Tagged music
Mar 26 2026
Netflix’s New Red Hot Chili Peppers Doc Shows the Unbreakable Bonds Among Outcasts
Every so often I start watching a movie at midnight thinking I’ll just check out the first 10 minutes to see if it’s worth watching later and then I become so engrossed with it that I end up watching the entire thing. That was my experience with Netflix’s new music documentary, The Rise of the Red Hot Chili…
Sep 09 2025
Sharing a Love of Music With My Toddler, One Geeky Song at a Time
Music has been a part of my toddler’s life since the day he was born—on our drive home from the hospital, we played lullaby versions of Queen and Panic! at the Disco. In the two years since then, my partner and I have never shied away from playing “our music” around him, whether at home…
Sep 18 2023
Top 10 Vocaloid Songs by Machigerita-P
It should be clear by now that I love Vocaloid music, if the success of “10 Happy-Sounding Vocaloid Songs with Extremely Dark Lyrics” is anything to go by. The talented people who put together songs entirely from the ground up using nothing but digital software (known as “Producers”…
Dec 17 2022
Jeff Ray Discusses His Pandemic Album, In the Fire
Over the summer, local jam band Jeff Ray and the Stakes released In the Fire, an album that was developed during the pandemic. I spoke with Jeff Ray about the group, their inspiration, and the Twin Cities music scene.
T. A. Wardrope (TCG): Can you tell us a little bit about the history of writing In the Fire…
Feb 15 2020
A Minnesota Geek’s Experience with Retro Audio
A year ago, I sat at dinner with my coworkers while the leader of my team discussed one of his passions: vinyl collecting. I listened to his experiences perusing local vinyl stores in San Francisco, growing more intrigued as he discussed his experiences with what he claimed to be a vintage technology…
Jan 03 2020
Virtual Idol Hatsune Miku Will Perform at Coachella 2020
Vocaloid fans, rejoice!
The virtual diva Hatsune Miku has landed a gig at one of the US’s most famous music festivals—Coachella! The festival released its lineup on Twitter on January 2, and Miku has been scheduled to sing for us on April 10 and 17, 2020, alongside artists such as Rage Against the…
Nov 29 2019
Vivian Girls Reemerge from the Darkness with a New Album
It has been eight years since Vivian Girls released a full-length album and five years since they officially announced their breakup as an ensemble. Yet, despite this proclamation, the band has somehow returned to us and in triumphant fashion, as their newest album drips with a fresh sort of confidence…
Nov 26 2019
Men I Trust’s Once Jazz Is the Band’s Most Ambitious Album Yet
I will confidently argue to anyone that the last five years have been a groundbreaking era for indie pop music, with artists like Cuco, Boy Pablo, and Rex Orange County unexpectedly making their way to the limelight. Nevertheless, with so many previously unknown artists hitting the mainstream, much…
Sep 07 2019
Prince Lives on in the Minnesota History Center’s Photo Exhibit Starting September 21
Death does not mean the end when it comes to a musical legend like Prince. Although the beloved Minnesota star passed away in 2016, the mark he left on this world is as significant as ever. From tribute concerts to street events and dance parties, Prince fans have remained loyal throughout the years. That…
Apr 11 2018
12 Local Ways to Honor Prince in This Thing Called Life
Many people remember where they were when they learned of Prince’s death on April 21st, 2016. It shook the lives of many music fans around the world, especially those in his home state of Minnesota.
Tributes to Prince are already beginning to surface, as this month marks two years since his death.…