Email Author Natalie Gallagher

2013 Stories by Natalie Gallagher

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  Frankie Lee: When a song happens, you never think it'll happen again

  published Mar 22, 2013

  Frankie Lee. It's a name you like saying -- which is always a good thing when you are a musician. And to look at Lee, you'd assume, without knowing anything else about him, that he is a musician. I... More >>

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  Pomplamoose's Nataly Dawn: I'd star in a porno called "The Crack of Dawn"

  published Mar 20, 2013

  Nataly Dawn is probably best known as one half of the indie pop duo Pomplamoose, a California-based band that may be one of the best modern examples of wielding the power of the internet. The band s... More >>

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  Top 15 best underrated Twin Cities hipster bars

  published Mar 19, 2013

  We all know where the go-to spots are for a heavy-handed, no-nonsense rail drink, or for standard curds and tots at a table your mother wouldn't want to eat off of. In fact, sometimes it seems like th... More >>

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  Ryan Bingham on St. Patrick's Day at First Avenue, 3/17/13

  published Mar 18, 2013

  Ryan Bingham with honeyhoney First Avenue, Minneapolis Sunday, March 17, 2013Ryan Bingham has one of the best voices in music today. It's full of originality and character, roughened by years on the ... More >>

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  Efterklang: We couldn't forget about the polar bears

  published Mar 15, 2013

  Efterklang's Piramida might be the bravest record of the year. The Danish trio -- Casper Clausen, Rasmus Stolberg and Mads Brauer -- has always been dedicated to pushing the limitations of conventio... More >>

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  Ryan Bingham: I kinda miss the spontaneity of my rodeo days

  published Mar 12, 2013

  Ryan Bingham's voice sounds like the guy has spent decades blowing through cartons of cheap cigarettes and gallons of cheaper whiskey somewhere along the lonely, broken mid-American highways. A form... More >>

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  Lila Downs: Go for the things that you love

  published Mar 08, 2013

  Lila Downs is one of the foremost names in Mexican world music. Her most recent full-length album, Pecados y Milagros (Sins and Miracles), won the 2012 Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album and the 2013 ... More >>

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  Dan Croll: I just keep buying new instruments

  published Mar 05, 2013

  Dan Croll is kind of an anomaly. The U.K.-based 22-year-old singer-songwriter makes music that's difficult to place, even with all our various hyphenated categories. His debut single "From Nowhere" ... More >>

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  Night Beds: I wrote melancholy, old-man sap music at Johnny Cash's house

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Winston Yellen has done something amazing. Under the moniker Night Beds, the 23-year-old has released a debut that sounds like nothing else. If you're into categories, we'll go ahead and say Country... More >>

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  Top 10 Twin Cities hipster bars featuring local live music

  published Feb 26, 2013

  With an endless supply of watering hole options in Minneapolis and St. Paul, it's gotta be hard for a discerning music fan to make a call on which bar he or she is going to wander into, order a beer, ... More >>

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  The Deer Tracks: In our world, nothing is bad, and you're invited

  published Feb 26, 2013

  Since David Lehnberg and Elin Lindfors began creating music together over two years ago, the pair have traversed a wide and wild electronic landscape. The Swedish duo -- who perform together as the ... More >>

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  Snowden's Jordan Jeffares: It's hard to reach young people with slow music

  published Feb 25, 2013

  It's been over six years since Snowden released their debut full-length album, Anti-Anti, in 2006. In that time, frontman Jordan Jeffares has seen a lot of landscape changes. He moved from his nativ... More >>

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  Carroll's Brian Hurlow: We focus on the architecture of songs

  published Feb 22, 2013

  It's been a hot week for local indie-rock quartet Carroll, composed of Brian Hurlow (keys/guitar/vocals), Max Kulicke (guitar), Charlie Rudoy (drums), and Charles McClung (bass/vocals). After self-r... More >>

• Wolf Lords ascend the electro-pop throne

  published February 20, 2013

  When Aby Wolf and Grant Cutler first started collaborating musically a couple of years ago, they didn't have a plan. Songwriting happened in... More >>

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  Rachael Kilgour: I can make an impact through my music

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Rachael Kilgour doesn't immediately seem like the kind of girl who would take on the social injustices of the world in a song. She's sweet-faced, fast with a bright smile and sunshine energy. A few ... More >>

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  Jack McNally totally didn't know today is Jack McNally Day

  published Feb 15, 2013

  When your name is also part of the moniker for one of the country's premier music schools, you have to be sure you're releasing an album on the right terms. For Jack McNally, co-founder of the McNal... More >>

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  Valentine's Day music roundup: Seven options for the unprepared

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Ah, yes, Valentine's Day. Maybe you're the hopeless romantic type, and you've had this night all planned out for you and your special someone since October, and if that's the case, jolly good for yo... More >>

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  Kishi Bashi: I make music to inspire or provoke

  published Feb 13, 2013

  The easiest way to explain the music of Kishi Bashi to someone who is unfamiliar with him is to say that he kind of does the Andrew Bird live-looping with a violin thing. Except the Japanese-America... More >>

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  DeVotchKa's Nick Urata on the romance and dichotomy of Valentine's Day

  published Feb 12, 2013

  There's hardly a band more suited to play a Valentine's show at First Avenue than DeVotchKa. This Friday -- technically the day after the proper holiday -- DeVotchKa bring their sweeping, romantic s... More >>

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  The Maccabees' Orlando Weeks is a man of few words

  published Feb 07, 2013

  The Maccabees haven't quite reached the British Invasion status of Mumford and Sons, but the Brighton, England-based indie rock band is well on their way to conquering the hearts and stereos of the ... More >>

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  Lady Starlight: You don't have to sell your soul to do this

  published Feb 06, 2013

  When you think of Lady Gaga, chances are immediate associations are a long way off from hardcore metal. But that's just what fans will be getting tonight at Xcel Energy Center with the pop queen's o... More >>

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  Lucinda Williams at the Dakota Jazz Club, 2/4/13

  published Feb 05, 2013

  Lucinda Williams with the Kenneth Brian Band and Ben Kyle Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis Monday, February 4, 2013"By the end of these five nights, y'all are going to know more about my private life th... More >>

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  Bad Bad Hats: Go to Super America, get a bunch of food, and rock out

  published Feb 01, 2013

  The Bad Bad Hats' lead singer Kerry Alexander (above) has voice like cotton candy: light and airy, imperfectly shaped, and filled with sweet pockets of sugar. The only thing more whimsical than her ... More >>

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  Dawes to bless us with third album, Stories Don't End, in April

  published Jan 30, 2013

  Because there will never be enough heartfelt folk-rock with swelling harmonies to sate us, it is a heart-bursting delight to announce that Los Angeles-based indie darlings Dawes have a third album o... More >>

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  Top 5 interpretations of the chocolate chip cookie

  published Jan 30, 2013

  The quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie can be endless, and Minneapolis has no shortage of bakeries vying for the top spot. But beyond the usual age-old, hand-me-down recipe from Grandma's c... More >>