REVIEW: Earthgang, Mick Jenkins Ignite Sold Out Crowd (Varsity Theater) Arts Music by David Bix - February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Promotional art for Earthgang's Mirrorland. Varsity Theater remains the pinnacle of intimate, yet still riveting concerts from music’s most exciting up-and-comers. Located in Dinkytown, the celebrated theater welcomed rising Atlanta hip-hop duo, Earthgang, on their Welcome to Mirrorland Tour Wednesday night. Accompanied by Portland MC Wynne (currently enrolled at the University
REVIEW: Juice WRLD Ignites Sold-Out Minneapolis Crowd at the Armory Arts Music by David Bix - June 3, 2019June 5, 2019 Rapper Juice WRLD. The Armory is the pinnacle of rap performance and open venues in Minneapolis. As such, it plays home to gigs such as Juice WRLD's Death Race for Love tour (after his recent, eponymous album), which landed at the Armory on Saturday. Hours before the doors opened, fans were
REVIEW: Soundset Music Festival Brings Together Twin Cities Rap Community Arts Music by David Bix - May 31, 2019June 1, 2019 The 12th annual Soundset Music Festival, presented by Rhymesayers Entertainment and held at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds, was full of incredible young talent, must-see acts, and hip-hop legends. Over 30,000 people milled around the Fairgrounds as well-known artists from around the country played their biggest hits, their unreleased singles,
INTERVIEW: Taylor Bennett on Soundset, Fatherhood, Chicago, and His Upcoming Project Arts Music by David Bix - May 28, 2019May 29, 2019 Hip-hop artist Taylor Bennett (center) in the music video for his single "Roof Gone". Taylor Bennett took the stage at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Sunday at 12:30 pm. The occasion? The Soundset Music Festival. The artist? Only 23. The young and always energetic Bennett commanded the stage from start to
REVIEW: Little River Band’s Yacht Rock Revival (Treasure Island Resort & Casino) Arts Music by David Bix - April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 A collage of promotional images for Peter Beckett’s Player, Ambrosia, and Little River Band. There's a certain kind of 70s/80s soft rock called Yacht Rock. As a similarly named station on Sirius-XM says, this "smooth-sailing soft rock...doesn't rock the boat." Perhaps, but the number of people climbing aboard at Saturday's Treasure
REVIEW: Lil Mosey Seizes, Dominates the Stage (Skyway Theatre) Arts Music by David Bix - April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 A promotional image of Lil Mosey. A Sunday evening was unseasonably pleasant outdoors, but the Skyway Theatre filled quickly. The draw? The 17-year-old rapper Lathan Moses Echols, better known as Lil Mosey. Mosey dominated the stage like a seasoned veteran, turning what could have been an average Sunday night into a