Neil Young

Trampled by Turtles 10th Anniversary show at First Avenue, 4/17/13

Trampled by Turtleswith Actual Wolf and Fever DreamFirst Ave., MinneapolisWednesday, April 17, 2013Minneapolis isn't Trampled by Turtles' hometown, but this city sure loves the band. Opening the first of three sold-out shows at First Ave., the band celebrated their ten-year anniversary being togethe ... More >>

Remembering Leah Rule

Former Turf Club manager and Twin Cities music scene shaper passes after a battle with cancer

Bettye LaVette

Amadou & Mariam, Acoustic Century, and more

Jake Manders releases a collection of songs 15 years in the making

​Dubbing Minneapolis native Jake Manders as a songwriter is partially accurate; he is also a raconteur who has carefully crafted a collection of songs that narrate his life. Manders' self-titled project is rooted in 1994, when he first picked up the guitar and harmonica. A prolific writer, ... More >>

Rebecca Black's 'Friday' covered by Fake Bob Dylan

​Question: How do you know when a YouTube sensation has gone over-the-top crazy viral and is in danger of invading our thoughts, our hopes, our dreams? Answer: When a cover of said viral song by a guy who sings like Bob Dylan gets over a million views in a week.

The Rural Alberta Advantage

Minnesota YouTube vids: Best of 2010

Too much coffee, man.​What a year. Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey wanted to be our governor. We got a brand spankin' new Twins ballpark. Michele Bachmann took the tingle out of Chris Matthews. And the Metrodome roof collapsed in the Blizzard of 2010. All of that and more was caught on vide ... More >>

Cepia talks influences, remixing, and working with M.I.A.

​It's that time of the year. Ye ol' record shoppes are brimming with fresh new music and newly packaged moldy oldies for the holidays. Amidst albums hoping to become stocking stuffers or to be put under the Hanukah bush this week comes the newest offering from Twin Cities electronic music maestro ... More >>

Roma di Luna highlighted in this month's Rolling Stone

Photo by Ben Stannard​A new issue of Rolling Stone magazine is out this week, and it shines a spotlight on local record store the Electric Fetus and their top-selling record, Roma di Luna's latest self-released effort Then the Morning Came. Channy and Alexei Moon Casselle's expansive folk project ... More >>

Top ten memorable celebrity twins

​This weekend twins, triplets, quads, and their families will make a pilgrimage to Twinsburg, Ohio for the Twins Days Festival. In deference to this celebration of multiples, we've put together a list of some of the most memorable twins. Some are famous because they're beautiful, others for th ... More >>

Fort Wilson Riot featured in this week's City Pages

Photo by Nick Vlcek​Local indie-pop band Fort Wilson Riot is preparing to release its sophomore album at the Kitty Cat Klub this weekend, and in preparation for their release show we sat down with the band (now a two-piece with Amy Hager and Jacob Mullis) to talk about their ever-evolving soun ... More >>

Phosphorescent

Dawn Droulliard of Fabulous Catering: Chef Chat

courtesy of Dawn Drouillard​ Dawn Droulliard, chef and owner of Fabulous Catering, is not your average chef. Formerly a singer in the bands Interstate Judy and That's What You Get, Droulliard has a rocking style that has translated itself into her kitchen.After moving to the Twin Cities in 1991, D ... More >>

Frog Eyes

Booker T. Jones

Dawes

St. Vincent and Justin Vernon sing "Jolene"

The pair collaborated last weekend at a Haiti benefit in Brooklyn.

Glitter Ball 3, MPLS.TV Winter Jubilee, and more

Bettye LaVette

Revisiting Reissues: Hits and misses from re-releases in the '00s

A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

Willie's Guitars celebrates 20th anniversary with special guests

Members of Los Lobos, Joe Ely, Phil Solem, and Mayor Chris Coleman turned out for the event.

The Songs We Can't Escape

The Minority Report: Aly & AJ

Gimme Noise sticks up for the pre-teen Disney popsters, slips into an asbestos sweat suit.

The Popstream: Al Green, "Tired of Being Alone" (live on Soul Train)

Everything sublime and ridiculous about the 1970s, summed up in two and a half minutes.

Film Highlight: Sound Unseen

Stereolab and more

Kathleen Edwards

Homegrown Wake Celebrates More Than 10 Years of Music

Van Morrison like you've never heard him

11/06 Morning Communiqué

For Those About to Rap

'Awesome' lets Beastie Boys fans take an unsure shot

In Da Club: Boy Girl Boy Girl at the Turf Club

Duluthian barbarians attack Twin Cities with whammy bars, Thin Lizzy riffs, and foot-stomping bluegrass

Cloud Cult: Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus

Clem Snide: End of Love

Low: The Great Destroyer

Radio Gaga

Guerilla Black: "Compton"

Little Dirt: the land and the feet down before us

Sun Kil Moon: Ghosts of the Great Highway

Everybody Wins

Polls and punditry for the best new bands in town

Real Life Rock Top Ten

Nirvana sing about the blackout, Bigfoot shines some light on human nature, and Sinéad's snarl glows in the dark

Howe: The Listener

Saint Etienne: Sound of Water

Road to Nowhere

Grandaddy and Modest Mouse ride suburban alienation from the interstates to outer space

The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin

Steal this Ad

The revolution won't be televised--but it will be advertised

Sonic Youth: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom EP

STREET LIFE

Music Notes

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