Jeremy Messersmith

Gabriel Douglas on Infinite Campus benefit, upcoming album

If you're in the mood for a stellar local lineup, and you'd like to know your cover charge is going to a good cause, Blaine-based Infinite Campus Foundation is putting on a benefit concert called Revel Ed. This'll raise funds for their education-related charity programs, which coordinate drives for ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Communist Daughter, Music On-A-Stick, Journey

This weekend marks the end of August and possibly the warm weather. The State Fair Grandstand invites various local musicians to its stage Friday night with Local Music On-A-Stick featuring Jeremy Messersmith, Dessa, The Jayhawks and more. Communist Daughter also plays at the Cabooze while Teenage M ... More >>

Caravan du Nord 2012 tour lineup and schedule

Eight Minnesota cities flung to the far corners of the state will host the second-annual Caravan du Nord shows this fall. Last fall, Low, Trampled by Turtles, members of Doomtree, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Heiruspecs, and many more were among the acts visiting smaller communities outsid ... More >>

Spoek Mathambo, Global Dance Festival, Beirut, and more

Eight Minnesota cities flung to the far corners of the state will host the second-annual Caravan du Nord shows this fall. Last fall, Low, Trampled by Turtles, members of Doomtree, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Heiruspecs, and many more were among the acts visiting smaller communities outsid ... More >>

Sunday's Big Gig has been canceled

This Sunday's Big Gig at the Ted Man Concert Hall has been canceled. The event, sponsored by the Minnesota Orchestra and the Current, was to feature performances from Solid Gold, Jeremy Messersmith, Halloween, Alaska, Charlie Parr and others, both indoors and outside the U of M's Ted Mann Concert Ha ... More >>

Night Moves reveal Colored Emotions tracklist and release date

See Also:Night Moves on hotel living, song facelifts, and the new 7-inchBest New Band 2012: Night MovesLocal trio Night Moves are finally ready for their close up. After creating a buzz in the Twin Cities over the last few years with their emergent live shows and their free, digital-only debut, the ... More >>

Dessa sells out the O'Shaughnessy, 4/20/12

Dessa O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. PaulFriday, April 20, 2012 Whatever else Dessa may be -- Doomtree representative, rapper, singer, chameleon artist and all -- she is above all a sophisticated conductor and a woman with a vision. Her sold-out show at St. Catherine's O'Shaughnessy Auditorium wa ... More >>

Solid Gold don Let It Be attire, head into the graveyard for Beatle Project video

​The Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery in Phillips has been getting a lot of play these days. Not only was it the inspiration for the theme of Jeremy Messersmith's last album, The Reluctant Graveyard, but it was also the site of a unique outdoor show Messersmith played this summer with Lu ... More >>

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 >>

McNally Smith launches online radio station, iPhone app

​College radio has long been a way for hungry music fans to seek out new and offbeat tracks, and with the influx of audio streaming online, web-only music apps have started to have the same effect. McNally Smith has decided to merge these two formats and create their own online college radio stati ... More >>

SXSW 2011: Five nights in Austin

Highlights from Gimme Noise's recent trek to the festival

Gimme Noise and First Avenue day party fills up Skinny's Ballroom

Photos by Erik Hess​We had an insanely fun time yesterday afternoon throwing the first ever Gimme Noise day party in Austin in partnership with First Avenue. The party was hopping from the get-go, thanks in part to the free beer offered up by Tiger, and we were thrilled to see a huge contingent of ... More >>

Anthology

Photos by Erik Hess​We had an insanely fun time yesterday afternoon throwing the first ever Gimme Noise day party in Austin in partnership with First Avenue. The party was hopping from the get-go, thanks in part to the free beer offered up by Tiger, and we were thrilled to see a huge contingent of ... More >>

The Current announces 6th birthday party with Free Energy, Cloud Cult, Jeremy Messersmith, and surprise guests

Photo by Stacy SchwartzCloud Cult at First Avenue last month​If there's one similarity binding together all of the concert announcements of late, it might be this: The next month will officially be known as the season of "surprise special guests." Love it or hate it, concert promoters and party th ... More >>

Jeremy Messersmith, Grant Cutler, Ben Weaver pen songs for new project

​In anticipation of their upcoming production of Unspeakable Things, a play based on the lives of eccentric St. Paul natives Donald and Howard Wandrei, the Sandbox Theatre has unveiled an online album of six songs penned by local artists just for the project.

Explore Minnesota Radio streaming all-local playlist

​Explore Minnesota, a site dedicated to attracting tourism to our fair state, has teamed up with 89.3 the Current to create an all-local playlist of streaming music that spans from the Castaways and the Trashmen to Dessa, Peter Wolf Crier, and Owl City. The mix, naturally, is bent toward radio-fri ... More >>

We Are the Willows featured on Daytrotter

​It's no secret that we're fans of Peter Miller of We Are the Willow's stark soundscapes, poignant songwriting, and delicate voice; we're such adamant supporters of that last quality, in fact, that we named Miller Best Male Vocalist in this year's Best of the Twin Cities issue of City Pages. So we ... More >>

Grand Old Day 2010 set times

​There doesn't appear to be a complete list of set times available anywhere, so we compiled this list by visiting each artist's website/Facebook page and filling in as many holes as we could. There are still a few times up in the air -- please post additional info in the comments.And in the mean t ... More >>

Win Grand Old Day wristbands today at 2 p.m.

​Grand Old Day is coming up fast -- the annual St. Paul street fest takes place this Sunday, June 6, and a whole slew of fantastic local bands are lined up to play. This year, admission into the portion of the festival that houses all of the music stages (including the City Pages stage with First ... More >>

Grand Old Day

​Grand Old Day is coming up fast -- the annual St. Paul street fest takes place this Sunday, June 6, and a whole slew of fantastic local bands are lined up to play. This year, admission into the portion of the festival that houses all of the music stages (including the City Pages stage with First ... More >>

Dada Trash Collage, Front Porch Sitters featured in this week's City Pages

Photo by Steve CohenDada Trash Collage​In addition to our extensive feature on Jeremy Messersmith that is featured on the cover of this week's paper, we have a whole gaggle of other great music articles for you to check out today. Pick up a copy of City Pages to peruse the music section in real li ... More >>

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 >>

The Pines, Jeremy Messersmith lend a hand to Solid Gold

Photo by Erik HessMatt Locher and Zach Coulter of Solid Gold​"I was looking forward to this show all day at work," Solid Gold frontman Zach Coulter said between songs, grinning. "But I had no idea it would be one of the best show nights of my life." Throughout the night on Monday, Coulter looked l ... More >>

Best of Hot Dish: April 12-16, 2010

alpha du centaure/flickr​ What a week here at The Hot Dish: There was cider to be sipped, frickles to be discussed, and boozey whipped cream stuff to be sprayed into mouths. In a world gone mad, it is good to know there is a place you go to stay informed about these important topics. Here are thi ... More >>

Rogue Valley unveil grandiose stage show at the Fitzgerald

Photo by Ben Clark​As if the mere concept of releasing four albums in the span of a year isn't epic enough, Chris Koza upped the ante on Saturday night by presenting an elaborate, multi-faceted stage show at the Fitzgerald Theater in honor of Rogue Valley's debut album. Midway through the second s ... More >>

Are You Local? The 2010 SXSW Send-Off

Photo by Ben Clark​As if the mere concept of releasing four albums in the span of a year isn't epic enough, Chris Koza upped the ante on Saturday night by presenting an elaborate, multi-faceted stage show at the Fitzgerald Theater in honor of Rogue Valley's debut album. Midway through the second s ... More >>

The Electric Fetus Reborn

Photo by Ben Clark​As if the mere concept of releasing four albums in the span of a year isn't epic enough, Chris Koza upped the ante on Saturday night by presenting an elaborate, multi-faceted stage show at the Fitzgerald Theater in honor of Rogue Valley's debut album. Midway through the second s ... More >>

MPLS.TV benefit at the Bedlam tonight

Zoo Animal, Lucy Michelle, Bethany Larson, Guante, and many more are scheduled to perform.

Rock the Cradle

Zoo Animal, Lucy Michelle, Bethany Larson, Guante, and many more are scheduled to perform.

New Year's Eve 2010 concert guide

The best of the best music events for December 31.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: November 16-20

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

MPLS. TV: Jeremy Messersmith's ode to transit

Jeremy Messersmith performs an ode to transit from a skyway in downtown Minneapolis.

Local musicians unite for "The Minnesota Beatle Project"

Jeremy Messersmith, Lucy Michelle, Ice Palace, Mark Mallman, and others have teamed up for a Beatles tribute CD which will benefit local schools.

Videos: Tapes 'n Tapes acoustic show

Sample a few clips from last weekend's intimate gig at the Music Box.

Tapes 'n Tapes

Sample a few clips from last weekend's intimate gig at the Music Box.

Mischke Mix: Thursday, August 27

Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast.

July 31, 2009: Vampire Hands & Living Colour

Living Colour announce date at Fine Line & Vampire Hands and Jayhawks reviewed.

Blacklist Vintage: A finder's paradise in Minneapolis

Minneapolis is a great place for retro lovers thanks to shops like Blacklist on Eat Street.

Caroline Smith tonight at the Mill City Museum

Another promising show in the Mill City Live series.

Mischke Mix: Friday, June 5

Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast.

Beach Boys, the Kills, Mogwai, and more

Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast.

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.

Spiral Bound Release Party

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

Rock the Cradle

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

Dessa announces book reading at the Guthrie

Homegrown Wake Celebrates More Than 10 Years of Music

Music A-List

Picked to Click XVII: complete links

Picked to Click XVII: complete ballots

There Goes the Neighborhood

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