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    May 25, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota rappers: The complete list

    Related:Cover Story: How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset FestivalTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listTop 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete listIn 2012, rap music is as definitive a part of Minnesota lore as the Mall of America -- or anything else Muja Messiah name-checks in "Leech ... More >>

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    May 23, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota rappers: #20-11

    Related:How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset FestivalTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listTop 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete listIn 2012, rap music is as definitive a part of Minnesota lore as the Mall of America -- or anything else Muja Messiah name-checks in "Leech Lake" or Slug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    No Bird Sing CD-release at the Cedar, 4/29/11

    Photos by Erik Hess​No Bird Sing CD-release with Kill the Vultures and Kristoff KraneApril 29, 2011Cedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisNo Bird Sing have always been big on collaboration, but that spirit of togetherness was off the charts on Friday night as the group invited a wide array of friends t ... More >>

  • Music

    April 27, 2011

    No Bird Sing remember Eyedea on Theft of the Commons

    Three members were close friends of the fallen rapper

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Best Concerts of 2010

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Graham O'Brien drops video featuring Alicia Wiley and Eric Blair

    ​We've written in the past about our excitement over the release of Graham O'Brien's debut album, Live Drums. Since our last missive, O'Brien's record has been picked up by UK label NoEcho, and will be made available on November 27.

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Eyedea, aka Micheal Larsen, remembered by friends and fans (UPDATED)

    Eyedea's favorite sneakersPhoto by B Fresh ​ Rapper, writer, poet. Eyedea was all of these things, and on Saturday when he left the world he so fearlessly captured in his lyrics, it seemed there were no words to do him justice.In his 28 years, Micheal Larsen carved his initials indelibly in Twin ... More >>

  • Music

    June 9, 2010

    Chastity Brown releases High Noon Teeth

    Soul singer straddles multiple genres

  • Music

    May 12, 2010

    Kristoff Krane nixes hip-hop cliches

    Hunting for Father reveals MC to be daring and visionary

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Adam Svec remixed by No Bird Sing

    ​If you're a frequent Gimme Noise reader, you already know that we're big fans of live hip-hop trio No Bird Sing and are looking forward to the release of drummer Graham O'Brien's solo debut, Live Drums. Adam Svec just upped the ante by sending us another track off O'Brien's record, which is a rem ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2010

    No Bird Sing

    ​If you're a frequent Gimme Noise reader, you already know that we're big fans of live hip-hop trio No Bird Sing and are looking forward to the release of drummer Graham O'Brien's solo debut, Live Drums. Adam Svec just upped the ante by sending us another track off O'Brien's record, which is a rem ... More >>

  • Music

    April 28, 2010

    Guante: A warrior with words

    An afternoon with the Twin Cities poet and rapper

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    No Bird Sing, Kristoff Krane, Eyedea prep for all-improv show

    The unique, entirely improvisational show will take place at Honey this Friday.

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    No Bird Sing

    The unique, entirely improvisational show will take place at Honey this Friday.

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2010

    No Bird Sing

    The unique, entirely improvisational show will take place at Honey this Friday.

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2010

    No Bird Sing

    The unique, entirely improvisational show will take place at Honey this Friday.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Bowerbirds give heartfelt performance at the Varsity

    The band's strength truly lies in their subtlety, with melodies often just an afterthought to mood, and those considerable talents were on full display last evening.

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    No Bird Sing

    The band's strength truly lies in their subtlety, with melodies often just an afterthought to mood, and those considerable talents were on full display last evening.

  • Music

    December 9, 2009

    Andrew Bird, Lookbook, No Bird Sing, and more

    The band's strength truly lies in their subtlety, with melodies often just an afterthought to mood, and those considerable talents were on full display last evening.

  • Music

    September 9, 2009

    No Bird Sing reject hip-hop clichés on groundbreaking debut

    Band functions without DJ or bass player

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Clapperclaw 2009 in photos

    Shots from last weekend's art, music, film, theater, and fashion festival.

  • Books

    November 20, 2002

    Road To Baghdad

    Polemicist Christopher Hitchens follows George Orwell into a political minefield

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