 (2014)
Early February, FAUVE ≠ sold out the 1,500 capacity venue Le Bataclan for a week-long stint of concerts. Vieux Frères – Partie 1 was just hitting shelves, soon to fly off and drive them up the charts. The collective bubbled in 2013 with a small burst here, sma
JOHN’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
10. Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap The Chicago kid broke the radar with #10Day, blipping past Midway and O’Hare to land worldwide in such a shockingly short time. The lead single “Juice” and the beautiful organ build surrounding “Cocoa Butter Kisses” made this stellar mixtap
INTERVIEW: SEAN MOELLER OF DAYTROTTER (ROCK ISLAND, IL)
Daytrotter, in a short period, has become an institution in America. Started by the humble Sean Moeller, its team of passionate music lovers have created a Field of Dreams in the heart of the Quad Cities for thousands upon thousands of indie, national, and global musicians passing through on the que
REVIEW: HAIM – DAYS ARE GONE (2013)
There are certain things about SXSW each year that stick with you. 2012 was no different. Be it rumors of a super group of two rappers with four hands performing songs off an upcoming project. Or talking food trucks with beloved European singers. Or the ever-present rumblings regarding which sponsor
REVIEW: DESSA – PARTS OF SPEECH (2013)
Dessa is consistent, but not. This Minneapolis MC, poet, frequent college speaker, “underrated writer, overrated rapper, undecided major” has been all over the place since 2005’s Falsehopes, including creating her own lipstick with The Elixery to support CARE.org (an organi
PHOTOS: COUNT THIS PENNY & HALEY BONAR AT SH*TTY BARN SESSIONS (SPRING GREEN, WI)
Count This Penny (Madison, WI) and Haley Bonar (Minneapolis, MN)May 22nd, 2013Sh*tty Barn Sessions in Spring Green, Wisconsin “I wrote the setlist on the back of a Culver’s receipt.” What better opening line could you have for an evening of music in Spring Green, Wisconsin