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  Heavy Deeds goes for Light Lunch
  By Natalie Gallagher

  Heavy Deeds first formed as a band two years ago. But those two years got loaded with with life changes — jobs, projects, and relationships — that kept recorded material on hold. For... More >>

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  Culture Cry Wolf go organic
  By Jack Spencer

  There's a definite art to finding cohesion between seemingly disconnected pieces. Culture Cry Wolf's core sound has always managed to find the sweet middle ground between hip hop and a rock-genre... More >>

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  Crimes release a dynamic second album
  By Jeff Gage

  For Crimes frontman Andrew Jansen, becoming a father might have been just the thing to help shift his music up a notch. The Milwaukee transplant has long shown a restlessly experimental streak in... More >>

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  Girls Got Rhythm Fest returns
  By Sally Hedberg

  On a Saturday evening last May, Dana Raidt stared across the expanse of Amsterdam Bar & Hall as a '60s legend conjured magic amid a diverse communion of people. Ronnie Spector's voice, velvet and... More >>

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  Har Mar Superstar's star turn
  By Jeff Gage

  Har Mar Superstar. The name itself sounds ridiculous, over the top, evoking suburban shopping malls and knock-off decadence, and the man who inhabits it lives up to the billing. Short and doughy... More >>

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  Lucy Michelle goes solo
  By Jeff Gage

  Over the past half-decade, Lucy Michelle has become synonymous with the loose, freewheeling style of her band, the Velvet Lapelles. There's always been a coming-of-age feel to her songwriting,... More >>

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  Cloud Cult connect with the heart
  By Erik Thompson

  It's abundantly clear that the members of Cloud Cult all care tremendously about every aspect of the band. Each uplifting song displays assiduous attention to detail. The new record, aptly titled... More >>

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  Mid West Music Festival in Winona
  By Erik Thompson

  When it's time to ditch the Cities, the southern Minnesota college town of Winona is a gorgeous getaway with limestone bluffs towering over the mighty Mississippi River. For music enthusiasts,... More >>

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  Off the deep end with Prof
  By Reed Fischer

  Prof knows full well he doesn't need to do this interview. Check out our behind-the-scenes outtakes from Prof's awesome underwater cover shoot. This realization came long before he was a... More >>

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  The 4onthefloor boast their Minnesota pride
  By Natalie Gallagher

  Gabe Douglas cuts an imposing figure. It's probably the 4onthefloor frontman's thick, luxurious beard, combined with his direct, unfaltering gaze. Sitting in a shadowy booth at Muddy Waters in... More >>

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  Minneapolis labels adapt to postage hikes
  By Loren Green

  Going Postal It's tough to say who has it worse in 2013, the declining music industry or the U.S. Postal Service. According to an NPR report, the USPS is losing about $25 million per day, and so... More >>

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  Southwire champion gospel-folk
  By Erik Thompson

  About six years ago, Duluth folk singer Jerree Small opened up her house to some late-night jam sessions, and began what would become the gospel-folk quartet Southwire. Small had recently... More >>

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  Micranots rise again
  By Chaz Kangas

  After nine years apart, Twin Cities hip-hop legends the Micranots have officially reunited to celebrate the digital release of their seminal Obelisk Movements. Out on Rhymesayers Entertainment, I... More >>

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  Low's road to The Invisible Way
  By Reed Fischer

  On a chilly Monday in mid-March, Alan Sparhawk and Mimi "Mim" Parker are bearing down for yet another season of touring as Low. On the week's agenda is packing, rehearsing, obtaining papers to... More >>

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  Gospel Gossip rise above the buzz
  By Jeff Gage

  They might not say it themselves, but it's remarkable that Gospel Gossip are still a band. It's been more than three years since the release of their last record — an eternity, as far as... More >>