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SXSW announces first 2012 showcasing bands, including Minneapolitans Howler

​Oh lordy. It isn't time to think about SXSW already, is it? It seem like all that long ago that Minneapolis bands were swarming the streets of Austin, Texas in search of free beer and food trucks, and when Gimme Noise threw our first-ever Minnesota music showcase with First Avenue.But according t ... More >>

Rusko talks Minneapolis, fan gifts and YouTube

​Internationally renowned producers rotate through Minneapolis every week now as dubstep takeover seems increasingly more imminent, with acts like Skrillex, Benga and our own Vaski hypnotizing the young electronic music crowd with every wicked wobble and sadistic bass attack. This week one of ... More >>

Rusko returning to First Avenue on 4/20

Alex Uncapher for City PagesRusko at First Avenue last April​In what we hope becomes a yearly tradition, dupstep heavyweight Rusko returns to First Avenue again this April and on his most favorite of all "holidays": 4/20.  If you've a sensitivity to a certain funky smoke wafting about, we sug ... More >>

Cat Eyes on the Catwalk: Fashion's Night Out at June Resale

​One of our favorite shops in the Twin Cities, June is doing Fashion's Night Out in style. The evening is part of an  annual event founded in New York City in an effort to make shopping exciting again--even in these tough economic times.

Rusko talks Major Lazer tour, roots and dubstep

Rusko / Photo by Dan Wilton​Modern dubstep is heralded as the only relevant heir to drum n' bass, pioneered by artists like Burial, Caspa, Joe Nice, Skream, and more recently, Rusko. The punk-haired kid from Leeds has been called the king of the electro spin-off of this dark genre that slows the ... More >>

Wild Beasts seduce the 7th St. Entry

Never mind the bullocks, these blokes put on a blimey good show.

Wild Beasts, Still Life Still

Never mind the bullocks, these blokes put on a blimey good show.

Dre Day, Bassgasm, and more

Never mind the bullocks, these blokes put on a blimey good show.

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.

Claude Von Stroke to hit the VIP at First Ave.

No Faking: Peter S. Scholtes reviews the Mekons with Greil Marcus

Dust Bowl Jubilee

Charlie Parr comes out of the garage with album of homestyle blues

Vice City Party

New Uptown hotspot restaurant Miami is retro Scarface meets Go-Go's bliss: Cool like neon, hot like cuties, silly and fun as kids

Desmond Dekker Came First

New Uptown hotspot restaurant Miami is retro Scarface meets Go-Go's bliss: Cool like neon, hot like cuties, silly and fun as kids

Truth Is

New Uptown hotspot restaurant Miami is retro Scarface meets Go-Go's bliss: Cool like neon, hot like cuties, silly and fun as kids

Freeze Frame

This is the sound of Brit hip hop. Or is it hip Britpop? Sometimes with Hood, it's hard to tell

Purple Hazy

In the past year, Prince has become a Jehovah's Witness, bitched about the record industry, canceled a national tour, and delayed the release of his new CD. But he doesn't want to talk about it.

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