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    May 15, 2012

    Retribution Gospel Choir to rock Minneapolis DFL's Blue BBQ

    Related:Retribution Gospel Choir releases free EP (DOWNLOAD)Retribution Gospel Choir's Alan Sparhawk: I don't write intentionallyMinneapolis Democrats are proving that they want a "revolution" in a very literal sense. For the Southwest Minneapolis DFL's annual picnic, often called the Blue BBQ, Dulu ... More >>

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    May 4, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: Neon Indian, Retribution Gospel Choir, Culture Cry Wolf, Loudon Wainwright III

    Looks like spring has brought a flurry of creativity with five local bands releasing albums this weekend starting with The Shiny Lights, who pulls members from many of other local bands in town. Other CD releases include The Lower 48, Pennyroyal, Big Villain, and Dave Olson; that's enough new music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Retribution Gospel Choir's Alan Sparhawk: I don't write intentionally

    Related:Retribution Gospel Choir releases free EP (DOWNLOAD)Retribution Gospel Choir would not be the band you go to for power pop gems, clapping verses, and cowbell-fused tunes. Best known as Low frontman Alan Sparhawk's other (very loud) baby, RGC has a reputation for bringing frenzied, serious ... More >>

  • Music

    April 4, 2012

    Critics' Picks: Lucero, Thomas Dolby, White Rabbits, and more

    Related:Retribution Gospel Choir releases free EP (DOWNLOAD)Retribution Gospel Choir would not be the band you go to for power pop gems, clapping verses, and cowbell-fused tunes. Best known as Low frontman Alan Sparhawk's other (very loud) baby, RGC has a reputation for bringing frenzied, serious ... More >>

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    April 4, 2012

    Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps / Retribution Gospel Choir

    Related:Retribution Gospel Choir releases free EP (DOWNLOAD)Retribution Gospel Choir would not be the band you go to for power pop gems, clapping verses, and cowbell-fused tunes. Best known as Low frontman Alan Sparhawk's other (very loud) baby, RGC has a reputation for bringing frenzied, serious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Retribution Gospel Choir releases free EP (DOWNLOAD)

    ​Retribution Gospel Choir, the more-strummy side project of Low's Alan Sparhawk, has released a new EP. Titled The Revolution -- not a Prince thing -- the four tracks gather some great vintage rock replete with cowbell, sassy guitar licks, and some full-on shredding. And it occurs all in the span ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    The Current's 7th birthday party at First Avenue, 1/27/12

    ​The Current's 7th birthday partyWith Tapes 'n Tapes, Dead Man Winter, Low, and Night MovesFirst Avenue, MinneapolisFriday, January 27, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here and check out coverage of night two here.The seven-year love affair between Twin Cities music fans and the Current was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Low and Death Cab for Cutie team for tour

    ​Lovers of Death Cab for Cutie will get rewarded for showing up early starting in April when Low, our not-so-slow-core-no-more neighbors from Duluth, joins them for a spate of shows. This pairing is a huge coup for Low, who have steadily grasped more rock conventions in their work while ne'r negle ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 25, 2012

    Charlie Parr

    ​Lovers of Death Cab for Cutie will get rewarded for showing up early starting in April when Low, our not-so-slow-core-no-more neighbors from Duluth, joins them for a spate of shows. This pairing is a huge coup for Low, who have steadily grasped more rock conventions in their work while ne'r negle ... More >>

  • Music

    January 11, 2012

    Critics' Picks: Charlie Parr, Friends Like These, Dom, and more

    ​Lovers of Death Cab for Cutie will get rewarded for showing up early starting in April when Low, our not-so-slow-core-no-more neighbors from Duluth, joins them for a spate of shows. This pairing is a huge coup for Low, who have steadily grasped more rock conventions in their work while ne'r negle ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 11, 2012

    Charlie Parr

    ​Lovers of Death Cab for Cutie will get rewarded for showing up early starting in April when Low, our not-so-slow-core-no-more neighbors from Duluth, joins them for a spate of shows. This pairing is a huge coup for Low, who have steadily grasped more rock conventions in their work while ne'r negle ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011

    Low, Doomtree, Brute Heart top best local releases

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Seven Inches of Minnesota Music: The Plastic Constellations, 'The Dreaming'

    ​The Plastic Constellations were something special when they first made an impression on the Twin Cities music scene of the mid-'90s. At the time the teenaged band started things up in their parent's basement and managed to finagle their Hopkins High School superiors to let them use school time to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Low release NYC subway-themed 'Especially Me' video

    ​Longtime audio/visual collaborators Low and local film and video director Phil Harder have churned out another stunning masterpiece together. The new clip for "Especially Me" -- from this year's C'Mon, the band's 9th full length release -- features vocalist/drummer Mimi Parker aboard a New Yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Record Store Day 2011 in photos

    Photos by Erik HessHastings 3000 and Brother Ali at Down in the Valley on Record Store Day​Record Store Day, the annual celebration of independent music shops, returned this Saturday for its fourth and largest citywide celebration yet. The metro area is thankfully still home to a long list of reco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Low at First Avenue, 4/16/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​LowApril 16, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisAfter seeing Retribution Gospel Choir perform a handful of times over the last couple of years, I was quite excited for Alan Sparhawk's return to the First Avenue stage with his distinguished "other" band Low on Saturday night. With h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Low release new album, play two shows this Saturday

    ​It's been a week filled with Low-related news. Not only did Robert Plant swoop into town and cover not one but two of the Duluth slowcore band's songs, but they released a new video starring John Stamos that's been rippling throughout the blogosphere. It's all good timing, too -- Low just release ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2011

    Low

    ​It's been a week filled with Low-related news. Not only did Robert Plant swoop into town and cover not one but two of the Duluth slowcore band's songs, but they released a new video starring John Stamos that's been rippling throughout the blogosphere. It's all good timing, too -- Low just release ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Robert Plant and the Band of Joy at the State Theatre, 4/12/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Robert Plant and the Band of JoyApril 12, 2011State Theatre, MinneapolisWhen Robert Plant opened with a funky, schmaltzy version of the Zeppelin classic "Black Dog," I was worried that the show would be a series of classic rock songs made palatable for the adult-contemporary ... More >>

  • Music

    April 13, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Subhumans, Jeff Beck, House of Pain, and more

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Robert Plant and the Band of JoyApril 12, 2011State Theatre, MinneapolisWhen Robert Plant opened with a funky, schmaltzy version of the Zeppelin classic "Black Dog," I was worried that the show would be a series of classic rock songs made palatable for the adult-contemporary ... More >>

  • Music

    April 13, 2011

    Low release C'mon

    Duluth trio gets personal

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Craig Finn, Gang of Four to join the Current today

    ​The Current today is doing a fairly massive edition of Theft of the Dial today -- Fox 9's M.A. Rosko and the Decemberists have already helped out the little big station this morning, with two big'uns still to come.

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Low drop trailer video for new album

    ​The trailer for Low's new album, C'mon, due out April 12 via Sub Pop, is:1. Moody and foreboding,2. features just enough of a snippet of their new material to get us excited, and3. peaks with Alan Sparhawk doing an impersonation of Eric Clapton.Also, their new promo photos feature all three membe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Rock the Garden: MGMT, Sharon Jones, OK Go, and Retribution Gospel Choir coming to the Walker on June 19

    ​The Current and the Walker Art Center announced their Rock the Garden lineup today with a live broadcast at Brit's Pub in downtown Minneapolis, hosted by Current DJ Mary Lucia and the Walker's Senior Curator for Performing Arts Philip Bither. The yearly outdoor festival has grown quite large in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Retribution Gospel Choir get intense at the Triple Rock

    The unrelenting sonic assault began with a cover of Low's "Breaker" and didn't let up until the encore.

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    6 Questions: Retribution Gospel Choir's Alan Sparhawk

    RGC return to Minneapolis to play the Triple Rock this weekend.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Retribution Gospel Choir to play 501 Club, release "2"

    Alan Sparhawk's Retribution Gospel Choir will play the 501 this coming December 19 and release its new album the following month.

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2008

    Alan Sparhawk

    Alan Sparhawk's Retribution Gospel Choir will play the 501 this coming December 19 and release its new album the following month.

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