When I was 13 I went to my first arena concert. Justin Bieber’s My World Tour at the Target Center in Minneapolis on June 29, and I recall a lot of the details vividly. I remember where our seats were, what it felt like in the room as we walked in, the pounding of the bass as music flowed from the stage to the crowd, … Continue reading Music i’ve enjoyed consuming in 2020
Minneapolis, MN is known for its budding music scene and this past weekend I got a taste of it at Bryant Lake Bowl and Theater in Uptown. It was a Sunday evening full of sensational storytelling through song featuring acclaimed Minneapolis indie rock band The Nokturnal North. The Nockturnal North consists of members Joe Norton (songwriter, keys, guitar), Kiera Waskey (vocals), Sam Bostrom (bass), Joel … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: Minneapolis indie rock band The Nokturnal North
Wdnesday night in St. Paul more than 1,000 people packed the Palace Theatre for Go 96.3’s Snow Show 2018. It was a night full of music by LANY, Bastille, Albert Hammond Jr. and Minnesota’s Last Import. My favorite band of the night–by far–was LANY. The band from Los Angeles includes members Paul Jason Klein, Jake Gloss and Les Priest. They formed LANY in 2014 … Continue reading GO 96.3’s Snow Show 2018
It’s nearly 12 a.m., and the new 5 Seconds of Summer album Youngblood is finally out. It’s dropped already on the East Coast, so us lucky listeners all across the USA have the complete collection of songs before the day officially turns to June 15. I’m situated with headphones, my Spotify qued up and am prepared to dive in and write a song-by-song first impressions … Continue reading 5SOS releases third album ‘Youngblood’
If you have a music radar for ones to watch, Nightly should be on it. The band’s name comes from textspeak and translates to “night, love you.” Members Jonathan Capeci and Joey Beretta said the inspiration for the name came from the thought that the phrase was a good summary of everything they’d written so far. They wanted to be honest and personal and they … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: Nightly
Australian worship band Hillsong Worship has released a new song from their upcoming album There Is More. The song is titled “Who You Say I Am” and was written by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan. Fielding is one of the writers behind the recent Grammy award-winning Hillsong song “What A Beautiful Name,” which was co-written with Hillsong’s Brooke Ligertwood. Fielding shared this on Instagram about the song: … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: Hillsong Worship ‘Who You Say I Am’
Singer, songwriter and rapper Jake Miller dropped his new album Silver Lining today. Miller, who debuted with a pop-rap style influenced by John Mayer as much as Macklemore, emerged in 2011 with his self-released debut EP, Summer Session. Since then, he’s released multiple EPs and LPs. Silver Lining is his first release since becoming an independent artist and he’s declaring it to be his biggest album yet. With 14 … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: Jake Miller ‘Silver Lining’
Friends! I am so excited to start a new weekly segment: Music Feature Friday. For my senior project at UNW, I have started posting more What’s Trending content. You can read more about what that is on my About page. This will be an addition to it. Every Friday I will be highlight new and old music. I’ll share some of my favorite bands and artists. I’ll … Continue reading Music Feature Friday: 5SOS ‘Want You Back’
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