My Morning Jacket

Bob Dylan sculpture could be coming to Duluth

In person, Bob Dylan is just over 5'6". But a 12-and-a-half-foot likeness of him might soon tower over Duluth if a new $160,000 Kickstarter campaign reaches its goal. Sculptor Tom Page is spearheading the project, dubbed Dylan by Duluth, which is meant to "capture Dylan in his earlier years, as he s ... More >>

Bob Dylan unveils tour dates with Wilco and My Morning Jacket -- St. Paul in July

Bob Dylan is now a 71-year-old force to be reckoned with on his own. With Tempest, he proved for the umpteenth time that he's still got the mind and the artistic means to topple anyone in the exclusive club of Americana musicians. And, the guy never stops touring, it seems.After he does some dates f ... More >>

The best Twin Cities concerts: 4/17-4/23

This week marks several musical events in the Twin Cities. Duluth folk-bluegrass stars Trampled by Turtles celebrate ten years with three sold out shows (Wednesday - Friday) at First Avenue/7th Street Entry. Saturday, April 20 marks a very special occasion that is celebrated internationally, that's ... More >>

Jim James

Willy Mason

Best Twin Cities concerts 2012: Staff lists

Here are the raw lists from many of City Pages' contributing writers and photograghers for the finest shows they attended this year. Hint: It's all over the place!See Also:Best Twin Cities concerts 201250 Awesome Concert Photos from 2012Best Twin Cities songs 2012: Staff lists Best Twin Cities album ... More >>

Andrew Bird: I'm never going to use Twitter

Andrew Bird doesn't like to call himself a writer. With the classic humility of a Midwesterner, he says, "It's just something that happens when you get up in the morning. It's not a big deal." The maestro -- who has a huge resume of artist friends including Neko Case, My Morning Jacket, and Ani DiFr ... More >>

Dum Dum Girls, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Polica, and more

Trampled by Turtles play for Adult Swim's Squidbillies in "Walt Whitman" video

See Also:Trampled by Turtles play "Alone" on Late Show With David Letterman (VIDEO)Trampled by Turtles cover Arcade Fire's "Rebellion (Lies)"Trampled By Turtles lighten up on Stars and SatellitesAlthough every Trampled by Turtles show Gimme Noise has ever attended has been rowdy, there has always be ... More >>

My Morning Jacket/Band of Horses

SoundTown 2012 has been canceled

See Also:SoundTown 2012 statement: Ticket threshold wasn't metSoundTown 2011: A first-ever adventure in SomersetSoundTown 2012 lineup: Jane's Addiction, Florence the Machine, & moreMore cancellation news coming across today: SoundTown 2012 is indeed not happening, and artists are starting to s ... More >>

SoundTown 2012 statement: The ticket threshold wasn't met

See Also:SoundTown 2012 has been canceledSoundTown 2011: A first-ever adventure in SomersetSoundTown 2012 lineup: Jane's Addiction, Florence the Machine, & moreThe 2012 running of the SouthTown Music & Camping Festival got canceled today, and organizers are pointing to the simple fact that ... More >>

Old Californio bring SoCal country to Lee's Friday

Say the closest you've come to experiencing the totally sweet SoCal, late-'60s country psychedelia of a band like the Byrds, live and in the present-day, has been seeing onetime frontman Roger McGuinn play the totally hoppin' (not really) Hopkins Center for the Arts, spring 2011. He's telling s ... More >>

A postmortem defense of Jet

​It might not seem like a big deal that much-maligned Australian band Jet announced their "discontinuation as a group" on Tuesday. Most of the people who will read this post had long ago written off Jet as sell-out, half-assed imitators who got lucky once, but we all know deep down that's not true ... More >>

Cataldo on working with Laura Veirs and career longevity

​Combining incisive lyricism with instant campfire-classic melodies, it was hard to believe Cataldo's Signal Flare's rich arrangements and assured delivery sprang from the mind of an artist just 21 years old at the time of its 2008 release. Released this fall after a long wait, Eric Anderson's fo ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Schoolboy Q, Dr. Dog, Yacht, and more

Dr. Dog

Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom on Coffee Mugs, Valentines, & Jim Eno

​Heartless Bastards are gearing up for the release of their fourth album, Arrow on February 14. It just so happens that Arrow is the band's strongest record to date. It features a more versatile mix of psych, glam, classic rock, porch blues, R&B, funk and spaghetti-western. Singer/guitarist ... More >>

5ingles: Black Dice, Jay-Z, Priurient & More

​Whether you're dealing with Black Dice, black metal, or Blue Ivy, 2012 is figuring to be a year filled with dark, rich shades -- none of these half-assed hues, please! These five singles are a cross-section of the bizarre, the boastful, and the quiet moments we spend in noisy spots.

Bon Iver, Brian Setzer, Mint Condition's Stokley Williams among this year's Grammy nominees

​All bets were on Adele heading into last night's Grammy nomination ceremony (now a nationally televised event tailored to milk the big reveal for every last commercial penny), and she certainly held her own, receiving a total of six nominations from the Recording Academy. Kanye West, too, scored ... More >>

Chiefs of the North release Remember When at the Fine Line

​Reflection -- in terms of musical creativity at least -- is the backbone and the enemy of songwriting.  Almost nothing can prompt such accelerated surges of creativity in the process of a song as hindsight, and yet, it will force an artist to face something they may have been hiding from.&nb ... More >>

Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward, and Winnie the Pooh united in devastating cuteness

M. Ward, Zooey, (and Tigger too!)​As if its empire wasn't vast enough, Disney is making eyes at the Pitchfork-reading crowd with some new soundtracks featuring the likes of Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward, My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, and Sondre Lerche. With the release of the hand-animated (vintage ... More >>

Little Feat at the Minnesota Zoo, 7/10/11

​July 10, 2011 Little Feat Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater Little Feat have a musical history that spans over four decades, and as most of the members are now nearing the retirement age, it seems almost ludicrous to consider a band that has survived many a musical period and is still producing wor ... More >>

Buddy Holly tribute album brings together Fiona Apple, Black Keys, Paul McCartney, more

​Well isn't this just precious. A slew of indie darlings have joined Lou Reed, Patti Smith and even a former Beatle to pay homage to influential early rock 'n' roller Buddy Holly on new tribute album Rave on Buddy Holly, which is streaming in its entirety today over at NPR. Holly was only 22 years ... More >>

Rock the Garden 2011: Live blogging from the Walker Art Center

Photos by Nick WosikaTapes 'n Tapes frontman Josh Grier​Welcome to Rock the Garden 2011! There's a steady rain here right now, and all along the hillside in front of the stage there are brightly colored rain jackets and ponchos as far as the eye can see.Gimme Noise is set up in back of stage at th ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Sondre Lerche, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Stone Arch Festival

​"The sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet."-Bob Marley

Rock the Garden 2011 lineup: My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, Booker T. Jones, Tapes 'n Tapes

Photo by Nick Vlcek​Before we get to the whole lineup portion of today's Rock the Garden announcement, here's a quandary: How many tickets do you think the Walker and the Current could sell to this shindig without disclosing a single band on the bill beforehand?

Bobby Bare Jr.

Janelle Monae, Matt & Kim, and more

John Prine

Local Natives, Suckers

Art-A-Whirl, Henry Rollins, and more: Critics' Picks

Laura Veirs talks touring, home recording, and experimentation

We caught up with Veirs in advance of tonight's show at the Cedar.

Laura Veirs and Hall of Flames

Electric Fetus Reborn, Song of Zarathustra, and more

Monsters of Folk finesse Orpheum

The indie "super-group" of M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Jim James, and Mike Mogis delighted with their cornucopia of sound.

Monsters of Folk

The Decemberists

Wilco rocks the Roy

Six guys, 100 guitars and Gary?

Black Crowes return twice as hard, set to play First Ave.

Fleet Foxes

My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket and more

October Show Schedule: OMG

Zoo School graduates Yer Cronies channel their camaraderie into song

She & Him

The Graduates

A post-college shake-up remakes Athens’s the Whigs

Elvis in Wonderland

Solo artist falls down rabbit hole, finds himself part of My Morning Jacket's opening band

Playing Doctor

Smoking like Dre, rioting against junior high, singing in the parking lot

Song Sung Blue

My Morning Jacket's At Dawn sounds like a country of sadness