Email Author Jen Boyles

2009 Stories by Jen Boyles

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  DJ ESP's 'Bassgasm' party to feature Derrick Carter, Dieselboy & more

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Just look at that flyer -- it looks like something you might have picked off the sidewalk back in downtown Minneapolis in 1996. The Twin Cities' homegrown techno godfather, DJ ESP Woody McBride, clear... More >>

• Green Velvet feat. Santiago & Bushido "Turn It Up" works in Prince line

  published Dec 22, 2009

  Walking down 1st Avenue sometime in the spring of 2004, Green Velvet a.k.a. Curtis Jones pointed to several buildings downtown and, giddy on the potential of a Prince sighting, asked, "Does he live th... More >>

• Win 2 tickets to see DJ Funk, Gigamesh, Strangelove at Envy

  published Dec 22, 2009

  It's Tuesday, and you know what that means.  We get real gracious right around 2 pm with tickets to shows and fun prize packages. Last week, we told you about the 2nd annual ghetto house jam feat... More >>

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  Muja Messiah & Maria Isa go winter shopping with City Pages

  published Dec 18, 2009

  Even in the deepest of cold, Minnesotans can still stir up some sizzling winter fashions. We had to see for ourselves, so we followed Muja Messiah and Maria Isa on a winter fashion shopping adventur... More >>

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  30 Unforgettable Club Tracks of the '00s (VIDEOS)

  published Dec 18, 2009

  Ten years ago when the '00s sputtered into existence, this writer was not one. Instead, what is now barely a shell of a memory recalls a wide-eyed college student working part-time at the mall an... More >>

• Walker Art Center, MNArtists.org give Twin Cities artists big discount

  published Dec 17, 2009

  If you haven't noticed already, the Twin Cities is in the habit of supporting and fostering its local arts community. It's almost to the point we wouldn't be surprised at a secret weekly Kumbaya cir... More >>

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  2009 British Television Advertising Awards: Walker preview in pics

  published Dec 15, 2009

  Darn those Brits, they always get the best of everything: sounding cool no matter how dull the conversation, casually swearing on network TV, claiming both the Rolling Stones and Noel Fielding (pause,... More >>

• DJ Funk coming to capture Christmas booty Dec. 26

  published Dec 10, 2009

  DJ Funk is a special kind of DJ, a fact that's apparent the second his first record drops at the club and he demands to "see that ass bouncin'!". His juicy ghetto house beats have the same scandalous ... More >>

• Tom Petters Trial Wrap-Up: Final Week

  published Dec 08, 2009

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  Mark Farina on Mushroom Jazz and MPLS

  published Dec 08, 2009

  "Some of the music we play is really not geared for your bumpin' enjoymentIt's geared for you to thinkSo for those of you who don't think too muchI'm just telling you about that shit before we drop it... More >>

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  Arcade Fire, Kanye, OutKast top CP Twitter poll for band of the '00s

  published Dec 03, 2009

  The last time everyone was talking about the end of the decade, Prince's "1999" was actually applicable. Relying on memory alone, it seems bizarre that the year 2000 was even in this decade: Programme... More >>

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  Doomtree's Paper Tiger: The Interview (and free 80s mix!)

  published Dec 03, 2009

  The best place to find John Samels is behind the DJ booth, 80's sunglasses (authentic, mind you)  slipping down his nose a and too-small hat cocked to the side in a playful tongue-in-ch... More >>

• Prince stiff-faced at Vikings game (VIDEO)

  published Dec 01, 2009

    You all know by now that Prince has reclaimed his rightful throne in Minneapolis and has been seen all over the place, namely Envy nightclub, where he took roost in the back of the main ro... More >>

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  Tom Petters: Week 4 wrap-up

  published Dec 01, 2009

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  The XX's producer Jamie Smith talks to Gimme Noise

  published Nov 30, 2009

  The XX will make believers out of skeptics who never really listened when Mama said "less is more." The London band are made up of 19-year-old friends from art/music school whose minimalist R&B-... More >>

• The Cranberries perform "Linger" at First Avenue (VIDEO)

  published Nov 29, 2009

  It was a sold out show but the band's performance of "Linger" somehow felt very intimate. Check out the video we took below, in which Dolores O'Riordan makes herself comfortable on a speaker as the cr... More >>

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  The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan: The extended interview

  published Nov 25, 2009

  This Saturday, The Cranberries find their way back to First Avenue after many years off the radar as a group. Frontwoman Dolores O'Riordan released a solid solo effort last month called No Baggage whi... More >>

• Win a pair of Cranberries tickets today on Twitter at 2 p.m.

  published Nov 24, 2009

  It's a hot ticket for those of us Gen Xers nostalgic for the music of our high school years, back when The Cranberries squealed over Rev105 (RIP) in the '90s. This Saturday, Dolores O'Riordan and her... More >>

• The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan talks family, future, and accepting the past

  published November 25, 2009

  In 1995, Oprah was skinny, O.J. was on trial, and for some reason Fran Drescher had her own TV show. Hollywood might have been an insufferable... More >>

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  DJ Q&A: David Guetta on One Love, auto-tune, and his accident in Brazil

  published Nov 24, 2009

  r You either love or loathe David Guetta, called the Number One House DJ in the world by whatever music god of the moment makes up those titles. His over-polished vocal pop house might not be yo... More >>

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  DJ Q&A: Star Eyes a.k.a. Vivian Host talks 'haunted house music', fashion, NYC

  published Nov 19, 2009

  rAs former editor of the popular future-culture glossy XLR8R, few DJs know their stuff like Star Eyes, a.k.a. Vivian Host, now of NYC's Trouble & Bass party fame. Listening to her talk about musi... More >>

• MPLS. TV: Jeremy Messersmith's ode to transit

  published Nov 18, 2009

  City of Music: Jeremy Messersmith preforms 'Light Rail' in a Skyway presented by MPLS.TV from MPLS.TV on Vimeo. Each week local cable access show MPLS.TV and Gimme Noise present City of Music, a ser... More >>

• Flyer of the Week: The Goondas, 10W40 & more at 501 Club

  published Nov 17, 2009

  The spirit of Halloween still lingers in Minneapolis by the look of this flyer advertising a free noise-rock showcase at the 501 this Saturday. To get a sampling of the bands (all but one from th... More >>

• Win 6 tickets to Stachefest featuring Sam Keenan, Hot Ashes, Sexbots, Attitude City

  published Nov 17, 2009

  It's about time someone held a party in Minneapolis to celebrate the lip-hugging facial decoration known as the mustache (seen in an exemplary glory on Tom Selleck, right).This weekend, on November 20... More >>

• MP3: Sole's 'Everyday I'm Hustlin'' (plus his favorite booksr)

  published Nov 16, 2009

  Anticon record label founder, friend of Rhymesayers and Minneapolis indie rap favorite Sole hit us up today with a new MP3 and, oddly, a list of his favorite books. We felt it was only right to ... More >>