Ian Rans

Kid Dakota, Mayda, Bloodnstuff lead Lyn-Lake Street Fest lineup

With the recent spate of nice weather, you can forgive Twin Cities music fans for letting their minds wander to the outdoor music season. And, with the string of great local street festivals and events planned for next month, you might just wish that May would hurry up and get here already.  ... More >>

History of Hip: Scary Movie Night

With the recent spate of nice weather, you can forgive Twin Cities music fans for letting their minds wander to the outdoor music season. And, with the string of great local street festivals and events planned for next month, you might just wish that May would hurry up and get here already.  ... More >>

Literary Death Match

With the recent spate of nice weather, you can forgive Twin Cities music fans for letting their minds wander to the outdoor music season. And, with the string of great local street festivals and events planned for next month, you might just wish that May would hurry up and get here already.  ... More >>

Literary Death Match's Todd Zuniga discusses Mark Mallman, 'Paper Darts,' and his beauty routine

​Since 2006, Todd Zuniga has been holding Literary Death Matches across the world. The event promotes local talent by giving them an opportunity to perform in a rollicking night of trouble-making. This Thursday, Zuniga will hold his sixth Twin Cities Death Match at the Nomad World Pub. During the ... More >>

10 best music costumes from First Ave's Halloween bash

​Ok, ok, one more Halloween post and then WE ARE DONE. Until next year.First Avenue's Mainroom was packed to the rafters last night for their annual Halloween bash, and we had photographers roaming the scene to snap all of the great costumes. As with last Saturday's Too Much Blood dance night, we ... More >>

First Avenue's Halloween Party & Costume Contest

​Ok, ok, one more Halloween post and then WE ARE DONE. Until next year.First Avenue's Mainroom was packed to the rafters last night for their annual Halloween bash, and we had photographers roaming the scene to snap all of the great costumes. As with last Saturday's Too Much Blood dance night, we ... More >>

Zombierama

​Ok, ok, one more Halloween post and then WE ARE DONE. Until next year.First Avenue's Mainroom was packed to the rafters last night for their annual Halloween bash, and we had photographers roaming the scene to snap all of the great costumes. As with last Saturday's Too Much Blood dance night, we ... More >>

Memory Lanes Block Party

​Ok, ok, one more Halloween post and then WE ARE DONE. Until next year.First Avenue's Mainroom was packed to the rafters last night for their annual Halloween bash, and we had photographers roaming the scene to snap all of the great costumes. As with last Saturday's Too Much Blood dance night, we ... More >>

$50 Pyramid

​Ok, ok, one more Halloween post and then WE ARE DONE. Until next year.First Avenue's Mainroom was packed to the rafters last night for their annual Halloween bash, and we had photographers roaming the scene to snap all of the great costumes. As with last Saturday's Too Much Blood dance night, we ... More >>

New Year's Eve concert guide

​With New Year's Eve falling on a Friday this year, the concert calendar is looking downright epic. From freebie shows to high-profile benefits, the selection for this year's Big Night Out has a little something for every kind of showgoer. Here's a rundown of your options for Friday night, broken ... More >>

Halloween 2010 concert guide

​Got your Star Trek costume all laid out, belly full of candy, pumpkin carved, and still don't know what to do with yourself this Halloween weekend? Don't fret, we've got a host of musical options at your disposal. Here's a rundown of some of the best Halloween-themed concerts happening this weeke ... More >>

Mark Mallman Marathon 3 live blog, day 2

Photo by Erik Hess​While the rest of us slept last night, tucked away warm in our beds, Mark Mallman continued laboring away during the first overnight lap of his Marathon 3, which continues through Sunday.We're picking up where we left off last night to find out how the Marathon is going so far - ... More >>

Mark Mallman Marathon 3 live blog, day 3

Photo by Erik Hess​Mark Mallman passed the halfway point of his Marathon 3 performance at 7 a.m. this morning, and isn't due to wrap up until 10 p.m. last night. We jogged alongside Mallman yesterday from 10 a.m. until about 3:30 a.m., and you can read our recap and see some incredible photo ... More >>

Mark Mallman's kicks off his Marathon 3

Photo by Erik Hess​Mark Mallman kicked off his third marathon performance at the Turf Club at 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to a small but intent crowd and several video cameras (watch the live stream online here). Gimme Noise will be checking in on Mallman as he attempts to play for 78 hours strai ... More >>

Ian Rans' Drinking With Ian moves to cozy new location

Local cable access icon adds a live element to the show

Memory Lanes Block Party

Local cable access icon adds a live element to the show

Drinking (and eating, and drinking some more) with Ian

Is there more than drinking to Ian?

Twin Cities Halloween hot-spots this weekend

A list for the undecided, wayward, ghoulish traveler this weekend.

First Avenue's Halloween Party & Costume Contest

A list for the undecided, wayward, ghoulish traveler this weekend.

Bella Koshka host rock 'n' roll circus tonight

Rumor has it there's going to be a bearded lady.

Rock & Roll Circus

Rumor has it there's going to be a bearded lady.

Drinking With Ian Live TV Bonanza

Rumor has it there's going to be a bearded lady.

Freeloader Friday: August 7-9

Free yourself this weekend.

Pizza Luce Block Party

Free yourself this weekend.

Purple Rain Sing-Along & Costume Contest

Free yourself this weekend.

Purple Rain celebrates 25 years of awesomeness

Two cool announcements from First Avenue sweeten the pot.

Drinking with Ian

Two cool announcements from First Avenue sweeten the pot.

Drinking with Ian at the Grammys

Minneapolis's favorite talk show host takes a tour of music-industry hell.

Drinking With Ian

Minneapolis's favorite talk show host takes a tour of music-industry hell.

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Ed Ackerson, and more

Minneapolis's favorite talk show host takes a tour of music-industry hell.

Ian Rans wants to make our holidays bright

10/7 Photo of the Day: Drinking with Ian

Over the Weekend: August 8-10, 2008

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

Picked to Click XVII: complete ballots

Concert Highlights for the Week of August 8 - 14

Hungry eyes

5/10 Morning Communiqué

Message in a Bottle comment thread

5/9 Morning Communiqué

Message in a Bottle

For TV's Ian Rans, there's no such thing as an unhappy hour

Local Music Yearbook '04

We crowd-surfed with R.T. We bar hopped on light rail. And between some of our precious last sucks on a cigarette at the club, we scribbled it all down on a cocktail napkin.

We Built This City on Rock and Roll

...and other equally valuable varieties of popular music

First Avenue's Black Tuesday

In the 24 hours before First Avenue declared bankruptcy, employees were told to cash their checks, gather their things, and wait.

First Avenue's Black Tuesday

In the 24 hours before First Avenue declared bankruptcy, employees were told to cash their checks, gather their things, and wait.

Welcome To My World

Barring liver failure, this club-crawl column will appear every two weeks

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Barring liver failure, this club-crawl column will appear every two weeks

Picked to Click

The 11th Annual City Pages New Music Poll

Scene Not Heard

Computer wizards leave their bedrooms, rappers reach the stage, and the Mason Jennings Band creates the bar buzz of the decade. In the ninth annual City Pages New Music Poll, 60 local music fans pick the bands that made the biggest noise.

Making Toast out of Cake

Computer wizards leave their bedrooms, rappers reach the stage, and the Mason Jennings Band creates the bar buzz of the decade. In the ninth annual City Pages New Music Poll, 60 local music fans pick the bands that made the biggest noise.