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  • Blogs

    January 8, 2013

    Transmission announces '90s-themed 12th birthday party at First Avenue

    The long-standing dance tradition in the Twin Cities known as Transmission is about to reach a dozen years in existence. Jake Rudh's new wave and goth party known for its delicious combing of '80s delights in that vein is celebrating its 12th birthday with a First Avenue Mainroom party in March!Rudh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2013

    Patti Page, pop-country crossover sensation, passes away at 85

    Country crossovers didn't begin with Taylor Swift; the genre's embraced its pop side for almost as long as folks have been laying bow to fiddle. And for that reason, today we eulogize Patti Page, the pop/country/R&B singer and onetime Benny Goodman band singer who passed away Tuesday.

  • Arts

    January 2, 2013

    Out There celebrates 25 years

    Walker Art Center's annual avant-garde festival defies definition

  • Movies

    December 26, 2012

    Les Misérables doesn't dream daringly

    The latest screen adaptation mostly plays it safe while trying to be gritty and realistic

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2012

    Our 15 best live music GIFs of 2012

    Yeah! It's time to run down the year in live music GIFs. This Black Sabbath fan from Lollapalooza this summer embodies how psyched we are to share these with you.With help from photographers Erik Hess, Anna Gulbrandsen, and Stacy Schwartz, this was a year for the already excellent visual representat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2012

    The Ten Best Country Albums of 2012

    By Alan Scherstuhl This list of the year's best country albums is assembled with two important premises in mind: First: If the people who record and listen to these records consider them country, than they're damn well country. Purists who argue that country should still sound like '68, '76, '84 or ... More >>

  • Movies

    December 19, 2012

    Quentin Tarantino unchained

    The iconic director emerges with one of his most ambitious films yet, Django Unchained

  • Movies

    December 19, 2012

    2012 Film Critics' Poll

    The critics' picks from best film to best performers

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2012

    Kenny Kane

    The critics' picks from best film to best performers

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2012

    Best Twin Cities albums 2012: Staff lists

    The waterfall of opinion flows s'more today with a collection of the best albums released locally in the Twin Cities in 2012. As opposed to the list that appeared in this week's issue, these are 14 distinct opinions on what was impressive in the past year, and a bunch of links to the related stories ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2012

    How to Dress Well on making folk music for a modern world

    Tom Krell, the man behind the How to Dress Well moniker, makes the kind of music you should probably listen to at home, alone, with maybe a bottle of something strong. His second full-length album, Total Loss, touches on dark themes from the perspective of a sensitive intellectual. Krell explores gr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 12, 2012

    Greg Grease's Cornbread, Pearl, and G album release

    Tom Krell, the man behind the How to Dress Well moniker, makes the kind of music you should probably listen to at home, alone, with maybe a bottle of something strong. His second full-length album, Total Loss, touches on dark themes from the perspective of a sensitive intellectual. Krell explores gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2012

    Public Enemy at First Avenue, 12/6/12

    Public Enemy's Hip Hop Gods Tour with X-Clan, Monie Love, Schoolly D, Leaders of the New School, Wise Intelligent, Son of Bazerk and No Self Control, Awesome Dre, Davy DMX and DJ Johnny Juice Thursday. First Avenue, MinneapolisThursday, December 6, 2012 The Hip Hop Gods Tour, the brainchild of Pub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    Mousey McGlynn on North Dakota, MTV, and Jesus

    Don't let the name fool you, North Dakota-based artist Mousey McGlynn is not a timid artist. The electro-pop musician expresses her talents not only musically, but also visually. Her single "Faith 1 (Sunday)" plays into the sound perfectly, swirling, warm, yellow/gold (if sound can be described in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    Notable 2012 deaths in country music

    Get out your hanky so you don't spill a tear in your beer; from Susanna Clark to Kitty Wells, several legendary country singers and songwriters passed on in 2012, and their loss is felt keenly as our connection to a better time in traditional country goes slippin' away.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    Public Enemy's Chuck D: Yeah, I voted in the 2012 election

    Rap music is an omnipresent sound in the country's earbuds today because acts like Public Enemy refused to fold. With two albums released this year, Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp and The Evil Empire of Everything, this has been a vital time for the 25-year-old group and its mercil ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2012

    Dance Revolutions

    Rap music is an omnipresent sound in the country's earbuds today because acts like Public Enemy refused to fold. With two albums released this year, Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp and The Evil Empire of Everything, this has been a vital time for the 25-year-old group and its mercil ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2012

    Impressions

    Rap music is an omnipresent sound in the country's earbuds today because acts like Public Enemy refused to fold. With two albums released this year, Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp and The Evil Empire of Everything, this has been a vital time for the 25-year-old group and its mercil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2012

    Portage on Scott Seekins, recording in an attic, and impromptu lyrics

    Witness the evolution of a young band. Duluth transplants, Portage, bring to Minneapolis a string of harmonies that bring to mind the guts of rock music which are culled from the disheveled corners of generations past. The group is set to release their sophomore album Landings, with songs that segue ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 28, 2012

    Gary Burger

    Witness the evolution of a young band. Duluth transplants, Portage, bring to Minneapolis a string of harmonies that bring to mind the guts of rock music which are culled from the disheveled corners of generations past. The group is set to release their sophomore album Landings, with songs that segue ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 28, 2012

    A Behanding in Spokane

    Witness the evolution of a young band. Duluth transplants, Portage, bring to Minneapolis a string of harmonies that bring to mind the guts of rock music which are culled from the disheveled corners of generations past. The group is set to release their sophomore album Landings, with songs that segue ... More >>

  • Movies

    November 21, 2012

    Life of Pi star forges cross-cultural career

    Irrfan Khan is committed to both Indian and American films

  • Calendar

    November 21, 2012

    Christmas: Impossible

    Irrfan Khan is committed to both Indian and American films

  • Movies

    November 14, 2012

    The Cloud Atlas team dares you to leave your pod

    The filmmakers discuss the obstacles of bringing their art to the screen

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2012

    Dethklok's Brendon Small predicts future of Metalocalypse

    It's hard to believe that it's already been six years since the institution of rock was turned on its face, the fame of the Beatles reduced to mere peanuts in the presence of something so much more important and the inhabitants of the planet rendered lemmings to the Doomsday ticking of Dethklok. Ok ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2012

    Sonny Landreth

    It's hard to believe that it's already been six years since the institution of rock was turned on its face, the fame of the Beatles reduced to mere peanuts in the presence of something so much more important and the inhabitants of the planet rendered lemmings to the Doomsday ticking of Dethklok. Ok ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2012

    The Discord Syndicate on Mergers and Acquisitions EP and science fiction

    Nikki Schultz never thought she would see herself fronting a loud, gnarly rock band. The singer-songwriter has never been comfortable with the idea of the spotlight, anyway, and her previous work as a backing vocalist for local folk artist Chastity Brown doesn't immediately conjure up images of Schu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2012

    Kenny Chesney is the only musician worthy of Target Field, apparently

    It is with a cringe that we announce that Kenny Chesney is returning to Target Field for a performance next summer. Although the country star was not Gimme Noise's favorite during this summer's stop for his Brothers of the Sun Tour with Tim McGraw, Grace Potter and Jake Owen, that's not the problem ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2012

    Big Boi

    It is with a cringe that we announce that Kenny Chesney is returning to Target Field for a performance next summer. Although the country star was not Gimme Noise's favorite during this summer's stop for his Brothers of the Sun Tour with Tim McGraw, Grace Potter and Jake Owen, that's not the problem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2012

    Raekwon at First Avenue 11/4/12

    Raekwon First Avenue, Minneapolis Sunday, November 4, 2012 For the closing of the afterparty of the first annual Twin Cities Sneaker.Art Exchange (TCS.AX) Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon the Chef was the main draw. Still, First Avenue only had maybe 75 people in it Sunday night and Raekwon was clearly ... More >>

  • Arts

    October 31, 2012

    Company commands the stage

    Dieter Bierbrauer leads another strong Theater Latte Da production

  • Calendar

    October 31, 2012

    Blacula: Young, Black, and Undead

    Dieter Bierbrauer leads another strong Theater Latte Da production

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2012

    Kevin Beacham on Get Out to Vote and when politics meet hip-hop

    This Sunday is the Keith Ellison-sponsored Get Out to Vote concert at First Avenue. The incumbent Representative of Minnesota's Fifth-Congressional District has put together quite the bill, including performances from Brother Ali, Slug, Dessa as well as a DJ set from noted hip-hop historian and Rede ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2012

    Powermad's Todd Haug on brewing Surly beer, Minnesota metal, and Dave Chappelle

    The Twin Cities have long had a burgeoning independent metal scene, but few breakout stars. In the '80s, Powermad benefited from the major label rush to take advantage of aggressive trends and briefly joined the Metallicas and Slayers of the world. The group recorded a pair of records at Prince's Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2012

    The 25 creepiest heavy metal album covers

    By Jason RocheHalloween is the time where it's acceptable to wallow in the creepy, the crawly, the dark, and the macabre. Sounds like the themes of heavy metal, year-round! Here then, are those most spine-tingliest metal album covers, for your All Hallow's Eve viewing pleasure. Step inside...

  • Arts

    October 24, 2012

    Hidebound at In the Heart of the Beast

    By Jason RocheHalloween is the time where it's acceptable to wallow in the creepy, the crawly, the dark, and the macabre. Sounds like the themes of heavy metal, year-round! Here then, are those most spine-tingliest metal album covers, for your All Hallow's Eve viewing pleasure. Step inside...

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2012

    Jackson Browne/Sara Watkins

    By Jason RocheHalloween is the time where it's acceptable to wallow in the creepy, the crawly, the dark, and the macabre. Sounds like the themes of heavy metal, year-round! Here then, are those most spine-tingliest metal album covers, for your All Hallow's Eve viewing pleasure. Step inside...

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2012

    Company

    By Jason RocheHalloween is the time where it's acceptable to wallow in the creepy, the crawly, the dark, and the macabre. Sounds like the themes of heavy metal, year-round! Here then, are those most spine-tingliest metal album covers, for your All Hallow's Eve viewing pleasure. Step inside...

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2012

    The May North on Interstate Lives, female fans, and their restless spirits

    Growing up in the North Country ingrains a different way of thinking from someone who was raised in the city. On their second album, The May North set to capture the restless spirit that roams the North Country and interpret it into their music. Interstate Lives is curiously exposed, living in both ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2012

    Dinosaur Jr.'s Murph on playing drums after a car accident, CBGB's, and J's inspiration

    Dinosaur Jr. re-emerged stronger than ever with with I Bet on Sky, their tenth record, and third since they reunited back in 2005. Beginning in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984, Dinosaur Jr. pioneered alt-rock with their metal-tinged grunge and post-punk and thrash rock, creating an entirely new sound ... More >>

  • Movies

    October 17, 2012

    Paranormal Activity 4 thrills for Halloween

    Found footage continues to produce fun frights

  • Calendar

    October 17, 2012

    The Minnesota Book Awards' 25th Birthday Bash

    Found footage continues to produce fun frights

  • Calendar

    October 17, 2012

    New York City Ballet MOVES

    Found footage continues to produce fun frights

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2012

    Picked to Click 2012: #10. Audio Perm

    #10. Audio Perm: 32 points"We haven't done one photo shoot where every member has been in it," says Audio Perm rapper 80H20 with a laugh. That's because the AP crew, which has risen to prominence putting in work and a fresh approach to the Twin Cities rap sound, is more than 10 members deep. Each Au ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2012

    Picked to Click 2012: #1. The Chalice

    #1. The Chalice: 83 points "Our ladies' nights are really dope," asserts the Chalice's queen-bee rapper, Lizzo. "We get together and drink. That's how it started -- with red wine. If it were liquor, it wouldn't get done. Making tracks, turning tracks into a song, and turning tracks into a banger is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2012

    Checking in on Bayport BBQ on the deep blues haunt's second anniversary

    By Rick MasonJust off the main drag in an unassuming Minnesota river town is an outpost of the deep South and an underground musical phenomenon whose ripples extend far across the globe. Bayport, on the St. Croix just south of Stillwater, may be home to a state prison and a massive windows factory, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2012

    Five of our favorite DMX moments

    If you're taking part in the Zombie Pub Crawl this weekend, get read to stop, drop, shut 'em down, and open up shop as DMX is rolling into town to get at you, dog! X is gon' give it to ya at 9 p.m. Saturday at Midway Stadium, AKA Zombie Island. Unless you're slippin', you know the combination of zom ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2012

    Vince Gill

    If you're taking part in the Zombie Pub Crawl this weekend, get read to stop, drop, shut 'em down, and open up shop as DMX is rolling into town to get at you, dog! X is gon' give it to ya at 9 p.m. Saturday at Midway Stadium, AKA Zombie Island. Unless you're slippin', you know the combination of zom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2012

    Last of the Minnesota Zoo dolphins moved to new homes

    The Minnesota Zoo's two bottlenose dolphins, Semo and Allie, have been moved to new homes to allow for major repairs to the zoo's saltwater-damaged Discovery Bay building. Semo, who at 48 is the oldest male bottlenose dolphin in human care, now resides at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2012

    Legs McNeil on Joey Ramone, punk in 2012, and not trusting music critics

    Legs McNeil is a legendary rock music historian, author and journalist. He co-founded and wrote for Punk Magazine back in the mid-'70s, is a former senior editor for Spin, and founder/editor of Nerve magazine in 1992. He is renowned as co-author of Please Kill Me: the Uncensored Oral History of Pu ... More >>

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