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  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: Soundset, LMFAO, Edward Sharpe, Memory Lanes Block Party

    Despite the "Twin Cities hip-hop scene being oversaturated" this is the weekend that the Twin Cities hip-hop scene looks forward to the most. If you're thinking of heading down to Shakopee son Sunday for Soundset, better head there early or carpool; last year the traffic was held up for two hours. M ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 8, 2012

    End of the Rainbow at The Guthrie

    Judy Garland bio sticks to the surface

  • Music

    November 23, 2011
  • Calendar

    November 23, 2011

    The Kooks

    Judy Garland bio sticks to the surface

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    SXSW announces first 2012 showcasing bands, including Minneapolitans Howler

    ​Oh lordy. It isn't time to think about SXSW already, is it? It seem like all that long ago that Minneapolis bands were swarming the streets of Austin, Texas in search of free beer and food trucks, and when Gimme Noise threw our first-ever Minnesota music showcase with First Avenue.But according t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Stone Arch Festival of the Arts dissolves: An open letter from music booker Stacy Schwartz

    ​Sad news to hit the local arts world today: The long-running Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, which annually showcased over 200 artists and four free stages of music along St. Anthony Main, will be no more. The festival's founder, longtime local music advocate Ira Heilicher (son of legendary Soma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Real Numbers planning 7" release show

    ​To any veteran concert attendee in the Twin Cities, the Real Numbers will look familiar when they take the stage. Their members have played with numerous other bands, currently being active in Teddy & the Turks and Cozy, among others. The Real Numbers just got their new 7", Tear It in Two, ... More >>

  • Music

    March 23, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Volcano Choir, Amos Lee, the Dodos, and more

    ​To any veteran concert attendee in the Twin Cities, the Real Numbers will look familiar when they take the stage. Their members have played with numerous other bands, currently being active in Teddy & the Turks and Cozy, among others. The Real Numbers just got their new 7", Tear It in Two, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2011

    British Sea Power

    ​To any veteran concert attendee in the Twin Cities, the Real Numbers will look familiar when they take the stage. Their members have played with numerous other bands, currently being active in Teddy & the Turks and Cozy, among others. The Real Numbers just got their new 7", Tear It in Two, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Thomas Kivi CD Release and Communist Daughter at the Fine Line, 02/04/2011

    The native Wisconsinite disarmingly climbed the stairs and took the spotlight.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Bassgasm 3 lineup announced

    The time has come yet again​ Sound the airhorns. Another installment of Bassgasm is flying at us like a fervently flung supersized glowstick set to explode on February 18, completing a trifecta of DJ ESP Woody McBride's old-school club events at First Avenue. Once again a host of electronic music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Antique car run from New London to New Brighton this weekend

    Coco Mault via Flickr.com​This Saturday will begin with a bang for New Londoners as a starting gunshot announces a 120-mile antique car run to New Brighton. The event features pre-1920s vehicles, and because they are unable to go faster than about 18 miles per hour (not because it's forbidden, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Brother Ali cancels European gigs after father's death

    ​Brother Ali is in our thoughts today, as the Rhymesayers artist tweeted that he was forced to cancel the remainder of his UK dates because of a death in his family. "This weeks shows in London, Bristol and Brighton are canceled. My dad died and I need to fly home for his funeral," Brother Ali wro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Stone Arch Festival music set times

    ​There are 50 bands performing at the outdoor arts and music extravaganza Stone Arch Festival of the Arts this weekend. We outlined our top eight recommended acts in this week's print edition, from the James Buckley Trio to Fort Wilson Riot to Painted Saints -- but there are many, many more acts w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Stone Arch Festival music lineup announced

    Shawn Neary's Wapsipinicon is one of many local acts performing at Stone Arch this summer​The Stone Arch Festival, a two-day local art, food, theater, and music extravaganza that takes over St. Anthony Main every Father's Day weekend, has announced its music lineup for this year. The Stone Arch Fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Franken's lead recount lawyer heads to Massachusetts

    The right wing echo chamber is already assuming that a close election will automatically be stolen by Democrats.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Mashups of the Week: Skeetabugg & Wale

    Wale takes Black Moth Super Rainbow on a world tour, the Fugees dive into '80s synth-pop & the Offspring connect with a one-hit wonder.

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Eating feats exposed: 12-egg omelets and six-pound burgers

    A new website tells us where we can publicly eat gross quantities and get a t-shirt for it.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Bon Iver announces summer tour dates

    The reflective woodsman will be sharing stage duties with... uh... the Indigo Girls, apparently.

  • Feature

    April 16, 2008

    More Film Reviews

    The reflective woodsman will be sharing stage duties with... uh... the Indigo Girls, apparently.

  • Music

    June 6, 2007

    Riot Birds

    England's Pipettes revisit the girl-group sounds of the '60s

  • Music

    July 5, 2006

    The Rakes: Capture/Release

    England's Pipettes revisit the girl-group sounds of the '60s

  • News

    April 21, 2004

    If You Lived Here,You'd Be Downtown By Now

    Demographics, interest rates, and shrinking office rentals make for a downtown residential boom

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Local Legends

    Slug and St. Patrick Costello recall a brush with Avril Lavigne, their status as Scottish Royalty, puking on cue, and dropping trou

  • News

    October 13, 1999

    The Once and Future River

    Promenades and parks, cappuccino and condos: Tomorrow's upper Mississippi looks dandy. But first, can't city hall get rid of those grimy scrapyards? Why, yes.

  • Arts

    January 13, 1999

    For the Record

    The music industry released 30,000 albums in 1998. You can live without 29,990 of them.

  • Music

    October 21, 1998

    Fat Chance

    The music industry released 30,000 albums in 1998. You can live without 29,990 of them.

  • News

    August 5, 1998

    The Last Block Party

    Pig's Eye Parrant bootlegged here 150 years ago. Then came the robber barons, the great wars, the spaghetti junctions, and the exodus to the suburbs. Its glory days gone, St. Paul's Brewery District tries upscaling--and evicting renters who don't belong.

  • Feature

    April 29, 1998

    And She Moved Through the Fair

    This year's model, Natalie Imbruglia: The Australian daytime TV actress with the fever for the flavor of a single

  • News

    January 7, 1998

    Sold Down The River

    Minneapolis's brave new riverfront will have parks, museums, and upscale condos. Who said subsidized housing was just for the poor?

  • News

    April 2, 1997

    Riverfront Double Play

    Developer and Sports Facilities Commissioner Peggy Lucas pursues both a new ballpark and upscale condos

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