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Nine Inch Nails unveil 2013 U.S. tour dates -- St. Paul in September

It would've been impossible for Nine Inch Nails to give up for good. Trent Reznor and his electronic/industrial cohorts are heading back on the road later this year in support of the first NIN studio recordings in half a decade. Hesitation Marks will be out via Columbia Records on September 3, and y ... More >>

Justin Timberlake reveals The 20/20 Experience World Tour dates

J.T. fans rejoice! The former Mouseketeer and frosty-tipped 'N Sync heartthrob will be coming to the Land of 10,000 Lakes on his just-announced The 20/20 Experience world tour. See also: Justin Timberlake beatboxes with Brother Ali Prince & Bon Iver visit Blue Ivy Carter on Saturday Night Live

New Kids on the Block displaying Package Tour dates -- Minneapolis in July

What do you do to promote a tour of aging boy bands while still trying to titillate a fan base that has grown older right along with the past-their-prime groups? In the case of the upcoming New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men joint jaunt through the U.S., you call it "The Pack ... More >>

Madonna's St. Paul show "REALLY REALLY SUCKED," says reader

From time to time, we get letters. And then sometimes we get really colorful, impassioned letters. This is one of them.  Our reader Carol flew up to St. Paul from Florida to check one off the bucket list: Madonna in all her live glory -- at long last. This came at considerable expense, with ove ... More >>

Twin Cities b-boys represent

How unlikely Minnesota breakdancing stars took the world by storm

Pink adds 2013 North American tour dates -- St. Paul in March

Pink is the latest stadium-sized pop star to add to what is going to be a busy early part of 2013 with a fresh tour. Lady Gaga's coming. Rihanna's coming! She's taking her brand-new sixth album, The Truth About Love, on the road for 25 dates throughout North America between February 13 and March 28. ... More >>

Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

From supporters to protesters to strippers, Miami will be ready

Hardee's to open 59 new area restaurants. Is one near you? [MAP]

Hardee's recently announced a five-year expansion plan that will increase its Minneapolis/St. Paul-area presence four-fold, from 21 locations to 80. That's 59 new burger joints.If you're interested in heading up one of the new franchises, there's an "Executive Roundtable" this afternoon where you ca ... More >>

Brother Ali's Mourning In America tour dates, First Ave in October

Related:Brother Ali arrested at Occupy Homes protest [VIDEO]After setting off the Entry back in May, rallying in Wisconsin, giving us a soulful, somber taste of his new record, and recently getting arrested to help bring attention to the foreclosure problem here in Minnesota, Brother Ali is finally ... More >>

Voter ID is the new Jim Crow

New laws in dozens of states could cost Obama votes

Justin Bieber's U.S. tour dates -- Minneapolis in October

Related:Justin Bieber's snake finds home at Owatonna Zoo (PHOTOS)The Justin Bieber experience is headed back to the Twin Cities in October. The Biebs just announced a fresh North American tour, and it includes about three months of dates beginning in late September, and continuing through most of Ja ... More >>

Van Halen announce massive U.S. tour, hitting Xcel in St. Paul on May 19th

​Classic rock fans of the Twin Cities, are you ready to dance the night away with Van Halen once again? The legendary arena rock band has reunited with original frontman David Lee Roth, and are set to reconnect with their fans in a big way on a massive U.S. tour that finds the combustible band ... More >>

Seven Inches of Minnesota Music: The Replacements "I'm in Trouble"

​The Replacements are hands down one of the most revered and famous bands out of Minneapolis. Not only does the group forever cast a shadow over almost every barroom guitar-rock band that ever sets foot on stage in town, but their lingering legacy has done the same thing to the members of the ... More >>

Sade reveals Minneapolis date: August 9 at the Target Center with John Legend

​Reclusive singer Sade is slowly revealing all of the dates for her forthcoming tour, and today she announced via Facebook that she will stop in Minneapolis on Tuesday, August 9 for a show at the Target Center with opener John Legend.

Minneapolis ranked 10th most dangerous city in America

Andrew CiscelThe 10th most dangerous city in America?​We're so used to the Twin Cities placing high in national rankings of one sort or another that a new survey from U.S. News brought us up short: Minneapolis is tied with Cleveland - Cleveland! - as the 10th most dangerous city in America.

We Are the Willows tour diary, Vol. 11

​I haven't had too many shows over the last week.  It's been kinda nice, but I've noticed that, for some reason, I've started looking like a step dad on vacation; Tucked-in T-shirts, goofy vacation hats and payless cross trainers.  Weird.

Now Now kick off two-month tour

​Local rock trio Now Now (formerly known as Now, Now Every Children) are one of the many Twin Cities bands who will caravan down to Austin, Texas this year for the SXSW festival, but they're getting a head start -- the band is already on the road and will complete a full lap of the US that won't f ... More >>

Goldy Gopher and U of M cheerleaders win national titles [VIDEO]

Goldy gets the gold.​Goldy Gopher and the University of Minnesota cheerleaders have managed to do something this year that the teams they support have not in a very long time: Bring home national titles to the Twin Cities campus. The over-sized rodent and the dance squads competed at the annu ... More >>

Katy Perry coming to Xcel Center July 9

Photo by Tony NelsonKaty Perry at First Ave in March 2009​Following the same skyrocketing success arc as pop phenom Lady Gaga, who played the Fine Line and came back a year later to sell out two nights at the Xcel Center, Katy Perry is upgrading from filling the First Avenue Mainroom in 2009 to pl ... More >>

Minneapolis is the gayest city in America according to The Advocate

On Task/FlickrMayhem Rugby caught The Advocate's eye.​We clicked through The Advocate's new slide show, one loser city at a time, until Minneapolis popped up as the Gayest City in America. Gayer than Cleveland and St. Louis? Sure. But gayer than San Francisco? And New York? Heck, New York di ... More >>

Paul Koenig: The One-Man Housing Crisis

He's been dragging down property values for years, and neighbors want him out

Ex-Viking Orlando Thomas isn't really dead, team retracts statement

Ultimate fail: Announcing someone is dead on an official Web site when it isn't actually true.

Bon Iver announces summer tour dates

The reflective woodsman will be sharing stage duties with... uh... the Indigo Girls, apparently.

Heart at Treasure Island: Ten rockin' reasons to make the trip

They're back -- and they have better hair and sound just as good.

Minneapolis ties for 10th highest homeowner vacancy rate

Would you believe we're tied with Detroit?

A lift in the fog

Timberwolves flirt with rock bottom

The Professional Loser

Concert Highlights for the Week of July 18 - July 24

The Three-Pointer: Not Ready

Another Year, Another Fall Guy

Dwane Casey tries to save the hapless Wolves—and his own job

Star Time!

Is a national convention a good idea for the Twin Cities, or just its pols?

Many Happy Returns

Eddie Griffin, shot-blocker extraordinaire, is delivering huge value on his new contract with the Wolves

Start Your Reggaetón Collection Today, Be Popular Tomorrow

A quick primer on Puerto Rico's hip-hop/dancehall hybrid

Vengeance is His

Park Chanwook's 'Oldboy' reinvents Jacobean drama for the 21st century

That's President Ratface to you, pal

Let Me Finish...

W in his own words

The Picture of Health

Will an injury-free roster make the wolves better?

Sex, Lies, and Audiotape

Har Mar Superstar and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O. go on record about french-kissing fans and cock-blocking Beck

Is It Happening Again?

The Wolves' ill-timed annual swoon is upon us

KG = MVP

The Wolves may be merely average, but Kevin Garnett just keeps getting better

The Young and the Restless

"Women With Vision" Finds New Distaff Auteurs Getting Antsy

Twin Killing

Is there any way to keep Major League Baseball in Minnesota? Well, for starters we could get a judge to classify Carl Pohlad as a vulnerable adult...

Pulling Strings

An unlikely production company called 3 Legged Race delves into the forsaken realm of puppetry, circus acts, and performance art

Before the Camera

Park and Ride

Faraway, So Close!

Director Wim Wenders imports Afro-Cuban music to the First World

Lord of the Dance

Rock crit Simon Reynolds writes the first comprehensive account of the rave revolution

The Living Dead of the Night

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

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