Ghost make a mesmerizing return to Iowa
Pardon the pun, but Tobias Forge is one proud papa. In a musical landscape littered with same-sounding derivatives, the Swedish
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Reviews
Slayer: A devilish goodbye
Thrash titans Slayer give Minneapolis one hell of a final show By Darren Tromblay ListenIowa A swarm of more than
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Gene Simmons, Surf Ballroom, 5.2.18
By Mark Skaar Photos by Darren Tromblay Gene Simmons is a man who needs no introduction after having been
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Album Review: Stryper’s “God Damn Evil”
Stryper frontman Michael Sweet could barely contain himself in the weeks prior to announcing the title of the band’s forthcoming
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Judas Priest @ The Armory, 4.2.18
Metal on metal: Judas Priest brings its metallic firepower to The Armory By Darren Tromblay At one time during its
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Maurice John Vaughn @ The M-Shop, 3.28.18
By Michael Swanger Chicago bluesman Maurice John Vaughn’s wide-ranging talents as a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, keyboards, but no saxophone on this
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Dirkschneider @ The Cabooze, 3.12.18
When former Accept vocalist Udo Dirkschneider stepped onstage at The Cabooze in Minneapolis on March 12, the diminutive native of
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Robert Cray/Matt Woods @ Hoyt Sherman Place, 3.3.18
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-guitarist-songwriter Robert Cray and his band (bassist Richard Cousins, keyboardist Dover Weinberg and drummer Terence F. Clark)
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Judas Priest — “Firepower”
Following the release of their love-it-or-hate-it 1986 album “Turbo,” Judas Priest, long considered one of the founders of the working
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Rausch — “Book II”
Mastermind pianist/composer Doug Rausch is back with “Book II,” the long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed 2009 self-titled debut album. Rausch,
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