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Best Minnesota albums of 2012

From Big Cats to Chastity Brown, local gems showcased their talents

All Eyes ramp up dark electronica

Singer-songwriter Alicia Wiley begins her latest venture

Kevin Steinman's farewell show at Bryant Lake Bowl, 7/23/12

See Also:Kevin Steinman says farewell and thanks to the Twin CitiesU.S. healthcare is too costly for Kevin Steinman, so he's moving to NorwayKevin Steinman with his band, Andy Thompson, Justin Hartke, Matt Novachis and special guests Chris Koza, Jeremy Messersmith, Brianna Lane, Luke Anderson, Linne ... More >>

Kevin Steinman says farewell and thanks to the Twin Cities

See Also:U.S. healthcare is too costly for Kevin Steinman, so he's moving to NorwayI sit at a dining table we're about to sell, heaped with things we'll throw in suitcases in two days, amidst a mounting sea of packing boxes. Above the crinkling din of paper being wrapped around our kitchenwares, a c ... More >>

Rock The Vine 3 at the Saint Croix Vineyards, 6/09/12

Rock The Vine 3Featuring Halloween, Alaska, Solid Gold, White Light Riot, and Haley BonarSaint Croix Vineyards, Stillwater, MinnesotaJune 9, 2012Sometimes, it's just nice to get out of the city. Rock The Vine 3 was set in the picturesque grounds of the Saint Croix Vineyards in Stillwater, and treate ... More >>

Rogue Valley enter new season of creation, homecoming show Sunday

​In 2010, Chris Koza and his newly formed band, Rogue Valley, set out to do something a little insane. They wrote and recorded four full-length albums in one year. The "season project," as it came to be known, was fueled by personification: each album intends to give shape and sound to a particula ... More >>

Mally, Sexcat top Best New Bands showcase

Annual First Avenue show highlights best newcomers

Rogue Valley tour diary, Vol. 2

​​Rogue Valley is a Minneapolis-based theatrical folk-pop band who are currently on tour. On the road are drummer Luke Anderson, bassist Paul Engles, keyboardist Joey Kantor, guitar/vocalist Chris Koza and guitarist Peter Sieve. Their tour diaries are written by Koza and edited by Sieve. Read th ... More >>

Picked to Click 2011

The Cloak Ox, Night Moves, and more

Rogue Valley tour diary, Vol. 1

​Rogue Valley is a Minneapolis-based theatrical folk-pop band who are currently on tour. On the road are drummer Luke Anderson, bassist Paul Engles, keyboardist Joey Kantor, guitar/vocalist Chris Koza and guitarist Peter Sieve. Their tour diaries are written by Koza and edited by Sieve. The road ... More >>

Gramma's Boyfriend perform for City of Music

​People of the internet, meet Gramma's Boyfriend: frantic and frenetic, this budding new punk band is a far cry from the lush singer-songwriter fare normally offered up by Haley Bonar. But Bonar has never been one to let her music fit squarely into one category, and her new side project -- which f ... More >>

Haley Bonar at the Cedar Cultural Center, 4/22/11

Photos by Nick Wosika​April 22, 2011 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis Minneapolis could not be happier to have Haley Bonar back in town after her stint in Portland--that much was evident by the warm crowd that had assembled for Bonar's CD release show at the Cedar Cultural Center on Friday n ... More >>

Haley Bonar moves back to Minneapolis

Bonar created the stellar Golder in Portland

Chris Koza's Rogue Valley release False Floors

Album is fourth in 12 months

Rogue Valley

Atmosphere, Rogue Valley, Recplacements Tribute, and more

Alicia Wiley takes us down to the Clown Lounge

Photos by Keith Moechnig​Jazz pianist and songwriter Alicia Wiley is getting ready to unveil her fifth full-length album, Both Sides, next week at the Entry, and she invited the video crew at MPLS.TV to film an exclusive performance in preparation for her release. Backed by multi-talented musician ... More >>

Atmosphere, P.O.S, Walkmen and more at Taste of Minnesota, 7/2/10

Photos by Alexa Jones​There's been quite the kerfuffle about the Taste of Minnesota's decision to charge admission at the gate of this year's festival, but judging by the size of Friday night's audience for sets by the likes of Atmosphere, P.O.S, the Walkmen, and Dawes, fans were happy to fork ove ... More >>

Rogue Valley unveil grandiose stage show at the Fitzgerald

Photo by Ben Clark​As if the mere concept of releasing four albums in the span of a year isn't epic enough, Chris Koza upped the ante on Saturday night by presenting an elaborate, multi-faceted stage show at the Fitzgerald Theater in honor of Rogue Valley's debut album. Midway through the second s ... More >>

Rogue Valley's Crater Lake is first album of four to come

Twin Cities scene veteran Chris Koza goes for broke with ambitious project