Nicole Atkins

Eels at First Avenue, 2/22/13

Eels With Nicole Atkins First Avenue, Minneapolis February 22, 2013 Eels were clearly in a playful and feisty Friday night mood at First Avenue, a point proven by the matching blue Adidas tracksuits and sunglasses that frontman Mark Oliver Everett and the rest of the group sported onstage, the many ... More >>

The best Twin Cities concerts this week: 2/20-2/26

Plenty of shows going on in this last full week in February. Friday and Saturday prove to be the most busy. Friday, indie rock band Eels takes the First Avenue stage while psych poppers Ruby Suns play at the 7th Street Entry. ZZ Ward will be playing to a sold-out crowd at the Varsity and California ... More >>

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Best nationally released albums of 2011

​It's a good thing we waited until the last week of 2011 to publish our final best-album lists, since a few bands managed to eke out stellar releases just this December (the Roots' undun and the Black Keys' El Camino in particular made their way onto a few staffers' lists). With only a few da ... More >>

Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea at the Turf Club, 3/1/2011

Photos by Tony Nelson​Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea March 1, 2011 The Turf Club, St. Paul Nicole Atkins appeared onstage unceremoniously, said "Welcome" to the small crowd that had assembled before her at the Turf Club, and gave a short, self-conscious laugh before she tapped her tambourine ... More >>

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