MAX’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2014
What a year 2014 has been! In fact, I can’t remember a recent year that has brought us as much fantastic music as we have gotten in 2014. While I was disappointed by the lack of a new Wilco album, it seems as if every single Wilco side project had a release this year. I
LUCAS’ TOP ALBUMS OF 2014
10. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett – Cheek To Cheek I swear this album was supposed to come out on New Years of 2014. I’ve always been a sucker for jazz music and the combination of Lady Gaga and jazz is too good. I wish Lady Gaga would make a solo jazz album or something stripped dow
BRANDON’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2014
10. St. Vincent – St. Vincent Drawing from her work with David Byrne, Annie Clark combines social analysis with complex and almost alien sounding music. 9. The War on Drugs – Lost In The Dream While the band has kept the model of classic rock injected with con
PHOTOS: 101.3 KDWB AND IHEARTRADIO PRESENT JINGLE BALL 2014 (ST PAUL, MN)
Iggy Azalea (Australia), Meghan Trainor (Nantucket, MA), Jessie J (London), Ariana Grande (Los Angeles, CA), Demi Lovato (Los Angeles, CA), OneRepublic(Denver, CO), Nico & Vinz (Oslo), Kiesza (Calgary, AB), Rita Ora (London), Becky G (Los Angeles, CA) and Shawn Mendes (Picker
Dan’s Top Albums of 2014
2014 felt like the fastest year of my life; it began with an eager attitude to accelerate and outlast the worst winter I could remember in my 29 years of living in the Midwest. And from there, even as warmer weather finally rolled in, the year, unsurprisingly, never slowed. Following 2013, a year in
PHOTOS: USHER AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER (ST PAUL, MN)
Usher (Chattanooga, TN / Atlanta, GA), August Alsina (New Orleans, LA) and DJ Cassidy (New York City, NY)November 18th, 2014Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, MN It was a night of dancing, Hip Hop and R&B in frigid Saint Paul, MN as Usherbrought his “The UR Experience” tour to the Xcel En
REVIEW + PHOTOS: PEARL JAM AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER (ST PAUL, MN)
Pearl Jam (Seattle, WA)October 19th, 2014 (21st Anniversary of Vs.)Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN Pearl Jam made their long overdue return to Minnesota on Sunday night, eight years after their last trip through, opening for Tom Petty. Not having a notch in my PJ show belt yet, but a 20 year
PHOTOS: SANTANA AND ROD STEWART AT THE XCEL (ST PAUL, MN)
Santana (Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico) and Rod Stewart (London, England)August 10th, 2014Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN Full Gallery: Santana and Rod Stewart I grew up in a house full of music, some on vinyl, others on tape, then there was the FM dial with classic r
PHOTOS: IMAGINE DRAGONS, THE NAKED AND FAMOUS, AND NICO VEGA (ST PAUL, MN)
Imagine Dragons (Las Vegas, NV), The Naked and Famous (Auckland) and Nico Vega (Los Angeles, CA)March 12th, 2014Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, MN Full Gallery: Imagine Dragons After taking in Imagine Dragons‘ last show at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium (can be s