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Leonard Cohen

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    February 13, 2012

    Five unexpected Valentines Day songs

    LeonardCohen.comA guitar case can hold more meaning than a box of chocolates.​Valentine's Day is approaching like a row of fresh-blooming tulips, a wall of menacing storm clouds, or a bit of both. This greeting card holiday always has musical implications, and the state of the love song is as com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    Other Lives and Halloween, Alaska at the Entry, 02/09/12

    Photo By James Rhodes​Other Lives and Halloween, Alaska7th St. Entry, MinneapolisFebruary 9, 2012The music of Other Lives has such a classic, timeless quality to it that even the band's new songs sound instantly familiar. The Stillwater, Oklahoma quintet treated the sold-out Entry to a sweeping ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2012

    Meshell Ndegeocello

    Photo By James Rhodes​Other Lives and Halloween, Alaska7th St. Entry, MinneapolisFebruary 9, 2012The music of Other Lives has such a classic, timeless quality to it that even the band's new songs sound instantly familiar. The Stillwater, Oklahoma quintet treated the sold-out Entry to a sweeping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    U2 at TCF Bank Stadium, 7/23/11

    Photos by Tony Nelson​U2 with InterpolJuly 23, 2011TCF Bank Stadium, MinneapolisThese reviews are inevitably for fans, yet I find myself writing for U2-haters. One friend left a message during the show on Saturday wondering why I was there. Would anyone at the TCF Bank Stadium that night have aske ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Jeremy Messersmith's 'Works for Words' at the Fitzgerald, 4/9/11

    "Works for Words" with Jeremy Messersmith, Chris Koza, Dessa, Aby Wolf, Lucy Michelle, Brian TigheApril 9, 2011Fitzgerald Theater, St. PaulI've said this before, but it's something that bears repeating: Last month, coming down off the rush of seeing 60 Minnesota bands take over Austin, Texas for SX ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Noted zombie actor Al Pacino to portray noted zombie pop svengali Phil Spector in HBO movie

    ​Gimme Noise gave up watching Hollywood movie awards ceremonies some time back, and Al Pacino is one of the reasons why. Al Pacino is awesome, but these days, Al Pacino is also old, out-of-sorts, bedraggled, confused. Spiffed and tailored and rattily tuxed, Al Pacino isn't aware that even though n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Hole at First Avenue, 07/16/10

    Photos by Nick Vlcek​HoleJuly 16, 2010First AvenueThere were a lot of people speculating as to how Hole's show at First Avenue was going to go down on Friday night, from the die-hard fans convinced Courtney Love was going to deliver, to the wide-eyed spectators just hoping to witness a trainwreck. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Joan Baez at the Minnesota Zoo, 7/13/10

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Joan Baez has been performing for over 50 years, and her voice is just as lovely as ever. "I've had to drop my songs down a few notches to match my voice now," she noted apologetically during her show at the Minnesota Zoo last night. But aside from a few key changes her old c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Stream Dessa's a capella encore of "Hallelujah"

    Photo by Stacy Schwartz​We're still buzzing from Dessa's magnetic and stirring performance at the Best of the Twin Cities Bash at the Varsity Theater, and are excited to show you the footage that MPLS.TV shot of Saturday night's performances by Dessa and openers No Bird Sing. But before we release ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Twitter Poll: Best National Concert of the Past 12 Months

    ​In addition to polling our @gimme_noise Twitter followers about their favorite local shows this past year, we asked for their thoughts on their favorite shows by national acts. See below for the answers from our Twitter friends, click here for our Best National Concert of the Past 12 Months pick ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2010

    Bone Thugs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and more

    ​In addition to polling our @gimme_noise Twitter followers about their favorite local shows this past year, we asked for their thoughts on their favorite shows by national acts. See below for the answers from our Twitter friends, click here for our Best National Concert of the Past 12 Months pick ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2010

    Eliza Blue

    ​In addition to polling our @gimme_noise Twitter followers about their favorite local shows this past year, we asked for their thoughts on their favorite shows by national acts. See below for the answers from our Twitter friends, click here for our Best National Concert of the Past 12 Months pick ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2010

    Murzik

    ​In addition to polling our @gimme_noise Twitter followers about their favorite local shows this past year, we asked for their thoughts on their favorite shows by national acts. See below for the answers from our Twitter friends, click here for our Best National Concert of the Past 12 Months pick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Kid Dakota get chameleonic at the Kitty Cat Klub

    A review and videos from this weekend's pair of contrasting sets by Kid Dakota.

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2009

    Switchbladecomb.com Record Party

    A review and videos from this weekend's pair of contrasting sets by Kid Dakota.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    The crying songs

    Some songs get you every time.

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Slideshow: Leonard Cohen

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    Leonard Cohen

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    Switchbladecomb.com Record Party

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2009

    Judy Collins

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Caligula

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Switchbladecomb.com Record Party

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Columns

    June 11, 2008

    Free Will Astrology

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • News

    June 11, 2008

    Readers respond to "The GOPFathers"

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Hallelujah: Bonus Features

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Breakfast of Champions 5/28: Month in review

    The iconic folk singer and poet performed at the Orpheum on Sunday night.

  • Music

    May 28, 2008

    "Hallelujah": The song remains the same

    Despite America's attempt to bastardize the Leonard Cohen song, Romantica gives it new life

  • Feature

    January 2, 2008
  • Unknown

    April 25, 2007
  • Unknown

    April 18, 2007
  • Columns

    March 14, 2007
  • Columns

    October 11, 2006
  • Music

    August 2, 2006
  • Music

    March 29, 2006
  • Columns

    November 30, 2005
  • Blogs

    September 7, 2005
  • Columns

    February 2, 2005

    Hallelujah

    I'm not a complainer. It's the world that's a joyless place.

  • Music

    November 17, 2004

    Just Like Heaven

    Are Sufjan Stevens's love songs guided by a higher power? God only knows.

  • Music

    October 6, 2004

    Have You Any Pills?

    PJ Harvey and Brian Wilson go down easy, the 5,6,7,8's are harder to swallow

  • Columns

    June 23, 2004

    That Summer Feeling

    Jonathan Richman, modern lover

  • Music

    February 18, 2004

    Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Americanaphiles

    Mark Thomas Stockert to country fans: "Shut up your cryin', cowboys are always alone"

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Party of One: Caught the Blast

    Mark Thomas Stockert to country fans: "Shut up your cryin', cowboys are always alone"

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    Artists of the Year

    Mark Thomas Stockert to country fans: "Shut up your cryin', cowboys are always alone"

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Top of the Pop

    The Year's Best National Albums (A Wholly Objective and Statistically Sound List)

  • Music

    October 16, 2002

    One Foot in the Grave

    A melancholic Beck waxes fatalistic on 'Sea Change'

  • Music

    May 30, 2001

    Air: 10,000 Hz Legend

    A melancholic Beck waxes fatalistic on 'Sea Change'

  • Music

    October 28, 1998

    Nico :The Classic Years

    A melancholic Beck waxes fatalistic on 'Sea Change'

  • Music

    May 28, 1997

    various artists

    Kerouac and In Their Own Voices

  • Music

    April 10, 1996

    Home Alive in MN

    Kerouac and In Their Own Voices

  • Arts

    February 7, 1996

    The Wasteland, Continued

    PBS's The United States of Poetry tries to make verse sexy again.

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