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29th Annual John Lennon Tribute First Avenue Mon., December 8, 6:30pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
For the 29th time, the prodigious spirit of John Lennon will command the stage at First Avenue as alter-ego Curtiss A offers this year's installment of an extraordinary series of tributes reaching all the way back to that bleak night the former Beatle was gunned down outside his New York... More >>
Baby Guts 7th St. Entry Wed., December 10, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
Among the blurbs local favorite Baby Guts has posted to its MySpace profile is this glib assessment: "Crappy punk band with girl singer," attributed to the board operator's notes at the Uptown Bar. A bit reductive, no? Especially when the "girl singer" in question was named this year's Best... More >>
Dan Wilson Pantages Theatre Sat., December 13, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
There are few local artists quite as fan-pleasing as Dan Wilson. It would be easy for fans to wallow in sadness over the fact that Semisonic and Trip Shakespeare's heydays have come and gone, but Wilson keeps the spirit of both bands alive by combining songs from his current solo catalog with... More >>
Dillinger Four (CD-Release) Triple Rock Social Club Fri., December 12 Minneapolis (Downtown)
Local legends Dillinger Four are still going strong after 14 years and four albums, proving that good pop-punk isn't dead. With evocative titles like "Clown Cars on Cinder Blocks" and "Parishiltonisametaphor," their songs are earnest, carefully wrought rally cries for the everyman, a welcome... More >>
Doomtree Blowout IV First Avenue Sat., December 6, 6:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
In December of 2005, I stood backstage at the Varsity with a dozen happily bewildered local rappers who, in a heartwarming display of honest-to-god modesty, could not believe the sold-out crowd that had shown up for their Doomtree "Blowout" show. POS, Sims, Paper Tiger, Mictlan, Dessa, Turbo... More >>
Illuminous 3 (CD-Release) 7th St. Entry Thu., December 11, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
You might've seen their logo on some ubiquitous sticker pasted to the back of a street sign -- silhouettes of the IDS Center, Wells Fargo Center and 225 South 6th, the three tallest buildings in Minneapolis. But while the Illuminous 3 haven't reached the stature of those skyscrapers yet, that's... More >>
Marcia Ball Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Sun., December 14 Minneapolis (Downtown)
Long tall Marcia Ball, queen of ivory-billed triplets descended from Professor Longhair and doused in the honky-tonk-laced sloughs of Texas-Louisiana border country, is equally capable of firing up party anthems and fashioning wrenching ballads. She does both on last spring's Peace, Love & BBQ,... More >>
Mavis Staples Guthrie Theater Mon., February 2, 7:30pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
The powerful, gospel-drenched voice of Mavis Staples conjures up an encyclopedic array of gritty howls, soulful moans, striking melismas, urgent whispers, and fervent cries that originate in the depths of her soul. They're also fueled by a lifetime of singing songs that have provided hope and... More >>
Mercury Rev; the Duke Spirit Fine Line Music Cafe Fri., December 12, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
"The Dark Is Rising," the first song I ever heard from Mercury Rev (pictured), turned my world inside-out with its sweeping orchestral movements and a purely affecting, gorgeous vocal from frontman Jonathan Donohue. Four albums since this initial experience, we have both changed... More >>
Oasis; Ryan Adams & the Cardinals Target Center Wed., December 10, 7:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
Oasis have always been popular in the states, though their following was never as insane here as in Britain. But face it, even if they aren't putting out records on par with their past triumphs, they still remain that gigantic band; their backstory is filled with the kind of legendary dramas and... More >>
Romantica Fine Line Music Cafe Sat., December 6, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
In this economic climate, it's an especially fine testament to a band's appreciation for its fans that it puts on a free show, or, scratch that, free shows. Romantica doesn't need to have free shows. People will and do pay to see them. Yet for the second time in recent memory the local lovelies... More >>
Split Lip Rayfield Lee's Liquor Lounge Fri., December 5, 9:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
Critics likely will never agree on whether Split Lip Rayfield should be classified as bluegrass or country. The good news is that it really doesn't matter. The band is doubly blessed with top-notch fast-picking skills and a twang more natural than any that Keith Urban could muster, so fans of... More >>
The Hanson Brothers Triple Rock Social Club Sun., December 14, 9:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
The Hanson Brothers almost seem like some odd, parodic conceptual distillation of two really obvious stereotypes: they're a punk band, so of course they sound like the Ramones, and they're Canadian, so of course they're hockey-themed. But if you want to write them off as a silly gimmick, keep in... More >>
Wu-Tang Clan First Avenue Mon., December 15, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
The title of this Staten Island, New York, collective's overambitious sophomore album would seem to say it all: Wu-Tang Forever. But given the group's unhappiness with the unusually mellow tone producer/MC/overlord RZA struck on 2007's 8 Diagrams, the personality void left following Ol' Dirty... More >>
Cheetah Nunchuck Downtime Bar Every week Thursday, 10:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
Imagine the Seven Samurai, except instead of being assembled to protect an impoverished village from a band of crazed, bloodthirsty raiders, they're put together to provide the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul with old-school turn-of-the-'70s funk a'la the Meters and the J.B.'s. That's Cheetah... More >>
Cosgrove Weekly Trivia Challenge Brit's Pub Every week Thursday, 6:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
Held on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of the month, Brit's pub quiz, some say, is one of the best in town. Trivial knowledge mastermind Shane Higgins hosts the six-round challenge, asking questions about current events, pop culture, and music. The entry fee is $10, and teams are limited to... More >>
III Kings Sound System Nomad World Pub Every week Wednesday, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
Anyone can throw on a red-green-and-gold ensemble, guzzle Red Stripe after Red Stripe and natter on about how they had a real deep experience getting zooted to a midnight showing of The Harder They Come, but to actually make your way as a Selector, well, that's another thing entirely. For over... More >>
James Carter Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Every week Tuesday, Wednesday from Tue., December 9 until Wed., December 10 Minneapolis (Downtown)
Versatility and virtuosity have been the hallmarks of saxophonist James Carter, who hit the New York jazz scene with a flourish in the early '90s and subsequently carved a distinctive niche as someone with a traditionalist heart and a marauding genius. Present Tense (Emarcy), released just as... More >>
Lucero Triple Rock Social Club Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., December 5 until Sat., December 6, 9:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
This might be an affront, but there is something very Goo Goo Dolls about the Memphis band Lucero, who are playing two nights this weekend in celebration of the Triple Rock's 10th anniversary. Now, look, there's nothing wrong with that. Remember that song "Iris"? Maybe not, but you definitely... More >>
The Weekly Triple Double Triple Rock Social Club Every week Tuesday, 9:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
What softens a recession's bite as effectively as cheap booze? Nothing...except free entertainment. While "Triple Double"—the Triple Rock's freshly reinvented Tuesday bacchanal—offers both commodities by the truckload, the night's ever-changing DJ roster and floating-genre music... More >>
Too Much Love First Avenue Every week Saturday, 10:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
Few people know more about dance music and its history in Minneapolis than Dory Kahale, who has more aliases than Cybil if she were a chat-room perv. Known as DJ Apollo (techno), Ralph Laurenn (booty house), Cocaine on Her Dress (indie electro), and now breathing new life into the Dirty McKenzie... More >>
Transmission Clubhouse Jager Every week Wednesday, 10:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
The hundred-year-old space at 923 Washington Avenue North cleans up real nice. Once an intimidating dive bar frequented by the flashing lights of cop cars, the place was recently rechristened Club Jäger and given a makeover to put America's Next Top Model to shame. The overhaul includes a... More >>
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13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's "Screen Tests" Walker Art Center Sat., February 28, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
18th Dye; Devon Williams; Porcupine 7th St. Entry Sat., December 6, 8:00pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
2 Tickets 2 Paradise Lee's Liquor Lounge Thu., December 11, 9:30pm Minneapolis (Downtown)
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