Madison Cunningham is one of music’s best kept secrets. Years ago, I saw her twice at the Palace Theater in St. Paul opening for other acts, but to catch her in these smaller intimate venues like the Turf Club, and tonight’s show at the Fine Line Music Cafe, makes me feel like I’m in on […]
Tonight, Madison Cunningham finally got the respect and headlining show she deserves in St. Paul. In past shows where Madison Cunningham has opened at the Palace Theatre, iv’e made note of the noise level from the audience during the show, oftentimes drowning out her singing during slower numbers. Tonight, that definitely wasn’t the case. An […]
“It’s freaking cold here!” Madison Cunningham said in between songs Friday night. “I know we’re wimps since we’re from California, but man, It’s got to affect you guys too.” To many of us, It had. While we’ve definitely had worse winters, It doesn’t feel any less cold. I’ve got two space heaters going in my […]
The title of Dawes’ 9th studio album, in true Dawes fashion, invites us to read a little bit deeper depending on how you look at it. Oh Brother conveniently leaves out punctuation so that we, the listener, can interpret it in different ways. The first way to read into the title is its classic usage— […]
The summer of 2022 continued the return to live music, with many artists hitting the road for the first time since the pandemic. We’ve highlighted some of our favorites below. If you’ve missed them, you can check out our photos and recap here! Jackson Browne Jackson Browne kicked off a summer full of shows at […]
Andrew Bird entered through a crooked door to the right of the stage at The Palace Theatre Friday night, and onto a stage that resembled a sort of worn, antiquated living room. To the applause of his audience, he picked up his violin from the case on a stand next to him, mounted it against […]