Steve Albini

STNNNG and ft (the Shadow Government) to debut STNNNGVRNMNT at Art-A-Whirl

The rock particles have merged and a new element is being added to the periodic table. STNNNGVRNMNT, as Modern Radio Record Label has lovingly dubbed the new creation, will soon release a limited edition 12" (only 100 copies) to the general public. The ten-member big band collaboration between STNNN ... More >>

Low's road to The Invisible Way

The influential Minnesota band release a milestone 10th full-length studio album

METZ at 7th St. Entry, 10/29/12

METZwith Buildings and Animal Lover 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis Monday, October 29, 2012 The art of noise was front and center last night in an ear-splitting bill topped by excellent Toronto trio METZ. Comprised of Alex Edkins (vocals/guitar), Hayden Menzies (drums) and Chris Slorach (bass), ... More >>

Paul Metzger, Freddy Votel, and Adam Linz reunite as T.V.B.C. this Thursday at the Loring

T.V.B.C in 2011: Freddy Votel, Adam Linz, Paul Metzger​There are really just two types of music people in the Twin Cities.There are those that undyingly love the band T.V.B.C. completely with every essence and fiber of their soul after first hearing the band sometime since they started back in 198 ... More >>

Gaslight Anthem, Lookbook, Tapes 'n Tapes, and more

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Minnesota's Fifty Greatest Hits

The greatest Minnesota-made records of all time

End of the Road, End of the Rods

They got hassled by the FBI. Todd Rundgren drank all their Foster's. And now they're breaking up. After teetering on the edge of big-time success for over a decade, 12 Rods remember what it's like to be a popular Twin Cities band--and what it's like to pa

Veterans Day

After only one album, the Vets are becoming a local music institution

Rock Star Trek

"Hey, we're in Duluth"

A radio pirate-turned-country rocker who doubles as a nanny. A newspaper that rips the establishment. A deconsecrated church. And a very quiet band called Low. Notes on a tiny counterculture.

A Sense of Where You Are

The Hang Ups return home with a new album, a new sound, and a new chance to start over

Nowhere Man

Terry Eason transmits ingenious basement pop Via Satellite

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.

Breaking the Culture Trust

In a new anthology, The Baffler continues its siege on the infotainment state. Now can they champion labor with the same sincerity?

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