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2010 Stories by Jen Boyles

• Twin Cities best dance night picks for New Year's Eve

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Minneapolis nightlife patrons between the ages of 18 and 35 really like to dance. In fact, it's a common comment from touring DJs that the Twin Cities club scene really knows how to party, which is ex... More >>

• DJ Vaski: Meet the young dubstep king from Minnesota

  published Dec 29, 2010

  Walking into a dubstep party in Minneapolis is like stepping foot into an alternate universe in the future, unearthly wobbles and schizo tempo wafting through the air along with the distinct smell of ... More >>

• Bassgasm 3 lineup announced

  published Dec 28, 2010

  Sound the airhorns. Another installment of Bassgasm is flying at us like a fervently flung supersized glowstick set to explode on February 18, completing a trifecta of DJ ESP Woody McBride's old-scho... More >>

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  Willy Joy brings Chicago vibe back home to Minneapolis (INTERVIEW)

  published Dec 28, 2010

  As a college student in Chicago and proud Minneapolis native, Willy Joy was one of the Windy City's busiest DJs for the latter part of the decade. He assassinated dancefloors with his merging of UK ra... More >>

• Kevin Kramp: Extended interview with the fashion designer

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Featured as one of our Artists Of The Year 2010, Kevin Kramp's work-of-art knitwear first caught our eye months back at a local fashion show, where he was distinctly the star.  Here's the extende... More >>

• CityPages.com introduces new commenting system

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Greetings, CityPages.com readers! Today we're happy to bring to you a new commenting system you might already be familiar with called Disqus. This update's been in the works for a while now and final... More >>

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  10 Most expensive vintage concert T-shirts on eBay

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Hardcore music purists might say it's lame to wear a  concert tee from a show you didn't attend, but there's really no debate if you can get your grubby little mitts on one that's five decades ol... More >>

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  Dan Monick, Rhymesayers photographer, debuts 'Seven' book (INTERVIEW)

  published Dec 15, 2010

  Seven years ago it was 2003, and if you're not quite convinced that's so far into the past, consider that the Iraq war was in its infancy, American Idol was only on its second run, and Avril Lavigne ... More >>

• Heart

  published December 15, 2010

  Achieving an entertaining metamorphosis that took them from innocent-faced folksingers to spitfire rock-'n'-rollers, Heart is one of the most... More >>

• Meet Jim Sherman and his luxurious mustache!

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Jim Sherman had no idea the realm of possibility opened by his sister, Sarah, when she entered him into the City Pages Movember mustache contest last month. After seven days of voting last week, Jim... More >>

• El DeBarge, '80s popstar, releases first album in 16 years

  published Nov 30, 2010

  If you're under 30, you can feel free to just move right along  while the rest of us nostalgically mind-fondle tracks like "Who's Johnny"* and "Rhythm Of The Night" and digest the idea of a new E... More >>

• Dieselboy talks drum and bass, fashion, and food

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Drum and bass was arguably rave music's most aggressive genre back in the mid-'90s, one so championed in the UK that it pretty much became a soundtrack to its streets; you could almost imagine it slic... More >>

• 'Get Basted 2' at the Loft: Win tickets today

  published Nov 23, 2010

  The night before Thanksgiving has traditionally been a big night for downtown nightlife, with promoters benefiting from the freedom a long weekend brings and the notion we're all going to be chained t... More >>

• 'Show Us Yer 'Stache' and win big this Movember

  published Nov 16, 2010

  We give away a lot of tickets to fancy-schmancy galleries and concerts, but today we're announcing a beastly prize pack for the dudes only. We told you yesterday we'd have a breaking moustache news ... More >>

• Robyn at the Fine Line, 11/14/10

  published Nov 15, 2010

  RobynNovember 14, 2010Fine Line Music Cafe, MinneapolisEndlessly labeled as a "Swedish pop star" by people who likely haven't witnessed her fierceness firsthand and remember her only for her '90s hit ... More >>

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  Sceneasota 2010 reflects local fashion prime for growth

  published Nov 08, 2010

  Minnesota fashion. For a while, these two words just didn't really appear in sentences together. But at some point in the last five years, the Twin Cities began to carve out its identity both in stree... More >>

• Diplo's Mad Decent blogs Stu Wyles' mix

  published Nov 05, 2010

  King tastemaker Diplo and his Mad Decent label are well known throughout the dance music world, and yesterday the Mad Decent blog shared a bit of their shine with one of our local bloggers and DJs, S... More >>

• Lazerbeak's 'Legend' gets the Hood Internet treatment

  published Oct 29, 2010

  Few DJs understand what makes a fun mash more than Chicago's The Hood Internet, and few producers display as much thoughtful versatility as Minneapolis' own Lazerbeak. So a sonic experiment featuring ... More >>

• Deadmau5 epic at Epic (Video)

  published Oct 21, 2010

  The entire youth population of Minneapolis was mobilized last night and barely contained in the cavernous downtown superclub Epic, a line coiling down the block in both directions. What were they th... More >>

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  Eyedea, aka Micheal Larsen, remembered by friends and fans (UPDATED)

  published Oct 21, 2010

  Rapper, writer, poet. Eyedea was all of these things, and on Saturday when he left the world he so fearlessly captured in his lyrics, it seemed there were no words to do him justice.In his 28 years,... More >>

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  Eyedea dead at 28

  published Oct 17, 2010

  One of the Twin Cities' most beloved musical talents has passed away. Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen, a longtime Rhymesayer, singer, lyricist and fixture in the indie hip-hop scene died Saturday, just a mon... More >>

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  Margaret Cho gets serious about music, dancing, tattoos

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Margaret Cho's comedic motives, heritage and body type have been dissected more than a pile of frogs in a 5th grade science class. At the end of the day, Cho is a fierce and funny ambassador for the ... More >>

• Trailer Park Boys

  published October 6, 2010

  Trailer Park Boys makes life on the lot seem like one big, long, drunk camping adventure. From the mockumentary's first episode airing on... More >>

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  The Hot Dish is now on Facebook

  published Oct 08, 2010

  So apparently everyone is out there on this thing called Facebook. We here at Hot Dish have been so busy churning out posts for you that we haven't had a chance to get a page started, but you will be... More >>

• Gary Vaynerchuk at MIMA: Best quotes (Rated R for language)

  published Sep 29, 2010

  "The larger the crowd, the more I curse," admitted the man who would be the highlight of yesterday's big marketing conference at the downtown Hilton. Wine entrepreneur and lovably crass motivational s... More >>