PHOTOS: TAYLOR SWIFT AND VANCE JOY AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER (ST PAUL, MN)
Taylor Swift (Reading, PA) and Vance Joy (Melbourne, Australia)September 11th, 2015Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN Christmas light-accented signs and outfits filled the Xcel Energy Center on night one of three very sold out Taylor Swift shows. Swifties; dressed in their most elaborate Taylo
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
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
CONCERT REVIEW: MADONNA AT XCEL ENERGY CENTER (ST. PAUL, MN)
Madonna (New York City, NY) and Paul Oakenfold (London)November 3rd, 2012Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN Photos by Ryan Siverson, you can see more here: Madonna at the Xcel Energy Center For a certain demographic, pop stars reign as the ultimate in entertainment. With hig
CONCERT REVIEW: PASSION PIT AT FIRST AVENUE (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Passion Pit (Cambridge, MA)October 29th, 2012First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN To the unfamiliar, it’s easy to write off Passion Pit as a trendy dance band best left to the barely legal and aging hipsters of the world to admire. However, those who know better recognize the depth, heaviness and sin
INTERVIEW: WIPING OUT THOUSANDS (ST. PAUL, MN)
St. Paul and Minneapolis have historic rivalries dating since the explorers first chose sides on the banks of the Mississippi. It’s the founding myth drove the two cities to constructing elaborate churches to rival the other, declarations of one being boring while the other riddled by ruckus, and
REVIEW: WRITE THIS DOWN – LOST WEEKEND (2012)
Lost Weekend kicks off with a bang, sounding the refrain of “We’ve come to shake things up, we’re here make things interesting!” In a way this is the slogan of the hard rock collective from Minnesota that is Write This Down. The band is veterans to the underground rock scene, but i
INTERVIEW: PROF & DJ FUNDO (MINNEAPOLIS)
Minneapolis’ hip-hop artist Prof known for his sarcastic interviews, outrageously witty raps, don’t give a fuck attitude, and his generously energetic party-like live shows took a moment from signing autographs to talk with us at this year’s Soundset Festival. His partner (in crime), DJ Fun