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Michael Lewis

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Eyedea 4 Africa benefit coming to Turf Club in June

    The mother of Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen has partnered with local Minnesota non-profit Moving Forward Africa to stage a benefit show at Turf Club next month. According to Matthew Ylvisaker, president of Moving Forward Africa, this was a show that Larsen was hoping to assemble before his life was cut sh ... More >>

  • Movies

    December 28, 2011

    Top Films of 2011

    A Dangerous Method, Aurora, and more

  • Music

    October 19, 2011

    Picked to Click 2011

    The Cloak Ox, Night Moves, and more

  • Movies

    September 21, 2011

    Brad Pitt in Moneyball

    The formula works in numbers-heavy baseball flick

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Bon Iver Day declared in Milwaukee as band kicks off tour

    Photo via the Milwaukee Bucks​Aside from a few late-night TV stops, Bon Iver has yet to christen their sophomore album, the much lauded and hotly debated Bon Iver, Bon Iver, with a proper live show. That will all change this weekend when the band takes up a two-night residency at the Riverside The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Guitar Party's 7-year-old lead singer Mijah Ylvisaker talks about fronting a noise rock band

    ​The band Guitar Party is a supergroup of sorts that includes some longtime local music veterans: Jeremy Ylvisaker, Haley Bonar, Jake Hansen, Andrew Broder, J.T. Bates, and Michael Lewis. Even the late Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen was a member before he passed away last October. But new to the fold ... More >>

  • Music

    March 30, 2011

    Hildur Victoria emerge with a new musical voice

    Self-titled album both robust and dramatic

  • Music

    January 26, 2011

    Ghostband's Jon Davis forges his own experimental path

    Inspired by free-jazz trio Fat Kid Wednesdays

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Love-cars reuniting for 'Rent Party!' at the Turf tonight

    ​It all makes sense. For those wondering how local musicians like James Diers, Haley Bonar, Jeremy Ylvisaker, JT Bates, Jake Hanson, and Mike Lewis find the time to spawn so many amazing, collaborative projects, the answer is simple: They all share a practice space. And unfortunately, that practic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Andrew Bird at First Avenue, 12/02/10

    Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Andrew BirdDecember 2, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisAndrew Bird gave his passionate fans that filled a sold-out First Avenue on a frigid Thursday night an intimate glimpse into what the sound and direction of his new album will be, debuting five new songs within his cap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Celebration of the Life of Mikey 'Eyedea' Larsen, 11/9/10

    ​For many of his fans, he was known as battle rap legend and Rhymesayers recording artist Eyedea. For others, he was Micheal Larsen, the front man of genre-bending experimental groups like Carbon Carousel and Face Candy. For others still, he was known by his alter-ego Oliver Hart.But for most of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Gayngs and Glasser rehearse for tour in Justin Vernon's studio

    Photos by Kevin O'Meara​Twin Cities-based conglomeration Gayngs is preparing to embark on their first tour this week, which will find them in New York City this weekend for a pair of shows and an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and wraps up at the Austin City Limits festival on October ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Gayngs go acoustic with 'Eye in the Sky'

    ​Perhaps as a fuck-you to the blogs who decried their George Michael cover as uninspired and overtly ironic, or perhaps just as another display of the overwhelming talent of its collaborators, Gayngs dropped a new (in every sense of the word) video of four of its members covering the Alan Parsons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2010

    Dave King

    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 >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2010

    Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Afrika Bambaataa, and more

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2009

    Fat Kid Wednesdays

    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 >>

  • Music

    December 23, 2009

    Romi De Luna's Holiday Special, Big Head Todd, and more

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Why Twin Cities music rules

    ​On a Monday night last year, I went to the Clown Lounge for Jazz Implosion. I go fairly regularly now, but at the time, I'd only been a handful of times. More or less hosted by Fat Kid Wednesdays (unless someone is on tour), Jazz Implosion has been a Twin Cities' mainstay for years. It's an estab ... More >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2009

    Minneapolis bassist Chris Morrissey leaves to make jazz in New York

    Morrissey has backed Mason Jennings, Bill Mike Band, and Haley Bonar

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Minnesota does Letterman: the YouTube videos

    Video clips from Ben Kweller and Andrew Bird's performances on David Letterman this week, both backed by local musicians.

  • Music

    September 3, 2008

    Twin Cities musicians kick off a week of RNC protests

    With the convention days away, the Turf Club rocks for change

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Over the Weekend: June 27-29, 2008

    With the convention days away, the Turf Club rocks for change

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    Tubby Smith Was Not Born in A Barn: Requiem

    With the convention days away, the Turf Club rocks for change

  • News

    March 28, 2007

    Who's on First? Who Cares. What's His GPA?

    The future of baseball is a 16-year-old mathlete from Bloomington

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2006

    City Planner: Tuesday 10/17

    The future of baseball is a 16-year-old mathlete from Bloomington

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    Redstart: So Far from Over

    The future of baseball is a 16-year-old mathlete from Bloomington

  • Music

    May 4, 2005

    More to Love

    Local jazz trio Fat Kid Wednesdays pays tribute to trumpeter Don Cherry

  • Music

    January 26, 2005

    Pleasure in Slow Motion

    Happy Apple takes its time to get to know you

  • Music

    August 18, 2004

    He's The DJ, I'm The Free Jazz Saxophonist

    Andrew Broder and George Cartwright make a quiet noise

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    The Lost Tribes of Faribault

    Latinos, Somalis, and the American dream in southern Minnesota

  • Sports

    June 25, 2003

    What's in a Number?

    Stat love and baseball love

  • Music

    January 22, 2003

    Happy Apple: Youth Oriented

    Stat love and baseball love

  • News

    September 18, 2002

    Picked to Click XII

    Hail the Conquering Heroes: Polls and Praise for This Year's Best New Artists

  • Arts

    January 2, 2002

    The Year in Music

    The Sound of Music, 2001: Our Favorite Things

  • Music

    November 14, 2001

    Coup De Grâce

    The Political Message of the Coup's 'Party Music' Survives the Catastrophe in New York

  • Arts

    August 22, 2001

    Slim Boy, Phat

    Drummer JT Bates and his Fat Kid Wednesdays make a weighty impression on the local improv-jazz scene

  • Books

    June 6, 2001

    Let Them Read Cake

    A new brand of travel writer savors foie gras, catnaps, and voluptuous idle living for the rest of us

  • Sports

    September 6, 2000

    Irrational Exuberance

    TNT'S Bull deals in raw enthusiasm for the new finance economy. Why is it such a hard sell?

  • Music

    February 3, 1999

    The Motion Carries

    With traditional songs and improvisational marketing, the local Motion Poets are bringing old jazz to new fans

  • Music

    November 25, 1998

    Baby Steps

    Twice the ambition, half the vision

  • News

    December 20, 1995

    Boutique Planet

    The upscaling of everything

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