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Though at first glance one might think a band named Dragons Power Up! must be a group of Nintendo-loving 8-bit tweakers, they are actually an increasingly tight post-rock band...
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The two twentysomething musicians in Peter Wolf Crier have been in bands before—Peter Pisano formerly funneled his songwriting efforts into the Wars of 1812, while Brian...
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An element of disbelief is inherent in the Gayngs project. Just the premise of the group sounds like a setup to the ultimate Midwest indie-rock punch line: What happens when...
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THE MIDTOWN GLOBAL MARKET is an exercise in sensory overload. At noon on a weekday, each of the vendors' stands is bustling with business professionals and families ordering...
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Part train wreck, part artistic genius, Patches & Gretchen is a performative force that must be seen to be believed. Whether she's haphazardly digging through a suitcase of...
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Every Wednesday evening in Prescott, Wisconsin, the six members of Communist Daughter take over lead singer Johnny Solomon's bright-red Boxcar restaurant, sprawling out across...
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A single highway connects Minneapolis to Austin, Texas, making the drive to South by Southwest a theoretical breeze—stay on I-35 south, wind through a couple of states,...
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With a name straight out of an early-'70s children's cartoon and songs that carry a distinct air of whimsy and reckless abandon, Me and My Arrow have a good chance of leaving...
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Part train wreck, part artistic genius, Patches & Gretchen is a performative force that must be seen to be believed. Whether she's haphazardly digging through a suitcase of...
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Hiromi's performative abilities demand hyperbole. Since breaking out into the jazz community with her debut record in 2003, Hiromi (born Hiromi Uehara) has brought her...
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The eclectic lineup alone is bound to get a wide variety of local music fans snatching up tickets to this benefit concert, and the fact that it's for a good cause only ups the...
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The first lines of the first song of Mike Dreams's debut, Dreamer's Poetry, do a fantastic job of setting the stage for the 16 equally uplifting tracks that follow: "My pops...
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The magnitude of the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake is hard to quantify, let alone come to terms with. And even though we are thousands of miles removed from the relief...
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If you've been paying attention to the Gimme Noise blog lately, you've noticed a few contributions from our friends at the MPLS.TV collective, an ever-expanding and...
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Lead Playboy Kevin Anthony was born and raised in Galveston, Texas, and though he's spent the past four years in Minneapolis, his music is decidedly southbound. Rather than...
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For many in the local scene, the mention of Dessa's name conjures up a few well-tread facts: She's a literary agent, commended in the same breath for her talents in writing...
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Caroline Smith's new live album was recorded at the Cedar Cultural Center, so naturally it's a pin-drop quiet and sonically rich recording that plays with a sense of...
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Fans of Robert Wilkinson's Brit-pop and post punk-inspired rock band the Flamin' Ohs will be surprised to hear him adopting a country twang on his latest project, but he pulls...
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With a name that references pistol whippin' and partyin' (not to mention waddling arctic creatures), it's tricky to guess what sounds might come out of this band: Thrash...
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Looking to delve a little deeper into the quintessential Minneapolis rock sound? Look no further than tonight's lineup of good ol' boys at the Turf, which includes three-piece...
