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Gary Busey as Buddy Holly at Parkway Theater, 02/03/12

​By Steve CohenGary Busey as Buddy HollyParkway Theater, MinneapolisFriday, February 3, 2012An actor perhaps best known for portraying one of music's great innovators brought a bit of rock 'n' roll legacy to the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis on Friday. Gary Busey, star of 1978's The Buddy Holly ... More >>

Gang of Four at First Avenue, 2/12/11

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Gang of FourFebruary 12, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisThere is an odd juxtaposition present when you see Gang of Four in a live setting. Saturday at First Avenue they took the stage dressed like Carnaby Street dandies, and if you didn't know better you'd have thought you w ... More >>

Mike Polizze of Purling Hiss on guitars, tunes, and what he wants you to bring to his show

​As a member of Philadelphia-based blooze-jam unit Birds of Maya, Mike Polizze spends a lot of time getting his faux classic rock ya-yas in drums-gtr-vox-bass format style. By his lonesome, as Purling Hiss, Polizze gets to stretch out - way out - and go in for wildly self-indulgent bouts of showy ... More >>

Prince announces five-show run in NYC

​A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about a mysterious press conference conducted by Prince in New York City in which he announced plans for a "series of events" called Welcome 2 America that would kick off on "a purple day in December" and include a range of collaborators. This week, more details ab ... More >>

US Air Guitar Championships: Minneapolis Regional

​A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about a mysterious press conference conducted by Prince in New York City in which he announced plans for a "series of events" called Welcome 2 America that would kick off on "a purple day in December" and include a range of collaborators. This week, more details ab ... More >>

Air Guitar Championships return to the Twin Cities this Friday

And now for something completely different.

Radiohead cover band seeks to unlock Thom Yorke's genius

"What's That?" recreate some of modern rock's most complex songs

Army Defense: Greatest Band of All Time*

"What's That?" recreate some of modern rock's most complex songs

School of Funk

Jimmy Jam was a DJ. Morris Day was a drummer. Prince was a kid with a huge afro. Before they changed popular music, Mom told them to turn that racket down.

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We sent a team of trained researchers and documentarians into the wilds of the Twin Cities in search of music in its native habitat. Here are the field notes from Friday, February 15--the day that would not end.

Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto

International Robot's Music Is More Than Mechanical Garage Rock

Artists of the Year

International Robot's Music Is More Than Mechanical Garage Rock

Keeper of the Beat

From playing for the Pope to inaugurating The Body, Guinean-born master drummer Fodé Bangoura is both international legend and local discovery

I'm With the Bandwidth

The Suburbs, the Replacements, Soul Asylum--Twin/Tone Records has all but defined Minneapolis's musical past. Now proprietor Paul Stark is making a play for the future.

Ballads of a Thin Man

An excerpt from: Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes

Woody McBride

An excerpt from: Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes

Artists Of The Year

An excerpt from: Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes