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Transmission expands to Varsity Theater in June

Related:11 little-known Transmission facts on its 11th anniversaryTransmission and City Pages present 'Seconds' at the Varsity on November 23DJ Jake Rudh's weekly New Wave dance night Transmission is expanding out of its regular Wednesday home at Clubhouse Jager for a once-a-month themed showing at ... More >>

11 little-known Transmission facts on its 11th anniversary

​DJ Jake Rudh's new wave dance party Transmission is a Minneapolis institution -- and now a radio show! This Friday, the celebratory nature of the night gets an extra boost as the festivities shift to First Avenue's Mainroom for the 11th anniversary of the weekly dose of retro cool.What we know fo ... More >>

The Twilight Sad

​DJ Jake Rudh's new wave dance party Transmission is a Minneapolis institution -- and now a radio show! This Friday, the celebratory nature of the night gets an extra boost as the festivities shift to First Avenue's Mainroom for the 11th anniversary of the weekly dose of retro cool.What we know fo ... More >>

The Rope

​DJ Jake Rudh's new wave dance party Transmission is a Minneapolis institution -- and now a radio show! This Friday, the celebratory nature of the night gets an extra boost as the festivities shift to First Avenue's Mainroom for the 11th anniversary of the weekly dose of retro cool.What we know fo ... More >>

Black Box Revelation with Machine 22 at the Entry, 11/14/11

Photos by Mike MinehartMachine 22​Black Box Revelation with Machine 22, Porcupine and DetourNovember 14, 20117th St. Entry, MinneapolisI arrived during of Porcupines from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, one of my favorite bands I've recently discovered. One of my favorite songs, "Rooftops" from their 7" spli ... More >>

Friends by Fire stream debut album Borneo

​The Twin Cities are experiencing a bit of an '80s new wave renaissance at the moment. With Jake Rudh's popular British dance and new wave night Transmission taking up a residency on the Current's airwaves and expanding into larger and larger rooms (like the upcoming gig on Thanksgiving Eve at the ... More >>

Mark Mallman tour diary, Vol. 2

​The zombie apocalypse might very well begin in Des Moines, IA. I can see em all now, loping out of the cornfield, eyes glaring like lost Wal-Mart dads. This guy at the show the night before claimed Iowa to have the highest level of radon in America. In the morning Aaron Lemay was watching Shaun ... More >>

Jake Rudh talks about taking Transmission to the Current

Meet your new radio jock ​Look at that face -- is that a face that belongs on the radio? Solely, surely not. Before the Current snagged the city's best DJ for a new show named after his popular Transmission dance night, Jake Rudh was out in front of the decks and the dance floor more often than no ... More >>

Transmission 10 Year Anniversary Party

Meet your new radio jock ​Look at that face -- is that a face that belongs on the radio? Solely, surely not. Before the Current snagged the city's best DJ for a new show named after his popular Transmission dance night, Jake Rudh was out in front of the decks and the dance floor more often than no ... More >>

5ingles

Meet your new radio jock ​Look at that face -- is that a face that belongs on the radio? Solely, surely not. Before the Current snagged the city's best DJ for a new show named after his popular Transmission dance night, Jake Rudh was out in front of the decks and the dance floor more often than no ... More >>

The Radio Dept. at the 7th St. Entry, 2/9/11

​The Radio Dept.February 9, 20117th St. Entry, MinneapolisIf the sold-out Radio Dept. show at the Entry last night surprised anyone, it would have to have been the Radio Dept. itself. The Stockholm-based band, producing synth dream pop for over a decade now, have been celebrated and beloved all ov ... More >>

Best New Bands Of 2010 Showcase at First Avenue, 01/26/2011

Photos by Tony NelsonArzu Gokcen of Pink Mink​Best New Bands of 2010 Showcase (The Goondas, The Jahhawks, Pink Mink, Hastings 3000, BNLX, Phantom Tails, BadNraD, and Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords)January 26, 2011First Avenue Judging by the talent and diversity of the acts, as well as the bou ... More >>

5ingles

Photos by Tony NelsonArzu Gokcen of Pink Mink​Best New Bands of 2010 Showcase (The Goondas, The Jahhawks, Pink Mink, Hastings 3000, BNLX, Phantom Tails, BadNraD, and Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords)January 26, 2011First Avenue Judging by the talent and diversity of the acts, as well as the bou ... More >>

Interpol

Photos by Tony NelsonArzu Gokcen of Pink Mink​Best New Bands of 2010 Showcase (The Goondas, The Jahhawks, Pink Mink, Hastings 3000, BNLX, Phantom Tails, BadNraD, and Grant Cutler and the Gorgeous Lords)January 26, 2011First Avenue Judging by the talent and diversity of the acts, as well as the bou ... More >>

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Record Store Day returns!

​The third annual Record Store Day is quickly approaching! The yearly celebration of our vast nation's stalwart independents arrives this Saturday, bringing to early-rising hands ultra-limited releases from John Lennon to Joy Division, in-store performances everywhere, free food, and a lamentably ... More >>

Kings of Leon

​The third annual Record Store Day is quickly approaching! The yearly celebration of our vast nation's stalwart independents arrives this Saturday, bringing to early-rising hands ultra-limited releases from John Lennon to Joy Division, in-store performances everywhere, free food, and a lamentably ... More >>

Transmission

​The third annual Record Store Day is quickly approaching! The yearly celebration of our vast nation's stalwart independents arrives this Saturday, bringing to early-rising hands ultra-limited releases from John Lennon to Joy Division, in-store performances everywhere, free food, and a lamentably ... More >>

Seymore Saves the World

​The third annual Record Store Day is quickly approaching! The yearly celebration of our vast nation's stalwart independents arrives this Saturday, bringing to early-rising hands ultra-limited releases from John Lennon to Joy Division, in-store performances everywhere, free food, and a lamentably ... More >>

Franz Ferdinand, Voltage: Fashion Amplified, and more

​The third annual Record Store Day is quickly approaching! The yearly celebration of our vast nation's stalwart independents arrives this Saturday, bringing to early-rising hands ultra-limited releases from John Lennon to Joy Division, in-store performances everywhere, free food, and a lamentably ... More >>

The Popstream: Banbarra/A Certain Ratio, "Shack Up"

A special two-fer featuring a lost funk jam and a sandpapery post-punk cover thereof.

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Tenebrism

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Bye-Bye

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

Culture Jamming

Dara departs, and leaves a memoir in her wake

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division portrait proves the exception to the rock biopic drool

Interpol: Our Love to Admire

Joy Division portrait proves the exception to the rock biopic drool

Rock & Roll & Cannes '07

Joy Division portrait proves the exception to the rock biopic drool

My Ears are Bleeding--Should I be Proud or Concerned?

Local band looks back to AmRep, looks forward to deafness

The Band Who Wasn't There

Interpol take a cipher of meaning and fill it up with sound

Wasting Their Hate

I'm okay. You're okay. Metallica are not okay until they stop being a bunch of friggin' wimps

Real Life Rock Top 10

Electrelane get their guns, David Denby misfires, and Two Poets should be shot

The Year in Film

Four critics pick 40 or so favorites--and fail to agree on a single one

Raising Kane

I'm not a rapist, I'm a pedophile: Chaos Theories' seasonal cheer

Various Artists: No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion

I'm not a rapist, I'm a pedophile: Chaos Theories' seasonal cheer

Fra Lippo Lippi: The Early Years and The Best of Fra Lippo Lippi

I'm not a rapist, I'm a pedophile: Chaos Theories' seasonal cheer

Party of One: Caught the Blast

I'm not a rapist, I'm a pedophile: Chaos Theories' seasonal cheer

It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World

Interpol throw on retro suits and dress their songs in psychedelic furs

The Worst Cannes Ever?!

The same old auteurs, profound political films, and baffling Brits

This Is Desire

PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

ESG: ESG: A South Bronx Story

PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

It's 1979, Okay?

PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

Sonic Valentines

PJ Harvey displays a deceptively sunnier outlook on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea