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  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    St. Vincent rebukes crowd during Pearl Jam cover, adds First Ave. show

    ​Those of you who didn't get a chance to see St. Vincent's entrancing sold-out performances at the Walker in October (and even those of you who did) now have another opportunity to see Annie Clark and company bring the songs of Strange Mercy to life, as St. Vincent have just announced a stop a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Twin Cities: Less gay than last year, but still pretty gay

    The Advocate ranks Salt Lake City as 2012's gayest.​Last year, The Advocate got us all hot and bothered by heralding Minneapolis the Gayest City in America.We've apparently straightened up our act a little bit in the last year, as The Advocate's 2012 rankings has the Twin Cities slipping all the w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Roy Acuff, born on this day in country music history

    ​If Roy Acuff hadn't been born on this day 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee, third of Ida Carr and Simon E. Neill Acuff's five children, Tennessee might not be the hillbilly capital of the world today. Least, if you ask former Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper, that might be so. Not that you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    David "Stringbean" Akeman's murderer up for parole

    ​Today, we remember the gone-but-not-forgotten star of the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw David "Stringbean" Akeman, whose murderer came up for parole this week.

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    10 country songs about fightin'

    ​On this day in country music history, in an evening session in a studio on Nashville's storied Music Row, Johnny Horton recorded "The Battle of New Orleans." While his version became the best known over the years, peaking at Number One on both Billboard's Hot Country Singles and its Hot 100 lists ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Peter Wolf Crier to tour with Rogue Wave and Midlake

    Photo by Stacy Schwartz​Though the pair hasn't even wrapped up their current stint with Heartless Bastards, Peter Wolf Crier will hit the road in September for another high-profile tour, this time with Rogue Wave and Midlake. The duo will stop in St. Paul to play the Lowertown Music Festival on Ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Vampire Hands and Daughters of the Sun announce 7-inch and spring tour

    Photo by Nikki Miller​Two popular local psych rock bands, Vampire Hands and Daughters of the Sun, are preparing to leave on a massive month and a half tour of the US. The two bands are also getting ready to release a split 7-inch (preview the first track on the Modern Radio site), which will drop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Heart at Treasure Island: Ten rockin' reasons to make the trip

    They're back -- and they have better hair and sound just as good.

  • Music

    March 4, 2009

    Chastity Brown melting Minneapolis with her powerful soul-jazz combo

    Southern singer/songwriter migrates north and turns Twin Cities out with Sankofa

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Vampire Hands announce spring 2009 tour dates

    The beloved psych-rock quartet hits the road in March with daring noise rocker Wavves.

  • Feature

    June 4, 2008

    Lawyer makes dirty debt collectors pay

    The Avenger: Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others"

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2007

    4/23 Morning Communiqué

    The Avenger: Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others"

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2006

    "Something about that song haunts you"

    The Avenger: Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others"

  • Columns

    May 10, 2006

    Spinsters

    A coalition of independent record stores hangs on for dear life

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2005

    6/3/2005: The Morning Communique

    A coalition of independent record stores hangs on for dear life

  • Music

    May 28, 2003

    The Road Less Traveled

    Stopping for directions with local alt-country icons Big Ditch Road

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    Out of Characters

    Stopping for directions with local alt-country icons Big Ditch Road

  • Feature

    July 1, 1999

    The Ties that Bind

    American families talk about their rituals and the meaning they bring to their lives

  • Feature

    June 1, 1999

    The Final Cut

    Now that routine circumcision is discouraged by the medical establishment, will most parents abandon the procedure?

  • Feature

    June 1, 1999

    Shoulda Had a V-8 (Oh wait, I do)

    Now that routine circumcision is discouraged by the medical establishment, will most parents abandon the procedure?

  • Feature

    March 1, 1999

    Too Much of a Good Thing?

    Parents, pediatricians, and the growing threat of childhood antibiotic resistance

  • Feature

    October 1, 1998

    My Three Kids

    One mother's journey to large familyhood

  • News

    August 26, 1998

    A Fair To Remember

    One mother's journey to large familyhood

  • Feature

    May 1, 1998

    Virtual Motherhood

    Is the Internet an amazing conduit to communities of like-minded parents, or a low-fare trolley ride into the Land of Make Believe? You just might be surprised.

  • News

    July 23, 1997

    The Bar at the Edge of the World

    Four years ago Lee's Liquor Lounge was just another dying neighborhood bar. Then this guy Nate calls the owner, Louie, and the place turns into--well, no one is quite sure what. But there's nowhere else like it.

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