CMJ's "Subjective Art For Mass Consumtion" Review

Like many artists in the past two years, Minneapolis veteran emcee Christopher Micheal Jensen had an artistic drought of sorts. The collaboration and atmosphere of live shows withered in the COVID winter, along with many beloved venues we used to call home passed somberly in the cold night.

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Skydro Elevates on "The Castle Above The Clouds"

“Castle Above the Clouds” presents a polished--but gritty--project that’s sure to reverberate with gusto in any royal chambers.to drop this year, following up his late-April EP release The Wolf That Cried Idiot.”

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Lt. Sunnie's "Always Sunnie in Trilidelphia" Review

Lt. Sunnie’s project, “Always Sunnie in Trilidelphia,” released within the first few weeks of 2022, but its shine still resonates long after the summer sun wanes. Lt. Sunnie has her hand in many creative pots, being a singer, dancer, and host of The Sex Talk Podcast.

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Nur-D turns First Avenue into the inclusive Club Nur-D

Whether he just wanted people to dance, addressed his social justice activism work against police brutality, or slowed it down for a love song — all eyes were always on Nur-D. They’d follow him anywhere and I’d probably find my feet walking with as well. This kind of artist doesn’t come along often, especially a homegrown one.

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