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Chris Strouth

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    April 13, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: The complete list

    Related:First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contractsFirst Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listFirst Avenue is undoubtedly among the premier rock clubs in the country -- possibly the world. Since 1970, the building at the interse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #10-1

    Related:Slideshow: First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contracts First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #20-11First Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list10. Basement Jaxx, First Avenue, 10/08/01Basement Jaxx's first appearance in Minne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #20-11

    Related:First Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneMinneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.First Avenue is undoubtedly among the premier rock clubs in the country -- possibly the world. Since 197 ... More >>

  • News

    May 4, 2011

    Letters to the Editor: Mad About Us

    Readers respond to Best of issue

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Czeslaw's Loop unites dozens of local musicians for massive riverside Art-A-Whirl project

    ​What started as an annual tradition during Art-A-Whirl has now transformed into a project of monumental proportions. Previously known as the Boat Project, which would invite local noise and experimental rock bands to play on the roof of a houseboat and out in the middle of the Mississippi River b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Mark Mallman Marathon 3 live blog, day 4

    ​This is it, people. We're in the home stretch of Mark Mallman's 78-hour song, which he started performing on Thursday afternoon at the Turf and will wrap up tonight at 10 p.m.For reasons not even we can explain, we've been live-blogging the majority of Marathon 3 here on Gimme Noise, and will con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Mark Mallman's Marathon 3 co-stars reflect on their contributions to the ultimate performance

    Photos by Erik Hess​Some of us may remember when our friend Mark Mallman decided to do his first "Marathon" in 1999. Knowing Mark, it didn't seem weird that he would attempt such a stunt. The man has far too much energy and tends to be one of those creative juggernauts that fill the Twin Cities mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2010

    Mark Mallman Marathon 3 live blog, day 2

    Photo by Erik Hess​While the rest of us slept last night, tucked away warm in our beds, Mark Mallman continued laboring away during the first overnight lap of his Marathon 3, which continues through Sunday.We're picking up where we left off last night to find out how the Marathon is going so far - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Mark Mallman's kicks off his Marathon 3

    Photo by Erik Hess​Mark Mallman kicked off his third marathon performance at the Turf Club at 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to a small but intent crowd and several video cameras (watch the live stream online here). Gimme Noise will be checking in on Mallman as he attempts to play for 78 hours strai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    The Kidneys Are Alright benefit this Sunday at Club Jäger

    ​A little less than a year ago Chris Strouth used a new tool to solve an old problem: finding a kidney to combat his IGA nephropathy (Harold, for short). He went to Twitter. You can read more about that story here and here, but suffice it to say: his 140-character gambit worked, and his new kidney ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Chris Strouth and his Twittered kidney headline 501 Club party tonight

    William the Conqueror vanquished Harold, and now it's time for a party.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Wellstone, Hedberg, Sealy among notable Minnesotans lost this decade

    It'll be a long time before the sting of these deaths fades.

  • News

    December 9, 2009

    Chris Strouth Tweets for a kidney

    Twin Cities musician finds new life through social networking

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Chris Strouth, Scott Pakudaitis share a Twitter kidney

    Chris Strouth and Scott Pakudaitis are recovering, and Harold is now at the mercy of William the Conqueror.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Twitter may save Chris Strouth's life

    Sometimes, virtual friends and followers can turn out to be flesh-and-blood lifesavers.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    Picked to Click XVII: complete ballots

    Sometimes, virtual friends and followers can turn out to be flesh-and-blood lifesavers.

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Tell Us What You Really Think...

    Picked to Click Voters spew forth their most vehement opinions about the local music scene

  • News

    November 24, 2004

    Picked to Click

    To those who have recently begun to rock, we salute you

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2004

    Get on the bus to the Minnesota Music Awards

    To those who have recently begun to rock, we salute you

  • News

    July 28, 2004

    I Hate 1984

    The music and movies were epochal. The politics were abysmal. A poison valentine to the year that won't go away.

  • News

    May 12, 2004

    Cut Short

    Remembering Sonia Peterson, chief of the Hair Police and scenester extraordinaire

  • News

    September 17, 2003

    Everybody Wins

    Polls and punditry for the best new bands in town

  • News

    September 18, 2002

    Picked to Click XII

    Hail the Conquering Heroes: Polls and Praise for This Year's Best New Artists

  • Arts

    September 18, 2002

    Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun

    Audiences chew on a film-fest twofer: Central Standard's indie films and Sound Unseen's musical movies

  • Arts

    September 4, 2002

    This is a Recording

    Local labels are redefining the way to make music

  • News

    May 9, 2001

    Picked to Click

    The 11th Annual City Pages New Music Poll

  • Music

    November 1, 2000

    Hooked on Sonics

    Two young curators with strikingly different styles make Sonic Circuits a joltingly diverse electronic-music festival

  • Music

    March 22, 2000

    Sound Check

    Two young curators with strikingly different styles make Sonic Circuits a joltingly diverse electronic-music festival

  • Music

    December 2, 1998

    Swing Backward, Drone Ahead

    The Future's Imperfect and the Past Is Always Here

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998

    Bring in the Noise

    From Wrong's free-improv chaos to Savage Aural Hotbed's circle-saw precision, a disparate local noise scene maps the sound of modern anxiety

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Yes Future!

    Ousia breaks up. Ana Voog leaves her bedroom. The mother ship of knob-twaddling electronic music descends for a local showcase.

  • News

    April 22, 1998

    Picked To Click VIII

    It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.

  • Music

    November 26, 1997

    Return to Sender

    Best Buy announces that the CD-release party is over.

  • Music

    July 30, 1997

    Minnesota Music Online

    Best Buy announces that the CD-release party is over.

  • Arts

    July 16, 1997

    PICKED TO CLICK PART 7: It's New to You!

    The 1997 City Pages New Music Poll
    Moon's Over Minneapolis: Brother Sun Sister Moon rise in the north

  • News

    July 10, 1996

    Who Are These Girls & Guys?

    That's a bigger question than usual in our 1996 new music poll.

  • Music

    February 21, 1996

    Music Notes

    That's a bigger question than usual in our 1996 new music poll.

  • Music

    October 4, 1995

    Mood School

    That's a bigger question than usual in our 1996 new music poll.

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