The Directory

Twin Cities band led by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Al Church.

Band leader and owner of Shredding Flannel, a '90s cover band run as a 22-member collective with custom tools he built himself.

Minneapolis blues, soul and funk band led by singer-guitarist Alex Rossi since 1998.

Minneapolis

Singer-songwriter playing covers and originals across western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, with a new release every month.

Minneapolis folk singer-songwriter known for twelve-string guitar and storytelling.

Minneapolis

Plays 1970s Latin American music in a style called musica romantica.

Duluth-based singer-songwriter whose debut full-length album, Fill My Soul, came out in June 2026.

Duluth

Duluth singer-songwriter playing original Americana and country with folk and blues roots.

Duluth

Duluth band blending post-rock with punk, folk and Midwest emo influences.

Duluth

Accordion and acoustic guitar duo of Jeff Anderson and Jay Forney.

Minneapolis singer-songwriter whose debut full-length, Good, Like It Should Be, came out on Nettwerk in April 2026.

Minneapolis

Songwriting project of keyboardist Drew and guitarist Eric, who have written music together since 1986 and now have nearly 300 songs.

Minneapolis folk-punk and worldbeat band founded in 1983, billed as the longest-running Celtic punk band in America.

Minneapolis

Singer and guitarist who fronts County Line and plays bass in the original band Vintage Revival.

Bassist in the '90s grunge tribute Seattle Rain and a live sound engineer who has toured with Mint Condition and mixed bands from Ginger Jake to Trampled by Turtles.

Duluth alt-country band playing what it calls Great Lakes country, led by Breanne Tepler.

Duluth

Bassist in the Scott Weiland tribute Crack in the Halo and former bassist of the metal band Concrete Injection.

Singer in tribute bands for Duran Duran, David Bowie and Scott Weiland, and in the 90s cover band Shredding Flannel.

One-man live looping performer who runs BH Entertainment and played 202 shows this year.

Minneapolis string band mixing heavy-hitting psychedelia with old-time bluegrass.

Minneapolis

Five-piece Minneapolis originals band formed during COVID, mixing '80s synth pop and new wave with hard rock guitar and big vocals.

Minneapolis

Stripped-down Duluth trio built on rich vocal harmonies and minimal instrumentation.

Duluth

Northern Minnesota blues-rock band led by Corey Medina.

Local trio playing mostly songs from Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music.

Minneapolis

Guitarist and songwriter who records under about 13 musical alter egos from a basement studio he calls Icebox Studios.

Twin Cities rock band with a countrified garage-rock sound.

Minneapolis

Minnesota singer-songwriter playing acoustic-driven folk-rock with alt-country touches.

Self-taught lead guitarist in Cursed by Lightning, the AC/DC tribute Old Voltage, the Judas Priest tribute Hellion and Arena.

Metal bassist and guitarist on the Twin Cities scene since the late '90s, now playing bass in the progressive metal band UXIA and a Nightwish tribute.

Folk-rocker and former member of The Pines.

Twin Cities jazz and world-music guitarist who anchors a monthly series at The Black Dog in St. Paul.

St. Paul

New Ulm bluegrass and old-time player on mandolin, banjo and guitar; Minnesota Music Hall of Fame member.

New Ulm

Keyboardist and guitarist best known from Anthem, the Twin Cities '80s arena rock cover band that opened for Hairball.

Minnesota singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist steeped in the roots music of the Americas.

Twin Cities band mixing emo, pop and experimental touches with twinkly guitar riffs and odd time signatures.

Minneapolis

Twin Cities singer-songwriter writing alt-rock and punk inspired by '90s women-led bands like No Doubt and Hole, signed to Whiplash Records.

Kenyon blues-rock act playing electric guitar, harmonica and vocals, mixing covers with originals.

Kenyon

Minneapolis indie pop act led by Syd Casey, now a four-piece live band.

Minneapolis

Eight-piece Duluth band playing jazz-influenced funk with a full horn section.

Duluth

Minnesota-based '80s arena rock tribute act known for pyrotechnics, lights and costume changes.

Four-piece Duluth band influenced by Bob Dylan that avoids sticking to a single genre.

Duluth

Producer and songwriter behind Smile Bro (alt pop), A Willa (folk to rock) and Neon Reject (experimental electronic), plus the duos The Hyperfolk and Fight the Gray.

Lead guitarist and original member of Menace, a Twin Cities heavy rock cover band marking 25 years, who also plays in the Korn tribute Cobb and sings in Stiff Biscuit.

Duluth singer-songwriter playing lyric-forward songs on ukulele and guitar, with looping and effects.

Duluth

Deep-voiced singer-songwriter of heartland rock, Americana and country.

Minneapolis-based blues band that has represented the Minnesota Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge.

Minneapolis

Storytelling singer-songwriter in a modern folk rock style, behind the Outlaw Poet EP and the upcoming album Tales of the Outlaw Poet.

Seven-piece Duluth funk band with co-lead vocalists, playing residencies and festivals around the Twin Ports.

Duluth

Minnesota metalcore band known for heavy breakdowns: Sam (vocals), Sawyer (lead guitar), Peter (rhythm guitar), Bennett (drums) and Will (bass).

Minnetonka singer-songwriter playing heartfelt, optimistic Americana she calls Mama-Americana, solo and with the Turnbuckles.

Minnetonka

Twin Cities bluegrass group mixing bluegrass with blues, swing, Americana, country and old-time music.

Duluth bluegrass band playing fast-picked originals and reworked classic and contemporary tunes.

Duluth

Minneapolis acoustic duo playing cover songs from the 1960s to today plus original tunes.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis-based modern rock band mixing original songs with renditions of classic rock songs.

Minneapolis

Acoustic guitar and violin duo of Eric Carlson and Erika Mork.

Rock and roll band of Kerry Alexander, Chris Hoge and Elana Carroll, drawing on early 2000s rock.

Duluth indie rock band with a mid-2000s college radio sound.

Duluth

Winona-based guitarist who also leads the Mike Munson Trio.

Winona

Guitar duo offering its own interpretations of jazz standards at Twin Cities venues and series.

Minneapolis

Duluth roots band led by singer-songwriter Misisipi Mike Wolf, mixing folk and country with punk.

Duluth

Minnesota Americana and roots singer-songwriter who leads Molly Maher and Her Disbelievers.

Extreme metal guitarist in Glutton for Punishment and Apothic, guitar teacher at the Shred Den, and longtime giver of free guitars to kids.

Instrumental Duluth duo playing 1950s-style punk with surf-sleaze grooves.

Duluth

Minneapolis folk, blues and Americana songwriter on guitar and blues harp who also makes kids music as Silly Grandad.

Minneapolis

Twin Cities indie pop artist and guitarist with jazz and bossa nova influences.

Minneapolis collective led by Obi Original, fusing Afrobeat, rock, funk and highlife.

Minneapolis

Iron Range singer-songwriter leaning into Americana.

Duluth four-piece mixing jazz fusion, groove psychedelia, folk, doom metal and punk.

Duluth

Burnsville guitar teacher and author of The Awesome Guitar Series, who has taught guitar full time for almost 25 years.

Burnsville

Duluth and Minneapolis band drawing on Nordic music and folk traditions with layered guitars, strings and synths.

Duluth

Longtime Duluth band playing cinematic instrumental music that shifts in dynamics and rhythm.

Duluth

Minneapolis thrash metal band formed in 1984 that recorded for Combat and Reprise and appeared in David Lynch's Wild at Heart.

Minneapolis

All-women hard rock band started in 2011 by vocalist Tiffany, with Katie Word on rhythm guitar, Lou Block on bass and keytar player Erica.

Iron Range rock band led by Rich Mattson of Sparta Sound studio.

Guitarist known as "the Ripper," active in the Twin Cities rock scene since about 1979, former recording engineer at Track Record Studios and longtime jam host.

Metal guitarist in Glutton for Punishment and Die Hardcore, drummer in a new sludge project, and owner of the Shred Den guitar shop in Brooklyn Park.

Brooklyn Park

Guitarist in Sir Psycho, the local Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band.

Duluth indie rock band that released its debut album People/Fate in April 2026.

Duluth

Twin Cities Americana band led by singer-songwriter Chris Koza, known for releasing four full-length albums in one year.

Duluth singer-songwriter mixing folk, psychedelic and alternative country sounds.

Duluth

Duluth-based folk and country singer-songwriter who performs regularly around the Twin Ports.

Duluth

Two-piece Minneapolis rock and cover band billed as a one-of-a-kind live musical tribute to well-known artists.

Minneapolis

Duluth alt-folk duo with soulful harmonies blending folk, bluegrass and a touch of jazz.

Duluth

Hot club jazz group led by guitarist Sam Miltich.

Rhythm guitarist and the very first guest of the show, who founded the all-female rock cover band Pink Taco.

Self-taught drummer, known simply as Otis, who plays in Menace and the AC/DC tribute Old Voltage.

Self-taught rhythm guitarist and backup singer who played Moondance Jam with an '80s new wave tribute and is now building a Bryan Adams tribute.

Folk-rock singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar shredder.

Singer and guitarist who leads Seattle Rain, a '90s grunge and hard rock tribute, plus a Nirvana tribute and an acoustic duo.

Original rock band built around longtime friends Trent Hill (bass) and TJ (guitar, vocals), with Bo on lead vocals and Eric on drums.

Minneapolis guitarist and singer playing feel-good African music rooted in soukous, including family shows.

Minneapolis

Minnesota singer-songwriter and 7-string guitarist blending folk with swing and West Coast jazz.

Duluth

Four-piece dance band playing pop, pop-country and pop-rock hits from every decade, led by singer Jess and drummer Buzz.

Minneapolis band blending rock, pop and soul, formed out of The Cherry Pit jam sessions.

Minneapolis

Old-time and bluegrass trio from Duluth.

Duluth

Minneapolis old-time and bluegrass string band fronted by fiddler AJ Srubas and guitarist Rina Rossi.

Minneapolis

Four-piece cover band led by guitarist Chaz and singer Angela that gives pop and country hits a heavier rock edge.

Folk-rock group led by Iron Range roots musician Christopher David Hanson.

Duluth four-piece playing soul, R&B, funk and jazz, with all four members singing.

Duluth

Pine City indie folk-pop trio that released its first EP, Never Take Me Home, in 2026.

Pine City

Brother duo from Minnesota's Taconite Country playing folk and bluegrass originals and covers.

Duluth-based four-piece folk band with country and bluegrass leanings.

Duluth

Twin Cities-based rock 'n' roll dance band playing hits from the 1950s through the 1980s since 1973.

Minneapolis old-time band with banjo, autoharp, guitar and clogging, played with punk-rock energy.

Minneapolis

Duluth acoustic duo playing catchy originals and 90s alt-rock covers with tight harmonies.

Duluth

Minneapolis surf rock band formed in 1962 whose single Surfin' Bird hit No. 4 on the US charts in 1963.

Minneapolis

Guitarist in Biggley, the Rob Zombie tribute Devil's Rejects and Ziggy's All-Stars, who also plays a solo show called Heartland Acoustic Rock.

Rock guitarist who went from Morticia in the '90s to co-founding Rival 5 and playing in the reunited Slave Raider.

Minneapolis

Full-time live looping solo performer for about 17 years, with roots in Twin Cities black metal and active rock.

Minneapolis glam-punk band led by Venus de Mars since 1993.

Minneapolis

Longtime metal guitarist from Avalanche, TNT and Wicked Garden, now turning diva pop hits into metal with Bad Bromance.

St. Paul alternative rock trio formed in 1989 that recorded for Caroline and Atlantic before ending in 1997.

St. Paul

Minneapolis duo pairing classic soul with contemporary hip-hop and R&B production.

Minneapolis

Owner and engineer of 1459 Studios in Minneapolis, metal guitarist in Plague of Stars and other bands, and a gear-review YouTuber.

Minneapolis