Kyle Matteson

April Podcast: Rock the Garden lineup prediction secrets, "Accidental Racist," and more

Today marks the last day of April, and that's good news for all you audiophiles out there. Why is that, you ask? Because we just thawed out round two of the Gimme Noise music podcast, that's why. This new experiment of ours is still new enough that we don't even have a decent set of press photos, b ... More >>

Prince's late set at Dakota Jazz Club, 1/17/13

By Kyle MattesonPrinceDakota Jazz Club, MinneapolisThursday, January 17, 2013 Playing the fourth of six intimate and way past sold out shows at the Dakota Jazz Club Thursday night, Prince, flanked by a 12 piece band, including an impeccable six-piece horn section, led his band through a blistering 7 ... More >>

Best Twin Cities songs 2012: Staff lists

Okay, so there are a few songs out of the Twin Cities that were completely inescapable in 2012. (Nudge.) But when you're talking about a music community that's blasting in clubs, basements, garages, warehouses, automobiles, record stores, Soundclouds, public radio stations, college radio stations, a ... More >>

Best Twin Cities albums 2012: Staff lists

The waterfall of opinion flows s'more today with a collection of the best albums released locally in the Twin Cities in 2012. As opposed to the list that appeared in this week's issue, these are 14 distinct opinions on what was impressive in the past year, and a bunch of links to the related stories ... More >>

Who's the Nate Silver of Picked to Click 2012?

Many among us have heard the name Nate Silver a lot in recent weeks leading up to the U.S. Presidential Election. He's the number-cruncher who very closely predicted which state's Electoral College votes would go for Barack Obama and which would end up in Mitt Romney's paws. Googling "Nate Silver ma ... More >>

Red Stag Block Party, 8/5/12

See Also:Chastity Brown on the Red Stag Block Party, her residency in Germany, and the local music sceneAlexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle on Duluth, Coloring Time, and the Red Stag Block PartyRed Stag Block PartyFeaturing Rogue Valley, Kill The Vultures, The Honeydogs, Mayda, Chastity Brown, and Roman ... More >>

Japandroids at 7th Street Entry, 7/03/12

Japandroids with Cadence Weapon7th Street Entry, MinneapolisJuly 3, 2012See Also: Slideshow: Japandroids at 7th St. EntryThere were plenty of reasons for everyone who packed into the Entry last night for the sold-out Japandroids show to celebrate. Not only were we mere hours away from observi ... More >>

Duluth flooding sets zoo seal free downtown [PHOTOS]

The Lake Superior Zoo is one of the hardest-hit victims of the torrential rainfall and subsequent flooding that has the Duluth area on lockdown today.According to the Duluth News Tribune, the zoo's Polar Shores exhibit, which housed seals and a polar bear, has been completely flooded out. The zoo's ... More >>

Hey LEONARD, It's OVER! [PHOTO OF THE DAY]

Photo courtesy Kyle MattesonIt's really over, Leonard.​We don't know who Leonard is, nor do we know who Steve is. But Steve wants Leonard to know that "it's over." Really. So much so that he stamped the message out, dozens of yards wide, in the snow besides the Mississippi River for all to s ... More >>

Kyle Matteson: From More Cowbell to Ten Atoms

Photo by Margaret Andrews​If you've been following Twin Cities music over the past several years, the phrase "more cowbell" means more than Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell acting ridiculous. Blogger Kyle Matteson started More Cowbell with humble intentions: sharing the music he loved with his ... More >>

Conrad Plymouth, Zoo Animal, and pukin' Santa

​There's a helluva lineup at the Kitty Cat Klub this Friday  night, featuring Milwaukee Americana act Conrad Plymouth (whose four-song vinyl EP was the inaugural release for new imprint Ten Atoms, run by local blogger Kyle Matteson and Muzzle of Bees founder Ryan Matteson), and locals Zoo Ani ... More >>

Top 10 local music nerds to follow on Twitter

​For those about to tweet: We salute you. Twitter has become a phenomenal way to stay in the know on the latest make-ups and break-ups, stage antics, and "secret shows" (yeah right) in the Twin Cities. Here's a list of 10 fascinating local music peeps we enjoy following on Twitter, from musicians ... More >>

Death Cab, Kool Keith, G.Love, and more

More Cowbell 5 Year Anniversary Party

More Cowbell celebrates 5th anniversary

The local music blog will celebrate its fifth year of existence next week at the Turf Club.

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