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Jonathan Richman

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete list

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsFirst Avenue's 20 best concerts: Readers' picks50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #10-1

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory about Minnesota without ever becoming full-time residen ... More >>

  • Music

    January 11, 2012

    Howler hit the right notes with debut album

    America Give Up not burdened by big expectations

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Girls at First Avenue, 10/1/11

    ​GirlsOctober 1, 2011First Ave, MinneapolisIt was the encore that did it. Christopher Owens walked out on stage by himself, a slender wisp of a man with messy blonde hair and sad, sunken eyes. He slung his Rickenbacker over his shoulder and, eyes squinting, set into a solo rendition of "Jamie Mari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Jonathan Richman at the Triple Rock, 5/6/11

    ​The Triple Rock hosted a different kind of punk legend than usual to a mixed-age and jubilant crowd Friday night. Jonathan Richman made yet another stop to the Twin Cities, performing at the club for the first time, and couldn't have seemed happier about it.

  • Music

    May 4, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Yelle, Cold Cave, Jackson Browne, and more

    ​The Triple Rock hosted a different kind of punk legend than usual to a mixed-age and jubilant crowd Friday night. Jonathan Richman made yet another stop to the Twin Cities, performing at the club for the first time, and couldn't have seemed happier about it.

  • Calendar

    May 4, 2011

    Jonathan Richman

    ​The Triple Rock hosted a different kind of punk legend than usual to a mixed-age and jubilant crowd Friday night. Jonathan Richman made yet another stop to the Twin Cities, performing at the club for the first time, and couldn't have seemed happier about it.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Revisiting Reissues: Hits and misses from re-releases in the '00s

    A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Minnesota Mixtape 2008

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2008

    Eddy Burke & the Consequences

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    Critics' Picks: Rush and More

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2008

    Jonathan Richman/Vic Chesnutt

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Music

    December 26, 2007

    Your Brain on Music

    Science starts to unravel the mystery of our natural affinity for song

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    Your M-SPIFF 12-Pack

    A dozen discerning film fest picks

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2005

    Still More MN Faves

    A dozen discerning film fest picks

  • Columns

    November 10, 2004

    We Regret Nothing

    Singing the victory anthem of the "loosers" on Nov. 3

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2004

    First Avenue's Black Tuesday

    Singing the victory anthem of the "loosers" on Nov. 3

  • Columns

    June 30, 2004

    The First Avenue Massacre

    What Steve McClellan's pink slip said

  • Columns

    June 23, 2004

    That Summer Feeling

    Jonathan Richman, modern lover

  • Music

    May 26, 2004

    Thelonious Monster: California Clam Chowder

    Jonathan Richman, modern lover

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    Here Comes Your Youth

    Our teenage American alt-rock dream: The triumphant return of the Pixies

  • Music

    March 24, 2004

    Dios: Dios

    Our teenage American alt-rock dream: The triumphant return of the Pixies

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    CocoRosie: La Maison de Mon Rêve

    Our teenage American alt-rock dream: The triumphant return of the Pixies

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Still Happening

    Our teenage American alt-rock dream: The triumphant return of the Pixies

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    Go Ahead, Punk, Make My Day

    Is Slug's hip hop the yawp of a new blank generation?

  • Music

    November 8, 2000

    Aural History

    Larry Long overturns the "great man" theory of traditional music, one folk at a time

  • Music

    November 1, 2000

    Hooked on Sonics

    Two young curators with strikingly different styles make Sonic Circuits a joltingly diverse electronic-music festival

  • Music

    September 20, 2000

    Happy Together

    More than a decade after dissolving the Go-Betweens, the reunited Robert Forster and Grant McLennan sound almost content to be where they are

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    Love, Sweet, and Tears

    The weird, womanly ways of Tulip Sweet and Her Trail of Tears

  • Music

    June 9, 1999

    Entre Nous

    Aussie pop legends the Go-Betweens return for another round

  • Music

    June 2, 1999

    Pained & Disdained

    Pavement may spit on their audience, but their aim is true

  • News

    April 21, 1999

    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.

  • Music

    March 31, 1999

    Of Montreal: The Gay Parade

    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.

  • Feature

    October 1, 1998

    My Three Kids

    One mother's journey to large familyhood

  • Feature

    September 2, 1998

    Radio On

    One mother's journey to large familyhood

  • Music

    August 5, 1998

    The Long Ryders and BR5-49

    One mother's journey to large familyhood

  • Arts

    May 20, 1998

    I'm With the Bandwidth

    The Suburbs, the Replacements, Soul Asylum--Twin/Tone Records has all but defined Minneapolis's musical past. Now proprietor Paul Stark is making a play for the future.

  • News

    December 25, 1996

    Artists Of The Year

    The Suburbs, the Replacements, Soul Asylum--Twin/Tone Records has all but defined Minneapolis's musical past. Now proprietor Paul Stark is making a play for the future.

  • Music

    June 19, 1996

    Desire and a Word

    The Suburbs, the Replacements, Soul Asylum--Twin/Tone Records has all but defined Minneapolis's musical past. Now proprietor Paul Stark is making a play for the future.

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