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2012 Stories by Reed Fischer

• Har Mar Superstar/Astronautalis

  published December 26, 2012

  When faced with an all-ages crowd, rapper Astronautalis (pictured) told City Pages, "I'll try to tone down the cursing and the whiskey and keep... More >>

• Kool Keith

  published December 12, 2012

  Kool Keith has always lurked on the fringes of respectable rap. First as a game-changing lyricist within the Bronx new-school pioneers... More >>

• Greg Grease's Cornbread, Pearl, and G album release

  published December 12, 2012

  The best hip-hop albums don't settle in the mind easily. And Greg Grease's Cornbread, Pearl, and G kneads that stubborn gray matter into... More >>

• A Tribute to the Replacements

  published November 21, 2012

  We can't hardly wait for the annual nod to hometown punk rockers the Replacements. Both First Avenue's mainroom and the 7th St. Entry are set to... More >>

• Zombie Pub Crawl

  published October 10, 2012

  Certainly the eighth Zombie Pub Crawl is a brain-devouring event, first and foremost, but the musical portion isn't too far behind. St. Paul's... More >>

• Ed Sheeran

  published September 26, 2012

  Bless the angel-voiced, ginger-haired Ed Sheeran. "Give Me Love" in its recorded form is a semi-cloying ballad that'll still stick in your head... More >>

• Summer Set Music & Camping Festival

  published August 22, 2012

  Before you get it twisted, Somerset is only 35 miles from the Twin Cities. That means it's far closer to us than Rochester or Duluth. Heck, we're... More >>

• Poliça

  published August 8, 2012

  Right after last weekend's storm on Lollapalooza and a convincing showing at the River's Edge fest on Harriet Island in June, Minneapolis... More >>

• Global Dance Festival

  published July 25, 2012

  Three nights, 27 acts, and two stages are the ingredients for the Global Dance Festival at the Brick. Among the headliners are Australian... More >>

• Santana

  published July 4, 2012

  It no longer feels like yesterday (it was 1999, people) that guitar impresario Carlos Santana kicked his career into a new gear with the... More >>

• The Walkmen

  published June 27, 2012

  David Byrne had us believing that heaven is the place where nothing ever happens, but then came the Walkmen's Heaven. Its release is the... More >>

• Walker Kong

  published June 20, 2012

  Even in the pre-Facebook era — yes, that was a thing — there was Walker Kong. The infectious Minneapolis art-pop outfit's history... More >>

• Pride in Concert: Kelly Rowland

  published June 20, 2012

  The musical culmination of Pride Month in the Twin Cities brings R&B superstar Kelly Rowland to Loring Park. First with Destiny's Child, and for... More >>

• Rock the Garden

  published June 13, 2012

  The 10th installment of Rock the Garden, the Walker Art Center and 89.3 the Current's yearly outdoor music festival, has a distinctly local feel.... More >>

• Walker Kong

  published May 30, 2012

  Even in the pre-Facebook era — yes, that was a thing — there was Walker Kong. The infectious Minneapolis art-pop outfit's history... More >>

• Julianna Barwick

  published March 7, 2012

  "Ethereal" is a word overused by music writers, but seldom is it more apt than in the case of Julianna Barwick. The Brooklyn-based artist... More >>

• Corrosion of Conformity / Torche

  published March 7, 2012

  Some of the finest metal created south of the Mason-Dixon line is currently confined to one thrilling tour. Corrosion of Conformity rep North... More >>

• Grimes

  published March 7, 2012

  Pop manufacture has never been an easy task, but leave it to the young to figure out a fresh take. The 23-year-old Grimes has already assembled... More >>

• Atlas Sound

  published February 29, 2012

  Over the past five years, Bradford Cox has laid claim to one of the most prolific and evolution-prone voices in all of indie rock. The Atlantan... More >>

• Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires

  published February 15, 2012

  For decades, Charles Bradley had all of the charisma, vocal chops, and emotion of the R&B greats—but none of the visibility. Last year's... More >>

• The Revolution

  published February 15, 2012

  Just 12 months ago, Prince & the Revolution drummer Bobby Z was on the brink. Three blocked arteries caused a heart attack, and only some serious... More >>