Macie Rasmussen

2 weeks ago | racketmn.com | Macie Rasmussen

It’s a Saturday afternoon in April and daylight is shining through the windows at Flying V as Psylo rips through an urgent set. Among the teens and 20-somethings are a few middle-aged folks still ready to throw fists. There are tattoos and piercings, baggy jeans, and dark clothes. An emo aesthetic prevails and two young people have even painted their faces, Joker-style. This is "The Great Midwest 10 for $10."“It’s our first time here, and it won't be the last time,” singer Mark Idstrom says.

Mar 5, 2025 | racketmn.com | Macie Rasmussen

Circle pits form. A body floats atop hands. Someone holds a Nintendo DS up high to capture the hype. All night long, dim red light settles on the audience huddled in the dungeon-like space at Pilllar Forum as Tarkovsky’s eerie, arty sci-fi puzzler Stalker screens behind the bands onstage, each group offering its own take on a once-niche indie rock style that, nearly four decades since it emerged, is now heard everywhere: shoegaze.

Jul 31, 2024 | thecurrent.org | Macie Rasmussen |Sara Fish

Vampire Weekend’s live experience has surpassed the preppy hooks from their earlier years. For the New York-bred band’s fifth album, Only God Was Above Us, they designed thought-provoking narratives and sonic palettes. As they demonstrated during their first Twin Cities performances in five years, this is a group peaking right now.

Jul 14, 2024 | thecurrent.org | Ayisha Jaffer |Macie Rasmussen

This week on Good News on The Current, we feature a story from a listener who is also a freelance writer for The Current. Macie Rasmussen describes why a certain song by LCD Soundsystem is especially important to her.