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Last spring, when my friend Drew and I set up a show for Hotline TNT at a firehouse that daylights as a cardboard sculpture explosion, a kid asked me “how … Read moreA Chat With Hotline TNT’s Will Anderson
I shrieked when I saw the band julie’s announcement for their 2024 tour. It was the news I’d been waiting for after years of commenting “come to minneapolis” on the … Read morejulie, TAGABOW, and Her New Knife at Fine Line — feat. an interview with HNK
By Sarah Tachau On the chilly evening of October 4th, I, and about half of the Macalester campus, shuffled into the rugged Fine Line for folk-pop mastermind Odie Leigh’s Carrier … Read moreFrom Organized Mosh Pits to Folky Sing Alongs: Odie Leigh Performs at Fine Line
The dashboard was dusty again, with a substance that I still haven’t correctly identified. Salt, maybe? Glass particles? Whatever it was, it used to be the entrails of a novelty … Read moreInterstasis, Part 1- Anderson .Paak Comes to Me In An Oasis in Chicago
At my mother’s funeral I stood and spoke of music. When your mom dies nothing makes sense. When she died I was working in a prairie, and when I was … Read moreRemembering My Mother in Her 25 Greatest Songs
Zach Marshak On Thursday, April 11th, I had the pleasure of Interviewing brothers Dana and Alden McWayne of the Jazz-focused duo, Dana and Alden. Hailing from Eugene, Oregon, the brothers … Read moreAn Interview with Dana and Alden
On the evening of Tuesday, February 20th, WMCN (your favorite 91.7 FM station) hosted an Open Mic Night for any Macalester students interested in showing off their musical talents. And … Read moreWMCN Open Mic Night 2/20/24
Recently, the conversation of covers, tributes, and remixes has continuously been popping up in my life: whether it be my coworkers and I discussing Luke Comb’s recent cover of Tracy … Read moreSometimes You Can Do: Kiss the Tiger @ Turf Club “I Love Lucy” Style
On Friday, January 19th, I ventured out into the bone-chilling, single-digit cold to wait in line for the historic Saint Paul venue, the Turf Club. On my way in, I … Read moreKicking off 2024 with Local Music
bugsy is a Twin Cities based band, having recently released their EP “Now I Spend All Of My Time Alone”. In an interview with WMCN’s Joe Petersdorf, Emily, the band’s … Read moreAn Interview with bugsy
