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    April 16, 2012

    Best of Coachella 2012: Saturday, April 14

    Radiohead certainly had the most pre-festival buzz for Saturday, but once we got there, we found there was so much more to be excited about. Be it the seeing the reclusive Jeff Mangum, the underrated fIREHOSE or closing out the evening with a ferris wheel ride with Radiohead as the soundtrack, our t ... More >>

  • Music

    March 28, 2012

    With a Gun for a Face deliver more glam-core punk

    Corporate Callosum rages against the machine

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: The Melismatics, Get Cryphy, Dropkick Murphys, Orgy

    ​It's been said many times that the Twin Cities are a breeding ground for musicians.  This weekend alone we have five CD releases from locals; some, like the Melismatics, are veterans in this game, while others like the Readygoes are just getting their start in the scene. No matter where thes ... More >>

  • Arts

    January 4, 2012

    Out There 2012 at the Walker

    Stage artists converge for experimental theater festival

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Varsity, 12/1/11

    ​Clap Your Hands Say YeahDecember 1, 2011The Varsity TheaterA lot of people have been hating on Clap Your Hands Say Yeah lately. Their latest album, Hysterical, received a lackluster response critically when it was released in September of this year, and yes, CYHSY has had a bit of difficulty tryi ... More >>

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    October 31, 2011

    Transmission and City Pages present 'Seconds' at the Varsity on November 23

    Photo by Dave Eckblad for City Pages​Dance nights are big on Thanksgiving Eve. Everyone has the next day off, and there's probably more than a few people who anticipate a massive caloric freefall and want to get their bodies moving before the tryptophan coma. This year, there's a fantastic option ... More >>

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    September 13, 2011

    Sound Unseen screening no wave documentary Blank City tomorrow night at the TRYLON

    Lydia Lunch in a scene from Blank City​"If you could be anybody, who would you be?" "An outlaw, a film director, a rebel, a rock star!" yells a '70s gangster shooting a gun at the Super 8 camera, cutting to a rapid-fire Mars punk song over a killer montage of '70s film clips of punk and no wave mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    The Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom Club at First Avenue, 09/08/11

    Photos by Dave Eckblad​The Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom ClubSeptember 9, 2011First AvenueLegendary UK post-punk stalwarts the Psychedelic Furs rolled into First Avenue on Thursday night intent on showing their aging but dedicated fans a good time, as well as proving that there isn't any dust fo ... More >>

  • Music

    September 7, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Blink 182, Psychedelic Furs, and more

    Photos by Dave Eckblad​The Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom ClubSeptember 9, 2011First AvenueLegendary UK post-punk stalwarts the Psychedelic Furs rolled into First Avenue on Thursday night intent on showing their aging but dedicated fans a good time, as well as proving that there isn't any dust fo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 7, 2011

    Psychedelic Furs, Tom Tom Club

    Photos by Dave Eckblad​The Psychedelic Furs and Tom Tom ClubSeptember 9, 2011First AvenueLegendary UK post-punk stalwarts the Psychedelic Furs rolled into First Avenue on Thursday night intent on showing their aging but dedicated fans a good time, as well as proving that there isn't any dust fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Blondie at Mystic Lake Casino, 9/4/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Blondie September 4, 2011 Mystic Lake Casino I was 16 when Blondie reunited in the late 1990s. I have a memory of reading about their plan to do a few shows and record an album in Spin or maybe Rolling Stone; I was definitely sitting in the waiting area of my hairstylist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    U2 at TCF Bank Stadium, 7/23/11

    Photos by Tony Nelson​U2 with InterpolJuly 23, 2011TCF Bank Stadium, MinneapolisThese reviews are inevitably for fans, yet I find myself writing for U2-haters. One friend left a message during the show on Saturday wondering why I was there. Would anyone at the TCF Bank Stadium that night have aske ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    GIVERS at the 7th St. Entry, 6/26/11

    ​GIVERS, Pepper Rabbit, and 1, 2, 3 June 26, 2011 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis Last night, the young Louisiana pop quintet GIVERS rolled in to Minneapolis for their first show in the city, and it would be understatement to say that they took the crowd at the 7th St. Entry by storm. The group conta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    GIVERS' Taylor Guarisco on Louisiana, the new record, and zydeco

    ​Lafayette, Louisiana quintet GIVERS play a highly danceable brand of pop music that sticks in your head for days if you let it, but there's much more at work in their music than simple four-on-the-floor dance beats. Swatches of West African guitar melodies and Latin percussion rhythms mingle with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    The Cars at First Avenue, 5/17/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​The CarsMay 17, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisFirst Avenue's Mainroom seems to be making a habit of hosting larger-than-life (and larger-than-club-sized) musical icons this year. Between Lauryn Hill in January, Paul Simon earlier this month and last night's Cars show, one of o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Dr. Dog at First Avenue, 10/23/10

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Dr. Dog October 23, 2010 First Avenue My second visit to First Avenue in the week, I walk into the club for Dr. Dog's Saturday night appearance expecting a much tamer crowd than during my first (Hank III/Assjack, Wednesday night), and yet, as security staff checks IDs and ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Tonight's movie night at the Germanic American Institute

    CAN (1971)​Yes, it may be Friday the 13th today, but that's no reason to run out and scare yourself to death with a horror flick. Why not take a more enlightening route and check out the free film screening at the Germanic American Institute on Summit Avenue in St. Paul? No Deutsch skills are nece ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Policy and a Pint: Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around

    CAN (1971)​Yes, it may be Friday the 13th today, but that's no reason to run out and scare yourself to death with a horror flick. Why not take a more enlightening route and check out the free film screening at the Germanic American Institute on Summit Avenue in St. Paul? No Deutsch skills are nece ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Local Natives prove they're more than hype

    I'll be the first to acknowledge that on paper there are a lot of reasons to be skeptical about Local Natives, both practical (blog buzz bands often fail to live up to the hype generated by web-hot singles), and petty (singer Taylor Rice looks uncomfortably similar to John Oates thanks to a ridiculo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2010

    Shawn Colvin

    I'll be the first to acknowledge that on paper there are a lot of reasons to be skeptical about Local Natives, both practical (blog buzz bands often fail to live up to the hype generated by web-hot singles), and petty (singer Taylor Rice looks uncomfortably similar to John Oates thanks to a ridiculo ... More >>

  • Music

    January 20, 2010

    Motion City Soundtrack, TC Hip-Hop Awards, and more

    I'll be the first to acknowledge that on paper there are a lot of reasons to be skeptical about Local Natives, both practical (blog buzz bands often fail to live up to the hype generated by web-hot singles), and petty (singer Taylor Rice looks uncomfortably similar to John Oates thanks to a ridiculo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Revisiting Reissues: Hits and misses from re-releases in the '00s

    A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

  • Calendar

    November 4, 2009

    Art Brut

    A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

  • Music

    November 4, 2009

    Snoop Dogg, the Sounds, White Denim, and more

    A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Jon Hassell

    A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

  • Music

    January 14, 2009

    Bush Tetras reunite in Minneapolis to raise money for ailing bassist

    Original bass player Laura Kennedy suffering complications from Hepatitis C

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2009

    Green Sky Blue Grass

    Original bass player Laura Kennedy suffering complications from Hepatitis C

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2008

    Yonder Mountain String Band

    Original bass player Laura Kennedy suffering complications from Hepatitis C

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2008

    David Byrne

    Original bass player Laura Kennedy suffering complications from Hepatitis C

  • Calendar

    October 3, 2007

    Fujiya & Miyagi

    Original bass player Laura Kennedy suffering complications from Hepatitis C

  • Music

    August 1, 1979

    The Cars Shift Into Overdrive

    Originally printed in Sweet Potato, vol. 1, issue 1, August 1979

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