
Ross Raihala
Pop Music Critic at Pioneer Press
Pop music critic St. Paul @PioneerPress. All shade very necessary. Former dancer at the Grind. World weary, cynical arbiter of taste. Gen X, baby.
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3 days ago |
twincities.com | Ross Raihala
Hip hop star Lil Wayne will return to Minneapolis’ Target Center on Aug. 20. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. Tyga and Belly Gang Kushington are also on the bill.
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4 days ago |
twincities.com | Ross Raihala
Maynard James Keenan knows how to throw a party. When the Tool frontman turned 50, he performed a series of shows in Los Angeles with his two other bands, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, along with his pals Primus. He called it “Cinquanta,” which is 50 in Italian. Keenan was so pleased with the results, last year he took the show — now dubbed “Sessanta” — on the road to celebrate his 60th birthday. The outing was such a success, Keenan did it again this year.
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5 days ago |
twincities.com | Ross Raihala
June is Pride month, a time to celebrate the accomplishments and obstacles faced by lesbians, gay men and bisexuals as well as transgender, queer and questioning people. It’s a big tent by design, and Twin Cities Pride has traditionally drawn a large and diverse crowd that includes a substantial number of straight families, supporters and allies. Here are five ways to celebrate Pride in the coming weeks.
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2 weeks ago |
twincities.com | Ross Raihala
Viewers watched Eagan native Eva Erickson experience the highest of highs and lowest of lows on “Survivor 48.”The first openly autistic player to appear on “Survivor,” Erickson immediately confided in fire captain Joe Hunter, knowing she’d have an ally who could help her in case she got overstimulated and fell into what she called an “episode,” losing control and sobbing uncontrollably.
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2 weeks ago |
twincities.com | Ross Raihala
Eagan native Eva Erickson made it all the way to the final three in Wednesday night’s “Survivor 48” finale. But she fell short of winning the $1 million and placed second behind lawyer Kyle Fraser. The episode opened with a final five of Erickson, her day-one ally Joe Hunter, Fraser, Fraser’s secret ally software engineer Kamilla Karthigesu and physical education coach Mitch Guerra.
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I learned yesterday that I am *not* approved for reviewer tickets for Katy Perry's concert Tuesday night at Target Center.

Spoiler alert, I am the new pope

I'm a big fan of android phones and I love my S22 Ultra. (I will never again use a phone that doesn't have a stylus.) But the One UI 7 update is garbage. The primary goal seems to be forcing more AI use. It also made completely arbitrary changes to basic phone functions.