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    December 21, 2011

    Mark Mallman tour diary, Vol. 10: The sea! The sea!

    ​The game is won on the field. Some bits of advice are impossible to follow to fruition. "The game is won on the field, Mallman." This is the kind of hodge-podge rhetoric that makes so much sense, you end up feeling like shit about yourself because you can never live up to it. Life is not won. If ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Mark Chesnutt at Povlitzki's on 65, 12/16/11

    Photos by Nikki Miller​Mark Chesnutt December 16, 2011 Povlitzki's on 65 Several songs into a hits-heavy and lengthy set at Spring Lake Park's Povlitzki's on 65 Friday night, Mark Chesnutt played a tune that pretty much summarized the night's show, and his own musical career: a lament that mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    David "Stringbean" Akeman's murderer up for parole

    ​Today, we remember the gone-but-not-forgotten star of the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw David "Stringbean" Akeman, whose murderer came up for parole this week.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Kenny Chesney at the Xcel, and Buck Owens' last meal

    ​He's recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold, and has produced more than 30 Top Ten singles, 20 of which have climbed to the top of the Hot Country Songs charts. He's got awards from the ACM, the CMA, the AMA, CMT, the BMA, the PCA and the FCMA (those are a lot of awards show ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    Top 10 Country Breakups

    ​On this day in country music history, Bob Dylan brought about the dissolution of one of the most influential bluegrass bands of all time. Well, that might be an overstatement. Read on.

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson at Mystic Lake Casino, 2/27/11

    Photos by Nikki Miller​Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson February 27, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino What can I say. This was really, really cool.

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Dwight Yoakam at Mystic Lake Casino, 2/11/11

    Photos by Nikki Miller​Dwight Yoakam February 11, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino Aw, sookie. My appreciation for Dwight Yoakam's live show, after his Friday night performance to a sold-out crowd at Mystic Lake Casino, has now passed through three phases.

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Social Distortion at First Avenue, 10/19/10

    Photos by Alexa Jones​Social DistortionOctober 19, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisThough they were playing a club (and, really, even if they were playing a stadium) Social Distortion seem to operate as is they are playing in a seedy bar. Boxing gloves and a Shriner's fez hung from the amp stacks. On ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Buck Owens: 10 songs in honor of his birthday

    ​83 years ago today, Buck Owens, originally Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr., was born in Sherman, TX, just months before the onset of the Great Depression. As the story goes, he assigned himself the name "Buck" at the age of four - his family owned a mule by the name of Buck, and he decided he wanted t ... More >>

  • Music

    June 30, 2010

    Taste of Minnesota, Devo, Santana

    This week's Critics' Picks

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2010

    Dale Watson

    This week's Critics' Picks

  • Music

    June 16, 2010
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    June 9, 2010

    Delta Spirit

    This week's Critics' Picks

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Minneapolis is 80th drunkest U.S. city; St. Paul is No. 87

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2010

    Dale Watson

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • Music

    January 13, 2010

    Bowerbirds, Caroline Smith, and more

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • Movies

    March 25, 2009

    Film Highlight: The Great Buck Howard

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Delta Spirit

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • Music

    February 11, 2009

    Ben Kweller, Fujiya & Miyagi, and more

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2008

    Dale Watson

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2007

    2/20 Morning Communiqué

    Sometimes, we're happy to let the folks from Wisconsin have the upper hand.

  • News

    June 15, 2005

    From the Beauty Parlor to the Barricades!

    Her warmhearted characters feel good about the world. Lorna Landvik doesn't.

  • Music

    March 8, 2000

    Bummer Crop

    Korn's depressed rap-metal rocks freaks and saves geeks. But are they just yanking your leash?

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