Alicia Wiley

The 14 Twin Cities college bands you need to hear

Gimme Noise's fondest memories from college aren't set in $100 million athletic centers or on perfectly manicured lawns, but rather in dingy basements and coffee shop stages. The student music scene has always made big contributions to the Twin Cities as a whole -- local immortals like the U of M's ... More >>

Best Minnesota albums of 2012

From Big Cats to Chastity Brown, local gems showcased their talents

Alicia Wiley

All Eyes ramp up dark electronica

Singer-songwriter Alicia Wiley begins her latest venture

Gary Louris to headline 6th annual Concrete and Grass Lowertown Music Festival

See Also: Music In Mears kicks off free summer concert series in St. Paul tonight The Jayhawks family tree: From Gary Louris to the Jonas Brothers in three moves or less The Jayhawks play A Prairie Home Companion, release reunion record Mockingbird Time As the ninth successful season of Music In Me ... More >>

Kevin Steinman says farewell and thanks to the Twin Cities

See Also:U.S. healthcare is too costly for Kevin Steinman, so he's moving to NorwayI sit at a dining table we're about to sell, heaped with things we'll throw in suitcases in two days, amidst a mounting sea of packing boxes. Above the crinkling din of paper being wrapped around our kitchenwares, a c ... More >>

No Bird Sing CD-release at the Cedar, 4/29/11

Photos by Erik Hess​No Bird Sing CD-release with Kill the Vultures and Kristoff KraneApril 29, 2011Cedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisNo Bird Sing have always been big on collaboration, but that spirit of togetherness was off the charts on Friday night as the group invited a wide array of friends t ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Canon Chorus, Caroline Smith, Usonia, Wide Eyes, Picked to Click

"Rock stars...is there anything they don't know?" ​ -Homer Simpson

Glitter Ball 4 takes over the Grain Belt Bottling Building this Friday

​Gimme Noise is proud to be a media partner at this weekend's Glitter Ball 4: A Night in Andy Warhol's Factory, a community-building fundraiser, art showing, and party that will feature Pictures of Then, Alicia Wiley, the Arms Akimbo, and Joey Ryan & the Inks playing covers of their favorite ' ... More >>

Glitter Ball 4: A Night in Andy Warhol's Factory

'To My Bees Knees' brings together 100 local musicians on one album

​Sound engineer Tom Smouse has been helping Twin Cities artists record their albums for nearly a decade, but it wasn't until a couple of years ago that he decided to attempt his own foray into songcraft. With the help of 100 different local musicians, Smouse has been slowly piecing together a mass ... More >>

Southern Songbook at the Southern Theater, 2/14/11

Photos by Erik HessAby Wolf​Southern Songbook: Desire and DeathFebruary 14, 2011Southern Theater, MinneapolisAs I walked up to the theater last night, I squeezed my date's hand. "This should be nice, huh?" I said as he held the door open for me. And then my eyes focused on the description of the e ... More >>

Rock the Cause: Hunka Burnin' Love

Southern Songbook returns this Valentine's Day

​Screw Hallmark cards. This February 14, I can't think of a better way to kill an evening than with a night filled with "Valentine-ish subject matter sung by some of the best purveyors of melancholia around." That's how Adam Levy is describing his next installment of the Southern Songbook, his new ... More >>

Best Concerts of 2010

​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

MPLS.TV offers up free local mixtape

​In addition to taking over the world with their mad video-making skills, the folks at MPLS.TV are starting a local arts blog. One of their first endeavors is the first volume of an MPLS.TV Mixtape, which you can stream below and download for free over on their Bandcamp page. Artists featured incl ... More >>

Alicia Wiley steps out with Both Sides

Singer-songwriter's fifth album teems with airy piano-pop

Alicia Wiley performs for City of Music

​It's a big week for Alicia Wiley, who is releasing her fifth album, Both Sides, at the Entry this Thursday with openers Hildur Victoria and Greycoats. We'll have an interview with Alicia in this week's City Pages, but first this morning we're excited to release the latest installment in the City ... More >>

Alicia Wiley takes us down to the Clown Lounge

Photos by Keith Moechnig​Jazz pianist and songwriter Alicia Wiley is getting ready to unveil her fifth full-length album, Both Sides, next week at the Entry, and she invited the video crew at MPLS.TV to film an exclusive performance in preparation for her release. Backed by multi-talented musician ... More >>

Graham O'Brien drops video featuring Alicia Wiley and Eric Blair

​We've written in the past about our excitement over the release of Graham O'Brien's debut album, Live Drums. Since our last missive, O'Brien's record has been picked up by UK label NoEcho, and will be made available on November 27.

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Marathon hootenanny planned for Sunday at Kings

​It's hard to believe that it's already been a year since Kings Wine Bar opened in the Kingfield neighborhood in Minneapolis, but time flies when you're busy serving up delicious handmade tater tots and hosting low-key listening parties and DJ nights that emphasize great local music. In honor of t ... More >>

The Southern Theater announces its 2010-11 season

​(Coming soon: Ananya Dance Theatre. Photo by V. Paul Virtucio)Now in its second century as an entertainment and performance space, the Southern Theater has released its full schedule for 2010 and 2011. According to the press release, this season will feature work by 27 choreographers and over ... More >>

Al Kooper honored at the Dakota Jazz Club

All photos by Steve CohenAl Kooper with Ashleigh Still and Alison Scott​A sizable crew of esteemed local musicians gathered at the Dakota Sunday night to pay tribute to rock 'n' roll legend Al Kooper with a set of covers that spanned his entire career. According to photographer Steve Cohen, Al him ... More >>

Al Kooper

Amos Lee, the Bangles, Apples in Stereo: Critics' Picks

Al Kooper talks Dylan, Conan, Hendrix, and lifetime in the music business

All photos courtesy AlKooper.com​INTERVIEW BY RICK MASONKeyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and producer Al Kooper's uncanny presence and participation in landmark musical events over the past half-century have made him the rock equivalent of Forrest Gump or Zelig. His long association with Bob Dyl ... More >>

Rogue Valley unveil grandiose stage show at the Fitzgerald

Photo by Ben Clark​As if the mere concept of releasing four albums in the span of a year isn't epic enough, Chris Koza upped the ante on Saturday night by presenting an elaborate, multi-faceted stage show at the Fitzgerald Theater in honor of Rogue Valley's debut album. Midway through the second s ... More >>

Alicia Wiley

Benefit for Legal Aid

Romantica, Mason Jennings, Hunting Club, and more

Desdamona: Inkling

David Bazan, Impaler, They Might Be Giants, and more

Uptown Bar fights to transfer liquor license to new location

Manager Denni Willey seeks to usher scene staple into its second life

Me & My Arrow (CD-Release)

Me & My Arrow play EP-release show tonight

Head down to the Uptown tonight to pay your respects to the bar.

No Bird Sing reject hip-hop clichés on groundbreaking debut

Band functions without DJ or bass player

Mischke Mix: Wednesday, August 19

Local songs spun on today's broadcast.

June 17, 2009: Chickenfoot & KMFDM

Chickenfoot and KMFDM schedule TC dates, Atmosphere locks down a summer tour & the Pretenders clear up the Zoo/Orpheum mess.

Mischke Mix: Monday and Tuesday, May 11-12

Local songs spun on the Mischke broadcast.

She Rock Festival 2008

Alicia Wiley

Critics' Picks: Rush and More

Local Notes

Future of music mapped out, Telephone! in off-the-hook dispute, and other Twin Cities music news

Two Hundred Twenty-Four Ballots...and No Hanging Chads!

Picked to Click Pollsters cast their votes

Get on the bus to the Minnesota Music Awards