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Anna Gulbrandsen

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    May 21, 2012

    MaLLy at 7th Street Entry, 5/18/12

    MaLLy's The Last Great... CD Release Party With Tribe the Big Cats, 925ve and Jimmy2Times. 7th St Entry, MinneapolisFriday, May 18, 2012It was one of those downtown nights. Rick Ross was a couple blocks away backing up a Brinks truck; Mayer Hawthorne was in the next room with the crowd packed to ... More >>

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    May 14, 2012

    St. Vincent at First Avenue, 5/12/12

    St. VincentFirst Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday, May 12, 2012View a slideshow here.Late in her performance Saturday night, Annie Clark took off her guitar and sat on the edge of stage. Behind her, the rest of her band, St. Vincent, were hurtling through a rousing version of "Krokodil," and before long ... More >>

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    April 27, 2012

    Lights at Varsity Theater, 4/26/2012

    Lights with CarouselVarsity Theater, MinneapolisThursday, April 26, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.Never has a venue been been this packed with boys/men waiting to get a glimpse of the beautiful Valerie Poxleitner, also known as Lights. What's not to love, though? Perfect hair, perfect t ... More >>

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    March 14, 2012

    Grimes at 7th Street Entry, 3/13/12

    By Rob ShererGrimes With Born Gold and Elite Gymnastics 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis Tuesday, March 13, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here. Anticipation was high as electro-pop darling Claire Boucher, more affectionately known as Grimes, took the stage at the intimate 7th Street Entry. ... More >>

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    October 13, 2011

    Dum Dum Girls and Crocodiles at the Turf Club, 10/12/11

    Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​Dum Dum Girls and CrocodilesOctober 12, 2011Turf ClubDum Dum Girls sure do make it look easy. They filled the Turf Club with simple, straightforward chord progressions and effortlessly catchy choruses, and proved to be an utterly enthralling band whom you really couldn ... More >>

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    September 6, 2011

    Labor Day Weekend concert roundup

    Photo by Erik Hess​What a weekend! We kicked summer right outta town this long Labor Day Weekend by attending as many events as we could, from Blondie at Mystic Lake to Weezer, Dr. John, and Maroon 5 at the Great Minnesota Get Together to Minneapolis dance nights Get Cryphy and Too Much Love. As w ... More >>

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    July 25, 2011

    Bassgasm 4 at First Avenue: The best photos

    Photo by Nick Patton for City Pages​This past Saturday, First Avenue transformed into a rattling raver underground and fans across the Midwest came to dance for hours on end to five rooms of national and local DJs. We had three photographers on the scene to capture every outfit, every DJ, every be ... More >>

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    July 22, 2011

    Sia at First Avenue, 7/21/11

    Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​Sia Thursday, July 21, 2011 First Avenue Mainroom, Minneapolis Australian artist Sia stepped onto a vast multi-colored patchwork stage (a little Willy Wonka meets Grandma's knitting farm) at First Avenue's Mainroom last night to a delighted crowd of fans. The singer ... More >>

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    April 4, 2011

    Toro Y Moi and Braids at the Entry, 04/03/11

    Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​Toro Y Moi and BraidsApril 3, 20117th Street EntryThe 7th St. Entry was again filled to capacity on Sunday night, as the appeal of a double-bill featuring Toro Y Moi and Braids proved to be too much to resist for Twin Cities music fans, even on a dreary Sunday night. And ... More >>

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    March 3, 2011

    Telekinesis, The Love Language and Red Pens at the Entry, 3/2/11

    Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​Telekinesis/The Love Language/Red PensMarch 2, 20117th Street Entry"There's something about Minneapolis," exclaimed Missy Thangs, the keyboardist for the Love Language, halfway through the group's rousing set at the 7th St. Entry on Wednesday night. "There sure is," fr ... More >>

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    February 20, 2011

    Bassgasm 3 at First Avenue, 2/18/11

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​The days of dancing until dawn in filthy warehouses may be long gone with the 90s, but it seems as though DJ ESP Woody McBride won't ever stop throwing parties where the main goal is to revive the good vibrations and soulful hedonism of 1995.  He doesn't always su ... More >>

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    February 14, 2011

    Best Coast, Wavves, and No Joy at the Varsity, 02/11/11

    Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​Best Coast, Wavves, and No JoyFebruary 11, 2011Varsity TheaterIt's not often that an opening band steals the spotlight from two far more prominent headliners, especially by playing what amounted to only a 20 minute set. But that is just what happened at the sold-out Var ... More >>

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    January 28, 2011

    Poll: Would you pay $70 for Tiesto tickets?

    Anna GulbrandsenWorth $70?​DJ Tiesto is coming to Roy Wilkins auditorium for Sound In Motion on April 1 for $60-70 a head, and no, that is not an April Fool's joke in advance. Lady Gaga tickets last year were over $100, as were tickets to see Elton John and the James Taylor/Carole King double bill ... More >>

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    October 21, 2010

    Deadmau5 epic at Epic (Video)

    Anna Gulbrandsen for City Pages​ The entire youth population of Minneapolis was mobilized last night and barely contained in the cavernous downtown superclub Epic, a line coiling down the block in both directions. What were they here for, you ask?  It's simple: A man in a giant mouse mask be ... More >>

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    September 13, 2010

    Ghostland Observatory at First Ave, 9/10/10

    Ghostland ObservatorySeptember 10, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisPhotos by Anna Gulbrandsen​If you're a nightlife junkie, sometimes all the concerts that you've seen start to run together to the point where you're not sure what band pulled off that amazing cover, or which show had that lead singer ... More >>

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    September 7, 2010

    Get Cryphy, a Twilight convention, and a party at Solera: Slideshows from the weekend

    Photo by Kevin O'Meara​The weather was cooler this weekend, but so were the happenings. Though the cities were more chill thanks to families out of town, people taking road trips, or flocking to the fair for one last cheese curd, a good time was still had by those who ventured beyond the main a ... More >>

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    July 27, 2010

    The Gaslight Anthem at First Avenue, 7/26/10

    Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​The Gaslight AnthemJuly 26, 2010First Ave MainroomIf it wasn't sold out, it was damn close.  The last time the Gaslight Anthem came to town, the Cabooze played host, and there was no doubt that it was packed to capacity.  Someone figured (rightly) that the band ... More >>

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    April 26, 2010

    Sia cheerfully dazzles a packed Fine Line

    Sia treated the Fine Line to a remarkable run of songs, her abilities as a singer and songwriter on full display.

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    December 22, 2009

    Hartnett, Prince, Keillor: 10 local celebs we loved this decade

    These folks did well in the Aughts, and you can't have them, Hollywood. At least not for keepsies.

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    December 15, 2009
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    December 7, 2009
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    November 12, 2009

    The Moon Goons introduce 'Forever Young' Friday

    It's going to get wild at the old To Soho storefront.

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    June 8, 2009

    Slideshows: Maria Isa, Crystal Method, and Get Cryphy

    Photos from First Avenue this weekend.

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