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The Bitterroot Band: It's just plain fun to get people riled up with that noise

Equally inspired by the lonesome sounds of folk, country and the blues, and the frenetic sounds of rock, bluegrass (and psychobilly!), The Bitterroot Band will no doubt find a welcome home in today's current roots/Americana-friendly landscape. But their presentation is so genuine, it doesn't seem as ... More >>

Concert promoter Sue McLean has died

Sue McLean, an independent Twin Cities concert promoter, passed Friday afternoon after a battle with cancer. Any regular show-goer in the region has attended countless shows booked by McLean over the past four decades. McLean is responsible for booking the Basilica Block Party since it began in 1995 ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles 10th Anniversary show at First Avenue, 4/17/13

Trampled by Turtleswith Actual Wolf and Fever DreamFirst Ave., MinneapolisWednesday, April 17, 2013Minneapolis isn't Trampled by Turtles' hometown, but this city sure loves the band. Opening the first of three sold-out shows at First Ave., the band celebrated their ten-year anniversary being togethe ... More >>

The Lumineers to get Saturday Night Live bump, more Mumford & Sons comparisons

Ever since the Lumineers' hit song "Ho Hey" started showing up on airwaves in late December 2011, it's like you can't go anywhere without hearing it being blasted from somebody's headphones or store speakers. Locally, you can hear this juggernaut song on the Current, Cities 97, and KDWB, and pr ... More >>

The Okee Dokee Brothers on their Grammy nomination [Interview]

The Minneapolis-based Okee Dokee Brothers, AKA Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, have had a busy 24 hours. The Americana act with a focus on music for children just got nominated for a Grammy in the Best Children's Album category for their self-released album Can You Canoe?The 55th annual Grammy Awa ... More >>

The Wood Brothers' Oliver Wood on the shuitar and family songwriting

Listening to the Wood Brothers' newest release Live Volume 2: Tooth & Nail, you get the immediate sense that these are folk songs composed by instrumentalists. The effort exhibits an adept awareness of musical interplay, full of delicious exchanges between upright bassist extraordinaire Chris Wo ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Basilica Block Party, 311, Blitzen Trapper, Warped Tour

The Basilica Block Party marks the beginning of July and the end of weeks of promotion for presenting radio station Cities 97, who bring soft-rocker Mat Kearney and Train on Friday and alt-country group The Avett Brothers on Saturday night. 311 will be swinging through Minneapolis on their national ... More >>

Delta Rae on Jay Leno, the South, and women who rock

Delta Rae is a six-person indie folk-rock outfit that has recently sprung up from North Carolina and is steadily swooping up converted fans with a cult-like ferocity. It's not hard for them: with four lead singers and vocal harmonies that would inspire jealousy in baby cherubs -- not to mention the ... More >>

The Lumineers on Craigslist, Denver, and Basilica Block Party

See Also:Basilica Block Party 2012 lineupThe Avett Brothers' Seth Avett on Rick Rubin, political fans, and the band's legacyThe Lumineers have recently exploded onto the indie music scene, seemingly popping up out of nowhere (well, Denver, Colorado, to be exact) and giving fans some irresistible tra ... More >>

Prissy Clerks and Gimme Noise go shopping at Treehouse Records (INTERVIEW)

See Also: Basilica Block Party 2012 lineupThe Avett Brothers' Seth Avett on Rick Rubin, political fans, and the band's legacy The Lumineers on Craigslist, Denver, and Basilica Block PartyGimme Noise wants to help our Twin Cities musicians push this envelope of rock 'n' roll shit-shooting, and it's s ... More >>

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The Avett Brothers' Seth Avett on Rick Rubin, political fans, and the band's legacy

See Also:Basilica Block Party 2012 lineupThe Avett Brothers are knuckle-scraping live performers, clever songwriters, and Southern charmers. Their record company wants you to know they'll unveil the highly anticipated The Carpenter, another carefully constructed affair with producer Rick Rubin, this ... More >>

Death Cab For Cutie, Avett Brothers highlight Des Moines' 80/35 Fest line-up

Des Moines' eclectic 80/35 Festival is now in it's fifth year, and continues to bring talented, compelling national and local acts to the two-day Iowa music fest. And while the outdoor music festival competition in the Twin Cities this summer will be greater than it's ever been, this year's stron ... More >>

Feist and the Low Anthem at the Minnesota Zoo, 6/2/12

Feist and the Low AnthemWeesner Family Amphitheater, Minnesota Zoo, Apple ValleyJune 2, 2012Feist kicked off the 20th season of Music In the Zoo in grand fashion on Saturday night, delivering a two-hour set that spotlighted not only her deft guitar playing and insightful songwriting, but also her ... More >>

Basilica Block Party 2012 lineup

Related:Rock the Garden Festival 2012 lineupRiver's Edge Music Festival 2012 at Harriet Island lineupWilco's Minnesota dates: Rochester and Duluth and that's itToday, the lineup will be announced for the 2012 Basilica Block Party. As Cities 97 reveals each of the acts scheduled to perform, we will u ... 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 >>

River's Edge Music Festival 2012 at Harriet Island lineup

Related:Death Cab For Cutie, Avett Brothers highlight Des Moines' 80/35 Fest line-upKid Dakota, Mayda, Bloodnstuff lead Lyn-Lake Street Fest lineupFeist, DeVotchKa, and Rufus Wainwright top Music in the Zoo's summer concert scheduleThe Live Nation-sponsored River's Edge Festival at Harriet Island ha ... More >>

Trampled by Turtles' Stars and Satellites streaming

Although Trampled by Turtles still list Duluth as home base, the ferocious folk act has reached the point that Highway such-and-such or a Red Roof Inn is just as much their dwelling due to their constant touring over the past decade. Over that time, they have kept independent roots, and their latest ... More >>

Howler and the hometown hate debate

Jordan Gatesmith shares his true feelings on the music scene

Howler and the hometown hate debate

​Minnesota Give Up. No, that's not the title of Howler's next album, nor is it the slogan for the eyebrow-raising marketing campaign the band rolled out last week. But, if you were to read some of the things being bandied about on the interwebs about the interview that their baby-faced bandleader, ... More >>

Dawes, Dylanophilia, and the Twin Cities' love affair with touchy-feely folk rock

Photo by Kevin Hays​L.A. Americana band Dawes are so cavalier about their draw in the Twin Cities that they announced their plans to play a New Year's Eve show at the Varsity before they even rolled into town to perform their sold-out show at First Avenue this Friday -- and in his interview with C ... More >>

The Low Anthem's Ben Knox Miller talks about touring with the Avett Brothers and growing up in Providence

​Hailing from Providence, Rhode Island, the Low Anthem have an undeniable pride for local music culture and their small-city roots. There is a humbleness surrounding not only their music, but their attitudes towards folk music in general. The Low Anthem's history may be brief, but it's certainly n ... More >>

The Grammys: The good, the bad, and the really, really awkward

​Perhaps the biggest surprise from this year's Grammy Awards broadcast is that there are actually some honest-to-god surprises to report, the biggest of which was notoriously indie artists Arcade Fire coming out on top in the Album of the Year category.Here, we present a rundown of some of the mos ... More >>

Top 5 most underrated artists of 2010

Can you hear us, mainstream audiences? It's us, Women.​In any given year, we are bombarded with so much new music that sometimes albums and artists that deserve a lot more attention somehow fall through the cracks, and don't quite get the careful consideration their work is entitled to. So, the ba ... More >>

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Basilica Block Party set times

Photo by Steve Cohen​FRIDAYOne eskimO 6:00PM - 7:00PMEric Hutchinson 7:30PM - 8:30PMWeezer 9:00PM - 10:30PMhunter(HERO) 5:15PM - 5:45PMRogue Valley 6:05PM - 7:05PMGrace Potter & Nocturnals 7:25PM - 8:25PMSpoon 8:45PM - 10:15PMDadatrash Collage 5:00PM - 5:45PMKristoff Krane 6:15PM - 7:00PM

Interview: Mumford & Sons' Marshall Winston chats backstage

Photo by Stacy SchwartzMarshall Winston (left) at the Current studios​INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY CINDAL LEE HEARTMumford & Sons are the epitome of bottom to top success; in less than 3 years they've signed to major record labels (Glassnote and Island) and faired into the hearts of many diverse fan ... More >>

Twitter Poll: Best National Concert of the Past 12 Months

​In addition to polling our @gimme_noise Twitter followers about their favorite local shows this past year, we asked for their thoughts on their favorite shows by national acts. See below for the answers from our Twitter friends, click here for our Best National Concert of the Past 12 Months pick ... More >>

Rock the Garden: MGMT, Sharon Jones, OK Go, and Retribution Gospel Choir coming to the Walker on June 19

​The Current and the Walker Art Center announced their Rock the Garden lineup today with a live broadcast at Brit's Pub in downtown Minneapolis, hosted by Current DJ Mary Lucia and the Walker's Senior Curator for Performing Arts Philip Bither. The yearly outdoor festival has grown quite large in t ... More >>

Basilica Block Party lineup announced (mostly)

​The Basilica Block Party announced most of their lineup late yesterday afternoon, and though there are still a couple of holes to fill in it's looking great so far. Weezer will headline on Friday night along with Spoon, who will return to town after playing back-to-back sold-out shows at First Av ... More >>

The Ruby Suns, Mumford and Sons top local radio charts

It was all Suns and Sons on Radio K's and the Current's charts this week.

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The English Beat, Solid Gold, and more

Bonnaroo announces lineup in most annoying way possible

In tiny increments via social media.

Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz headlining Coachella 2010

The California festival runs April 16-18.

Radio K's Top 77 albums vs. the Current's Top 89 songs of 2009

Five bucks says you can guess at least 3 of each top 4.

Weekly Charts: Top songs spun on the Current and Radio K

Sample some of the tracks being played on our commercial-free radio stations.

Weekly Charts: Top songs spun on Radio K and the Current

A comprehensive list of the singles charting this week on Radio K and The Current, complete with streaming audio.

Weekly Charts: Top songs spun on Radio K and the Current

Listen to a comprehensive list of the singles charting this week on both Radio K & 89.3 the Current.

Weekly Charts: Top songs spun on Radio K and the Current

A comprehensive list of the singles charting this week on both Radio K & 89.3 the Current.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: June 26-July 2

Music Box Theatre re-opens its doors, City on the Make stream new album & next week's best new releases.

June 30, 2009: Cloud Cult & the Hootenanny

Solid Gold interviewed, the Current hosts the Hoot & local show recaps.

Avett Brothers please fans at the Zoo amphitheater

Carl Atiya Swanson recounts Saturday night's show at the Minnesota Zoo.

The Avett Brothers; Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers

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Femi Kuti, PJ Harvey and Soul Asylum to rock the Zoo this summer

The Minnesota Zoo announced its radically eclectic Music in the Zoo line-up for this year.