Surfer Blood was in town for the second time in the last year or so, but this was the first time we had seen them. Outstanding. They were absolutely worth all of the hype they’ve been getting as of late. With one of the more packed houses that I’ve seen at the Entry, it was [...]
We covered Passion Pit for the third time on Sunday, and they have only gotten better. Unfortunately we missed the first two acts due to prior commitments. ”Polished” was the word that kept coming to mind, over and over again throughout the show. The raw vocals and, at times, off-timed keys when we first saw [...]
Cymbals Eat Guitars were in town at the Turf Club on Saturday, the first time we have covered them on here. While I am normally one that enjoys more vocal heavy performances, the experimental edge that Cymbals has created has been really refreshing. I loved every part of the performance, beginning to end. There was, [...]
Vampire Weekend was back in the Twin Cities for the first time since their debut album in 2008. They came sporting an excellent new album, Contra, that in my opinion is BETTER than their debut. The performance was introduced by the above clip, as the quartet entered bouncing to DJ Kool, which bled into their [...]
