Local Christian music builds a hardcore faith with a punk-rock choir

Five local bands go looking for fame and fortune--and the audience gets taken for a ride

Yanni rocks the keyboards--and other odd tales from the Twin Cities' glam-rock scene

Thirty-five years ago teen rock like the Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird" caught a wave across the prairies--and rode it into adulthood

Retro punk, retro funk, shoe-gazing tunes, and novelty junk

Meet piano man Mark Mallman: part shut-in, part showman

From Wrong's free-improv chaos to Savage Aural Hotbed's circle-saw precision, a disparate local noise scene maps the sound of modern anxiety

A St. Paul hip-hop crew looks to the next stage

Staffed by DJs and rockers, indie record stores are selling a scene

A Native band plays slave music on the great plains.

Art rockers 12 Rods make their musical parents proud

From illegal parties to sanctioned blowouts, rave culture has been heading overground for years. But will it find ecstasy in the mainstream?

...if it ain't got that swing. But is this dip into the past just a blip on the screen or a full-blown movement?

One missing performer. Two angry promoters. One thousand irate fans.

In Sliver's emotional pop, girls and boys are on the same team

Ad agencies shoot spots; local "music houses" score

Rock the basement and pour beer on your ass with pop-punk heroes Dillinger Four

From traditional reels to Celt rave-ups, local Irish music addresses the troubled times of its homeland

If a local CD falls into the retail bins, does it make a sound? Peter S. Scholtes reviews this month's batch of releases.

Can a St. Paul musician help a Canadian chanteuse turn Americans on to the Toronto music scene?

Ousia breaks up. Ana Voog leaves her bedroom. The mother ship of knob-twaddling electronic music descends for a local showcase.

Insurgency protector: ®™ark's unornamented Web site puts a price tag on agit-prop action

Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

Back to Middle School: Wild Pitch reissues hip-hop classics by Gang Starr, the UMC's, Main Source, and Lord Finesse.