Lucy Michelle

The best Twin Cities concerts: 4/24-4/30

It's the last week of April, and the snow is finally melting away. Wednesday, local favorites Poliça play a show in the First Avenue Mainroom, while songwriter Josh Ritter plays a set the next night. Mill City Nights also welcomes Mindless Self Indulgence as new local band Ginkgo plays a set at the ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from Bob Mould, Atmosphere, The Color Pharmacy, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... 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 >>

Local Frames: New videos from Dark Dark Dark, Night Moves, Guante & Big Cats!, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before.While it's impo ... More >>

Kristoff Krane on his new video being like chocolate-covered broccoli

Kristoff Krane has spent years in the Twin Cities hip-hop scene cultivating a reputation as one of its most consistently innovative and provocative artists. In a career trademarked by bravery and a commitment to experimentation, Krane is bringing his bold artistry into the visual realm with his late ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from Mike Mictlan, Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapelles, Brother Ali, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

MN Music On-a-Stick without the fair schtick

Jeremy Messersmith chats about his adopted state fair

Caravan du Nord 2012 tour lineup and schedule

Eight Minnesota cities flung to the far corners of the state will host the second-annual Caravan du Nord shows this fall. Last fall, Low, Trampled by Turtles, members of Doomtree, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, Heiruspecs, and many more were among the acts visiting smaller communities outsid ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: West Bank Music Festival, Heiruspecs, Hugh Laurie

Friday is the night of tribute shows. We Are Not Ween rocks the mainroom of First Avenue, while The Big Pink performs their annual homage to The Band's last show known as "The Last Waltz". If you're in St. Paul, stop by the Amsterdam to hear Jonny James & the Hall of Fames cover The Be ... More >>

Sunday's Big Gig has been canceled

This Sunday's Big Gig at the Ted Man Concert Hall has been canceled. The event, sponsored by the Minnesota Orchestra and the Current, was to feature performances from Solid Gold, Jeremy Messersmith, Halloween, Alaska, Charlie Parr and others, both indoors and outside the U of M's Ted Mann Concert Ha ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Rock for Pussy, Rock the Vine, Greg Laswell, Too Short

This is definitely a weekend reserved for rock with Rock for Pussy, a tribute to David Bowie at First Ave. on Friday and Rock the Vine, a day reserved for music and wine tasting, on Saturday. Minneapalooza will be taking over Nick & Eddie's and Joe's Garage on Saturday with many local musicians. ... More >>

Ten videos using Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" cue-card concept

​Bob Dylan make one of the earliest "music videos" ever with a clip from D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 documentary Don't Look Back. Accompanying the masterful "Subterranean Homesick Blues," Dylan daftly tosses cue cards that wittily accompany his lyrics with the occasional misspelling ("suckcess").This w ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles, Polica on free Record Store Day LP

​In recent years, it has become increasingly obvious that Minnesotans love Record Store Day. The turnout to local independent record shops has been massive throughout the state, especially in the Twin Cites, where music fans line up early for the chance to score some of the exclusive albums ma ... More >>

Solid Gold don Let It Be attire, head into the graveyard for Beatle Project video

​The Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery in Phillips has been getting a lot of play these days. Not only was it the inspiration for the theme of Jeremy Messersmith's last album, The Reluctant Graveyard, but it was also the site of a unique outdoor show Messersmith played this summer with Lu ... More >>

Jeremy Messersmith takes his album back to the graveyard

​Quiet and unassuming, you wouldn't expect such morbidity to come out of the enigmatic Jeremy Messersmith. Messersmith will be bringing the brilliant storytelling on his The Reluctant Graveyard back to the actual graveyard, the Pioneers and  --Soldiers Cemetery -- that inspired the album ... More >>

September is beer fest month in the Twin Cities

Mark RobertsBeer fests abound this month in the Twin Cities​Grab your goblets and get a good protein base in your gut. It's going to be a marathon month for beer fans in the Twin Cities. Every weekend holds something big, including two Saturdays with two events each. This Saturday kicks it off ... More >>

The Head and the Heart at the Varsity Theater, 8/7/11

Photos by Tony Nelson​The Head and the Heart August 7, 2011 Varsity Theater, Minneapolis There's a line from the Head and the Heart's standout track "Down in the Valley" where Jonathan Russell sings, "Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways." The line fits in perfectly with the rest of the ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Death Cab for Cutie, Man Man, Bruce Cockburn, and more

Northrop unveils Summer Music Festival lineup

​The University of Minnesota has made a tradition out of inviting local bands to perform on the Northrop Plaza each summer, but this year they are upping the ante by bringing on Minneapolis musician Grant Cutler (ex-Lookbook, Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords) to help a team of students curate ... More >>

Seated Heat presents Lucy Michelle, Burglars, DJ Lisa Frank at Nick and Eddie tonight

photo via Lunalux​Sho Nikaido has been arranging some interesting nights of cross-disciplinary mind-meltery during his band Seated Heat's Monday night residency at our Cities' den of forward-thinking musics, Nick and Eddie, and tonight seems a good time to initiate.

Top 10 Christmas weekend shows and events

​Most offices may be closed tomorrow for Christmas Eve, but the clubs will still be hopping all weekend long with some great holiday-themed events. Here's a rundown of the nine best excuses to sneak out of the house this week (plus one reason to stay in), starting with a few gigs that are slated f ... More >>

Picked to Death: A former Picked to Click insider is changing his vote

"Don't set out to raze all shrines--you'll frighten man. Enshrine mediocrity, and your shrines are razed." Ayn RandOn the 20th anniversary of Picked to Click, I would like to offer this local-music icon a worthy gift: early retirement.

Military Special call it quits

​At the risk of becoming band breakup central around here, we have more sad news to impart this morning. Local dance-rock sextet Military Special has decided to dissolve, and will perform their 100th and final show at the 7th St. Entry on November 19, which is also the release date for their farew ... More >>

S. Carey playing free in-store at the Electric Fetus

​Best known for his work drumming in Bon Iver, S. Carey is stepping out with his own solo debut on Jagjaguwar, All We Grow, this week, and it's already earning high praise from outlets like Pitchfork. Carey will host a CD-release show tomorrow night at the Southern Theater with opener Lucy Michell ... More >>

West Bank Music Festival set times

​If you've picked up a copy of City Pages this week, you may have noticed that something is happening tomorrow over on the West Bank... Once you've read up on performers Dessa, the Book of Right On, and Culture Cry Wolf, check out the full schedule below for all the bands performing at Saturday's ... More >>

S. Carey (CD-release)

West Bank Music Festival coming August 21

​Much in the spirit of the defunct CedarFest, the City Pages West Bank Music Festival will take over the West Bank neighborhood with a multi-venue local music extravaganza on Saturday, August 21. We are pleased to announce the initial lineup today, with many more acts yet to be added (including th ... More >>

Prof drops NSFW music video in preparation for Soundset

Hot (and we mean hot) on the heels of yesterday's video featuring Lucy Michelle, MPLS.TV and Gimme Noise are happy to present another video in the City of Music series, this time featuring Prof -- and a couple of random people making out in a motel room. Did we mention it was hot? And NSFW? Yep. Enj ... More >>

Jeremy Messersmith, Blue Sky Blackout, and more CD-release shows this weekend

​It's a local CD-release extravaganza this weekend, with bands unveiling new albums in seemingly every club across town. Here's our top picks for the must-see album release shows:FRIDAYJeremy Messersmith CD-release Cedar Cultural Center We like Jeremy Messersmith. A lot. Have you noticed? And we'r ... More >>

Mike Dreams, Dada Trash Collage featured in this week's City Pages

Articles from this week's dead tree edition.

Dessa tops the list of local best sellers at the Electric Fetus

We're not the only ones digging Dessa's new solo album.

The Year in Music: P.O.S., Solid Gold, and Owl City break through

Losses include the Suburbs' Bruce Allen, Dinkytowner, and Myth

September 9, 2009: Red Pens & Jason Isbell

Red Pens to play the Fetus, Jason Isbell announces Turf Club date & Brother Ali-mania continues on the blogs.

Hot local sellers at the Electric Fetus

The top 10 local records sold last week at the Fetus.

Weekend Checklist: Solid Gold, Mike Watt, and Lady Sovereign

May 15-17.

Fall Out Boy, Lady Sovereign, King Khan & the Shrines, and more

May 5, 2009: Fleet Foxes & Leonard Cohen

Fleet Foxes announce Twin Cities date, Stone Arch Festival lineup announced & win free 10k Lakes Festival tickets.

Voltage: Fashion Amplified

V-Day Minneapolis 2009: The Vagina Monologues

V-Day Minneapolis 2009: Benefit Concert

V-Day Minneapolis 2009: What I Want My Words to do to You

Estelle, Dillinger Four, and more

Ben Kweller in-store performance tonight at the Fetus

Stop by at 6 p.m. today for a free performance and signing by Ben Kweller.

Minneapolis's Aby Wolf delivers album of mesmerizing folk

Wolf talks about her songwriting on Sweet Prudence

Jan. 9, 2009: LOTUSFLOW3R, A Paper Cup Band & SXSW

Top 10 Local Albums of the Year

Our favorite albums released in Minnesota this year, with a handful of honorable mentions

Nine Inch Nails, AC/DC, and more

CultureBully.com kicks off a 60-hour blogathon

The 757s live up to their name with roaring, explosive rock

Electric Fetus hosts four days of music, registers voters