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Grammy Awards

  • News

    December 12, 2012

    Twin Cities Year in Music 2012

    From P.O.S. to Prince to Polica, 2012 was a golden year in Minnesota music

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    Notable 2012 deaths in country music

    Get out your hanky so you don't spill a tear in your beer; from Susanna Clark to Kitty Wells, several legendary country singers and songwriters passed on in 2012, and their loss is felt keenly as our connection to a better time in traditional country goes slippin' away.

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2012

    The Okee Dokee Brothers on their Grammy nomination [Interview]

    The Minneapolis-based Okee Dokee Brothers, AKA Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, have had a busy 24 hours. The Americana act with a focus on music for children just got nominated for a Grammy in the Best Children's Album category for their self-released album Can You Canoe?The 55th annual Grammy Awa ... More >>

  • Music

    June 20, 2012

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

    The Minneapolis-based Okee Dokee Brothers, AKA Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, have had a busy 24 hours. The Americana act with a focus on music for children just got nominated for a Grammy in the Best Children's Album category for their self-released album Can You Canoe?The 55th annual Grammy Awa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 20, 2012

    Booker T. Jones

    The Minneapolis-based Okee Dokee Brothers, AKA Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, have had a busy 24 hours. The Americana act with a focus on music for children just got nominated for a Grammy in the Best Children's Album category for their self-released album Can You Canoe?The 55th annual Grammy Awa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Saxophonist Colin Stetson performs free at the Walker tonight

    Related:Bon Iver's Sean Carey on Hoyas and why he didn't get a GrammyThe Walker Art Center has been on fire with amazing music this year and it ain't all just about Rock the Garden. In fact for those who know it's just as "in" to be "out" the Walker has consistently showcased fantastic experimental ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Bon Iver's Sean Carey on Hoyas and why he didn't get a Grammy

    Related:Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Astronautalis form band, record albumBon Iver wins two Grammys, and "Bonny Bear" is bornSean Carey has been a key component of Bon Iver's live presence for years. In addition to being the drummer and backing vocalist for Justin Vernon's band, the Eau Claire-based ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Ellen DeGeneres: Bon Iver is one of the most brilliant bands

    Related:Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and Astronautalis form band, record albumBon Iver wins two Grammys, and "Bonny Bear" is bornThe rise of our folk-rock neighbor Bon Iver continues with a milestone that many of the most successful bands never touch: Daytime television. Yes, today marks Justin Vernon a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Mutemath drummer Darren King on the Grammys & the Bible

    ​Mutemath's equation -- no pun intended -- is simple: take a notable name plus good music and multiply it by high energy to equal success. Even with their success, the band is continually working towards to the next step in their careers to keep the wolves at bay.  Gimme Noise spoke with drum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Foo Fighters Twitter rant earns Minnesota Wild prospect a 2-game suspension

    Facebook.comCriticizing Dave Grohl is a good idea, but please don't use offensive slurs.​Minnesota Wild prospect Justin Fontaine watched the Grammys along with everyone else Sunday night, but didn't get caught up in the Bon Iver fever. Instead, the 24-year-old graduate of University of Minnesota-D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Re:Generation movie in MPLS: Win tickets, download free tracks

    ​ If the Grammys showed us anything this year  -- aside from the apparently difficult pronunciation of Bon f'ing Iver -- it was that electronic music is here in a big way. Now, in association with the awards show, documentarian Amir Bar-Lev introduces a one-night engagement of his film Re:Ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Brother Ali boycotts Grammys, drops free EP

    ​While most of y'all were lazing around watching the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Brother Ali was staging a personal protest. "I'm boycotting the Grammy's. Refusing to watch until @Atmosphere gets a nomination. (or until I get TV at my house)," he tweeted. Although Bon Iver's double win signals some l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Did Bon Iver back out of Grammys' Etta James tribute?

    ​The painful Grammy Awards press releases would be reason enough not to take part in the yearly award show, but Bon Iver's Justin Vernon decided to opt his band out of performing at the event because a collaborative effort wouldn't cut it. One of our readers responded by advising Vernon to get&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    The Bon Iver Grammys commercial is not in Kansas anymore

    ​Add another annoying item to the list of things Justin Vernon had nothing to do with leading up to the February 12 Grammy Awards. First, there was this treacherous ice sculpture of a poster, and now there's a 30-second ad trumpeting Bon Iver's involvement the We Are Music campaign yet again, feat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Bon Iver's Grammys poster is far worse than Skrillex's

    A small portion of the ugliness.​The past 24 hours have been admittedly strange for the cult of Justin Vernon. As has already been discussed in detail, Bon Iver's self-titled, pastoral folk album is up for four Grammys at the February 12 show, and these are in major categories that seem to be with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Bon Iver set to play SNL, Justin Vernon starts his own record label

    ​Justin Vernon and Bon Iver had one hell of a year in 2011. Bon Iver's sophomore album is widely considered the best album of the year, the group played well-received, sold-out shows all over the world (including a memorable two-night stand at the Orpheum Theatre), and capped it all off with f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Bon Iver, Brian Setzer, Mint Condition's Stokley Williams among this year's Grammy nominees

    ​All bets were on Adele heading into last night's Grammy nomination ceremony (now a nationally televised event tailored to milk the big reveal for every last commercial penny), and she certainly held her own, receiving a total of six nominations from the Recording Academy. Kanye West, too, scored ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Game coming to Epic Nov. 6: Win tickets now

    Game's new album is out now​Game is a Grammy-nominated rapper most known for being a member of G-Unit, and this fall he delivered one of the season's standouts with The Red Album. It's a rough-and-tumble onslaught featuring major guest stars like Lil Wayne, Tyler The Creator, Lloyd, E-40 and other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 31, 2011

    Timeless: My Journey; My Song

    Game's new album is out now​Game is a Grammy-nominated rapper most known for being a member of G-Unit, and this fall he delivered one of the season's standouts with The Red Album. It's a rough-and-tumble onslaught featuring major guest stars like Lil Wayne, Tyler The Creator, Lloyd, E-40 and other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2011

    The Black Keys

    Game's new album is out now​Game is a Grammy-nominated rapper most known for being a member of G-Unit, and this fall he delivered one of the season's standouts with The Red Album. It's a rough-and-tumble onslaught featuring major guest stars like Lil Wayne, Tyler The Creator, Lloyd, E-40 and other ... More >>

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    March 9, 2011

    Stanley Clarke Band, Victor Wooten Band

    Game's new album is out now​Game is a Grammy-nominated rapper most known for being a member of G-Unit, and this fall he delivered one of the season's standouts with The Red Album. It's a rough-and-tumble onslaught featuring major guest stars like Lil Wayne, Tyler The Creator, Lloyd, E-40 and other ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2011

    Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses

    Game's new album is out now​Game is a Grammy-nominated rapper most known for being a member of G-Unit, and this fall he delivered one of the season's standouts with The Red Album. It's a rough-and-tumble onslaught featuring major guest stars like Lil Wayne, Tyler The Creator, Lloyd, E-40 and other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    The Grammys: The good, the bad, and the really, really awkward

    ​Perhaps the biggest surprise from this year's Grammy Awards broadcast is that there are actually some honest-to-god surprises to report, the biggest of which was notoriously indie artists Arcade Fire coming out on top in the Album of the Year category.Here, we present a rundown of some of the mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2011

    The Grammys: A Turbo Tweecap

    ​Hoo boy, our Twitter friends are on fire tonight. For those who missed out on the Grammys Sunday night (or, like us, flipped it on for a minute and spent the ensuing several hours glued to the screen, help us god), here's a rundown of some of the best and funniest one-liners from all the music wr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 8, 2010

    The Night Before Christmas: A Musical Fantasy

    ​Hoo boy, our Twitter friends are on fire tonight. For those who missed out on the Grammys Sunday night (or, like us, flipped it on for a minute and spent the ensuing several hours glued to the screen, help us god), here's a rundown of some of the best and funniest one-liners from all the music wr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Robert Plant's Low cover earns Grammy nomination

    ​It's a roundabout local nod, but we'll take it: It was announced this week that Robert Plant has been nominated for a "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance" Grammy for his cover of Duluth trio Low's song "Silver Rider," one of two Low covers on Plant's new record, Band of Joy. His record, which also ... More >>

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    August 4, 2010

    Phoenix

    ​It's a roundabout local nod, but we'll take it: It was announced this week that Robert Plant has been nominated for a "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance" Grammy for his cover of Duluth trio Low's song "Silver Rider," one of two Low covers on Plant's new record, Band of Joy. His record, which also ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Electric Fetus celebrating 42 years with discounts and the monthly MinnEconomy

    ​The Electric Fetus has long been our cities' most widely respected independent record store (I'm not picking favorites here, but did Ringo Starr wear your store's shirt to the Grammys? Just sayin' is all), operating for two score and two and employing a laundry list of local scene stalwarts throu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2010

    Cheech and Chong: Get It Legal

    ​The Electric Fetus has long been our cities' most widely respected independent record store (I'm not picking favorites here, but did Ringo Starr wear your store's shirt to the Grammys? Just sayin' is all), operating for two score and two and employing a laundry list of local scene stalwarts throu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Steve Martin "banjo and bluegrass" concert tickets on sale today

    The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet

    The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    Street Sounds, Battle of the Jug Bands, and more

    The star of the eagerly-anticipated 2011 film Cheaper by the Dozen 3:The White House Wreck shall pick, and likely grin.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Grammy nominations: Do we care?

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    November 11, 2009

    Digable Planets

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    October 21, 2009

    The Klezmatics

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    October 14, 2009

    David Sedaris

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    August 12, 2009

    Blink-182

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    January 28, 2009

    Spring Awakening

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    January 7, 2009

    The Fray

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    September 17, 2008

    McNally Smith River Rocks Music Festival: Ozomatli

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

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    August 13, 2008

    MOrris Day & the Time

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2008

    Local-Connections Grammy Roll Call!

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

  • Calendar

    August 29, 2007

    Sounds of Blackness (CD-Release)

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2007

    3/2 Morning Communiqué

    How many local music fans will tune in to this year's Grammys?

  • Unknown

    February 21, 2007

    This Is for the Alkies!

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2006

    City Planner: Thursday 10/26

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2006

    7/31 Morning Communiqué

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2005

    Is the bottom finally rushing up on D'Angelo?

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2005

    Stop the Presses

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Music

    November 5, 1997

    Bergsville Stories

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

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