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Anyone who follows Roots drummer and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon staple Questlove on Twitter knows that he puts a lot of thought into the walk-on music the band plays for each of the guests on their ... More >>
Last month, we learned that onetime Rhymesayers recording artist and Atmosphere tour partner Mr. Dibbs has been battling liver disease. Unable to work and behind on his medical bills, Dibbs (born Brad... More >>
It's a short week this week, which means that Wednesday night is actually Friday night for most of us working stiffs. Thanksgiving Eve is notoriously one of the busiest club nights of the year, and th... More >>
On the heels of the Album Tacos fad comes our favorite internet meme of late, the Kitten Covers, which probably doesn't need much explanation beyond KITTENS! ON THE INTERNET, OF ALL PLACES!Unlike the ... More >>
With Record Store Day's Black Friday sales just around the corner, Moon Glyph is issuing a new split 7" from labelmates Food Pyramid and Deep Earth, Kollider / Kontraband, which marks the first time F... More >>
Vita.mn's Vth Anniversary Party with Hold Steady, P.O.S., Night Moves, and No Bird SingNovember 18, 2011Epic, Minneapolis"Congrats on throwing such an 'epic' party!" an acquaintance gushed to me short... More >>
It was two weeks ago now that we learned of Cory Smoot of Gwar's passing, the news of which came only a few hours after we had posted our review of Gwar's set at First Avenue. Since that time, the ban... More >>
Vice magazine's online video channel Noisey has been deploying journalists throughout the country to capture live footage of their favorite acts, and their newest video will be very familiar for local... More >>
As part of an effort to bring national music acts to their campus, Macalester College will host a show next Tuesday, November 22 with an airtight lineup of indie- and electro-pop bands, including head... More >>
With a release date pinned down for his first solo album (due out January 24), Craig Finn is embarking on a short solo tour this winter -- including a stop in Minneapolis at the Triple Rock on Februar... More >>
What's more goosebump-inducing: 1) The sight of lions baring their teeth and snarling at each other in the wild, or 2) the wild-eyed, demonic stare that takes over 4onthefloor lead singer Gabe Douglas... More >>
Tommy Stinson and FriendsNovember 14, 2011Fine Line Music Cafe, MinneapolisServing as a vacation from their tightly rehearsed, big-budget "day job," as Stinson put it, Tommy and his three touring Guns... More >>
Laura Kennedy, the original bassist and co-founder of seminal no wave band Bush Tetras who has spent the past 12 years living in Minneapolis, passed away on Monday afternoon. Kennedy was diagnose... More >>
"We have made it people, we have finally made it." Recent Picked to Click champs the Cloak Ox were the latest in a long string of Twin Cities acts to proudly announce that they'd recorded a session wi... More >>
Well, it's certainly no Paul McCartney.Target Field announced this morning that their first ever public concert in the new stadium will feature country artists Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw on July 8, ... More >>
It's hard to believe that this will only be Poliça's third performance in the Twin Cities. The sometimes hazy, sometimes harrowing... More >>
"I invited most of the people that I know in Minneapolis, and whoever showed up got to be on the record," singer-songwriter Luke... More >>
Returning to Minneapolis to play First Avenue will be a momentous occasion for Lucinda Williams -- the last time she was on the Mainroom's stage, she tied the knot with her Minnesotan husband Tom Over... More >>
In an opening sentence that simultaneously manages to name-drop the Replacements and the Strokes, a new press release by Rough Trade is trumpeting the release of Howler's first full-length record, Ame... More >>
The first installment was named the Best Local Music Compilation of the year, and the second was listed among our top Twin Cities albums released in 2010. So it's not too shocking that the third volum... More >>
Just hours after posting our review of last night's Gwar show at First Avenue, we learned that guitarist Cory Smoot, who goes by the stage name Flattus Maximus, has passed away. Smoot died of unknown ... More >>
SERIOUSLY. What's it gonna take to get the Purple One to play a gig in his hometownrAfter wrapping up his "Welcome 2 America" tour, which was actually more like "Welcome 2 New York, New Jersey, and Ca... More >>
L.A. Americana band Dawes are so cavalier about their draw in the Twin Cities that they announced their plans to play a New Year's Eve show at the Varsity before they even rolled into town to perform ... More >>
Like the hip hop-meets-jazz improv version of Marijuana Deathsquads, Coloring Time's shows are dramatically different every time. Not only do the songs never remain the same -- they are created on the... More >>
Replacements fans will recognize a few familiar qualities in Glen Campbell's new video for "Ghost on the Canvas," the title track from his farewell album. Not only was the song written by Paul Westerb... More >>
