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Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison: I write out of a need to understand events

The spirited, lovelorn music of Scotland's Frightened Rabbit found a dedicated audience straight away in the Twin Cities, leading to a memorable string of packed-to-capacity shows here over the years that continues with Thursday's long sold-out show at the Varsity Theater. The talented quintet from ... More >>

LL Cool J unveils Kings of the Mic U.S. tour dates -- Minneapolis in May

Four rap institutions are linking up for the Kings of the Mic tour later this year. Though LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, and De La Soul have wildly different pedigrees and styles (and levels of movie stardom), this is a lineup that just keeps giving. When one ponders the sheer number of hits th ... More >>

The best Twin Cities concerts this week : 3/13-3/19

A good chunk of the Minneapolis music scene has gallivanted away to South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, but that doesn't stop the music! Total Trash release their latest cassette tape in the 7th Street Entry Thursday. Friday, Davina & the Vagabonds swank up Patrick's Cabaret while Chanhassen Di ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from Bob Mould, Atmosphere, The Color Pharmacy, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

Minneapolis/St. Paul among nation's "drunkest cities"

We're making a splash with craft cocktails, definitely have a lot going on in the world of breweries, we get amazing turnout at beer festivals, and take pride in the fact that our new stadium has much more than just Bud Light on tap, but where does Minneapolis/St.Paul fall in the ranks of America's ... More >>

Out There celebrates 25 years

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

Taylor Swift unveils 2013 U.S. tour -- St. Paul in September

The complex pop marvel that is Taylor Swift is heading back out on the road in 2013. Based upon her multiple car accidents during her recent interview time with Rolling Stone, let's just hope that she's not driving the bus. The 58-concert trek across the U.S. (and a little bit of Canada) in support ... More >>

Atmosphere unveils remaining 2012 U.S. tour dates

See Also:I Self Devine: Rhymesayers legend returnsTop 20 Minnesota RappersAtmosphere has had a pretty epic summer. They've spent the past few months touring around Australia and New Zealand and hitting the festival circuit hard, from Summerfest to Forecastle to Camp Bisco, but for hip hop's hardest ... More >>

Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.

​The helpful folks at Livability.com have chosen "Top 10 Cities With the Best Music Scenes Outside of Nashville NYC and LA," and trusty Minneapolis came in second. It does not seem as if Howler's Jordan Gatesmith or people who went to Jane's Addiction at the Brick were polled for this, but it's st ... More >>

Jackson Taylor and the Sinners play Lee's Saturday

​I'm not gonna say, "Get on down to Lee's to see some good country, while you still can." I'll rephrase the statement: Get on down to Lee's this weekend to see one more in a long line of good country shows the storied venue has presented and will continue to present from now until well into the fu ... More >>

Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom on Coffee Mugs, Valentines, & Jim Eno

​Heartless Bastards are gearing up for the release of their fourth album, Arrow on February 14. It just so happens that Arrow is the band's strongest record to date. It features a more versatile mix of psych, glam, classic rock, porch blues, R&B, funk and spaghetti-western. Singer/guitarist ... More >>

Heartless Bastards

Now, Now release Dead Oaks EP, tour with the Naked and Famous

Photo By Mike Vorrasi​After recently signing with Chris Walla's Trans Records, local trio Now, Now have released their first new batch of songs today with the digital EP Dead Oaks. The catchy but fleeting "Dead Oaks" has been floating around since we reported on the band's signing to Walla's lab ... More >>

Jewbilee! takes over the Entry this Christmas Eve

​Jewbilee! is a highly entertaining holiday alternative to Christmas Eve for Jewish people and non-Jewish alike. This new "holiday" began seven years ago when local multi-faceted creative artist/musician/DJ/journalist Danny Sigelman, living in Austin, Texas at the time, was inspired to create some ... More >>

Rosie Flores to play Lee's tonight

​With a quarter-century performing true rockabilly-style country under her belt, Rosie Flores is about as legit as they come, and tonight she'll be appearing at Lee's Liquor Lounge (9:00, $8).

Chuck Klosterman

Sims talks about his Good Time Zoo tour and homecoming show this Saturday

​There's always something incredible about a tour homecoming show: The band rides into town high on the momentum of playing every day for a month straight, executing their set with the precision of a road-tested act. It's a phenomenon that Doomtree's Sims knows well, having toured the U.S. with bo ... More >>

Rick Perry's "Texas miracle" is a fantasy

The GOP presidential candidate's claims don't hold up

Are Odd Future coming to Minnesota?

Photo by Ben ClarkOdd Future performing at SXSW 2011​Though the band only has one US date on the books right now -- a stop at Austin, Texas's Fun Fun Fun Fest in early November -- Odd Future posted a map to their Tumblr page that hinted that they might be making a stop in Minnesota before the year ... More >>

Rock for Pussy 8 unites Bowie fans and cat people tonight at First Avenue

Yes, that's a pile of kittens​There are cat lovers, and then there are CAT LOVERS. Crazy cat people from all across the cat insanity spectrum will be gathering at First Avenue tonight for the annual Rock for Pussy charity event, which invites local musicians to perform covers of David Bowie songs ... More >>

Okkervil River's Will Sheff talks about living in St. Paul and attending Macalester

Photo by Alexandra Valenti​Okkervil River is a big name in the indie rock sphere, and the Austin, Texas-based band has been written up by everyone from Pitchfork to the New York Times during their nearly decade-long career. But what many in the Twin Cities might not know is that lead singer Will S ... More >>

Wayne "The Train" Hancock to play Lee's Liquor Lounge tonight

​Hank III has sung his praises, saying that he "has more Hank Sr. in him than either I or Hank Williams Jr," and describing him further as "the real deal." Tonight, you can judge this assessment for yourself by heading on down to Lee's Liquor Lounge to catch a performance by Wayne "The Train" ... More >>

Wednesday SXSW video: What the fuck happened last night?

​Wednesday was the first night for a lot of SXSW attendees, including our intrepid video team led by Dan Huiting and his cohorts Andre Durand and Chris Hadland. Our videographers spent a large portion of the evening at Doomtree's official showcase at the Flamingo Cantina, which featured solo sets ... More >>

Gimme Noise and First Avenue SXSW 2011 Day Party

Photo by Nick WosikaTapes 'n Tapes headline the Gimme Noise and First Avenue SXSW Day Party​Austin never saw it coming. Two weeks from today, legions of Twin Cities musicians, writers, photographers, booking agents, managers, radio DJs, and straight-up music fiends will descend onto Texas for five ... More >>

Katy Perry coming to Xcel Center July 9

Photo by Tony NelsonKaty Perry at First Ave in March 2009​Following the same skyrocketing success arc as pop phenom Lady Gaga, who played the Fine Line and came back a year later to sell out two nights at the Xcel Center, Katy Perry is upgrading from filling the First Avenue Mainroom in 2009 to pl ... More >>

Return to Sender

What Would Comprehensive Immigration Reform Look Like If the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

Twin Cities Year in Music 2010: The highlights

Prince, Gayngs, Gigamesh, and many others dot the calendar

Corporatized Joy: A mixtape for the newly employed

​Here's some noise that a few Gimme Noise readers will mourn, but the majority of you might not: you won't have An Affront to Serious Music Criticism to kick around anymore. Or not quite as much, anyway. Why? Because yesterday, I started a full-time day-job after five and a half months of depraved ... More >>

St. Paul is a "Hotbed Of Sex." Minneapolis? Not as much

Photo: mistergoletaSex: It's what they're doing in St. Paul.​When it comes to being a "Hotbed of Sex," St. Paul comes out on top of Minneapolis. But is that really where it wants to be? The criteria for the ranking in the latest edition of Men's Health magazine included condom sales, birth ra ... More >>

Twin Cities No. 1 for medical devices, 8th on quality of life

Minneapolis: we love being on lists​We love our place in lists, and we just topped a good one: we're number one for developing medical devices and technology, says Business Facilities Magazine in its July/August issue. The magazine also ranks Minneapolis 8th in the nation for both quality of life ... More >>

Slapping Purses' Jason Power talks art of musical disaster and recovery

Photo by Adam Bubolz   Slapping Purses' Jason Power is a conundrum, an exercise in opposites. He's a lanky kid with a perpetual smile on his face who's rumored to be a successful amateur mixed martial artist; a wildly expressive audio artist who, by his own admission, hates talking ab ... More >>

Radio K broadcasting from SXSW this week

The local station is planning to interview a whopping 22 bands, with 6 in-studio performances scheduled.

SXSW Survival Guide: Wear sunscreen, and don't be an a-hole

A few practical tips for SXSW attendees and remote followers.

Joseph Andrew Stack, what's on your iPod?

It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.

Trampled by Turtles announce new album, tour

The bluegrass quintet will release Palomino on April 13.

Dale Watson

Snoop Dogg, the Sounds, White Denim, and more

Stuck Between Stations film overcomes obstacles of shooting in Minnesota

Project attracts star power of Josh Hartnett, Slug, and The Sopranos

Wavves return to the Entry this September

Who'da thunk it-- the kid stays in the picture.

Brother Ali announces new album, release show

His new record, Us, will hit stores September 22.

Eddie Gossling

"Hallelujah": The song remains the same

Despite America's attempt to bastardize the Leonard Cohen song, Romantica gives it new life

The Sunshine Solution

At SXSW, fresh air and stale beer come to an industry's rescue

Local Music Yearbook '05

Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

Rolling rolling rolling

Happily Ever After

Onetime Mardi Gras queen and current avant-garde playwright Lisa D'Amour looks for the sinister side of our fairy tales

Wrecking Balls, Meet the press, The rites of summer and Low-power readings.

When Birth Storms In

Lessons from a rough homebirth

Slam Out

Queer poetry as action art.