Selby Tigers

Celebrate Women in Music comes together at the Amsterdam

​Where would we be without women in music?  Specifically, where would we be without the women in the Twin Cities music scene?  On Wednesday, the Amsterdam Bar and Hall will be hosting Celebrate Women in Music, an event that aims to shed light on the hard work and talent of some of the mo ... More >>

Hastings 3000 tour diary, Vol. 4

​One-man-masked-band Hastings 3000 is in the midst of his first tour, which will find him jetting out to the West Coast, Hawaii, and Japan. Here's the fourth installment of his tour diary (first installment here, second here, third here). Check back over the next week for more updates from his t ... More >>

Picked to Click 2010

Pink Mink lead the pack in our 20th annual best-new-bands poll

Amphetamine Reptile label turns 25

Three-day blowout planned with The Melvins, Gay Witch Abortion, and more

Mayda and Juno in Loring Park tonight

​The third in a series of four free outdoor events will take place tonight with R&B/pop powerhouse Mayda, a fierce and talented young artist who commands audiences with her punchy, funky hooks and larger-than-life stage presence. Mayda was awarded the title of "Best R&B Artist" in this yea ... More >>

Four Nights in Loring

​The third in a series of four free outdoor events will take place tonight with R&B/pop powerhouse Mayda, a fierce and talented young artist who commands audiences with her punchy, funky hooks and larger-than-life stage presence. Mayda was awarded the title of "Best R&B Artist" in this yea ... More >>

Gastro Non Grata at First Avenue, 6/27/10

Photo by Nikki Miller​Gastro Non Grata June 27, 2010 First Avenue Last night in the First Avenue Mainroom, 7th Street Entry and Record Room, Gastro Non Grata pulled off a pretty freakin' incredible feat: assemble three rooms full of hungry music fans and present to them nine bands, three DJs, ... More >>

Pink Mink: Band to watch

Photo by Kevin Williams​Well, this development certainly bodes well for local music fans... Thanks to LOL/OMG for turning us on to new local band Pink Mink, which we immediately recognized as a conglomeration of some uber-talented local musicians: Christy Hunt (the Von Bondies, Ouija Radio) and Ar ... More >>

Birthday Suits unleash sophomore album, Minnesota: The Mouth to Mouth

Suits set to play CD-release show at the Turf Club

5 Questions: Staraoke hostess Arzu Gokcen goes under the beehive with Gimme Noise

"Keep [romantic karaoke] classy. Don't be creepy and sing 'Angel Eyes' to someone you just met."

Modern Radio celebrates 10 years as Twin Cities mainstay

Tom Loftus and Peter Mielech still manning local label and website

Bombay Sweets video hits the airwaves

Ex-Selby Tiger Nathan Grumdahl's one-man-band hits the Internet with a charming pop single and accompanying video.

Birthday Suits and Marked Men to release 7-inch split

At last, Minneapolis and Denton, TX set their affections on record.

Best new bands of 2008 tonight at First Avenue

Triple Rock 2-4-1's and Staraoke Karaoke Save The Day

Picked to Click winners so far: 1991-2008

Fire Signs

Strut and Shock ignite on their debut full-length

Picked to Click winners so far: 1991-2007

Strut and Shock ignite on their debut full-length

The Curse

Why Picked to Click may have already broken up Mouthful of Bees

She Bop

It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

Songs for the deaf

It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

Best New Bands Poll

It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

Fox News

How wigs, karaoke, and Fargo birthed So Fox

Danger! High Voltage!

The Voltz electrify you with a minimalist garage stomp

Everybody Wins

Polls and punditry for the best new bands in town

The Butterfly Effect

Monarques float on more than hype

A Local Music Yearbook

Two cities, twelve months, a million reasons to rock!

Lucky Jeremy: Happy Get Lucky

Two cities, twelve months, a million reasons to rock!

Repeat Offender

Two cities, twelve months, a million reasons to rock!

I Like the Spite In You

On his new album, Sean Na Na has meanness to spare

So you want to be a public servant?

You too could be mayor of St. Paul! Just answer a dozen of the most preposterous, frivolous, and insultingly direct questions you could ever hope to encounter in your whole squirming political life.

2000: The Year In Music

You too could be mayor of St. Paul! Just answer a dozen of the most preposterous, frivolous, and insultingly direct questions you could ever hope to encounter in your whole squirming political life.

The Last Unicorn

Sean Na Na blows his own horn with dark, potent pop and not-so-ridiculous R&B

Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash

Storming the stage with postpunk pirates Lifter Puller

The Adults Are Alright

With a messy start and a star-making buzz, the Plastic Constellations have emerged as local rock's fountain of youth

The Day the Muzak Died

With a messy start and a star-making buzz, the Plastic Constellations have emerged as local rock's fountain of youth

Scene Not Heard

Computer wizards leave their bedrooms, rappers reach the stage, and the Mason Jennings Band creates the bar buzz of the decade. In the ninth annual City Pages New Music Poll, 60 local music fans pick the bands that made the biggest noise.

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright

St. Paul's Selby Tigers combine songs of innocence with punk-rock experience

Krime doesn't pay

St. Paul's Selby Tigers combine songs of innocence with punk-rock experience

Is First Avenue being pushed to second?

St. Paul's Selby Tigers combine songs of innocence with punk-rock experience

The Sound of One Fan Clapping

If a local CD falls into the retail bins, does it make a sound? Peter S. Scholtes reviews this month's batch of releases.

Picked To Click VIII

It's an odd, autonomous, anomalous year for the 1998 City Pages New Music Poll.