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Weekend Checklist: Alison Scott, The Cloak Ox, White Light Riot, MN Music Bazaar

​The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cold. Settle down with some local music this weekend.

Meat Puppets at the Turf Club, 11/12/11

Photos by Nikki Miller​Meat Puppets November 12, 2011 Turf Club There's something magical about seeing old SST bands. I doubt it's that the L.A.-based punk/hardcore/jazz label necessarily had a strong influence on the bands whose records they put out, but rather that founder Greg Ginn had his ... More >>

Aretha Franklin at Mystic Lake Casino, 10/7/11

​Aretha FranklinOctober 7, 2011Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, MNIn an evening fit for a queen, what comes first is the purse. As her massive (and partially Minnesotan) backing band assembled themselves on stage, a well-dressed man who was presumably the Queen of Soul's handler scurried out o ... More >>

SXSW 2011: Five nights in Austin

Highlights from Gimme Noise's recent trek to the festival

SXSW: DeYarmond Edison reunites members of Bon Iver and Megafaun at the Fader Fort

Photos by Ben Clark​"Hi, this is our college band," Justin Vernon said after DeYarmond Edison finished their first song. "We haven't played a show in seven years until right now."

Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea at the Turf Club, 3/1/2011

Photos by Tony Nelson​Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea March 1, 2011 The Turf Club, St. Paul Nicole Atkins appeared onstage unceremoniously, said "Welcome" to the small crowd that had assembled before her at the Turf Club, and gave a short, self-conscious laugh before she tapped her tambourine ... More >>

Poll: Would you pay $70 for Tiesto tickets?

Anna GulbrandsenWorth $70?​DJ Tiesto is coming to Roy Wilkins auditorium for Sound In Motion on April 1 for $60-70 a head, and no, that is not an April Fool's joke in advance. Lady Gaga tickets last year were over $100, as were tickets to see Elton John and the James Taylor/Carole King double bill ... More >>

Janelle Monae, Matt & Kim, and more

Anna GulbrandsenWorth $70?​DJ Tiesto is coming to Roy Wilkins auditorium for Sound In Motion on April 1 for $60-70 a head, and no, that is not an April Fool's joke in advance. Lady Gaga tickets last year were over $100, as were tickets to see Elton John and the James Taylor/Carole King double bill ... More >>

Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames

Anna GulbrandsenWorth $70?​DJ Tiesto is coming to Roy Wilkins auditorium for Sound In Motion on April 1 for $60-70 a head, and no, that is not an April Fool's joke in advance. Lady Gaga tickets last year were over $100, as were tickets to see Elton John and the James Taylor/Carole King double bill ... More >>

Liars, Widespread Panic, and more: Critics' Picks

Anna GulbrandsenWorth $70?​DJ Tiesto is coming to Roy Wilkins auditorium for Sound In Motion on April 1 for $60-70 a head, and no, that is not an April Fool's joke in advance. Lady Gaga tickets last year were over $100, as were tickets to see Elton John and the James Taylor/Carole King double bill ... More >>

James Taylor and Carole King go 'round and 'round at the Xcel

Photos by Steve Cohen​Forty years after they first met, James Taylor and Carole King are in the midst of a Troubadour Reunion tour that showcases the duo's love for each other's songwriting styles and that looks back fondly at the times they first played together. Likewise, their concert last nigh ... More >>

Sage Francis, the Fleshtones, and more

Photos by Steve Cohen​Forty years after they first met, James Taylor and Carole King are in the midst of a Troubadour Reunion tour that showcases the duo's love for each other's songwriting styles and that looks back fondly at the times they first played together. Likewise, their concert last nigh ... More >>

James Taylor & Carole King

Photos by Steve Cohen​Forty years after they first met, James Taylor and Carole King are in the midst of a Troubadour Reunion tour that showcases the duo's love for each other's songwriting styles and that looks back fondly at the times they first played together. Likewise, their concert last nigh ... More >>

James Taylor, Carole King, Spoon, Black Lips, announce local dates

A crop of upcoming shows keeps us soldiering on through January.

Regina Spektor

A crop of upcoming shows keeps us soldiering on through January.

Matt & Kim, Regina Spektor, and more

A crop of upcoming shows keeps us soldiering on through January.

Bunny Clogs serve up kid-friendly grooves at the Cedar

Alison Scott

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Otis Redding gets blue, tops this week's pop culture picks

Music A-List

Suzy Bogguss

Carole King, Orpheum Theater, July 7, 2005

School of Funk

Jimmy Jam was a DJ. Morris Day was a drummer. Prince was a kid with a huge afro. Before they changed popular music, Mom told them to turn that racket down.

Real Life Rock Top 10

Electrelane get their guns, David Denby misfires, and Two Poets should be shot

Azita: Enantiodromia

Electrelane get their guns, David Denby misfires, and Two Poets should be shot

Love Songs, Nothing but Love Songs

Musicians and critics discuss their favorite aural aphrodisiacs

Sadder Living Through Chemistry

Musicians and critics discuss their favorite aural aphrodisiacs

Sound Check

Musicians and critics discuss their favorite aural aphrodisiacs

Fast Trax

Musicians and critics discuss their favorite aural aphrodisiacs

Spin It: I'm Beautiful, Dammit

Bette's back with Bathhouse Betty

American Lesion: American Lesion

Bette's back with Bathhouse Betty