Grant Cutler

Grant Cutler at Cedar Cultural Center, 12/21/12

Grant Cutler Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis Friday, December 21, 2012 Grant Cutler is smart, talented, and industrious. He has good taste. His projects don't miss. He's an artist with little left to prove. He's among the best we have. Recently, he won an arts grant to produce an original compo ... More >>

Heiruspecs Holiday Classic

Grant Cutler Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis Friday, December 21, 2012 Grant Cutler is smart, talented, and industrious. He has good taste. His projects don't miss. He's an artist with little left to prove. He's among the best we have. Recently, he won an arts grant to produce an original compo ... More >>

Dosh 7-inch release party

Grant Cutler Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis Friday, December 21, 2012 Grant Cutler is smart, talented, and industrious. He has good taste. His projects don't miss. He's an artist with little left to prove. He's among the best we have. Recently, he won an arts grant to produce an original compo ... More >>

Dream Brother collaborates with Grant Cutler on two new tracks

One For The Team's Ian Anderson sure knows how to pick collaborators for his Dream Brother project. Dream Brother's first release, Haunted Heart/Pretty Eyes, featured indie rock heavyweights John Vanderslice and Free Energy's Paul Sprangers. And now Anderson has tapped Grant Cutler (formerly of Look ... More >>

Aby Wolf bares claws, drops single, performs at Hell's Kitchen tonight

​A. Wolf & Her Claws is Aby Wolf's current electronic-fused experimental project, and the lead-up to the April release of her self-titled album has begun in earnest. "Zero to 60," a soulful track with a skittering beat is Radio K's featured track of the day, and it represents the latest of man ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Andrew Bird, Doomtree Blowout, Foster the People, Jingle Ball

​ So much good music happening this weekend; here's an overview of the best bets.

Weekend Checklist: Robert Randolph, Roster McCabe, The Color Pharmacy, Tapes 'N Tapes

​"Oh how I feel alive and through autumn's advancing / We'll stay young, go dancing."-Death Cab for Cutie

Up Six's Vintage Fash-Bash and Costume Contest

​"Oh how I feel alive and through autumn's advancing / We'll stay young, go dancing."-Death Cab for Cutie

Tidal Tendencies

​"Oh how I feel alive and through autumn's advancing / We'll stay young, go dancing."-Death Cab for Cutie

Weekend Checklist: Tommy Stinson, No Bird Sing, Death Cab, MODSUN

​In case the apocalypse doesn't happen this weekend, here's some stuff to check out!

Hoolie Fest 2011 prize pack: Win a t-shirt, Shuga Records gift certificate and free admission

​Hoolie Fest, the local music blowout that takes over Shuga Records during Art-A-Whirl weekend, is now in its second year and bigger than ever. Over 75 local bands will perform on two stages starting Friday (see below for the full schedule), and the eclectic lineup is designed to keep people wande ... More >>

Hoolie Fest 2011

​Hoolie Fest, the local music blowout that takes over Shuga Records during Art-A-Whirl weekend, is now in its second year and bigger than ever. Over 75 local bands will perform on two stages starting Friday (see below for the full schedule), and the eclectic lineup is designed to keep people wande ... More >>

Northrop unveils Summer Music Festival lineup

​The University of Minnesota has made a tradition out of inviting local bands to perform on the Northrop Plaza each summer, but this year they are upping the ante by bringing on Minneapolis musician Grant Cutler (ex-Lookbook, Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords) to help a team of students curate ... More >>

Radio K releasing 'Stuck on AM 7: Stuck on Tape' on Record Store Day

​It's hard to believe 10 years have passed since I picked up my first Radio K Stuck on AM compilation, because I still remember it vividly.

Yeti Records hosting mixtape exchange, 'Yetifest'

​Yeti Records has been the hub of much music loving activity lately. Beside their daily duties of selling really cool, sometimes obscure but always reasonably price used vinyl, art, and vintage stereo components, the newest record store in the Twin Cities have launched a "mix-tape exchange." The ... More >>

Blue Sky Blackout (CD-release)

​Yeti Records has been the hub of much music loving activity lately. Beside their daily duties of selling really cool, sometimes obscure but always reasonably price used vinyl, art, and vintage stereo components, the newest record store in the Twin Cities have launched a "mix-tape exchange." The ... More >>

Southern Songbook returns this Valentine's Day

​Screw Hallmark cards. This February 14, I can't think of a better way to kill an evening than with a night filled with "Valentine-ish subject matter sung by some of the best purveyors of melancholia around." That's how Adam Levy is describing his next installment of the Southern Songbook, his new ... More >>

Best New Bands of 2010 at First Ave: Recap video

Photo by Tony Nelson​On Wednesday night, seven new Twin Cities bands (and one remote participant, Hastings 3000), gathered in the First Avenue Mainroom for the annual Best New Bands showcase. Dan Huiting (who produces the weekly City of Music series) was on the scene with his camera and created a ... More >>

Best New Bands Of 2010 Showcase at First Avenue, 01/26/2011

Photos by Tony NelsonArzu Gokcen of Pink Mink​Best New Bands of 2010 Showcase (The Goondas, The Jahhawks, Pink Mink, Hastings 3000, BNLX, Phantom Tails, BadNraD, and Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords)January 26, 2011First Avenue Judging by the talent and diversity of the acts, as well as the bou ... More >>

The Jayhawks, Best New Bands, Lyrics Born, and more

Photos by Tony NelsonArzu Gokcen of Pink Mink​Best New Bands of 2010 Showcase (The Goondas, The Jahhawks, Pink Mink, Hastings 3000, BNLX, Phantom Tails, BadNraD, and Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords)January 26, 2011First Avenue Judging by the talent and diversity of the acts, as well as the bou ... More >>

First Avenue's Best New Bands of 2010

Photos by Tony NelsonArzu Gokcen of Pink Mink​Best New Bands of 2010 Showcase (The Goondas, The Jahhawks, Pink Mink, Hastings 3000, BNLX, Phantom Tails, BadNraD, and Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords)January 26, 2011First Avenue Judging by the talent and diversity of the acts, as well as the bou ... More >>

Hastings 3000 performs for MN Original

​Highlighted as one of the Best New Bands of 2010 at tonight's showcase at First Ave, Hastings 3000 is perhaps one of the most enigmatic musicians to emerge locally this past year. He has made a name for himself with his incendiary, multi-instrumental freakouts, always clad in an eerie, antelope-l ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: 501 Club farewell and more

​The big news this weekend is tomorrow night's show at the 501 Club, which marks the last concert inside the venue before it closes down as well as the last gig for hip-hop duo MC/VL. But that's not the only thing going down this weekend -- here's a rundown of our top recommended shows happening F ... More >>

The Onion’s 1,143rd Twin Cities Issue Celebratory Gathering

​The big news this weekend is tomorrow night's show at the 501 Club, which marks the last concert inside the venue before it closes down as well as the last gig for hip-hop duo MC/VL. But that's not the only thing going down this weekend -- here's a rundown of our top recommended shows happening F ... More >>

Twin Cities bands to listen for in 2011

Mally, Pink Mink, Grant Cutler, and more

Top 10 Christmas weekend shows and events

​Most offices may be closed tomorrow for Christmas Eve, but the clubs will still be hopping all weekend long with some great holiday-themed events. Here's a rundown of the nine best excuses to sneak out of the house this week (plus one reason to stay in), starting with a few gigs that are slated f ... More >>

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

​Most offices may be closed tomorrow for Christmas Eve, but the clubs will still be hopping all weekend long with some great holiday-themed events. Here's a rundown of the nine best excuses to sneak out of the house this week (plus one reason to stay in), starting with a few gigs that are slated f ... More >>

Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords

​Most offices may be closed tomorrow for Christmas Eve, but the clubs will still be hopping all weekend long with some great holiday-themed events. Here's a rundown of the nine best excuses to sneak out of the house this week (plus one reason to stay in), starting with a few gigs that are slated f ... More >>

Twin Cities Year in Music 2010: The highlights

Prince, Gayngs, Gigamesh, and many others dot the calendar

Best New Bands Showcase lineup announced

Image courtesy of first-avenue.com ​Halloween '91 Storm Redux looming, late this afternoon on "Off the Record" Radio K announced the lineup for this year's "Best New Bands" showcase at First Avenue. In what has become an annual tradition, seven of the best new artists have been selected to p ... More >>

Grant Cutler's ambient 2012 project: A ridiculous interview

​Today, tipped off by Radio K, our early morning was brightened (after a fashion) by a new project from Grant Cutler called 2012, from which he had recently posted two ambient meanders due for a vinyl pressing by St. Paul's extra-weird label Innova and which he will be performing this evening ... More >>

Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords at the Turf Club, 10/20/10

​Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords EP releaseOctober 20, 2010The Turf ClubIf Grant Cutler was at all nervous about how his new EP would fly with fans, he didn't let on at last night's EP-release show at the Turf Club's Clown Lounge. And with support from the talented Holly Newsom, Marvin Devane ... More >>

Grant Cutler on making music and moving on

​If Grant Cutler had it his way, he would probably tell you that there's not really much to know about his music. It's not like he's a big deal, after all, and as I ask him about his project Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords, the conversation flows in and out of what he's working on and what he' ... More >>

Surfer Blood to be featured in next week's City of Music

Photos by Dajana Bartulovic​The MPLS.TV crew went to the Varsity last week to film a special live "touring band" version of City of Music with Surfer Blood, who happened to be passing through town. The video won't be ready until next Monday, but you can preview a few photos from the Surfer Blood s ... More >>

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 >>

Picked to Click 2010: List of all ranking bands

​The bands who received nods in this year's Picked to Click poll aren't just limited to the 11 we featured in this week's issue. See below for a full list of all of the bands who received votes in this year's poll, with the total points awarded to each band.Remember: Voters were told to choose fiv ... More >>

Video premiere: Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords

​As we mentioned last month, Grant Cutler of Lookbook is quickly making a name for himself as a solo artist with his new project Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords. He will release his grandiose four-song EP next week with a show next Wednesday, October 20 in the Turf Club Clown Lounge (with gues ... More >>

Jeremy Messersmith, Grant Cutler, Ben Weaver pen songs for new project

​In anticipation of their upcoming production of Unspeakable Things, a play based on the lives of eccentric St. Paul natives Donald and Howard Wandrei, the Sandbox Theatre has unveiled an online album of six songs penned by local artists just for the project.

Lookbook parting ways

Photo by Nick Vlcek​Wild hearts can be broken. Ours certainly are in reporting that rising electro-pop duo Lookbook, a band that was featured on the cover of City Pages a few short months ago, is going on what guitarist and producer Grant Cutler calls an "indefinite break."

Listen: Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords

​Best known for his work producing dance beats and performing in electro duo Lookbook, Grant Cutler has also been quietly honing his skills as a songwriter and lyricist in his solo project, Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords. After playing around town for the past year, Cutler is getting ready ... More >>

Marijuana Deathsquads, many more to play a birthday show with teeth next week

​If you're familiar with P.O.S's song "Optimist" you'll remember a shoutout to a woman who taught the rapper "the thing with the cups." She's the one over there in between Nas and Ludacris, looking very judgy. Well that lady can also put together a pretty amazing birthday celebration too.

Dance Band, Sex Ed Rocks: Freeloader Friday

Tracy O via Flickr.com​This week we have literary readings, free concerts, movie screenings, art happenings, and more. Take a look after the jump.

Lookbook pack the Kitty Cat Klub for CD-release

Simply put, it was the place to be Saturday night.

Lookbook (CD-Release)

Simply put, it was the place to be Saturday night.

Lookbook and Ghost Band tonight at the Turf Club

Lookbook will play with a band. Dogs will chase cats. The internet will log on to you.

Delicious Live Music and Loud Dead Meat at Turf Club

It's time for MEEEEEEAT!

Best New Bands showcase at First Avenue

Twin Town High's Turf Club release show grades on an inverted bell curve

Two electronic scene veterans join forces as Lookbook

Lookbook