By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief Chad Johnson's life went up in flames. A house fire a few years back reduced nearly everything his family owned to ash. And it was just…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief Tim Sigler had a blast when he was in his Bruce Springsteen tribute band. There was nothing better than paying his respects to one of his…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief After two albums which drew from her as the main source of creativity, Breanne Marie had collaboration on her mind. She had thrown a band together…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief As a kid it wasn't the top 40 you'd hear coming out of Joe Filipovich's stereo. It was the ones who paved the way. It also meant…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief In the military community, 22 isn't just a number. It's a heartbreaking statistic. And Sailor Jerri feels it needs more awareness from the general public. “I…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief When the ground hog doesn't see his shadow it means spring is on its way. But Kristine Wriding has her own, more reliable sign – the Minnesota Horse Expo.…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief The musicians were ready. All 46 of them eager to jump on stage with their one-night-only bands, and show everyone what they came up with for…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief Songwriting has been a part of Jan Edwards life for as long as she can remember. And in 2002, she decided it as time to get…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief Support for local music came out in full force at Big Wood Brewery. You could see a few people through the window looking from outside the brewery,…

By Andrew Ellis, Editor-in-Chief A Minnesota winter gives people a great excuse to stay inside. But if you ventured to Wayzata BrewWorks on the shore of Lake Minnetonka on Thursday, March 8th,…