Jon Bream
Critic / Reporter
Pop MusicBream has interviewed such music royalty as the King of Pop (Michael Jackson), the Queen of Soul (Aretha Franklin) and Prince as well as Bob Dylan, U2, three Beatles, four Rolling Stones and all of Maroon 5. He has performed with Alice Cooper, jogged with Willie Nelson and walked the streets of New York with Bruce Springsteen. A longtime voter for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bream has also written for the Los Angeles Times, Billboard, Vibe and other publications. He has a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota, where he established the Jon Bream Scholarship for Arts Criticism.
Latest from Jon Bream
The Killers will rock a St. Paul theater on June 26 for Wells Fargo credit cardholders
It is a rare underplay concert for the band.
May 12, 2025
Pop diva smackdown: Katy Perry vs. Lady Gaga
With Perry coming to town, we compare the supernovas with parallel careers.
May 12, 2025
The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for May 8-14 include Lambrini Girls, Katy Perry, Gang of Four, Lucius, Allison Russell and Sharon Van Etten.
May 7, 2025
Review: Indie pop hero Lucy Dacus assures a St. Paul crowd that love is complicated and messy
She was as alluringly confessional as Joni Mitchell but not as musically intriguing.
May 6, 2025
Allison Russell is a rainbow connector — from Brandi Carlile to Kermit the Frog
The Grammy-winning Americana star heads to Minneapolis because of Prince.
May 5, 2025
The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights from May 1-6 include Sturgill Simpson, Hold Steady, Lucy Dacus, Cornbread Harris and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
April 30, 2025
Recovering from a stroke, John Munson can sing but not yet play bass
Minnesota musicians will salute the Semisonic and New Standards stalwart on Thursday.
April 29, 2025
Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, and Cyndi Lauper voted into Rock Hall of Fame
Bad Company, OutKast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes also honored.
April 28, 2025
Justin Hayward explains the noisy cat on ‘Nights in White Satin’ and other Moody Blues stories
The Rock Hall of Fame frontman will perform Sunday in Minneapolis.
April 24, 2025
The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for April 24-30 include Charli XCX, Justin Hayward, Room 3, Tyshawn Sorey, Deep Sea Diver and Djo.
April 23, 2025
Review: While Paul Simon’s voice is slip, slidin’ away, the songwriter still remains
His first of three “quiet” Minneapolis shows was masterly artful.
April 21, 2025
Paisley Park will be open for free on Monday to mark the anniversary of Prince’s death
There will be a livestreamed candle lighting at 4:21 p.m. and a ticketed concert movie at night.
April 20, 2025
