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The best Twin Cities concerts: 4/17-4/23

This week marks several musical events in the Twin Cities. Duluth folk-bluegrass stars Trampled by Turtles celebrate ten years with three sold out shows (Wednesday - Friday) at First Avenue/7th Street Entry. Saturday, April 20 marks a very special occasion that is celebrated internationally, that's ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Die Antwoord, Sharon Van Etten and Dosh

We may not have Lollapalooza, but there are still plenty of bands in the Twin Cities this weekend. This Friday Dosh releases his new 7" at the 7th Street Entry while Haley Bonar takes on the Turf, fronting the new wave band Gramma's Boyfriend. Be sure to hang around First Ave and the Entry Satu ... More >>

Ten videos using Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" cue-card concept

​Bob Dylan make one of the earliest "music videos" ever with a clip from D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 documentary Don't Look Back. Accompanying the masterful "Subterranean Homesick Blues," Dylan daftly tosses cue cards that wittily accompany his lyrics with the occasional misspelling ("suckcess").This w ... More >>

Nirvana's In Utero studio site in Cannon Falls overhauled

​Pachyderm Studio was once an ever-expanding source of rural Minnesota trivia. The complex, tucked away behind some trees on a quiet country road near Cannon Falls, hosted many legendary recording sessions. Lore surrounding Nirvana's In Utero, PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, and albums by local heroes incl ... More >>

The Current's 7th birthday party at First Avenue, 1/28/12

​The Current's 7th Birthday Party, Day 2With Polica, Suicide Commandos, Sims, and Haley BonarFirst Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday, January 28, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here and coverage of night one here.Was it arrogant of the Current to think that a two-night birthday was appropriate? W ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Augustana, The Current Birthday Party, Beer Dabbler, Los Campesinos!

​"Winterlude, Winterlude, oh darling Winterlude by the road tonight Tonight there will be no quarreling Everything is gonna be all right"-Bob Dylan

Mally, Sexcat top Best New Bands showcase

Annual First Avenue show highlights best newcomers

Andrea Swensson departs City Pages for the Current

Gimme Noise founder says farewell after four great years

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.

The Cloak Ox, Mason Jennings, more locals featured on Daytrotter

Illustration by Johnnie CluneyCreepiest rendering of Mason Jennings ever?​"We have made it people, we have finally made it." Recent Picked to Click champs the Cloak Ox were the latest in a long string of Twin Cities acts to proudly announce that they'd recorded a session with Illinois-based record ... More >>

Rocktober opening weekend concert roundup

They don't call it Rocktober for nothin'. Fall has always been a popular time for touring musicians to hit the road, and it's making for some busy nights at venues across the Twin Cities. Nearly every night, concertgoers are faced with some tough choices -- like tonight, when Astronautalis performs ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Hanson, Hawthorne Heights, Haley Bonar, Hastings 3000

​This weekend was brought to you by the letter "H."

SoundCloud vs. Bandcamp: Local musicians weigh in

Seeking new ways to distribute digitally

Weekend Checklist: GB Leighton, Brute Heart, Farewell Milwaukee, Kevin Steinman

​ "What's the point of going out?  We're just going to end up back here anyways." - Homer Simpson

Guitar Party's 7-year-old lead singer Mijah Ylvisaker talks about fronting a noise rock band

​The band Guitar Party is a supergroup of sorts that includes some longtime local music veterans: Jeremy Ylvisaker, Haley Bonar, Jake Hansen, Andrew Broder, J.T. Bates, and Michael Lewis. Even the late Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen was a member before he passed away last October. But new to the fold ... 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 >>

Marijuana Deathsquads featured on Daytrotter

​Daytrotter is all up in the Twin Cities scene again. Just yesterday we saw Gabe Douglas of the 4onthefloor tweeting that his band was down at the Daytrotter studios in Rock Island, Illinois recording a session, and today the site posted a three-track performance by revolving electromanipulators M ... More >>

Lyn Lake Street Fest, Stone Arch Festival of the Arts announce lineups

​Though much of their lineup had already been unveiled on their website, the Lyn Lake Street Fest has fleshed out its schedule and revealed all of its acts today, including Peter Wolf Crier's first local appearance in five months. As if that wasn't enough to get us salivating about summertime fun, ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Haley Bonar, Duran Duran, My Lady Four, Black Lips

​"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." - Steve Martin

Record Store Day 2011: Complete Twin Cities listings

​Record Store Day, the annual celebration of good ol' fashioned mom-and-pop music shops, seems to balloon into a bigger event each year. Now in its fourth go-'round, RSD will overtake 18 different businesses in the Twin Cities tomorrow--and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has even gone so far as ... More >>

SXSW 2011: Minnesota roll call

​With South by Southwest less than a month away (the music portion kicks off on March 16), we thought it a good time to start compiling our list of Minnesotans making the haul down to Austin, Texas this year.At first glance, it looks like there will be quite a few bands repping our great state -- ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Nordeast Music Festival

Atmosphere, P.O.S, Walkmen and more at Taste of Minnesota, 7/2/10

Photos by Alexa Jones​There's been quite the kerfuffle about the Taste of Minnesota's decision to charge admission at the gate of this year's festival, but judging by the size of Friday night's audience for sets by the likes of Atmosphere, P.O.S, the Walkmen, and Dawes, fans were happy to fork ove ... More >>

'Willie Murphy Day' declared by St. Paul mayor

Painting by Jan Attridge​Here's another reason to head down to today's Taste of Minnesota festivities (just in case sets by everyone from Atmosphere to Dawes to Haley Bonar and Justin Townes Earle isn't enough): The St. Paul mayor, Chris Coleman, will appear on the Red House Stage at 3:45 p.m. to ... More >>

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 >>

Wits: Chickens and Other Dilemmas

Guante: A warrior with words

An afternoon with the Twin Cities poet and rapper

Twitter Poll: Best Local Concert of the Past 12 Months

​In anticipation of today's Best Of the Twin Cities issue, we asked our @gimme_noise Twitter followers to sound off on their picks for a few of our music-related Best Of categories. See below for our tweeps' picks for the "Best Local Concert of the Past 12 Months" category, and click here to read ... More >>

Luke Redfield, Aria Souder

Halloween, Alaska announce remix EP

The new disc features remixes by locals like No Bird Sing and Lookbook.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: November 16-20

Dinosaur Jr. rock First Ave., Modern Radio set 10th anniversary show & M.anifest releases new album.

July 7, 2009: No Bird Sing & múm

Iceland's múm schedule McGuire Theater show & local No Doubt, Costello, Sunn O))) & Ambassador Gun shows reviewed.

Weekend slideshow wrap-up: No Doubt, Haley Bonar, Elvis Costello & more

It was a good holiday weekend to stay in the Twin Cities.

Freeloader Friday: July 3-5

Celebrate freedom in America.

Femi Kuti, PJ Harvey and Soul Asylum to rock the Zoo this summer

The Minnesota Zoo announced its radically eclectic Music in the Zoo line-up for this year.

April 13, 2009: The Nina the Pinta & Banner Pilot

Prince releases a limited edition iPod, Banner Pilot sign to Fat Wreck Chords & Halloween, Alaska play the Current.

March 23, 2009: Deep Blues Festival & SXSW

Deep Blues Festival lineup announced, Peter Parker releases mixtape, P.O.S. covers Pearl Jam & MN artists @ SXSW

Jan. 15, 2009: SXSW update, Tricky at the Fine Line & Chastity Brown

Halloween, Alaska announce new album

Flyer of the Week: Benefit for Chad Weis

Twin Town High release show at the Turf Club

Turn off your iPod, free music is here

St. John's Block Party

Homegrown's Rock 'n' Roll Funeral

Apocalypse Wow: Desiree Weber Reviews Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird

Intergalactic Groove Orgy and Nocturnal Elf Emissions

Shaking it with zombies and nuclear submarines

Introducing the City Pages Media Taster