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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
March 30, 2012
With a Gun For a Face unveils tortured "Parade of Horribles" video
There's medical malpractice in the air as With a Gun for a Face unleashes a new music video ahead of the band's album release show at the Kitty Cat Klub this weekend.The Minneapolis glam-punk foursome are releasing a new full-length titled Corporate Callosum, a statement about the inextricable li ... More >>
Music
March 7, 2012
Critics' Picks: Three 6 Mafia, Grimes, Balkan Beat Box, and more
There's medical malpractice in the air as With a Gun for a Face unleashes a new music video ahead of the band's album release show at the Kitty Cat Klub this weekend.The Minneapolis glam-punk foursome are releasing a new full-length titled Corporate Callosum, a statement about the inextricable li ... More >>
Music
January 11, 2012
Critics' Picks: Charlie Parr, Friends Like These, Dom, and more
There's medical malpractice in the air as With a Gun for a Face unleashes a new music video ahead of the band's album release show at the Kitty Cat Klub this weekend.The Minneapolis glam-punk foursome are releasing a new full-length titled Corporate Callosum, a statement about the inextricable li ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Best nationally released albums of 2011
It's a good thing we waited until the last week of 2011 to publish our final best-album lists, since a few bands managed to eke out stellar releases just this December (the Roots' undun and the Black Keys' El Camino in particular made their way onto a few staffers' lists). With only a few da ... More >>
Music
November 30, 2011
Critics' Picks: Foster the People, Wilco, Beirut, and more
It's a good thing we waited until the last week of 2011 to publish our final best-album lists, since a few bands managed to eke out stellar releases just this December (the Roots' undun and the Black Keys' El Camino in particular made their way onto a few staffers' lists). With only a few da ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2011
Wu-Tang Clan coming back to Epic January 7
Photo by Tony NelsonAlmost exactly a year after the killa bees descended on Epic last winter, the Wu-Tang Clan plan a return to Minneapolis on January 7 this year. It takes brave souls to rap in the dead of winter in this town, but the New York crew is no stranger to snow -- or the warm sup ... More >>
Music
October 19, 2011
Picked to Click 2011
The Cloak Ox, Night Moves, and more
Blogs
October 18, 2011
Picked to Click 2011: The ballots
As is the yearly tradition, we're publishing the ballots of all 115 of our Picked to Click voters for your perusal. Check out all of this year's contributors below, and thanks to all the writers, photographers, label owners, club bookers, DJs, and local music experts for weighing in on th ... More >>
Music
September 28, 2011
The Rapture, Girls, James Blake, and more
As is the yearly tradition, we're publishing the ballots of all 115 of our Picked to Click voters for your perusal. Check out all of this year's contributors below, and thanks to all the writers, photographers, label owners, club bookers, DJs, and local music experts for weighing in on th ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2011
Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps, Dark Dark Dark, and Dead Man Winter at First Avenue, 9/16/11
Photo by Ben ClarkCaroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps, Dark Dark Dark, and Dead Man WinterSeptember 16, 2011First AvenueThere was a lot to celebrate at First Avenue on Friday night. Not only were both Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps and Dead Man Winter celebrating the release ... More >>
Music
September 7, 2011
Critics' Picks: Blink 182, Psychedelic Furs, and more
Photo by Ben ClarkCaroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps, Dark Dark Dark, and Dead Man WinterSeptember 16, 2011First AvenueThere was a lot to celebrate at First Avenue on Friday night. Not only were both Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps and Dead Man Winter celebrating the release ... More >>
Music
August 24, 2011
Critics' Picks: Adele, Steely Dan, Taurus, and more
Photo by Ben ClarkCaroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps, Dark Dark Dark, and Dead Man WinterSeptember 16, 2011First AvenueThere was a lot to celebrate at First Avenue on Friday night. Not only were both Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps and Dead Man Winter celebrating the release ... More >>
Music
July 27, 2011
Dolly Parton, Handsome Furs, Journey, and more
Photo by Ben ClarkCaroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps, Dark Dark Dark, and Dead Man WinterSeptember 16, 2011First AvenueThere was a lot to celebrate at First Avenue on Friday night. Not only were both Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps and Dead Man Winter celebrating the release ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2011
Bon Iver at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, 7/22/11 and 7/23/11
Bon Iver with the RosebudsJuly 22 and 23, 2011Riverside Theater, MilwaukeeWith Bon Iver's sophomore album, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, sitting at #2 on the Billboard charts and the band receiving heaps of positive press and selling out venues across the country, it seems a tad unnecessary to jump to their d ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2011
Top 10 concert photos of the summer so far
It's been a rainy start to our summer so far, but that hasn't stopped Twin Cities fans from busting out their ponchos and going outdoors to take in live music. Between Rock the Garden, Soundset, the Warped Tour, and shows at the Minnesota Zoo's amphitheater, concertgoers have had plenty of chances t ... More >>
Music
July 6, 2011
Critics' Picks: Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Kid Cudi, and more
It's been a rainy start to our summer so far, but that hasn't stopped Twin Cities fans from busting out their ponchos and going outdoors to take in live music. Between Rock the Garden, Soundset, the Warped Tour, and shows at the Minnesota Zoo's amphitheater, concertgoers have had plenty of chances t ... More >>
Music
June 15, 2011
Critics' Picks: Wiz Khalifa, Rihanna, Florence & the Machine, and more
It's been a rainy start to our summer so far, but that hasn't stopped Twin Cities fans from busting out their ponchos and going outdoors to take in live music. Between Rock the Garden, Soundset, the Warped Tour, and shows at the Minnesota Zoo's amphitheater, concertgoers have had plenty of chances t ... More >>
Music
June 8, 2011
Critics' Picks: Bootsy Collins, Iron & Wine, and more
It's been a rainy start to our summer so far, but that hasn't stopped Twin Cities fans from busting out their ponchos and going outdoors to take in live music. Between Rock the Garden, Soundset, the Warped Tour, and shows at the Minnesota Zoo's amphitheater, concertgoers have had plenty of chances t ... More >>
Music
April 20, 2011
Pixies, TV on the Radio, Rusko, and more
It's been a rainy start to our summer so far, but that hasn't stopped Twin Cities fans from busting out their ponchos and going outdoors to take in live music. Between Rock the Garden, Soundset, the Warped Tour, and shows at the Minnesota Zoo's amphitheater, concertgoers have had plenty of chances t ... More >>
Music
January 26, 2011
The Jayhawks, Best New Bands, Lyrics Born, and more
It's been a rainy start to our summer so far, but that hasn't stopped Twin Cities fans from busting out their ponchos and going outdoors to take in live music. Between Rock the Garden, Soundset, the Warped Tour, and shows at the Minnesota Zoo's amphitheater, concertgoers have had plenty of chances t ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2011
Weekend Checklist: Dave King, Tesla, and more
This weekend, like so many other weekends, is chock-full of fun, musical things for you to spend your time doing in tandem with other people who had the same idea.And we're here to help, with our humble suggestions on musical things happening this weekend.
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
December 17, 2010
Best National Albums of 2010
As 2010 winds to a close, many of us here at Gimme Noise have been hard at work drafting up as many lists as humanly possible. Rather than create on unified list of the national albums that we loved this year, we thought it more appropriate to post each of our individual picks for the best albums ... More >>
Music
November 24, 2010
Atmosphere, Rogue Valley, Recplacements Tribute, and more
As 2010 winds to a close, many of us here at Gimme Noise have been hard at work drafting up as many lists as humanly possible. Rather than create on unified list of the national albums that we loved this year, we thought it more appropriate to post each of our individual picks for the best albums ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2010
Picked to Click 2010: Complete list of ballots
We had 108 local music scene peeps participate in this year's Picked to Click poll. Below, you can judge -- er, "peruse" the ballots of each and every one of our voters, along with descriptions of their contributions to the local scene. For more on Picked to Click, check out this year's issue, al ... More >>
Blogs
September 29, 2010
Dark Dark Dark, Roma di Luna featured in this week's City Pages
Photo by Ben StannardThis Saturday, two separate and ever-evolving bands with two entirely separate interpretations of indie folk will come together for a dual CD-release show at First Avenue. In honor of this huge show, we sat down with members of both Dark Dark Dark and Roma di Luna to talk abo ... More >>
Blogs
August 26, 2010
Lou Barlow and the Missingmen at the 400 Bar, 8/25/10
Photos by Erik ThompsonLou Barlow and the Missingmen400 BarAugust 25, 2010Lou Barlow brought his merry band of Missingmen (guitarist Tom Watson and drummer Raul Morales) with him to the 400 Bar Wednesday night, delivering a loose, engaging set that spanned Barlow's prolific career. It was nice to ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2010
The Faint at First Avenue, 07/21/10
Photos by Tony NelsonThe FaintJuly 21, 2010First AvenueWith everything that the Faint brought with them on stage Wednesday night at First Avenue, it's possible that the crowd would've been entertained even if the band never played a note. There were seven aliens/mannequins strategically placed ... More >>
Music
April 21, 2010
Yeasayer, Gogol Bordello, and more
Photos by Tony NelsonThe FaintJuly 21, 2010First AvenueWith everything that the Faint brought with them on stage Wednesday night at First Avenue, it's possible that the crowd would've been entertained even if the band never played a note. There were seven aliens/mannequins strategically placed ... More >>
Music
March 3, 2010
The English Beat, Solid Gold, and more
Photos by Tony NelsonThe FaintJuly 21, 2010First AvenueWith everything that the Faint brought with them on stage Wednesday night at First Avenue, it's possible that the crowd would've been entertained even if the band never played a note. There were seven aliens/mannequins strategically placed ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2010
Gimme Shelter raises more than $6,000 for Haiti
We are so grateful for everyone's support.
Music
February 10, 2010
Street Sounds, Battle of the Jug Bands, and more
We are so grateful for everyone's support.
Music
January 13, 2010
Bowerbirds, Caroline Smith, and more
We are so grateful for everyone's support.
Blogs
June 16, 2009
Black Francis, Breeders shows announced
Two members of the Pixies will hit the Twin Cities this summer.

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