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The Replacements doc Color Me Obsessed coming to DVD

Director Gorman Bechard doesn't live in Minnesota, but his documentary subjects are frequently part of the musical fabric of the area. Earlier this year, we published an update about his project involving Hüsker Dü's Grant Hart, but this one got off the ground because he was already in town gather ... More >>

Bob Mould at First Avenue, 9/15/12

See Also: Bob Mould is rock-solid Sugar back catalogue to be re-issued on Merge Records Bob Mould with All Eyes West First Avenue, Minneapolis September 15, 2012 There was a moment at the end of Bob Mould's show at First Avenue on Saturday night where the legendary songwriter with enduring local t ... More >>

Hüsker Dü's Grant Hart gets the documentary treatment

Hart: "I got into music for philosophical reasons"

Greg Norton jams with Hüsker Dü tribute band in Chicago

​Every city seems to have their share of them--tribute cover bands who tackle the prodigious back catalogs of classic (and not so classic) rock bands who have long since fizzled out, or arena acts which people at dive bars refuse to pay top dollar to see. In the case of Chicago's cleverly name ... More >>

Howler and the hometown hate debate

Jordan Gatesmith shares his true feelings on the music scene

Twin Cities Year in Music 2011

Howler, Astronautalis, Pink Mink, and more

This week marks the 30th anniversary of our transition from Sweet Potato to City Pages

​City Pages was born before Heath Ledger and Aaliyah and has outlived them both. We're older than Christina Aguilera, Jason Schwartzman, and Cory from Boy Meets World. This week marks the 30-year anniversary of the name change from Sweet Potato to City Pages.The new name was simply and succinctly ... More >>

Bob Mould joined by Dave Grohl, Ryan Adams, Britt Daniel, No Age, and more at L.A. tribute

​Though he reportedly expressed some humble resistance to the tribute because "he's not even dead yet," Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman Bob Mould took part in an all-star tribute to his songwriting and legacy last night at L.A.'s Disney Hall, where he was joined by Foo Fighters' Dave Groh ... More >>

50 cool facts about the Minnesota music scene

Here's a not-so-secret fact about Minnesota music: People love to talk about how much they love the scene here. Musicians from both out-of-state and the Twin Cities have gone out of their way to pen odes to our town and its vibrant community, from Atmosphere to Lucinda Williams Tom Waits to Mark Ma ... More >>

Bob Mould at the Dakota Jazz Club, 6/15/11

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Bob Mould June 15, 2011 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis Though he hasn't lived in the Twin Cities for quite some time, singer/songwriter and now author Bob Mould still has one of the most loyal hometown audiences anyone could ask for. Seeming as much eager to please as ... More >>

Bob Mould

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Bob Mould June 15, 2011 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis Though he hasn't lived in the Twin Cities for quite some time, singer/songwriter and now author Bob Mould still has one of the most loyal hometown audiences anyone could ask for. Seeming as much eager to please as ... More >>

Green Day and Hüsker Dü releasing 7" split for Record Store Day

​It's no big secret that Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong is invested in the Twin Cities -- after all, he met his wife, Adrienne, at a show in Minneapolis, and has long cited both the Replacements and Hüsker Dü as major influences.

Terry Mullan and Tommie Sunshine: Meet your Bassgasm DJs, Vol. 4 (MP3s)

Minnesota's own self-proclaimed "genius of fun," ESP Woody McBride has long been one of the Midwest's techno sages and is again channeling the elusive old rave spirit with part deux of the Bassgasm saga tonight. As he did with Bassgasm 1, the second will lure old heads (who have grown up, started fa ... More >>

Double Bird's Dave Storberg talks beer, bands, and the Rockin' East Side

Greg Schaal​ ​ Co-vocalist and guitarist for Double Bird, Dave Storberg, grew up a metal kid and comic book store employee on Saint Paul's East Side, discovering punk via Brad Johnson, guitarist for Mondo Trasho and Impaler, and a regular customer at the shop. "He became a big brother f ... More >>

The Jayhawks

Greg Schaal​ ​ Co-vocalist and guitarist for Double Bird, Dave Storberg, grew up a metal kid and comic book store employee on Saint Paul's East Side, discovering punk via Brad Johnson, guitarist for Mondo Trasho and Impaler, and a regular customer at the shop. "He became a big brother f ... More >>

Red Sparowes, Seawhores, Free Energy and more for your packed weekend

​Tick tock, stop watching the clock. It will only make you miserable. Instead, fill your head with all the awesome shows you've got to pick from this weekend. Here's our tops: Friday Red Sparowes (Los Angeles) like to say that they're "epic without the bombast and heavy without a single barre ... More >>

The Magnolias

​Tick tock, stop watching the clock. It will only make you miserable. Instead, fill your head with all the awesome shows you've got to pick from this weekend. Here's our tops: Friday Red Sparowes (Los Angeles) like to say that they're "epic without the bombast and heavy without a single barre ... More >>

Grant Hart CD release show tonight at 7th Street Entry

Husker Du vet releases "Hot Wax," his seventh solo effort since 1987.

Tapes 'n Tapes

Husker Du vet releases "Hot Wax," his seventh solo effort since 1987.

Tapes 'n Tapes

Husker Du vet releases "Hot Wax," his seventh solo effort since 1987.

Tapes 'n Tapes

Husker Du vet releases "Hot Wax," his seventh solo effort since 1987.

Bob Mould

Husker Du vet releases "Hot Wax," his seventh solo effort since 1987.

Ariel Pink, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and more

Husker Du vet releases "Hot Wax," his seventh solo effort since 1987.

Birthday Suits and Marked Men to release 7-inch split

At last, Minneapolis and Denton, TX set their affections on record.

Drive-By Truckers; the Hold Steady

At last, Minneapolis and Denton, TX set their affections on record.

Husker Du live in 1981 (MP3s)

At last, Minneapolis and Denton, TX set their affections on record.

Sex, Drugs, & Awesome Hair

The glamtacular history of 1980s heavy metal in the Twin Cities

Bob Mould finds happiness

The music legend moves past gloomy anthems

Bye-Bye

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

Soul Asylum

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

Sound Unseen kicks off tonight

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

Sound Unseen opens tonight with 1981 punk film

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

4/6 Morning Communiqué

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

Playboy loves First Avenue

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

Talk Hardcore to Me

Doc-making punks discuss their decline of Midwestern civ

7/11 Morning Communiqué

Doc-making punks discuss their decline of Midwestern civ

In Da Club: Daughters of the Sun at Club Underground

Doc-making punks discuss their decline of Midwestern civ

Ray of Light

Bob Mould shines as DJ, returns to live rock, blogs about it

Bob Mould spinning at the Eagle Sunday

Bob Mould shines as DJ, returns to live rock, blogs about it

My high school is now a pop icon for oppression

Bob Mould shines as DJ, returns to live rock, blogs about it

This is Hardcore

It made less history than '77 punk. It sold fewer records than Nirvana. But the suburban rebellion of Eighties America found its own potent way to say no.

A Power of Ten

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

Hart On His Sleeve

With Good News for Modern Man, Grant Hart pulls away from his past--while keeping an eye on the rear-view mirror

Young Spuds in a Longhorn Daze

With Good News for Modern Man, Grant Hart pulls away from his past--while keeping an eye on the rear-view mirror

Drop Your Shorts

Bit player: Beth Orton's new EP makes a statement in 24:49.

Love Thang

The Cutest Band in America?: Boston's Papas Fritas

Circuit Cities

Sampling the Local Electronic Underground