Email Author Erik Thompson

2013 Stories by Erik Thompson

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  Prince & 3rdEyeGirl drop new video for "Fixurlifeup"

  published May 24, 2013

  While anticipation builds (and ticket prices fall) for Prince's two Saturday shows at Myth this weekend, the Purple One dropped a brand new video for "Fixurlifeup," a grungy, funk-fueled track drawn f... More >>

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  Bush at First Avenue, 5/22/13

  published May 23, 2013

  Bush With Bloodnstuff First Avenue, Minneapolis May 22, 2013 In the mid-90's, most music fans who passionately experienced the rapid rise of the grunge movement firsthand viewed bands like Bush, Ston... More >>

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  Top 10 must-see Minnesota music videos this week

  published May 23, 2013

  Local Frames is a weekly column spotlighting the best new music videos featuring musicians and directors with Minnesota ties.This week launch right into the festivities with a new, erotically charged ... More >>

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  Foals and Surfer Blood at First Avenue, 5/20/13

  published May 21, 2013

  Foals With Surfer Blood and Blondfire First Avenue, Minneapolis May 20, 2013 There are a few different ways for musicians to approach the dreaded Monday night show, where typically fans and bands ali... More >>

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  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at First Avenue, 5/18/13

  published May 20, 2013

  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club With Thenewno2 First Avenue, Minneapolis May 18, 2013 It has been a rather tumultuous couple of years for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. In late 2010, the California trio su... More >>

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  Art-A-Whirl night one at 331 Club, 5/17/13

  published May 20, 2013

  Art-A-Whirl Night One With the Blind Shake, Gospel Gossip, Carroll, Kill the Vultures, Jaill, Quiet Corral, and Tramps Like Us 331 Club, Minneapolis May 17, 2013 The 331 Club emphatically kicked-off ... More >>

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  MIA's Summer Party lineup features Doomtree and Morris Day & the Time

  published May 17, 2013

  After the overwhelming success of Dessa's intimate show at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts back in February, the talented songstress is now set to bring her entire boisterous Doomtree crew to perfor... More >>

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  Art-A-Whirl 2013 music lineups at 612Brew and Indeed Brewing announced

  published May 16, 2013

  The stellar music lineup at the 331 Club this weekend certainly isn't the only thing worth seeking out at this year's Art-A-Whirl. In addition to the fine locally created original artwork on offer as ... More >>

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  Top 10 must-see Minnesota music videos this week

  published May 16, 2013

  Local Frames is a weekly column spotlighting the best new music videos featuring musicians and directors with Minnesota ties. We kick things off this week with the soulful, impassioned new video for ... More >>

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  Daughter and Jeremy Messersmith at the Fine Line, 5/10/13

  published May 13, 2013

  Daughter With Jeremy Messersmith Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis May 10, 2013 Two Glassnote recording artists on the rise delighted a sold-out Fine Line on Friday night, as London's Daughter and lo... More >>

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  Grand Old Day's 2013 lineup: Har Mar Superstar, Night Moves, & more

  published May 10, 2013

  St. Paul's Grand Old Day has had the "grand" part down for years. The largest one-day festival in the Midwest has consistently entertained Minnesota families and fun-lovers with top-notch music and me... More >>

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  Grant Hart shares songs from double-LP inspired by Milton's Paradise Lost

  published May 10, 2013

  John Milton's epic 17th century poem, Paradise Lost, has captivated and confounded scholars and English majors alike for hundreds of years. Those who find their way through Milton's challenging, impen... More >>

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  Top 10 must-see Minnesota music videos this week

  published May 09, 2013

  Local Frames is a weekly column spotlighting the best new music videos featuring musicians and directors with Minnesota ties. This week we get into things with a brand new video from the Minneapolis ... More >>

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  Marijuana Deathsquads remix P.O.S., plan tour with Solid Gold

  published May 08, 2013

  It's truly a great time to be part of Marijuana Deathsquads. In addition to their engrossing "Music Rocks" May residency at Icehouse (which continues tonight with an MDS rap set, as well as a performa... More >>

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  Funkytown screening and live performances set for St. Paul

  published May 07, 2013

  Like it or not, Lipps Inc's disco-fueled jam "Funkytown" is an indelible '80s anthem that will forever be linked with the Twin Cities sound. Now there is a new European TV series named after the song ... More >>

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  Twins Midwest Music Showcase series features P.O.S., Trampled By Turtles, the 4onthefloor, and more

  published May 03, 2013

  Anyone who has been to a baseball game at Target Field knows that you can have a good time there no matter if the Twins are winning or losing -- though a victory by the hometown squad certainly helps ... More >>

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  Top Ten must-see Minnesota music videos this week

  published May 02, 2013

  Local Frames is a weekly column spotlighting the best new music videos featuring musicians and directors with Minnesota ties. This week we kick things off with the strikingly gorgeous new video for t... More >>

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  James Blake at First Avenue, 5/1/13

  published May 02, 2013

  James Blake With FaltyDL First Avenue, Minneapolis May 1, 2013 From the moment James Blake tentatively burst onto the music scene in 2010, his inventive music has boldly defied definition or classifi... More >>

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  Palma Violets at 7th St. Entry, 4/30/13

  published May 01, 2013

  Palma Violets With Guards 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis April 30, 2013 Palma Violets brought the raucous sounds of South London to the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday night, as the young quartet deliver... More >>

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  Sixty Five Roses Festival 2013 lineup: Retribution Gospel Choir, Zoo Animal, and more

  published Apr 30, 2013

  Local summer music festivals are nearly upon us. Though a few high-profile examples aren't happening in 2013, another brand-new one is on its way in the form of the Sixty Five Roses Festival. And it's... More >>

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  Cloud Cult at First Avenue, 4/27/13

  published Apr 29, 2013

  Cloud Cult With JBM First Avenue, Minneapolis April 27, 2013 With Twin Cities music fans already in a terrific mood due to the best weather of the year, Cloud Cult uplifted a sold-out First Avenue ev... More >>

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  Shapeshifter's Tim Ritter: I love the indie scene here like my own kids

  published Apr 26, 2013

  While grunge broke out of the Pacific Northwest in the early '90s, there was something different happening in the Twin Cities. Bands here were far more influenced by what was happening in the U.K., an... More >>

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  Rock the Vine 2013 lineup: Mark Mallman, Roster McCabe, and more

  published Apr 26, 2013

  The combination of good wine, great music, and a tranquil vineyard in beautiful Stillwater proved to be quite a rousing success last summer. So much so that the good folks at Rock the Cause are puttin... More >>

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  Top 10 must-see Minnesota music videos this week

  published Apr 25, 2013

  Local Frames is a weekly column spotlighting the best new music videos featuring musicians and directors with Minnesota ties. This week we kick things off with a fresh, raucous new video from Prissy ... More >>

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  Mid West Music Fest 2013 Day Three: Neon, the Ultrasounds, Reina del Cid, and more

  published Apr 23, 2013

  MWMF Day Three With Hang 'Em High, the Ultrasounds, Neon, Reina del Cid & the Cidizens, Eli Glor, Stereo Confession, and Riflebird Winona, Minnesota Saturday, April 20, 2013 After spending much of F... More >>