Mariah Carey will make her overdue Twin Cities concert debut on Feb. 16 at Northrop. She has given cameo performances at the Mall of America and KDWB's Last Chance Summer Dance. ... Metacritic, the website that compiles reviews, rates Spoon as the top artist of the decade and Brian Wilson's "Smile" as the best reviewed album. ... Stone Temple Pilots are almost done recording their first studio album since 2001; Don Was is producing. ... Broken Bells, the duo of Danger Mouse and James Mercer of the Shins, will release their eponymous debut on March 9. ... Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will team up for a European tour next summer.
JON BREAM
