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2013 Stories by Reed Fischer

• Burning Down the House benefit

  published March 6, 2013

  The year got off to a rough start for Andy Bothwell, a.k.a. Astronautalis, and his roommates Claire Monestario (La Manchita), Dirty Donuts' Vicki... More >>

• Nobel Peace Prize Forum: Brother Ali

  published March 6, 2013

  Although Brother Ali packs plenty of political rhetoric into his rhymes, the music is only the jumping-off point. A natural orator who can speak... More >>

• Bobby Z & Friends' 2nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life

  published March 6, 2013

  Last February, drummer and radio personality Bobby Z reunited the Revolution, Prince's old group, for their first full-scale show together in... More >>

• Julian Lynch

  published February 20, 2013

  If more musicians studied ethnomusicology, a guy like Julian Lynch wouldn't be so rare. Currently working on his Ph.D. in anthropology at... More >>

• Up, Up, Up! A Benefit for the Zach Sobiech Fund

  published February 13, 2013

  Zach Sobiech doesn't have a lot of time, so he's using it wisely. In 2009, the 17-year-old singer-songwriter from Lakeland was diagnosed with... More >>

• Retribution Gospel Choir

  published January 30, 2013

  There's no sense in trying to slow down Alan Sparhawk. Not content to just let the artful majesty of a Jeff Tweedy-produced Low album be the focal... More >>

• Dan & Matt Wilson

  published January 30, 2013

  Dan and Matt Wilson have occupied too many Twin Cities bands to count, but within their projects — both shared and separate — there's... More >>

• Soundgarden

  published January 30, 2013

  Chris Cornell has done a lot of things since forming Soundgarden in 1984, but that was arguably his best musical idea. After a lengthy hiatus, the... More >>

• Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps

  published January 9, 2013

  Revisiting a relatively staid live recording from the Cedar from three years ago is a reminder that prodigious Caroline Smith's performances have... More >>

• Bare Mutants

  published January 9, 2013

  Jered Gummere's reverb-drenched garage rock with a touch of glam was an aughts staple in his group the Ponys: loud, bursting with hooks, and... More >>

• Guante + Killstreak

  published January 2, 2013

  Guante gnashes his well-spoken teeth at the status quo on his 2012 collaboration with Big Cats, You Better Weaponize. On "The Invisible... More >>

• Heaven on Howitzers release show

  published January 2, 2013

  Three gents from a variety of talented local acts, including Prissy Clerks, Hollow Boys, and S M M N R, have a beast of an atmospheric... More >>