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  • Blogs

    April 25, 2013

    Chalet's Joey Kantor: This music is my refuge

    Joey Kantor has an intense way about him. He speaks with his hands a lot, and when he's thinking about a question, his eyes lose focus. Responses tumble out of him unchecked -- you wouldn't expect less from a guy who can't seem to turn his brain off. Good thing, because Kantor's debut solo record, ... More >>

  • Music

    April 17, 2013

    Mid West Music Festival in Winona

    The three-day music event featuring more than 100 local artists celebrates its fourth year

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2013

    Local Frames: New videos from Cloud Cult, the Ocean Blue, Enemy Planes, and more

    As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2013

    The best concerts in the Twin Cities this week: 1/30-2/5

    The Twin Cities is starting to thaw out as January comes to an end. Friday night is especially busy. Retribution Gospel Choir plays the Turf Club while Minneapolis pays tribute to Joe Strummer in the First Avenue Mainroom. Semisonic songwriter Dan Wilson and brother Matt Wilson play a set at Pantage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2013

    Local Frames: New videos from John Mark Nelson, Greycoats, Dessa, and more

    As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2012

    "Nickelback? That's a terrible name for a restaurant," and 25 more quotes from 2012

    Sometimes an individual passage can sum up an entire interview -- or can take on a life of its own that fits absolutely nowhere. In 2012, plenty of artists took the time to speak to Gimme Noise, and one of them was notably incensed that a place serving food that a person would ideally like to keep i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2012

    Minnesota covers the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs (Download)

    There's a certain bond between music and a listener. We can all relate to it, but everyone has a different way of expressing it. For Matt Latterell and Chuck Terhark, that way of expression is through a massive cover album. Absolutely Cuckoo is a statewide ode to the quick-witted, New York band ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2012

    Gabriel Douglas on Infinite Campus benefit, upcoming album

    If you're in the mood for a stellar local lineup, and you'd like to know your cover charge is going to a good cause, Blaine-based Infinite Campus Foundation is putting on a benefit concert called Revel Ed. This'll raise funds for their education-related charity programs, which coordinate drives for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2012

    Alexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle on Duluth, Coloring Time, and Red Stag Block Party

    See Also:Bastille Day Block Party, Red Stag Block Party Lineups AnnouncedKill The Vultures, Kristoff Krane, and No Bird Sing form F to I to XAlexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle is a renaissance man who has left his mark in many places around the Twin Cities, most recently in his groups Kill the Vultures ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2012

    Kevin Steinman's farewell show at Bryant Lake Bowl, 7/23/12

    See Also:Kevin Steinman says farewell and thanks to the Twin CitiesU.S. healthcare is too costly for Kevin Steinman, so he's moving to NorwayKevin Steinman with his band, Andy Thompson, Justin Hartke, Matt Novachis and special guests Chris Koza, Jeremy Messersmith, Brianna Lane, Luke Anderson, Linne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2012

    Kevin Steinman says farewell and thanks to the Twin Cities

    See Also:U.S. healthcare is too costly for Kevin Steinman, so he's moving to NorwayI sit at a dining table we're about to sell, heaped with things we'll throw in suitcases in two days, amidst a mounting sea of packing boxes. Above the crinkling din of paper being wrapped around our kitchenwares, a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2012

    Van Stee on Krautrock, origins, and tonight's Local Current Live

    See Also:Claire de Lune's New Lion establishes her as more than just a "hook girl"Chastity Brown releases Back-Road HighwaysThe Current's Local Show hosts a free show tonight at the Cedar Cultural Center, and they've hand-picked some emerging local music gems to perform. Along with folk artist Chast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: Rock for Pussy, Rock the Vine, Greg Laswell, Too Short

    This is definitely a weekend reserved for rock with Rock for Pussy, a tribute to David Bowie at First Ave. on Friday and Rock the Vine, a day reserved for music and wine tasting, on Saturday. Minneapalooza will be taking over Nick & Eddie's and Joe's Garage on Saturday with many local musicians. ... More >>

  • Movies

    June 6, 2012

    Twin Cites film fests and events

    A guide to a picture-perfect summer

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2012

    Chris Koza on covering Beyonce, oboe accompaniment at Works for Words this Friday

    Chris Koza will probably introduce himself first as a musician, then as a lyricist. Over the course of his lengthy career, he has distinguished himself as one of Minnesota's premier singer-songwriters. His recent work as the frontman of folk-pop ensemble Rogue Valley, where he orchestrated the relea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Mid West Music Fest, Day Three: Kimya Dawson, the Melismatics, BNLX, and My Private Eye

    Mid West Music Fest, Day Three: Featuring Kimya Dawson, the Melismatics, BNLX, and My Private EyeWinona, MNSaturday, April 21, 2012See also:Mid West Music Fest Day One with Tapes 'n TapesMid West Music Fest, Day Two: the 4onthefloor, Rogue ValleyThe final day of the Mid West Music Fest found the gra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    The Honeydogs What Comes After release at First Avenue, 3/10/12

    ​The HoneydogsWith Rogue Valley and Farewell MilwaukeeFirst Avenue Mainroom, MinnepolisSaturday, March 10, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.After everything the Honeydogs have endured in the past several months -- including the passing of frontman Adam Levy's son Daniel -- this was a nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    John Munson covers Nick Drake's "Way to Blue"

    ​The memorial service for Daniel Levy, son of Honeydogs' frontman Adam Levy, was an extremely emotional affair last month. It brought together a couple hundred family, friends, musicians, and others to remember the 21-year-old young man who took his life after years of dealing with a mind that he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Luke Redfield spills Willie Nelson and Ke$ha run-ins, explains Tusen Takk

    ​There is an element of exaggeration in all good storytelling -- and not to say that Luke Redfield is lying -- but his new album tells a sweeping tale of a man who has lived 100 lives in the ten songs off of Tusen Takk, the culmination of years of hard work and traveling.  The album emanates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Rogue Valley tour diary, vol. 7: From saguaros to snowfall

    ​Rogue Valley's tour diaries are written by frontman Chris Koza and edited by bandmate Peter Sieve. You can read their first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth installments. Atalesca: 72 degrees.  Pismo Beach: 62 degrees. Ventura: 65 degrees. It was as perfect a day as one could expect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Rogue Valley tour diary, vol. 6: Comfort zone

    ​Rogue Valley's tour diaries are written by frontman Chris Koza and edited by bandmate Peter Sieve. You can read their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth installments.Everyone slept in late the next morning, Portland was its grey, soaking wet, bone-chilling wintery self, but despite the unin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Rogue Valley tour diary, vol. 5: Heed all warnings

    ​Rogue Valley's tour diaries are written by frontman Chris Koza and edited by bandmate Peter Sieve. You can read their first, second, third, and fourth installments.1/20/2012 Butte: 37 degrees. Bearmouth: 38 degrees. Missoula: 40 degrees. Since the beginning of the week, before leaving Minneapolis ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Twin Cities Year in Music 2011

    Howler, Astronautalis, Pink Mink, and more

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    "MN Music 4 MN Kids" benefit CD release party at the Cedar this Sunday

    ​It's always gratifying when good musicians get together for a great cause. This Sunday at the Cedar Cultural Center, a fine gathering of local musicians will be performing in celebration of the release of MN Music 4 MN Kids, a benefit CD featuring family-geared songs by a stellar batch of local a ... More >>

  • Music

    October 19, 2011

    Picked to Click 2011

    The Cloak Ox, Night Moves, and more

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Stone Arch Festival of the Arts dissolves: An open letter from music booker Stacy Schwartz

    ​Sad news to hit the local arts world today: The long-running Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, which annually showcased over 200 artists and four free stages of music along St. Anthony Main, will be no more. The festival's founder, longtime local music advocate Ira Heilicher (son of legendary Soma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    With the Current's ratings reportedly 'soaring,' what does that mean for Minnesota music?

    Photo by Jayme Halbritter for City PagesThe Current's program manager Jim McGuinn​Though this won't come as a surprise to anyone who's seen a Current-sponsored show sell out in a heartflutter or watched them dominate the "indie" music scene in the Twin Cities, a recent report has shown that the st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Rock for Pussy 8 unites Bowie fans and cat people tonight at First Avenue

    Yes, that's a pile of kittens​There are cat lovers, and then there are CAT LOVERS. Crazy cat people from all across the cat insanity spectrum will be gathering at First Avenue tonight for the annual Rock for Pussy charity event, which invites local musicians to perform covers of David Bowie songs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Red Stag Block Party, Bastille Day Block Party lineups announced

    Photo by B FRESHMike Mictlan performs at next month's Red Stag Block Party​Hot on the heels of the Pizza Luce Block Party lineup, we were greeted with a couple more free summer concert lineups this morning: The Bastille Day Block Party, which will be in Uptown on Sunday, July 17, and the Red S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Music in Mears 2011 lineup revealed

    The Twilight Hours play Mears Park on July 28​Lowertown St. Paul's picturesque Mears Park will once again be the host of a series of concerts this summer, including the Twin Cities Jazz Fest June 23-25 and the free Music in Mears series on Thursday nights in June, July, and August. The series kick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Kevin Steinman talks songwriting and the power of performing

    ​Kevin Steinman is enigmatic in the quietest of ways. In a way, he is the physical embodiment of his music--sensitive, genuine, and utterly transparent. His latest album, Pre-Existing Condition, is due for release this Saturday at the Fine Line, and I caught up with Steinman to get all the det ... More >>

  • Music

    April 27, 2011

    White Light Riot ready to rebound after record label dispute

    Band comes rocketing out of limbo

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    Haley Bonar moves back to Minneapolis

    Bonar created the stellar Golder in Portland

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Minnesota Zoo unveils full summer 2011 concert schedule

    ​Now that we've all exhausted ourselves coming up with jokes about getting to see the Monkees at the Zoo this summer (July 1 and 2!), the Music in the Zoo series' organizers have revealed a full run of nearly 30 dates at the Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Amphitheater.

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2011

    Gimme Noise and First Avenue day party fills up Skinny's Ballroom

    Photos by Erik Hess​We had an insanely fun time yesterday afternoon throwing the first ever Gimme Noise day party in Austin in partnership with First Avenue. The party was hopping from the get-go, thanks in part to the free beer offered up by Tiger, and we were thrilled to see a huge contingent of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Heroes: A Benefit for Local Recording Artists at the Varsity, 1/28/11

    Photos by Stacy Schwartz - click for slideshowEric Lovold​Heroes: A Benefit for Local Recording Artists (with the Alarmists, Brian DeRemer, Chris Koza, Kicks and Spurs, White Light Riot, and DJ Solid Gold)January 28, 2011Varsity Theater, MinneapolisLittle more than a month after that atrocious bre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    The Jayhawks at First Avenue, 1/29/11 and 1/30/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​The JayhawksJanuary 29 and 30, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisAfter easing into their set on Saturday night, the Jayhawks were off and running for a two-night stand that found them finishing with a double-encore on Sunday evening and looking hesitant to leave the stage that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Cedar series the 416 Club Commissions encourages experimentation with Dessa, Adam Levy, Aby Wolf, more

    Photo courtesy Zack KlineZack Kline and Orange Mighty Trio kick off the new season of 416 Club Commissions this Sunday​The Twin Cities has a knack for hoisting up local artists and treasuring them as darlings of the local music scene. No matter how many great national acts roll through town, we in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Best Concerts of 2010

    ​From beginning to end, 2010 has kept us busy running from venue to venue in pursuit of some phenomenal live music. Gimme Noise's team of writers and photographers fanned out across the Twin Cities to catch as many shows as we could, and each of us ended up with our own diverse and distinctive lis ... More >>

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