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Ariel Pink's 'Witchhunt Suite' drops a decade after its recording

​A decade ago, in the immediate aftermath of Al Qaeda terrorists commandeering passenger airplanes and piloting them into New York City skyscrapers, an unknown young musician cut a 17-minute-long, eerily prescient song in his bedroom, somewhere in the wilds of California. This uncouth, possib ... 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 >>

Best National Albums of 2010

​As 2010 winds to a close, many of us here at Gimme Noise have been hard at work drafting up as many lists as humanly possible. Rather than create on unified list of the national albums that we loved this year, we thought it more appropriate to post each of our individual picks for the best albums ... More >>

Best Twin Cities albums of 2010

Dessa, BNLX, Kristoff Krane, and more

Os Mutantes, Ariel Pink at the Cedar, 11/20/10

Photos by Nikki MillerOs Mutantes​Os Mutantes with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and Diva Dompe November 20, 2010 Cedar Cultural Center Bands running waaaay behind schedule and the ice storm OF THE CENTURY (er, uh, or of the month) didn't keep a packed house of Os Mutantes fans, Ariel Pink fans, A ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Os Mutantes, Military Special, The Suburbs Suicide Commandos!

​As national acts realize that winter in Minnesota is here to stay (and subsequently stop touring our way for a few months), local bands are still playing nonstop for our enjoyment. Check some of the major billings happening this weekend from some of our best talent.

Catching up with Twin Cities expat Shahs

Shahs performing at BSMT in Missoula, MT​Shahs is the one-man-band and project of Twin Cities expat, Tom Helgerson, who recently picked up his gear and headed out to live in Missoula, Montana. We don't hold that against him, though, as he has managed to put together one of the more accessible coll ... More >>

Grinderman, John Mellencamp, the Suburbs, and more

Shahs performing at BSMT in Missoula, MT​Shahs is the one-man-band and project of Twin Cities expat, Tom Helgerson, who recently picked up his gear and headed out to live in Missoula, Montana. We don't hold that against him, though, as he has managed to put together one of the more accessible coll ... More >>

Os Mutantes

Shahs performing at BSMT in Missoula, MT​Shahs is the one-man-band and project of Twin Cities expat, Tom Helgerson, who recently picked up his gear and headed out to live in Missoula, Montana. We don't hold that against him, though, as he has managed to put together one of the more accessible coll ... More >>

Flaming Lips at Roy Wilkins, 9/19/10

Photos by Nick Vlcek​Flaming LipsSeptember 19Roy Wilkins, St. PaulOnly the Flaming Lips could get away with this shit.

The Flaming Lips, School Of Seven Bells, and more

Photos by Nick Vlcek​Flaming LipsSeptember 19Roy Wilkins, St. PaulOnly the Flaming Lips could get away with this shit.

Flaming Lips

Photos by Nick Vlcek​Flaming LipsSeptember 19Roy Wilkins, St. PaulOnly the Flaming Lips could get away with this shit.

Hole, Los Lobos, Josh Ritter, and more: Critics' Picks

Photos by Nick Vlcek​Flaming LipsSeptember 19Roy Wilkins, St. PaulOnly the Flaming Lips could get away with this shit.

Ariel Pink

Photos by Nick Vlcek​Flaming LipsSeptember 19Roy Wilkins, St. PaulOnly the Flaming Lips could get away with this shit.

The Songs We Can't Escape

Photos by Nick Vlcek​Flaming LipsSeptember 19Roy Wilkins, St. PaulOnly the Flaming Lips could get away with this shit.

Communist Daughter, Fifth Element's open-mic night featured in this week's paper

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

Dirty Projectors, Digable Planets, Little Dragon, and more

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

Girls

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

The Songs We Can't Escape

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

The Songs We Can't Escape

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

Ariel Pink, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and more

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

The Songs We Can't Escape

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

The songs we can't escape

Photo by Ben ClarkCommunist Daughter​We're entering a season of local CD releases, so prepared to be inundated over the next few weeks as we make our way through all the great local albums coming out this April. This week, we drove down to Prescott, Wisconsin to hang out with Johnny Solomon and hi ... More >>

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The Songs We Can't Escape

L.A. Singer Flames Amazement, Burns in Many Places

Ariel Pink's parallel universe hit parade