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The Honeydogs and Bloodnstuff at Stone Arch Bridge Festival, 6/15/13

Stone Arch Bridge Music Festival 2013with The Honeydogs, Bloodnstuff, Fury Things,Sean Anonymous and moreMinneapolisSaturday, June 15th, 2013Outdoor music festivals and our cherished Minnesota climate mix about as well as rain meeting the oil slick from the back of a leaky food truck. Saturday after ... More >>

My Bloody Valentine's comeback, mbv, wasn't worth the loveless wait

Genius is a hard thing to live up to; once someone bestows you with its thorny crown, it's a crippling burden that can sometimes make you even more the stuff of legend.  My Bloody Valentine is that stuff of legend. 1991 was a time both namby and pamby, with New Ja ... More >>

Animal Lover expose their wild side

Noise-rockers snarl into the Minneapolis scene with Fundango

Best Twin Cities concerts 2012: Staff lists

Here are the raw lists from many of City Pages' contributing writers and photograghers for the finest shows they attended this year. Hint: It's all over the place!See Also:Best Twin Cities concerts 201250 Awesome Concert Photos from 2012Best Twin Cities songs 2012: Staff lists Best Twin Cities album ... More >>

Dinosaur Jr. and Shearwater at the Cabooze, 10/18/12

Dinosaur Jr.with ShearwaterThursday, October 18, 2012The Cabooze, MinneapolisThursday night at the Cabooze found the crowd witnessing both the beautiful path music is currently taking, and one where music has been and likely always will be. Austin, TX natives Shearwater represented the former; stalw ... More >>

Dinosaur Jr.'s Murph on playing drums after a car accident, CBGB's, and J's inspiration

Dinosaur Jr. re-emerged stronger than ever with with I Bet on Sky, their tenth record, and third since they reunited back in 2005. Beginning in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984, Dinosaur Jr. pioneered alt-rock with their metal-tinged grunge and post-punk and thrash rock, creating an entirely new sound ... More >>

The XX, Brute Heart, Grimes, Dinosaur Jr., and more

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Archers Of Loaf's Matt Gentling on cult status, the reunion, and witnessing a stabbing on the road

Archers of Loaf are the very definition of the '90s stalwart alt-rock band. They toiled in relative obscurity while many of their contemporaries made it big and ruled the airwaves for a good decade or so. Those who knew them loved them like a small child loves a puppy: with a bursting-at-the-seams e ... More >>

King Tuff's Kyle Thomas: I don't want any boundaries

After gradually catching the music world's attention with underground groups like Feathers, Happy Birthday, and Witch (with Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis), Kyle Thomas has now chosen to focus his creative efforts on King Tuff. Thomas' second album under the King Tuff moniker has recently been released on ... More >>

King Tuff/Jaill

Death Cab For Cutie, Avett Brothers highlight Des Moines' 80/35 Fest line-up

Des Moines' eclectic 80/35 Festival is now in it's fifth year, and continues to bring talented, compelling national and local acts to the two-day Iowa music fest. And while the outdoor music festival competition in the Twin Cities this summer will be greater than it's ever been, this year's stron ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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Kurt Vile crosses touring with Thurston Moore off his bucket list

Philly rocker lives the dream

DJ Shadow, Fleet Foxes, the Suburbs, and more

Kurt Vile: The extended interview

Photo by Shawn Brackbill ​BY IAN POWERIn the print edition of this week's City Pages, we have an interview with Matador signee and Philadelphia indie rocker Kurt Vile, who is coming to the Varsity Theater next Monday with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. What follows is the extended transcript of Ia ... More >>

J Mascis and Kurt Vile and the Violators at the Entry, 4/2/11

J Mascis and Kurt Vile and the ViolatorsApril 2, 20117th Street EntryTwo guitar virtuosos descended upon the sold-out 7th Street Entry on Saturday night, as both J Mascis and Kurt Vile delivered stirring, stunning sets in front of an enraptured overflow crowd. While their performances differed in bo ... More >>

Rogue Valley, the 4onthefloor, Birthday Suits round out a jam-packed weekend of music

Photo by Steve CohenDeVotchKa at First Avenue​April has historically been a busy time for touring bands stopping by the Twin Cities -- and if this weekend's overflowing concert calendar was any indication, we're in for a downright hectic spring.

Fauna open for J Mascis, release new EP and custom-built theremin

​This Saturday night at the 7th St. Entry, Radio K presents a unique line-up of artists who have made their stamp in the alternative rock/punk scene over the years. And if the return of the coveted J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), and the recent release of his almost acoustic album Several Shades of Why i ... More >>

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No Age sound off

L.A.'s noise duo talk about music, skateboarding, and artistic independence

Critic's Picks

Lou Barlow & the Missingmen

Annie Sparrows closes the book on the Soviettes and Awesome Snakes

She's cramming with her former Soviettes bandmates for two reunion shows, tonight at Eclipse Records and tomorrow night at the Turf Club, doubling as Awesome Snakes' last shows as well.

The Ponys

Top Five Most Successful Comeback Attempts of the '00s

We thought they were gone forever, for good, kaput. Then they came storming back into the limelight to blow our minds.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: November 16-20

Dinosaur Jr. rock First Ave., Modern Radio set 10th anniversary show & M.anifest releases new album.

Dinosaur Jr. split the difference at First Avenue

Dinosaur Jr. mixed new and old at their show at First Avenue on Wednesday.

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Brother Ali, Dinosaur Jr., John Fogerty, and more

Dinosaur Jr. to play First Avenue tonight

Preview of Dinosaur Jr.'s show at First Avenue tonight.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: June 12-18

New Mark Mallman, Pixies returning to the TC (sort of), Atmosphere announces summer tour & next week's best new releases.

April preview and quarterly Top 10s

5. Trama, Mr. T ziptape, out as a free download on April 14: Comedic highlight: "If I Was Emo," in which our hero croons, "I would get great reviews in the hip-hop local news/because I'm not seen as a threat, and my rhymes make you boo-hoo-hoo/If I was emo, I wouldn't have to wear gold/and my fake f ... More >>

The Popstream: Soundgarden, "Big Bottom/Earache My Eye"

20 years before Chris Cornell released Scream, he settled for being intentionally funny.

The Hold Steady: Stay Positive

Buffaloed Again: Desiree Weber reviews Buffalo Tom

The Lemonheads

Music A-List

Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

6/1 Morning Communiqué

Dinosaur Jr. break the sound barrier at the Triple Rock

Dinosaur Jr. delivers multi-generational hearing loss to hundreds of punks at the Triple Rock

Here are the week's best releases from the pop culture universe

Concert Highlights for the Week of May 23 - May 30

Here Comes Your Youth

Our teenage American alt-rock dream: The triumphant return of the Pixies

J. Mascis + The Fog: More Light

Hand It Over by Dinosaur Jr.

Memories