Music

MUSIC REVIEW | Todd Rundgren brings the unexpected to the Varsity Theater

By Patrick Dunn, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Patrick Dunn

Loyal fans of legendary Rock musician Todd Rundgren met up at the Varsity Theater Monday, May 20th anxious to find out what the unpredictable artist had in store for them. Some probably came expecting to hear hits spanning his 40-plus year music career, but diehard fans know to expect the unexpected. The evening might best be described as a representation of Rundgren’s one man projects with a few specially picked tunes from his extensive production work woven in.

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MUSIC PHOTOS | Surfer Blood at First Avenue

By Meredith Westin, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Meredith Westin

On Monday, May 20, Surfer Blood played at First Avenue in Minneapolis with Blondfire and Foals to open.

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Chicago at the State Theatre: As perfect as they needed to be

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Chicago

Once upon a time, way back in the late 1960s there were three bands who played rock music a la big-band style. They were The Electric Flag, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago Transit Authority. Hipster authorities had it that the Flag were the baddest, followed in quality by the Al Kooper-led B, S & T, then the Kooper-less lineup, then the woefully commercial CTA (who quickly shortened the name to Chicago). Well, baddest to the bone or not, Chicago, charting higher and lasting a whole lot longer than the other two put together, wound up leaving an indelible, signature imprint on the music industry.

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Widespread Panic at the Orpheum Theatre: Master musicians at their very best

By Dwight Hobbes, Sounding Off On Sound

Courtesy Widespread Panic

On April 14, the Orpheum Theatre was struck by Widespread Panic, inciting a completely sold out house of revelers to create absolute pandemonium. Fans of this veteran rock powerhouse are nothing if not faithful, wildly devoted to what can only be called an extreme. It must be pretty thirsty work, because when Panic hit the State Theatre across the street on Hennepin Avenue in 2011, the bars ran out of beer before the show was half underway—so, quite sensibly, things were moved to the larger venue and the venue laid in a stronger supply of brew.

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MUSIC PHOTOS | Marijuana Deathsquads at Icehouse

By Meredith Westin, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Meredith Westin

On Friday, May 17, Marijuana Deathsquads played at Icehouse in Minneapolis.

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MUSIC REVIEW | Brother Ali records the second episode of MN Original and TPT’s " The Lowertown Line"

By Ann Treacy, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Ann Treacy

Last night I attended the taping of MN Original and TPT’s new series The Lowertown Line, a program that features in-studio concerts and interviews with local musicians. Dessa is the host, although her portion of the program had been recorded earlier, so we didn’t see her last night. Last night’s featured artist was Brother Ali. Apparently tickets for the event were gone within half an hour. (Tickets were free and announced via MN Original’s Facebook page.)

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Powderhorn Park 'Community Sing' lifts spirits

By Terry Carter and Ron Thums, KFAI Radio

With the slow but sure progress we’ve made towards warmer weather, a lot of outdoor activities are finally getting started.

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Jon Jon Scott on all things music

By Harry Colbert, Jr. , Insight News

Jon Jon Scott has an opinion on just about everything.

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Campamentos para Bandas de Rock

By Staff, Corcoran News

La mayoría de ustedes saben que estoy enseñando música al Parque Corcoran hace unos años con un modelo escuela de rock. Nuevos niños y jóvenes están siempre bienvenidos. En la actualidad, necesitamos mucho a un bajista o dos. En cualquier caso, después de alcanzar niveles intermedios y unos años de experiencia tocando, la siguiente fase es Corcoran Park Rock Band (CPRB) donde trabajamos como un conjunto y los estudiantes eligen y tocan sus canciones.

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REVIEW | Rob Delaney, Neko Case and Kelly Hogan combine forces for a very musical Wits at the Fitzgerald Theater

By Kelsey McDonough, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Neko Case

The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul held yet another sold out Wits production on Friday, May 10. Although this season of Wits (and every season, for that matter) boasts some fantastic lineups, it was hard to say which of its three guest the audience was more excited for this time: internet comedian Rob Delaney or noted solo artist Neko Case (also a big slice of the New Pornographers pie). While Delaney and Case were definitely considered the “big ticket items,” the addition of singer Kelly Hogan was a welcome one.

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