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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 >>

A.C. Newman on Hurricane Sandy, the New Pornographers, and Spotify

By Peter GerstenzangA.C. Newman is cool and calm, but more importantly, he is Canadian. When I get a hold of this gifted singer/songwriter, he is in St Louis, as Hurricane Sandy is conducting a Search and Destroy mission upon our already rain-ravaged East Coast. But when I ask him how his tour is go ... More >>

Michael Kiwanuka and Bahamas at Fine Line, 9/28/12

Michael Kiwanuka with Bahamas and Yuna Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis September 28, 2012 A series of burgeoning musical stars showcased their talents at a packed Fine Line on Friday night, as current Mercury Music Prize nominee Michael Kiwanuka, Bahamas, and Yuna all delivered engaging, vibrant ... More >>

Purity Ring's Megan James on macabre lyrics, fairy tales, and not having a favorite band

By Reyan AliSee Also:Dirty Projectors and Purity Ring at First Avenue, 7/15/12While Megan James and Corin Roddick have collaborated as the increasingly popular Purity Ring for only a couple of years, they've already firmly established one trait about the band: Mystery is where it's at. Shrines -- th ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Hip Hop Harambee, St. Vincent & David Byrne, Purity Ring, and more

Purity Ring

Night Moves share "Country Queen," announce Colored Emotions release show

See Also: Night Moves reveal Colored Emotions tracklist and release date Night Moves on hotel living, song facelifts, and the new 7-inch Local retro-rockers Night Moves have kept the Twin City music community (and the rest of the world) waiting patiently for their Domino Records release of their de ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Owl City, Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors, Kid Rock

The prodigal son Owl City will be perform a sold-out show at the Varsity Theater on Friday evening, but if you are older than 14, Hot Chip will rock the First Avenue stage in Downtown Minneapolis. MaLLy will perform a free show at Northrop Plaza, but make sure you show up in time to catch the infect ... More >>

Dirty Projectors perfected Swing Lo Magellan outside the city

First Avenue show on Sunday

David Byrne and St. Vincent to launch U.S. tour in Minneapolis

For how often St. Vincent comes to town, you'd think she's moving in. For the third second time in the span of four months, Annie Clark is booked to perform in the Twin Cities. This September, she joins ex-Talking Heads mastermind David Byrne on the first date of a joint tour celebrating their forth ... More >>

Night Moves sign to Domino Records

​Just last week for our Year in Music issue, we here at Gimme Nosie headquarters were reflecting on some of the year's overnight successes among up-and-coming Twin Cities bands. The most obvious of those, of course, have been Howler--signed to London's Rough Trade before even releasing an album--a ... More >>

tUnE-yArDs and Howler at First Avenue, 11/12/11

Photos by Erik Hess​tUnE-yArDs and HowlerNovember 12, 2011First AvenueMerrill Garbus sure is one idiosyncratic musical dynamo. After well-received local shows at the Cedar Cultural Center and Entry, Garbus took her traveling tUnE-yArDs musical carnival to the big stage at First Avenue and not onl ... More >>

GIVERS at the 7th St. Entry, 6/26/11

​GIVERS, Pepper Rabbit, and 1, 2, 3 June 26, 2011 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis Last night, the young Louisiana pop quintet GIVERS rolled in to Minneapolis for their first show in the city, and it would be understatement to say that they took the crowd at the 7th St. Entry by storm. The group conta ... More >>

GIVERS' Taylor Guarisco on Louisiana, the new record, and zydeco

​Lafayette, Louisiana quintet GIVERS play a highly danceable brand of pop music that sticks in your head for days if you let it, but there's much more at work in their music than simple four-on-the-floor dance beats. Swatches of West African guitar melodies and Latin percussion rhythms mingle with ... More >>

tUnE-yArDs at the Cedar, 5/8/11

Photos by Erik Hess​tUnE-yArDsMay 8, 2011Cedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisThere's something about tUnE-yArDs. Led by talented multi-instrumentalist vocalist Merrill Garbus, the now-quartet has been touring relentlessly for the past year and half, and it shows; while Garbus's live looping techniqu ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Subhumans, Jeff Beck, House of Pain, and more

String Theory Music Festival

Toro Y Moi and Braids at the Entry, 04/03/11

Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​Toro Y Moi and BraidsApril 3, 20117th Street EntryThe 7th St. Entry was again filled to capacity on Sunday night, as the appeal of a double-bill featuring Toro Y Moi and Braids proved to be too much to resist for Twin Cities music fans, even on a dreary Sunday night. And ... More >>

String Theory Festival is coming to rearrange your brains

​Across five venues, seven partners, and four days, the String Theory Music Festival will be set upon the Twin Cities (both of them!) this April 14-17 in a grand gesture towards reframing the modern and historical position of - but of course - stringed instruments. The festival will feature perfor ... More >>

Superchunk return after nearly a decade

Mac McCaughan reflects on the re-emergence of his seminal '90s band

Superchunk's Mac McCaughan: The extended interview

​In today's issue of City Pages, we printed an interview with Mac McCaughan of Superchunk in preparation for tonight's show at First Avenue. The following is the complete transcript of our email interview with Mac, including a few additional quotes that didn't make the cut for the print edition.

Dirty Projectors at First Avenue, 9/19/10

Photos by Steve Cohen​Dirty ProjectorsSeptember 19, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisThere are few bands that so relentlessly defy a clear description of their music as Dirty Projectors do. Is it experimental? Freak folk? Prog rock? Straight ahead indie rock? Art punk? The answer to all of these quest ... More >>

School of Seven Bells at the Entry, 9/19/10

Photos by Benjamin Grimes​School of Seven Bells and Active ChildSeptember 19, 20107th St. Entry, MinneapolisDo the Twin Cities have an active enough concertgoing population to support three separate sizable touring bands on a chilly Sunday night? It turns out the answer is yes, judging from the fu ... More >>

The Flaming Lips, School Of Seven Bells, and more

School of Seven Bells

Mos Def at the Guthrie 8/23/10

Photos by Jon Behm​Mos DefGuthrie TheaterAugust 23, 2010The Guthrie is the last place you would have expected Mos Def to play a set, but the Live at the Guthrie series, which has brought the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Robin Williams, definitely kicked it up a notch in the mass appeal of hip-ho ... More >>

Voytek and Happy Birthday at the Triple Rock

This week's flyer of the week nod goes to the mystical sketch below, a poster to promote Voytek's upcoming show with Vermont garage rockers Happy Birthday (who will also be in town on September 19 opening for Dirty Projectors at First Ave). Residual Echoes are also on the bill.

Dirty Projectors return to Minneapolis September 19

Photo by Sarah Cass​The Dirty Projectors, who played to a very sold-out Cedar Cultural Center last fall, will return to Minneapolis on September 19 to play First Avenue. If you'd like to attend, better act fast -- tickets go on sale today at noon (i.e. now), and we're expecting them to get snatche ... More >>

tUnE-yArDs make aural assault enjoyable at the Entry

Photos by Erik Hess​Though clanging pop duo Xiu Xiu were the headliners in the Entry on Friday night, it was clear that a good portion of the audience turned out to see tUnE-yArDs, an avant garde tribal folk group who has been a favorite of this blogger since seeing them open for Dirty Projectors ... More >>

Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz headlining Coachella 2010

The California festival runs April 16-18.

Radio K's Top 77 albums vs. the Current's Top 89 songs of 2009

Five bucks says you can guess at least 3 of each top 4.

Kind Beats DJs fight to desegregate the dance music community

Ville Thao and John Vang: Asians don't just want to party with Asians

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: Nov. 9-13

Lifter Puller & Cloud Cult announce reissues, Mayda to release new EP & Felt drop first track from "Felt 3."

Dirty Projectors perform acrobatics at the Cedar

Musical acrobatics, that is.

Dirty Projectors, Digable Planets, Little Dragon, and more

Dirty Projectors

August 28, 2009: Dirty Projectors & Mill City Scene

Dirty Projectors & TV on the Radio's Malone set TC dates, Manson & Snow Patrol leave Myth & TC print/site on the outs?

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: August 21-27

The Uptown Bar and Myth begin to crumble, Bob Dylan's Christmas record, Dirty Projectors to play the Cedar & next week's best new releases.

Dirty Projectors headed to the Cedar this fall

Indie rock auteurs grace the Cedar Cultural Center this November.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: May 29-June 4

The Pretenders and Cat Power to rock the MN Zoo, Purple Rain hits anniversary & next week's best new releases.

March 10, 2009: MC/VL & Dirty Projectors

Stream new Mouthful of Bees and His Mischief, International Espionage reviewed & photos of Tapes 'n Tapes in Chicago

Making Music: David Longstreth

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: Feb.13-19, 2009

Highlights from the past week including Monotonix, Mark Olson & Gary Louris as well as next week's new releases

Jan. 16, 2009: Gospel Gossip, Franz Nicolay, Bob Mould & Omaur Bliss