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Dr. Dog at First Avenue, 2/17/12

Photo by Reed Fischer​Dr. DogFirst Avenue, MinneapolisFebruary 17, 2012Dr. Dog turned the Mainroom stage into their own cozy living room Friday night at a sold-out First Avenue. They decorated their immediate surroundings with numerous lamps, afghans, and other random comforts of home including ... More >>

Madonna's 2012 world tour hits St. Paul in November

​There was absolutely zero chance that Madonna wasn't going to capitalize on her Super Bowl appearance this past weekend. Although it's unlikely that Madge will be able to pack M.I.A. (and her itchy middle finger), Nicki Minaj, and Cee Lo Green in her suitcase for this May-November excursion aroun ... More >>

Architecture in Helsinki at Macalester: Win a free pair of tickets

​As part of an effort to bring national music acts to their campus, Macalester College will host a show next Tuesday, November 22 with an airtight lineup of indie- and electro-pop bands, including headlining Melbourne collective Architecture in Helsinki, Dom, and Lo-Fi-Fnk.

SXSW announces first 2012 showcasing bands, including Minneapolitans Howler

​Oh lordy. It isn't time to think about SXSW already, is it? It seem like all that long ago that Minneapolis bands were swarming the streets of Austin, Texas in search of free beer and food trucks, and when Gimme Noise threw our first-ever Minnesota music showcase with First Avenue.But according t ... More >>

Niklas Backstrom: The Wild's stone-cold secret weapon

Goalie is cool as ice between the pipes

Minneapolis 6th most eco-friendly city in the world

Photo: aturkusBetter than a Pacific island paradise?​OK, so we didn't win the title of the most eco-friendly city in the world. That title goes to Vienna, Austria, according to Mercer, which ranks 221 cities around the world as a way of helping companies and governments pay employees fairly w ... More >>

P.O.S. talks touring, tattoos and Minneapolis (interview)

Indie rap's celebrated Rhymesayer talks to Gimme Noise before his homecoming show Saturday at First Avenue.

Atmosphere announce new tour dates

Slug and Ant will make their way through Europe and back across the US.

Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom named to NHL All-Star Team

Matt Yglesias rides a bike!

Hejdå, Ciao

Saying Goodbye to Two Giants of World Cinema

Up All Night

Thirty movies. Nine days. A cultural odyssey.

Hot Pockets

Behold the savory breakfast pastry, the antidote to too many sugary muffins and danishes

Excuse Me While I Do The Boogaloo

Giving ourselves permission to headbang, breakdance, and scream

Pop Sensation

Local boy comes home from the Culinary Institute of America to make good in Nordeast

Film-Fest Pick Hits

Favorites from the second week of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival

Baby Please Don't Go

Former Minnesotans Say the Twin Cities Cultural Scene Is Insular. Insecure. Unprofitable. Out of Touch. What Does It Mean to Live in an Artists' Paradise If Everyone Wants to Leave?

Skin Flicks

The naked truth about putting together a regional showcase like the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. And a revealing body of blurbs about the best and the not-best of the fest.

Jay Gilligan's First Law

A body at rest becomes art in motion

The King's Men

Reviewing local players and plays in the spirit of cultural authority Larry King

The Greatest Shows on Earth

Uzbek beauties! Swedish peaceniks! Iranian mummies! A guide to the high-wire act otherwise known as the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.

Roger and Me

Uzbek beauties! Swedish peaceniks! Iranian mummies! A guide to the high-wire act otherwise known as the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.

And Naming Rights?

Uzbek beauties! Swedish peaceniks! Iranian mummies! A guide to the high-wire act otherwise known as the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.

Beyond the Valley of Lefse

Uzbek beauties! Swedish peaceniks! Iranian mummies! A guide to the high-wire act otherwise known as the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.

Internet, Book, Video, Music

Art Crimes, Susan Welch, Amiri Baraka, Edward Humes, Garry Wills, The Wife, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, Sweet Nothing, Boz Scaggs, dEUS