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2010 Stories by Erik Thompson

• Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords

  published December 22, 2010

  After the shocking dissolution of Lookbook, one of Minneapolis's most beloved local bands, Grant Cutler quickly found an outlet for the... More >>

• Dead Man Winter

  published December 22, 2010

  Trampled By Turtles fans who have been wanting to see the band perform in a more intimate venue than their rising popularity allows were certainly... More >>

• Laarks

  published December 22, 2010

  In what will surely be a great way to snap you out of your Christmas weekend hangover, Laarks take over the 7th St. Entry on Monday night in what... More >>

• Top 5 most underrated artists of 2010

  published Dec 17, 2010

  In any given year, we are bombarded with so much new music that sometimes albums and artists that deserve a lot more attention somehow fall through the cracks, and don't quite get the careful consider... More >>

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  Top 5 most overrated artists of 2010

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Now, before you get all bent out of shape with this list, let me point out that just because I feel a band or an artist is overrated doesn't mean I don't like them or their music. It just conveys my b... More >>

• First Avenue's 40th Birthday Party, 12/15/10

  published Dec 16, 2010

  First Avenue's 40 Birthday PartyDecember 15, 2010First Avenue's Mainroom & 7th St. EntryNow that is how you throw a birthday party. On a night meant to honor some of the bands and the people who h... More >>

• Dark Dark Dark at the Cedar Cultural Center, 12/08/10

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Dark Dark DarkDecember 8, 2010Cedar Cultural CenterAfter an extensive tour of Europe (which they jokingly proceeded to tell us all about throughout the show), Dark Dark Dark returned home to the fri... More >>

• Dark Dark Dark

  published December 8, 2010

  It's been quite a successful year for the quasi-local sextet Dark Dark Dark, who have released both a stellar EP and their inspired sophomore... More >>

• BNLX (EP-release)

  published December 8, 2010

  Cryptic duo BNLX are set to bring their incendiary live show to the 7th St. Entry to celebrate the release of their appropriately titled new EP,... More >>

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  Andrew Bird at First Avenue, 12/02/10

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Andrew BirdDecember 2, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisAndrew Bird gave his passionate fans that filled a sold-out First Avenue on a frigid Thursday night an intimate glimpse into what the sound and di... More >>

• Superchunk's Mac McCaughan: The extended interview

  published Dec 01, 2010

  In today's issue of City Pages, we printed an interview with Mac McCaughan of Superchunk in preparation for tonight's show at First Avenue. The following is the complete transcript of our email interv... More >>

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  Grinderman at First Avenue, 11/23/10

  published Nov 24, 2010

  GrindermanNovember 23, 2010First Avenue"Hey, don't do that on the carpet!" Nick Cave worked those threatening lyrics into a couple different songs on Tuesday night, but that ominous phrase could very ... More >>

• A Tribute to the Replacements

  published November 24, 2010

  So much has been written and discussed about the Replacements that the romanticized myths about Minneapolis's favorite bar band far exceed the... More >>

• Cloud Cult at First Avenue, 11/17/10

  published Nov 18, 2010

  Cloud CultNovember 17, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisThere is something truly celebratory in watching a local band who have cut their teeth touring for a while make a stop back in Minneapolis for a t... More >>

• Delorean at the 7th Street Entry, 11/16/10

  published Nov 17, 2010

  DeloreanNovember 16, 20107th St. EntryDepending on your perspective, Tuesday night was either the worst or the best time for Delorean to come through Minneapolis. The sun-kissed electro-pop of the Spa... More >>

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  Red Pens at the 7th Street Entry, 11/06/2010

  published Nov 08, 2010

  Red Pens EP-releaseNovember 6, 20107th Street EntryIt is a rare show where the band clearly gives everything they have on stage, yet leaves the crowd wanting more. Saturday night's Red Pens show at a ... More >>

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  Red Pens' Howard Hamilton reflects on his band's 'Limitations'

  published Nov 04, 2010

  The fuzzed-out rumbling you hear emanating from the local music scene these days is the sound of the triumphant, thunderous return of Red Pens (as if they ever left), who are back with a blistering... More >>

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  Paul Westerberg re-emerges as Mr. F

  published Nov 02, 2010

  The inscrutable and completely random recent output by Paul Westerberg is apparently going to continue with the just announced release of a 7-inch featuring a batch of new songs attributed to Westerbe... More >>

• The Books and Black Heart Procession at the Cedar, 10/30/2010

  published Nov 01, 2010

  The Books and Black Heart ProcessionOctober 30, 2010Cedar Cultural CenterIf writing about music is indeed like dancing about architecture, then describing the music of the Books is a bit like waltzing... More >>

• Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan at the Cedar, 10/23/10

  published Oct 25, 2010

  Isobel Campbell and Mark LaneganOctober 23, 2010The Cedar Cultural CenterOn one of the busiest nights for music in the Twin Cities in recent memory, the choice of which of the numerous high-profile sh... More >>

• BNLX

  published October 13, 2010

  BNLX broke onto the local scene back in March, based on word-of-mouth recommendations, a couple of killer mp3s, and cryptic press releases that... More >>

• Surfer Blood and the Drums at the Varsity Theater, 10/13/10

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Surfer Blood and the DrumsOctober 13, 2010Varsity TheaterWhat better way to shake off my post-GBV hangover than to see two young, talented bands at one of the most stylish venues in town, as the Flori... More >>

• Muse at Target Center, 10/05/10

  published Oct 06, 2010

  Muse have come a long way from the feisty club band that played the Quest back in 2004 as if they had a point to make and a country to conquer. At the Target Center on Tuesday night, it seemed as if t... More >>

• Broken Social Scene and the Sea And Cake at First Avenue, 10/04/10

  published Oct 05, 2010

  Whereas Sunday night's Eels show found the band acting like summer was still here, Monday night's epic Broken Social Scene performance at First Avenue had the band (and the crowd) pretending like it... More >>

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  Eels at First Avenue, 10/03/10

  published Oct 04, 2010

  Eels mastermind Mark Oliver Everett clearly was in no mood on Sunday night to admit that summer was indeed over, turning back the calendar with both his song selection and his sunny demeanor during a ... More >>