Email Author Andrea Swensson

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• 2010 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists

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2011 Stories by Andrea Swensson

• The Tribe and Big Cats! drop video, prep for album release

  published Jan 07, 2011

  With their new album due out in a couple of weeks, the Tribe and Big Cats! teamed up with Fifth Element to put out a music video for their first single, "Breaking Down the Walls." The track features s... More >>

• Art Beer Records opening at Yeti Records tomorrow

  published Jan 07, 2011

  As if we needed any more of a nudge to scurry over to Yeti Records this weekend to check out their latest offerings, the store is upping the ante by inviting a handful of local artists to display thei... More >>

• '90s Minneapolis punk doc 'When We Play for Real' screening on MTN

  published Jan 07, 2011

  In the late '90s, when bands like Dillinger Four, Code 13, and the Strike were ruling the local punk scene, filmmaker Patti Rhodes set out to make a documentary about Minneapolis punk rock. The result... More >>

• Sleeping in the Aviary premiere trilogy of music videos

  published Jan 06, 2011

  We get a lot of music videos sent to us here at Gimme Noise, but we've never seen anything like this: Sleeping in the Aviary are debuting three different music videos this week and presenting them as ... More >>

• Curtiss A cancels Elvis birthday tribute booked on 501 Club's final night

  published Jan 06, 2011

  Just a few days ago, we were musing over the melding of two disparate local music worlds that was set to take place at the 501 Club this Saturday night; MC/VL's final show was moved to the 501 after b... More >>

• Mr. Chan Presents dissolves

  published Jan 06, 2011

  After five years of promoting shows around the Twin Cities, the one-man show booking agency Mr. Chan Presents, an offshoot of Live Nation (and formerly Clear Channel), has folded for financial reasons... More >>

• Former Turf Club manager Dave Wiegardt offers parting words

  published Jan 05, 2011

  In the wake of the recent upheaval at the Turf Club, one question has rung out louder than the rest amongst fans of the longstanding bar: What will happen to Dave Wiegardtr From the sounds of it the f... More >>

• We Are the Willows kick off tour at the Varsity tomorrow night

  published Jan 05, 2011

  It's only been two months since Peter Michael Miller of We Are the Willows wrapped up his solo tour across the East Coast, and he's already itching to get back in the van for another stint on the road... More >>

• Tapes 'n Tapes offer up another track, plan in-store and listening party

  published Jan 05, 2011

  With the release of their third album, Outside, only a week away, Tapes 'n Tapes are offering up another free track, "Badaboom." The band is planning a couple of special parties in town on the day of ... More >>

• 501 Club Farewell Show

  published January 5, 2011

  With news of the 501 Club's upcoming demise still setting in for local music fans, the club will close its doors after one final show, less than... More >>

• Sims drops 'Burn it Down' video

  published Jan 04, 2011

  In anticipation of his new full-length, Bad Time Zoo, which is due out February 15, Doomtree MC Sims shows us just what a "Bad Time Zoo" looks like with his new video for "Burn it Down," which finds t... More >>

• Dre Day 2011 announced

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Now an annual tradition, Dre Day, the celebration of all things Dr. Dre-related, will return to the Triple Rock Social Club on February 19 with headliners Heiruspecs."Heiruspecs will be performing a f... More >>

• Phantom Tails drop video for 'All Good Things'

  published Jan 04, 2011

  We've been feeling a bit like the Bad News Bears lately. Between the 501 Club closing, the Turf Club shuttering temporarily, Fat Kid Wednesdays ending their residency at the Turf's Clown Lounge, and A... More >>

• A Night in the Box call it quits

  published Jan 04, 2011

  After nearly five years as a band, local soul and bluegrass band A Night in the Box have announced that they will be splitting up, effective immediately. The band offered little explanation for their ... More >>

• Win Snoop Dogg tickets via Twitter today

  published Jan 04, 2011

  Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg will be playing not one, but two shows at the Cabooze on Tuesday, January 25. The late show is already sold out, but we happen to have tickets to both shows to give away to... More >>

• MC/VL final show moved to the 501 Club

  published Jan 03, 2011

  The sudden closing of the Turf Club displaced about a week and a half's worth of shows, including Saturday's much-anticipated final show by MC/VL with Pink Mink, Slapping Purses, and Kitten Forever. L... More >>

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  Turf Club closing: New manager Josh James speaks out

  published Jan 03, 2011

  The big news over the weekend came with the sudden shuttering of the Turf Club, when the venue canceled its Saturday night gig last-minute and hung up mysterious signs saying "Closed for repair." Turn... More >>

• Mark Mallman's New Year's Eve stunt: The 'Keyborg'

  published Jan 03, 2011

  Mark Mallman has made a tradition out of returning to the Varsity each New Year's Eve for an extravagant show, and for his 5th annual NYE bash he pulled out all the stops. Mallman launched his set by ... More >>

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  Turf Club closed until January 11, changing management

  published Jan 02, 2011

  Just a few hours before the doors were scheduled to open on Saturday night, the Turf Club called off its gig with Marijuana Deathsquads, turned out the lights, and hung signs on the front doors that r... More >>