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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 >>

Low at Fitzgerald Theater, 3/23/13

Low With members of Trampled by Turtles Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul March 23, 2013 During the interview portion of Low's riveting show at the Fitzgerald Theater on Saturday night, Alan Sparhawk spoke candidly of the band's objective in approaching the evening. "We've played down here quite a few t ... More >>

Frankie Lee: When a song happens, you never think it'll happen again

Frankie Lee. It's a name you like saying -- which is always a good thing when you are a musician. And to look at Lee, you'd assume, without knowing anything else about him, that he is a musician. In a denim jacket and wide-brimmed hat, Lee has a casual cowboy-coolness about him that makes him seem l ... More >>

Off With Their Heads at Triple Rock, 3/8/12

Off With Their Heads Triple Rock Social Club, MinneapolisFriday, March 8, 2013 It's been ten years and hundreds of shows for Off With Their Heads. Friday night, however, stands among the most memorable for the semi-local four-piece. With a line-up consisting of five bands that hit across the full p ... More >>

Off With Their Heads return home

The Minneapolis band celebrate their 10th anniversary and new record Home at the Triple Rock

See Gabe Douglas' naked face during Summer Shave Off for charity

With temperatures approaching 90º this week and the humidity on the rise, beardos across the Twin Cities must be thinking about possibly shaving their facial hair in order to cool off just a bit this summer. The 4onthefloor frontman Gabe Douglas and some of his area folk friends certainly are feeli ... More >>

Rock the Garden at Walker Art Center, 06/16/12

Rock the GardenWith the Hold Steady, Trampled by Turtles, Doomtree, tUnE-yArDs, and HowlerWalker Art Center, MinneapolisSaturday, June 16, 2012Related:10 gorgeous GIFs from Rock the Garden 2012Slideshow - Rock the Garden 2012: MusicSlideshow - Rock the Garden 2012: People/ScenesReverence for the Twi ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles play "Alone" on Late Show With David Letterman (VIDEO)

Related:Trampled by Turtles Day declared in Minneapolis and DuluthTrampled by Turtles at First Avenue, 4/11/12Ten local songs the Minnesota Twins should play at Target FieldThe month of April has been an eventful one for the gents in Trampled by Turtles. Not long after a sold-out release show at Fir ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles at First Avenue, 4/11/12

Trampled by TurtlesFirst Avenue, MinneapolisWednesday, April 11, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.Both Minneapolis and Duluth dedicated this day to Trampled by Turtles, and a rowdy crowd packed inside First Avenue to celebrate the festivities in earnest. Earlier, singer Dave Simonett had t ... More >>

Trampled By Turtles lighten up on Stars and Satellites

Band embracing a slower pace

Dead Man Winter at Turf Club, 3/3/2011

Photo by Steve CohenDead Man Winter at First Avenue Monday night​Dead Man Winter March 3, 2011 Turf Club, St. Paul It would seem that Dead Man Winter is hovering on the edge of a wildly successful career. The newish band played at Turf last night, and while there was plenty of room, the club ... More >>

Dead Man Winter

Grant Cutler & the Gorgeous Lords, the Bad Plus, and more

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In Desolation (Epitaph)

Off With Their Heads, Arrivals get reckless at the Triple Rock

Photo by Kelly Lone​We have an odd relationship with success here in the Twin Cities--we love watching our local homeboys make good but more often than not, we do so with the begrudging assumption that they're going to leave us, dammit. Sure, they say they'll always love us, and we're still ... More >>

SXSW 2010: Twin Cities bands head to Austin for a week of music and mayhem

Lookbook, Grant Hart, Gay Witch Abortion, Off With Their Heads, and many more blaze their own trails at the festival

Off With Their Heads kick off tour with punk rock bowling at Memory Lanes

The crash of balls, the clinking of glasses, the occasional skipping record. What better way for the new Epitaph Records signees to kick off yet another epic tour?

5 Questions: Off With Their Heads sign with Epitaph, kick off tour tonight

We sat down with singer/guitarist Ryan Young for a quick five questions about what it means when you spend more time in a van than in your hometown.

Off With Their Heads release Live at the Atlantic, Vol. II

Volume II brings two live songs from the band's aforementioned full length to add to the band's large arsenal of vinyl-only releases.

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