Artist Spotlight : Sex Burger
It’s been over 5 years since Brt Rynlds and Charles Bronson, better known as Sex Burger, made their presence known performing and djing disco boogie funk around town. Their unique sound and show took dance floo...
Ron’s Memorial concert
Minneapolis recently lost a very loved man, Ron Upton. Ron was well known in Uptown and loved by many. His memorial concert was last night at the Uptown VFW. The VFW filled up with so many friends and family of...
Melissa @ The Shout! House
A great place to spend a Friday night is The Shout! House. The Shout! House Dueling Pianos is a live music venue in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. It combines music and improvisational comedy with the help ...
Hurricane Joe @ The Cabooze
The Duluth band had their first show in Minneapolis last night. Hurricane Joe is a metal band with a deep bond between the band members. They are releasing a new album and starting to play more in Minneapolis.
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AFI @ First Avenue
AFI, on ‘The Blood Tour”, hit the stage at First Avenue last night, along with opening acts, Chain Gang of 1974, and Souvenirs.
California based band, Souvenirs, featuring bandmates Nolan, Riley, Tim and Vin...
LANY @ The Fine Line, MPLS, MN
On November 5th, the band LANY arrived in Minneapolis on their 40th stop on tour at the Fine Line Music Café. Before the band even came on, there were chants of their name and fans in the front row throwing...
Oh Wonder & Lany @ First Avenue
Lany’s Paul Jason, Leslie Priest and Jake Goss recently arrived on First Avenue’s stage to a cheering crowd; eager to hear their fresh r&b infused pop songs live.
Great friends, good times, and a lov...
The Perfect Rejects & Warren G @ The Cabooze
Photos by Alexander Just
Written by Maya Clark
Tuesday, July 19th, hip hop lovers rendezvoused at Cabooze in Downtown Minneapolis for the likes of Warren G and openers The Perfect Rejects. I could sme...
Dead & Company @ Alpine Valley Music Theater
Alpine Valley was written on the back windows of buses and station wagons, telling us where they were headed, and the license plates telling us where they were from. People descended here from as far away as New York, Florida, and California just to see them.
Motion City Soundtrack Says Goodbye to Minneapolis – Photo Gallery
A few months ago, one of Minneapolis' most beloved bands announced their final tour, calling it quits after 18 years stating, "We have no idea what the future holds, but for now we are done."
Their set a...
So What?! Music Festival – Day 1
A week ago, So What?! Music Festival was held at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. It was nothing short of astounding. From legendary acts like New Found Glory headlining, to everyone's favorites like Stat...
Coheed and Cambria @ The Myth
Coheed and Cambria came through Minnesota last night as the headliner of the The Color Before The Sun Tour. The tour was supporting Coheed and Cambria's newest record of the same name.
Along with them, the p...
The Color Morale @ The Wire; Berwyn, IL
GUEST PHOTOGRAPHER: Meredith Henderson
All photographs of this show were taken by photographer Meredith Henderson. Meredith is from the Chicago music scene and also plays in a band called Victims. Shooting s...
Moshing Around The X-Mas Tree! @ The Garage
The annual "Mosh Around The X-Mas Tree" event was held at The Garage yesterday. The bill featured mostly local bands, but came with two touring acts; Oklahoma Caddy Shack and Main State. This year was a smaller...
FOR TODAY, FIT FOR A KING, GIDEON + MORE @ SKYWAY THEATRE
To get right into it, this show was nothing short of amazing. Every band was spectacular, from soundcheck to performance. The show started off with Minnesota locals, At Mourning's End, who know how to put on a ...
Hype Watch: Evacuate The City (+Photo Gallery)
Sound the alarms and hide all your valuables. The Catastrophe is coming.
Evacuate The City is a metalcore band based out of Orlando, Florida. With their crushing riffs, beauteous melodies, and incorporation ...
Hippo Campus @ the U of M Homecoming!
Hippo Campus played a show at the University of Minnesota's homecoming Party on the Plaza kickoff tonight at Coffman Memorial Union. The show, being extremely under-advertised, still managed to draw quite a few...
Photo Gallery: Alt-J live @ the Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Last time Alt-J was in the Twin Cities they played two sold out shows at First Avenue. Although First Ave is a phenomenal venue it seemed fair for them to play at a bigger venue in 2015. The Roy Wilkins Auditor...
Catfish and the Bottlemen live at Varsity with Highly Suspect
Indie rock band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, brought their raw, garage-band style to the Varsity Theater, in Dinkytown, last night. In their first stop on their North America 2015 Tour, they found an animated, n...
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver 15th & 16th May, 2015
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver 15th & 16th May, 2015
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood rolls into Denver for two shows at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballrooom. A...
The Jesus & Mary Chain, Psychocandy Tour, The Ogden Theater, 11th May 2015, Denver
The Jesus and Mary Chain + The Black Ryder, Ogden Theatre, Denver, Colorado, May 11, 2015.
The Jesus and Mary Chain's seminal debut album, Psychocandy, is 30 years old. THIRTY. Marinate on that for a moment,...
Insomniac, Pets With People Names + More! @ Pease, MN
Insomniac and Pets With People Names recently closed off their weekend tour by hosting a last-minute house show in Pease, MN. Opening for them were supergroup Bitcoin Kids, which featured Varrick Bruno from Ins...
Household, Molly’s Worst Enemy, Pierre + More @ The Fallout!
Local legends Household and Molly's Worst Enemy came home last night for the last stop of their most recent tour. With them they brought out Pierre, Infinite Me, and Iowa punk outfit Lover's Speed. The show was...
DOOMTREE All Hands Tour @ First Avenue!
Doomtree returned home again for their first time since their new album All Hands was released. They had quite the stage presence at the sold out show. With help from Aby Wolf, a local vocalist who is a frequen...
Harriet Brewing’s 4th Annual Extravaganza @ The Cedar
Harriet Brewing's 4th Annual Extravaganza on Saturday was an inevitable success at the Cedar this past Saturday. Starting the night out with The Last Revel, a punky-folk-rock trio had the near cap...
Spyder Baybie Raw Dog & 2% Muck @ The Triple Rock
Spyder Baybie Raw Dog & 2% Muck took the stage at the Triple Rock Friday night. Sandwiching their set between Major G & BLVCK SPVCE, the duo performed a smooth and energetic set that incorporated songs ...
Cold War Kids, Dead Man Winter, Hippo Campus, and Allan Kingdom @ First Ave!
The Current’s tenth birthday party featured a mix local and national bands, all favorites of the Current’s listeners. Catering to a wide crowd demographic, there was a mix of hip hop, country twang, modern rock...
Hippo Campus and Suzie! Live @ First Ave 1/18!
Last night, 89.3 The Current presented First Avenue's Best New Bands of 2014.
Suzie is the self proclaimed "EmoGlam" side project of Night Moves' Mark Ritsema. Suzie ranked 7th on Citypages' annual best ...
The Millenium: Interview!
Taylor Hanson, one of the newest members to The Show Last Night team, and an excellent photographer; shot and interviewed the Millenium.
For the Millenium, time hasn’t stopped since the release of ...
Anberlin To Release Live Albums & More In 2015
Despite performing their last show earlier this year, Anberlin are sticking around for a little bit longer. In 2015, fans can expect a plethora of new goodies, including vinyl box sets, live albums, merch and m...
CORRELATIONS Final Show!
CORRELATIONS played their final show together at The Garage in Burnsville, MN alongside of other local bands.
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SNOT and Thira LIVE @ Amsterdam Bar and Hall 12.7.14
SNOT and Thira played live along with supporting acts Sunday night. Stay tuned for an Official interview with Mikey Doling of SNOT and Kayden of Thira! Till then, Enjoy these photos.
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Photo Gallery: The Get Real Tour ft. The Word Alive, The Color Morale & more at The Amsterdam
The Get Real Tour was a treat for St. Paul metal core music goers. Bands on the bill were The Word Alive, The Color Morale, Our Last Night, Dead Rabbits, Myka Relocate
and At Mournings End. Leo Presen...
Live: Molly’s Worst Enemy @ The Garage. On The Road With The Show Last Night, Day 2
We were back in town last night for Molly's Worst Enemy's 2nd stop. This time they played at The Garage in Burnsville for the Bent Life/ Cross Me tour with some local support with Conveyer, Cross Me, Watchmen a...
Live: Molly’s Worst Enemy @ The Muffin Top! On The Road With The Show Last Night, Day 1
I'm photographing on tour with Twin Cities based band, Molly's Worst Enemy for three days this weekend. Last night was day one and we made the trip to Ames, Iowa to play a show at The Muffin Top.
Ben Ashcra...
Arch Enemy: As The Pages Burn (live)!
Currently headlining a North American tour in support of their critically acclaimed album, War Eternal, metal icons ARCH ENEMY have launched a new live video for "As The Pages Burn", taken from their Masters of...
LIVE: Relient K @ Mill City Nights
Last night at Milly City Nights in downtown Minneapolis, Relient K played for their Mmhmm 10 year anniversary tour.
From Indian Lakes opened for Relient K. For me never listening to them before, they were qu...
Gaslight Anthem, Against me! Review
Photos by: Chris Duke
Words by: Mike McCullough
I can't begin to explain my excitement going down to First Avenue that night! Personally, Against me! is one of my favorite bands and Gaslight A...
Bad Show, Bud?
A band's perspective of the relationship between a promoter and a performer.
Today's music scene is equal parts majesty and self-destruction. Who will bring the end? The promoter who tant...
Pearl Jam: Xcel Energy Center
I grew up on Pearl Jam on the North coast of Oregon, so it was amazing being able to see these guys in a sold out arena!
Fans of all ages and walks of life gathered outside hours before the event. Shari...
Pearl Jam St Paul Event
Here are some photos I took before the show of fans and Xcel!
The first two photos are of the line to buy merch.
Paul Fletcher of Cities 97 and friends were also in attendance. The woman in the gl...
Live: Jungle @ First Avenue!
The solo project of 23 year old artist Lorely Rodriguez, Empress Of, opened for Jungle last night, October 9th, at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
The soft spoken, soprano voiced, New York native. Lorely really h...
LIVE: SycAmour at UW-Stout Memorial Center
SycAmour-The Heartwood
October 10th 2014
@ UW-Stout Memorial Student Center
Review & Photos by Genna Skouge
SycAmour - Photo: Genna Skouge
SycAmour has a full line up of 6 talented gentlem...
Tiny Moving Parts MINNEAPOLIS Record Release Show!
Tiny Moving Parts had their record release show at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis on Sunday, September 28th. With an already warmed up crowd from Molly's Worst Enemy ending their set just minutes be...
LIVE: Limp Bizkit & Machine Gun Kelly!
Editor's notes: I'd like to start this feature out by saying how proud we all are of our contributing photographer, Riley Downs. This was Riley's first major solo assignment, covering two extremely well known a...
Interview: Touche Amore
Touche Amore are a positive force within our industry. Garnering fans like Tim Mcllarth of Rise Against, Touche creates music that motivates and moves it's listeners. I was honored to sit with Jeremy Bolm to ta...
Stromae live at Mill City Nights!
Stromae put on a killer show at Mill City Nights on 9/25/14
I'm not going to lie, going into this show I did not know what to expect. Stromae is a European hip hop / electronic / dance artist . I work at Mill ...
Live: Frank Iero, Taking Back Sunday, The Used!
I’m not sure why I’m writing this, because I shouldn’t have to give you a reason to go see Taking Back Sunday & The Used, with opening act Frank Iero, but there are still some shows that are not s...
The Best Fucking Show Ever presents: P.O.S.
On Saturday September 13, a Minnesota rapper made his way back to the main stage. Doomtree's one and only POS. Anyone who is a fan of doomtree or POS has been waiting for this for sometime now. Over the last mo...
Live: Rise Against! Touche Amore / Radkey
September 9th at the Myth Nightclub in Maplewood, Riley Downs and myself attended the Rise Against show with supporting acts Radkey, and Touche Amore.
Now I had never heard of Radkey, but the same for any op...
10 Years Giveaway & Interview!
At the ripe age of 18 I got my first job working at the super conglomerate, Wal-mart. What does any sensible 18 year old purchase with their first paycheck? They buy an album, of course. My first album was none...
Live: Fall Out Boy, Paramore and Bad Suns @ MN State Fair Grandstands
Set the stage. It’s August 28th. You’re walking into the Minnesota State Fair with Fried Candy Bars and Gator On A Stick on your mind. The weather has just stopped raining and you’re ready for a day of Minnesot...
LIVE: Atmosphere – North of Hell tour @ First Ave
The Twin Cities based hip-hop duo known as Atmosphere came through Minneapolis tonight via the "North of Hell tour". I had no idea we were even covering this until a last minute e-mail woke me from a hungov...
Watsky: The People’s Champ
"You can tell when you're talking to him, he's always 3 sentences ahead." - K.Flay
Watsky is one smart guy and beyond that, one HELL of an entertainer! When Watsky hit the stage at Warped Tour, the fans wen...
Live: Black Stone Cherry at Mill City Nights
American hard rock band Black Stone Cherry took to the stage at Mill City Nights on August 13th and pleased the crowd with a powerful performance. Supporting them on tour were bands Kyng and Fifth Freedom! At t...
Live: FIVEONETHREE Presents the One Dolla Holla. Valor Tracks last show!
The One Dolla Holla, brought you us by FIVEONETHREE , packed The Garage full of local love. Valor Tracks played their last show along with other great local bands. They definitely went out with a bang.
We rece...
Heartist: Sex, Chocolate & Nickleback!
Rock Metal group Heartist, is moving up the musical ladder and fast! On tour now promoting their new album 'Feeding Fiction,' Heartist has a unique perspective on the industry and have been given some amazi...
Our Last Night: Interview & Live show
At the end of July this Summer, we got a chance to talk with the boys of Our Last Night about what it's like being independent, Matt's gorgeous eyes, and the importance of understanding those who are different ...
Live: Foster The People @ The Myth
Foster the People came onto an elaborate stage with a vibrant light show at The Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota on Monday, August 4th 2014. Mark Foster used the entire stage playing every instrument available. The...
Interview: Valor Tracks – A tribute to a great local band that will be forever missed
Starting a band and watching it evolve can be one of the most powerful experiences in life. What makes it even more worthwhile is the memories and relationships you build during that time. A band is like a fami...
Scare Don’t Fear Interview
Rhode Island natives 'Scare Don't Fear,' are getting their first taste of a national tour with Vans Warped Tour 2014 and deliver one hell of a set at every event! We got a chance to talk with Frankie and Chris ...
Chelsea Grin Interview & Giveaway: Pablo
We got a quick minute with Pablo of Chelsea Grin before his set at Vans Warped Tour to talk about the new album and more!
Vocalist Alex Koehler getting a circle pit started in the crowd. Photo: Tanner Morri...
Live: The All Stars Tour ft. I See Stars + many more
The All Stars Tour 2014 at Skyway Theater in Minneapolis Minnesota held great energy. Touring bands such as I See Stars, The Acacia Strain, Like Moths to Flames, Slaves, Mutrix, Betraying the Martyrs, P...
LIVE: Warped Tour MN 2014
Warped Tour 2014 in Minnesota was awesome like always! Enjoy these photos taken by Tanner Morris and Alexander Just.
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Live: Basilica Block Party: Day 1
Intro: Chris Duke
My first Basilica Block Party was one hell of an event! I was in great company with our friends over at Cities 97 and our TSLN crew Izzy Commers and Connor Sidehow.
Hope you enjoy ...
NEWS: Roads Of Glass / In Search Of Solace dual ep release show
The Show Last Night is covering this local rager on Saturday, July 5th!
This show is going to fucking rule. Local metal lovers, if you're not there you will definitely be missing out. Roads of Glass and ...
LIVE: Foxy Shazam @ Mill City Nights
Only two words can properly sum up the night, Rock & Roll. The Gonzo Tour Featuring Foxy Shazam and Larry and His Flask at Mill City Nights could be best described as a party. Not the sophisticated boring k...
LIVE: Bring Me The Horizon @ The Myth
02/17/2014
By Tanner
Bring Me The Horizon and the rest of the bands on the American Dream Tour put on an incredible show at The Myth. A night for the books. Enjoy these photos of BMTH's set.
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