As he sorted through music gear with his bandmates and a couple of crew members last month for their tour that would start in two days, Dave Pirner took a minute to talk about the favorite new item he ...

Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner is not big on nostalgia — after all, the Minneapolis-based rock band released a brand new album, “Slowly But Shirley,” last year. But after more than 40 years of fronting the ...

When the phone rings and Dave Pirner’s voice says “Hello?” a steady drumbeat takes over. “Stay on the line, hold on,” he says. “I’m trying to find a place where it isn’t too loud.” He took time in the ...

Anyone who owned a pair of ears in the 1990s easily will recall hearing Soul Asylum everywhere during those days, with the ...