Mimi Parker

Low at Fitzgerald Theater, 3/23/13

Low With members of Trampled by Turtles Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul March 23, 2013 During the interview portion of Low's riveting show at the Fitzgerald Theater on Saturday night, Alan Sparhawk spoke candidly of the band's objective in approaching the evening. "We've played down here quite a few t ... More >>

Top 10 must-see Minnesota music videos this week

Local Frames is a weekly column spotlighting the best new music videos featuring musicians and directors with Minnesota ties. Ahead of Low's highly anticipated show at the Fitzgerald this Saturday night, an intimate la Blogotheque live performance from Paris by Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker leads t ... More >>

Low enlist Jeff Tweedy to produce The Invisible Way, release live EP

Masters of musical light and shadow Low will release The Invisible Way in March. This album marks their 20th anniversary, and shows Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy's connection to Duluth runs deep. Not only did Wilco received a key to the city this summer during a performance at Bayfront Festival Park an ... More >>

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 >>

Charlie Parr

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

Charlie Parr

Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011

Low, Doomtree, Brute Heart top best local releases

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Low release C'mon

Duluth trio gets personal

Low announce select dates for unique project

The minimalist rockers' newest tour is a collaboration with dance choreographer Morgan Thorson.

Tinkerer, Tailor, Ditherer, Sailor

Andrew Broder joins a rock band (it used to be his)

Slow and Steady Wins the Arms Race

Low march onward with 'Drums and Guns'

Low: The Great Destroyer

Hip hop is doomed, but hip is forever

Score

Underground movies and rebel music hook up in the Sound Unseen Festival

A Local Music Yearbook

Two cities, twelve months, a million reasons to rock!

Low Life

Is it time for a backlash against one of the Twin Cities' greatest local bands?

Drowning By Numbers

The Year in Music

The Sound of Music, 2001: Our Favorite Things

"Hey, we're in Duluth"

A radio pirate-turned-country rocker who doubles as a nanny. A newspaper that rips the establishment. A deconsecrated church. And a very quiet band called Low. Notes on a tiny counterculture.

A Power of Ten

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

Slow Ride

Low have been heckled by crowds and dropped from their label. Now Minnesota's quietest band returns with its best album yet.

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