What? The Hold Steady are consummate rock'n'roll storytellers, and the band's newest record, Stay Positive, out stateside via Vagrant July 15, proves once again the quintet won't disappear any time soon.

Making their entrance by weaving through the crowd to the stage, L.A. noise rockers the Mae Shi brought their loud, spastic, and over-reactive sound to Minneapolis’ Uptown Bar last night (July 7th). The set's second song, “I Get (Almost) Everything I Want,” was barebones instrumentally but full of cathartic harmonies and buoyed by a powerful chorus.

Tuesday night's (May 13) crowd at Minneapolis' 7th Street Entry was packed in like sardines for this long-awaited and much-anticipated showing by elusive Liverpool-based psychedelic garage-rockers Clinic.

Tuesday night (May 7) at Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Cafe, a cozily packed, predominately male crowd jumped up and down, matching the onstage energy of lead singer/basitarist Chris Ballew and guitbassist Andrew McKeag (both play customized version of the conventional guitar), as the Presidents of the United States of America blasted through a high energy and just plain fun performance, defined

Alt-rock kingpin Bob Mould may now dwell in Washington, D.C., but given his leading role in the genesis of Minneapolis' music scene, it was only appropriate that his tour behind latest LP District Line kick off with the home team last night (March 5) at legendary venue First Avenue.

The perils of touring come in many varieties, and can often derail a show, but last night (Feb. 26) after Har Mar Superstar delivered his set of ass-shaking funk to the masses at the Fine Line Music Café, Australian popstress Sia showed the road who was boss.