In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling rock band Soul Asylum started as Minneapolis' punk younger brothers to the Replacements and Husker Dü. Their 1992 breakthrough album, Grave Dancers ...

Soul Asylum is known for their smash 1993 hit “Runaway Train,” which won a Grammy for Best Rock Song. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / whoohoo120 Alt-rock band Soul Asylum is playing Paper Tiger this ...

When you hear a hit single from a band that’s new to you, it’s natural to assume that they’re a brand-new act. And sometimes that’s the case. But in some cases, a band might have been toiling and ...

Current city I’m currently in Raleigh, North Carolina. We got rained out last night, so we’re gonna try again today. So that’s what we’re best known for – persevering. And patience. And persistence.

Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner is a proud Minnesotan again after having spent 25 years living in New Orleans. So it’s not surprising he’s watching this year’s presidential campaign with even more ...

Alternative rock band Soul Asylum will be performing at Universal Preservation Hall this spring.

Two of Minnesota’s top-selling rock bands from different eras, Hippo Campus and Soul Asylum each released new songs and accompanying album news this week ahead of big hometown gigs at this weekend’s ...

Name David Pirner from Soul Asylum. Best known for Best known for being in Soul Asylum. Current city I’m currently in Raleigh, North Carolina. We got rained out last night, so we’re gonna try again ...