Jim Ruiz

The best Twin Cities concerts: 5/29-6/4

Believe it or not, June is less than a week away. Cedar Cultural Center welcomes the Howlin' Brothers Wednesday and Brooklyn duo Savoir Adore the next day. Devendra Banhart celebrates his birthday at Mill City Nights Thursday, while LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy plays the First Avenue Mainroom. Fri ... More >>

Korda Records Showcase at the Entry, 1/12/13

Korda Records Showcase With Jim Ruiz Set, the Ocean Blue, the Starfolk, and Typsy Panthre 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis January 12, 2013 On a frigid Saturday night in Minneapolis, the four bands associated with upstart local label Korda Records made everyone temporarily forget about the cold outsi ... More >>

Prissy Clerks at the 7th Street Entry, 12/8/12

Prissy ClerksWith Alpha Consumer, Jim Ruiz Set and Nallo7th Street Entry, MinneapolisSaturday, December 8th, 2012The Black X's. The red badge of courage for every rock 'n' roll kid that slowly becomes more of a scarlet letter by the time you turn 20 years old. But yet, there Clara Salyer is, already ... More >>

Typsy Panthre's Allison Labonne talks Korda Records and tastes holiday cocktails at Gather

There's a bit of a chill outside as Gimme Noise meets up with Korda Records' Allison Labonne outside the Walker Art Center. We'll be drinking buddies at the Walker's Gather restaurant for the afternoon, and we'll discuss the multiple musical projects Allison and her friends are currently working on ... More >>

Seven Inches of Minnesota Music: The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group, 'Mij Amsterdam'

​ While it may have seemed like the Legendary Jim Ruiz Group were a part of the lounge and swing music revival of the '90s, Jim Ruiz, his brother Chris and then wife, Stephanie Winter were more enthused with European pop, mod culture, new wave punk and two-tone ska music of the '80s.

Out on a Limb

Before the Owls could take on the pop world, they had to face stage fright, shyness, and each other

How Could You Idiots Forget...?

Ten (or eleven) more Funkytown favorites

Martin Devaney: Somebody Somewhere

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.

The Band Who Shagged Me

Bedding down with Walker Kong and the Dangermakers

The Music of Chance

An artist of the accidental, Jim Ruiz croons a lounge music of personal loss.

Mysterioso

Band Stand

35 concerts to soundtrack your summer.

Artists of the Year

Makers who mattered in 1995