Erik Thompson

Mid West Music Fest 2013 Day Three: Neon, the Ultrasounds, Reina del Cid, and more

MWMF Day Three With Hang 'Em High, the Ultrasounds, Neon, Reina del Cid & the Cidizens, Eli Glor, Stereo Confession, and Riflebird Winona, Minnesota Saturday, April 20, 2013 After spending much of Friday night at Mid West Music Fest pleasantly cooped up at Ed's seeing a strong cadre of established ... More >>

Guante + Killstreak, Turf Club's Blowout, and more

Best Minnesota albums of 2012

From Big Cats to Chastity Brown, local gems showcased their talents

Picked to Click XXII rolls out live at 2 p.m.

For those of you who can't tune to 89.3 FM the Current in at work, keep refreshing Gimme Noise  after 2 p.m. We'll be counting down live with each of our ten Picked to Click finalists right here.Special thanks to writers Natalie Gallagher, Jeff Gage, David Hansen, Andrew Penkalski, Jack Spencer ... More >>

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

Critics Picks: Summit Backyard Bash, Metric, and more

Critic's Picks: Wiz Khalifa, the Suburbs, Teengirl Fantasy, and more

Summer Set, Bonnie Rait, Murder by Death, and more

Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Spinners, Murder of Crows, and more

Amadou & Mariam, Acoustic Century, and more

Screaming Females, Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson, and more

Spoek Mathambo, Global Dance Festival, Beirut, and more

The Gaslight Anthem, King Tuff, Wake Up Madagascar, and more

Bass Drum of Death, Destroyer, Kelly Rowland, and more

Maps & Atlases, the Weeknd, Jimmy Cliff, and more

Critics' Picks: Deer Tick, Man Forever, Too $hort, and more

The Shins, Jonathan Richman, Walker Kong, and more

Critics' Picks: Van Halen, Rick Ross, the Cranberries, and more

Critics' Picks: The Black Keys, Big Freedia, St. Vincent, and more

Top 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete list

Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsFirst Avenue's 20 best concerts: Readers' picks50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #10-1

Related:Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory about Minnesota without ever becoming full-time residen ... More >>

Critics' Picks: De La Soul, Fountains of Wayne, Lights, and more

Critics' Picks: Howler, Tanlines, White Denim, and more

Critics' Picks: Seun Kuti, Perfume Genius, Cults, and more

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list

​Related:Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.Minnesotans need to remember to exhale sometimes -- especially fresh on the heels of being ranked as the number two music scene in the country. Shouldn't it be enough to simply enjoy a rich history of quality musicians blossoming from f ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11

​Minnesotans need to remember to exhale sometimes -- especially fresh on the heels of being ranked as the number two music scene in the country. Shouldn't it be enough to simply enjoy a rich history of quality musicians blossoming from fertile local soil? For those times that worrying that people ... More >>

Now, Now leak Threads on Spotify

​The introspective beauty of Now, Now's second album is now available in full for streaming delight. The Minneapolis trio, who are signed to Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla's label, pack a wallop of emotion and storytelling in Threads. The dual harmonies of Cacie Dalager and Jess Abbott ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Atmosphere, Get Cryphy, Souljazz Orchestra, and more

Critics' Picks: Starkey, the Darkness, the Best Love Is Free, and more

Critics' Picks: Jeff Magnum, Lenny Kravitz, and more

Critics' Picks: The Supersuckers, Los Campesinos!, and more

Twin Cities Hip-Hop Awards, Father You See Queen, and more

Critics' Picks: Buffalo Moon, Birthday Suits, and more

Critics' Picks: Mark Mallman in 3-D, the New Standards, and more

Critics' Picks: Vampire Hands, Alexander O'Neal, Twilight Hours, and more

Critics' Picks: The Kooks, Tribute to the Replacements, Drinksgiving, and more

Rocktober opening weekend concert roundup

They don't call it Rocktober for nothin'. Fall has always been a popular time for touring musicians to hit the road, and it's making for some busy nights at venues across the Twin Cities. Nearly every night, concertgoers are faced with some tough choices -- like tonight, when Astronautalis performs ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Foo Fighters, Lindsey Buckingham, Braids, and more

Top 10 concert photos of August 2011

It's been another big month for concert photography on the Gimme Noise blog and in City Pages -- so big, in fact, that one of our photographer's photos of the Flaming Lips ended up on the cover of the paper last week (well done, Erik Hess!). See that photo and nine other favorites from the month bel ... More >>

DJ Shadow, Fleet Foxes, the Suburbs, and more

Eddie Vedder, the Black Keys, the Monkees, and more

Critics' Picks: Volcano Choir, Amos Lee, the Dodos, and more

Critics' Picks: Stnnng, MEN, the Constellations, and more

Critics' Picks: Best Coast, Gang of Four, Boz Scaggs

Critics' Picks: Snoop, the Current's birthday party, and more

Wu Tang Clan, Dearling Physique, and more

Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords, the Bad Plus, and more

Elite Gymnastics, Whitesand/Badlands featured in this week's City Pages

Photo by Nick VlcekElite Gymnastics celebrate their newfound success at McDonald's​We've got a packed music section for you in this week's City Pages. Here's a preview of all the articles you'll find in today's print edition.Elite Gymnastics ride the chillwaveBy Jonathan GarrettThe local electro d ... More >>

Alternative energy: Tipping at windmills

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