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Haley Bonar

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: Freedy Johnston, Social Distortion, Florence and the Machine, Haley Bonar

    This weekend in music is a throwback with Freedy Johnston in St. Paul and Social Distortion across town with a sold-out show. The rest of the heavy-hitters are also performing on Friday with Haley Bonar co-headlining with Peter Wolf Crier, while Rogue Valley performs a free show at the U of M, and r ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011

    Low, Doomtree, Brute Heart top best local releases

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    The New Standards issue holiday album to coincide with annual Fitzgerald shows

    ​If you've tuned into the Current at all this week, there's a good chance you've heard about this weekend's back-to-back New Standards Holiday Shows at the Fitzgerald Theater, the group's annual star-studded performances of jazz-inspired covers and holiday sing-alongs. This year, in honor of their ... More >>

  • Music

    October 19, 2011

    Picked to Click 2011

    The Cloak Ox, Night Moves, and more

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Music & Movies in Loring Park kickoff moved indoors due to weather

    Photo by Louisa Podlich​With severe weather hitting the metro area, the Walker Art Center has decided to move its inaugural 2011 Music & Movies night in Loring Park indoors to the Walker Cinema, which unfortunately only fits about 330 people (the recurring night usually draws over 1,000). Acco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Gramma's Boyfriend perform for City of Music

    ​People of the internet, meet Gramma's Boyfriend: frantic and frenetic, this budding new punk band is a far cry from the lush singer-songwriter fare normally offered up by Haley Bonar. But Bonar has never been one to let her music fit squarely into one category, and her new side project -- which f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Gramma's Boyfriend gets feral and freaky for new video taping

    ​For next week's City of Music video, MPLS.TV and Dan Huiting opted to feature a very different side of Haley Bonar's musical persona by filming a song with her punk rock side project Gramma's Boyfriend. Dan Huiting tells us how it went down:

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Haley Bonar at the Cedar Cultural Center, 4/22/11

    Photos by Nick Wosika​April 22, 2011 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis Minneapolis could not be happier to have Haley Bonar back in town after her stint in Portland--that much was evident by the warm crowd that had assembled for Bonar's CD release show at the Cedar Cultural Center on Friday n ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    Haley Bonar moves back to Minneapolis

    Bonar created the stellar Golder in Portland

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Haley Bonar performs for City of Music

    Photo by Louisa Podlich​We're grateful to be able to claim Haley Bonar as a Twin Cities resident once again after her year-long stint in Portland, and this week will be a full-on celebration of all things Haley around town. Pick up a copy of City Pages this Wednesday (which will also happen t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Alexi Murdoch at the Cedar, 2/23/11

    Photos by Denis Jeong Plaster​Alexi Murdoch and Haley BonarFebruary 23, 2011Cedar Cultural Center, MinneapolisThe heavily anticipated Alexi Murdoch show at the Cedar Cultural Center was everything that everyone had hoped for, and then some. The show started at a leisurely hour for a Wednesday nigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Love-cars reuniting for 'Rent Party!' at the Turf tonight

    ​It all makes sense. For those wondering how local musicians like James Diers, Haley Bonar, Jeremy Ylvisaker, JT Bates, Jake Hanson, and Mike Lewis find the time to spawn so many amazing, collaborative projects, the answer is simple: They all share a practice space. And unfortunately, that practic ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    Haley Bonar

    ​It all makes sense. For those wondering how local musicians like James Diers, Haley Bonar, Jeremy Ylvisaker, JT Bates, Jake Hanson, and Mike Lewis find the time to spawn so many amazing, collaborative projects, the answer is simple: They all share a practice space. And unfortunately, that practic ... More >>

  • Music

    November 10, 2010

    Haley Bonar, B.B. King, Dawes, and more

    ​It all makes sense. For those wondering how local musicians like James Diers, Haley Bonar, Jeremy Ylvisaker, JT Bates, Jake Hanson, and Mike Lewis find the time to spawn so many amazing, collaborative projects, the answer is simple: They all share a practice space. And unfortunately, that practic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    501 Art features band photos

    Tom Loftus by Greg Schaal​The 501 Club will launch their 501 Arts fall program this Saturday with a band photo exhibit featuring Minneapolis-based photographers. From mid-performance snapshots to posed band portraits, the medley of photos in the exhibit will be intriguing, to say the least. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Two free festivals coming to Northeast

    ​The next two weekends in Northeast will be jam-packed with free live music, starting this Saturday with Shuga Records' 13th Avenue Folk Festival and Record Swap in Shuga's parking lot and at the 331, and continuing next weekend with the massive Nordeast Music Festival, which spans several venues ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2010

    Nordeast Music Festival

    ​The next two weekends in Northeast will be jam-packed with free live music, starting this Saturday with Shuga Records' 13th Avenue Folk Festival and Record Swap in Shuga's parking lot and at the 331, and continuing next weekend with the massive Nordeast Music Festival, which spans several venues ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2010

    Nordeast Music Festival

    ​The next two weekends in Northeast will be jam-packed with free live music, starting this Saturday with Shuga Records' 13th Avenue Folk Festival and Record Swap in Shuga's parking lot and at the 331, and continuing next weekend with the massive Nordeast Music Festival, which spans several venues ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Teenage Grandpa playing Cafe Maude tomorrow

    ​Haley Bonar broke our hearts last year when she announced that she was moving to Portland, Oregon, and we couldn't be more excited about her return to the Twin Cities this summer -- especially because it means she's around to pick up last-minute gigs like tomorrow night's performance at Cafe Maud ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    The Lower 48

    ​Haley Bonar broke our hearts last year when she announced that she was moving to Portland, Oregon, and we couldn't be more excited about her return to the Twin Cities this summer -- especially because it means she's around to pick up last-minute gigs like tomorrow night's performance at Cafe Maud ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Taste of Minnesota set times and performers

    ​So just how early do we all need to skip out of work today to make it down to the Taste of Minnesota? If you're hoping to catch local acts like Communist Daughter, Haley Bonar, and Willie Murphy, you'd best take a half day. Print out this schedule and show it to your boss; we're pretty sure they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Afternoon Records is having a fire sale

    ​ Whether or not you agree with Afternoon Records (for whatever reason), it's hard to argue getting cheap music. And don't start with that Rapidshare nonsense. I know we all do it. Not the point. Afternoon is offering four different packages, and depending on which you choose you could be getting ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2010

    Rock the Cradle

    ​ Whether or not you agree with Afternoon Records (for whatever reason), it's hard to argue getting cheap music. And don't start with that Rapidshare nonsense. I know we all do it. Not the point. Afternoon is offering four different packages, and depending on which you choose you could be getting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Electric Fetus's top 10: Haley Bonar and Wookiefoot

    A children's album and hippie rap? We need to talk, Minneapolis.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Haley Bonar and Skoal Kodiak: A Tale of Two Cities

    While Haley Bonar enchanted the Cedar, Skoal Kodiak turned the Turf Club into a fierce ground war. Gimme Noise reviews them both.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Haley Bonar speaks to Gimme Noise

    At the release show of her new children's album Sing With Me, the local songwriter cut Gimme Noise some time to talk about grown up things.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Ian Anderson talks about his new book, Here Come the Regulars

    Ian Anderson's spoke to Gimme Noise about his highly approachable primer to success in the music industry, now available to order through his label's website.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Haley Bonar, Jeremy Messersmith perform live at the Fair

    Live audio and video courtesy of the Current.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Mischke Mix: Thursday, August 27

    Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast.

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Haley Bonar moves to Portland, Oregon

    After a farewell show over the weekend at the Walker, the songsmith packs a steamer trunk for the Pacific Northwest.

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009
  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009
  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Mischke Mix: Friday, May 8

    Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Mischke Mix: Monday, April 20

    On today's show, Mischke played a selection of songs about local streets.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Feb. 16, 2009: Bonar on Daytrotter & Monotonix

    P.O.S. tops Billboard chart, the Hopefuls tour dates, St. Paul Slim on B96 & Haley Bonar records Daytrotter session

  • News

    December 17, 2008

    Top 10 Local Albums of the Year

    Our favorite albums released in Minnesota this year, with a handful of honorable mentions

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2008

    Concrete and Grass: Lowertown Music Festival

    Our favorite albums released in Minnesota this year, with a handful of honorable mentions

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Provention, featuring Nellie McKay, Dan Wilson, Haley Bonar and more

    Our favorite albums released in Minnesota this year, with a handful of honorable mentions

  • News

    June 11, 2008

    Haley Bonar lets the sun shine in

    Our summer girl is set up to be a Big Star

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Over the Weekend: April 25-27, 2008

    Our summer girl is set up to be a Big Star

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2008

    Afternoon Records Anniversary

    Our summer girl is set up to be a Big Star

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2008

    Homegrown Wake Celebrates More Than 10 Years of Music

    Our summer girl is set up to be a Big Star

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2007

    Afternoon Records Anniversary: The weekend's best show

    Our summer girl is set up to be a Big Star

  • News

    December 27, 2006

    Artists of the Year

    Our summer girl is set up to be a Big Star

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    There Goes the Neighborhood

    Ten local albums that kept the home fires blazing— then burned down the house

  • Music

    November 29, 2006

    Return of the Grievous Angel

    Haley Bonar on the fine art of disappearing—and coming back in one piece

  • Music

    March 30, 2005
  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    Brand New Heavies

    Surf rock, metal, and shoulder-length hair: First Avenue's class of 2003

  • News

    September 17, 2003

    Everybody Wins

    Polls and punditry for the best new bands in town

  • Music

    April 23, 2003

    Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

    Haley Bonar cries over the past and sings alt-country's future

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