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The Chalice: Collaborating in Minneapolis has helped us all out

Could there be a better group than the Chalice to play host to 10 Thousand Sounds' first go around? In short, no. It's only been 12 months since these three ladies dropped their first single, "Push It," but they've been quick to leave a mark with their brash, sassy, and fun-loving brand of hip hop. ... More >>

Totally Gross National Product drops 2013 sampler, massive future plans

Doing it big is the only way for Totally Gross National Product. The Twin Cities label had a pretty quiet 2012 -- that is, aside from putting out Polica's Give You the Ghost, hosting one of the freshest parties of the summer to celebrate a Marijuana Deathsquads mixtape, and Solid Gold's Eat Your You ... More >>

Top 10 must-see Minnesota music videos this week

Local Frames is a weekly column spotlighting the best new music videos featuring musicians and directors with Minnesota ties. This week we lead off with another uplifting video from inspirational signer/songwriter Zach Sobiech. "Sandcastles" is a collaborative duet with Sammy Brown that only adds t ... More >>

City Pages' inaugural 10 Thousand Sounds Festival lineup is here!

With temperatures in the Twin Cities starting to head consistently north of freezing, chatter regarding summer music festivals is also on the rise. So it's as fine a time as any to proudly announce that City Pages has a live music event of its own coming up -- the inaugural 10 Thousand Sounds Festiv ... More >>

SXSW 2013: A handy Minnesota music guide

The South By Southwest Music Conference seems perfectly timed each year with the exact moment when bands and music fans from the North have reached their collective breaking points with the interminable winter months, and communally head down to Austin, Texas in a grand, musical migration. Despite ... More >>

The best Twin Cities concerts this week: 2/20-2/26

Plenty of shows going on in this last full week in February. Friday and Saturday prove to be the most busy. Friday, indie rock band Eels takes the First Avenue stage while psych poppers Ruby Suns play at the 7th Street Entry. ZZ Ward will be playing to a sold-out crowd at the Varsity and California ... More >>

E-40 / Too $hort

Are You Local? 2013 finalists announced

The fortunes of one of three burgeoning Twin Cities bands are about to change dramatically, as Vita.mn just announced the trio of groups that won this year's Are You Local? contest. Bad Bad Hats, Carroll, and one of our Picked to Click standouts, Audio Perm, have been selected out of hundreds of app ... More >>

The Current's 8th Birthday Party, Night Two, 1/19/13

The Current's 8th Birthday Party, Night TwoFeaturing Cloud Cult, Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner, Now, Now, the Chalice (with YN Rich Kids aka the Kids)First Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday, January 19, 2013 Sometime during most people's mid-twenties, birthdays start to look a bit self-indulgent. There's no i ... More >>

Minnesota Nice was killing music criticism even back in 1933

Everyone's a critic -- except in Minnesota, of course. Well, we're just as judgmental if not worse in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but you'd hardly detect it from any publicly circulated opinion on the matter with a byline. Actually, I take that back. Those charged with writing criticism often get shun ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from Prissy Clerks, Why?, Ben Kyle, and more

Welcome to the first installment of Local Frames of 2013! As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more local ... More >>

Local Frames: New videos from STNNNG, The Chalice, Dirty Baby, and more

As the Twin Cities music scene grows, more and more artists are creating music that demands our attention. Combine the music with talented filmmakers locally and beyond, and you have a fruitful mix of distinct skills that generates more locally connected music videos than ever before. While it's im ... More >>

Twin Cities Year in Music 2012

From P.O.S. to Prince to Polica, 2012 was a golden year in Minnesota music

Make a Scene mixtape mashes up Polica, Atmosphere, Solid Gold, Prof and more

A music scene as intimate as the Twin Cities has seen genres and styles bleed into one another, and rarely is such hybridization unwelcome. With this mindset, Wide Eyes producers Dimitry Killstorm and DJ Name have concocted a mash-up project that combines a lot of Picked to Click alums, like local r ... More >>

Picked to Click 2012

After hundreds of ballots and votes, the best of the best new bands have been chosen

Picked to Click 2012: #10. Audio Perm

#10. Audio Perm: 32 points"We haven't done one photo shoot where every member has been in it," says Audio Perm rapper 80H20 with a laugh. That's because the AP crew, which has risen to prominence putting in work and a fresh approach to the Twin Cities rap sound, is more than 10 members deep. Each Au ... 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 >>

Weekend Checklist: Rock for Pussy, Rock the Vine, Greg Laswell, Too Short

This is definitely a weekend reserved for rock with Rock for Pussy, a tribute to David Bowie at First Ave. on Friday and Rock the Vine, a day reserved for music and wine tasting, on Saturday. Minneapalooza will be taking over Nick & Eddie's and Joe's Garage on Saturday with many local musicians. ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: St. Vincent, Father John Misty, Girls Got Rhythm Fest, Daughtry

Girl power without the Spice Girls is alive and well these days, and the Amsterdam Bar and Hall will be celebrating this weekend with the Girls Got Rhythm Fest in St. Paul. If you're feeling young, stop by Station 4 to check out pop-punk group Go Radio with This Providence; if not, St. Vincent and C ... More >>

Andrew W.K. at First Avenue, 3/22/12

​Andrew W.K.First Avenue, MinneapolisThursday, March 22, 2012Click here for the slideshow One thanks the stars that Andrew W. K., who has spent a bit more time in the last five years curating an inscrutable public identity than releasing significant music, decided to tour his debut LP I Get Wet fo ... More >>

Howler and the art of mouthing off

​Say what you will about Howler, but they can probably say it better. For all of the local criticism the Minneapolis surf-garage act has received for not paying their dues or being too forthright, none of it seems to focus on their abilities as a live act. After personally experiencing them for th ... More >>

The Cloak Ox raising money for record at Nick and Eddie this Friday

​The local band the Cloak Ox had a ripping 2011. After all, they won last year's City Pages "Picked To Click" by a landslide as one of the most promising band's from our fair State. As any reader of Gimme Noise can attest, we've covered them extensively as they maintain their status as one of the ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Alison Scott, The Cloak Ox, White Light Riot, MN Music Bazaar

​The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cold. Settle down with some local music this weekend.

The Cloak Ox, Mason Jennings, more locals featured on Daytrotter

Illustration by Johnnie CluneyCreepiest rendering of Mason Jennings ever?​"We have made it people, we have finally made it." Recent Picked to Click champs the Cloak Ox were the latest in a long string of Twin Cities acts to proudly announce that they'd recorded a session with Illinois-based record ... More >>

Ray Davies, Culture Cry Wolf, and more

Picked to Click 2011

The Cloak Ox, Night Moves, and more

Sarah White unveils new album 'Space Madness'

​Sarah White has certainly kept busy since she left Minneapolis for Brooklyn back in 2007. Though many in the Twin Cities may still know her best as one of the founding members of Black Blondie, she's actually spent far more time now as a solo artist, and her new Space Madness, is the se ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Glamorama, Christina Perri, We the Kings, The Head and the Heart

​"Always strive to excel, but only on weekends."-Richard Rorty

Weekend Checklist: Basilica Block Party, Josh Groban, Katy Perry, Warped Tour

​So here's to all those summer nights when my feet hit the sand, the waves break my fall, and all my friends outnumber the stars.

Weekend Checklist: Jimmy Eat World, Arctic Monkeys, Memory Lanes Block Party, Soundset

​An extra day to the weekend?  We'll take it!

Weekend Checklist: Tommy Stinson, No Bird Sing, Death Cab, MODSUN

​In case the apocalypse doesn't happen this weekend, here's some stuff to check out!

Teenage Moods, Portland Cello Project, and more

Critics' Picks: Sims, Blue Sky Blackout, Old 97's, and more

Mix Master Mike of Beastie Boys coming to Epic March 4

Photo by Jen Boyles​ Beastie Boys DJ and and mad professor of all things turntablism Mix Master Mike is coming to Epic next month for a headlining show celebrating Mardi Gras. The show, scheduled for March 4, was just announced Thursday afternoon. Mike was last in the Twin Cities stumping for Bara ... More >>

Twin Cities bands to listen for in 2011

Mally, Pink Mink, Grant Cutler, and more

Halloween 2010 concert guide

​Got your Star Trek costume all laid out, belly full of candy, pumpkin carved, and still don't know what to do with yourself this Halloween weekend? Don't fret, we've got a host of musical options at your disposal. Here's a rundown of some of the best Halloween-themed concerts happening this weeke ... More >>

Picked to Click 2010

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

Picked to Click 2010: Complete list of ballots

​We had 108 local music scene peeps participate in this year's Picked to Click poll. Below, you can judge -- er, "peruse" the ballots of each and every one of our voters, along with descriptions of their contributions to the local scene. For more on Picked to Click, check out this year's issue, al ... More >>

Dearling Physique, Dosh, Whitesand/Badlands featured in this week's City Pages

Photo by Betsy Munro Photography.Domino Davis of Dearling Physique​It's Wednesday, hump day, rainy-then-sunny day -- and above all else, it's that day of the week when a new issue of City Pages hits the stands. Here's a quick rundown of all the great music content we have in store for our readers ... More >>

The Year in Music: The Best Albums of 2009

First Avenue's Best New Bands of 2009

The lineup for this year's showcase has been announced, featuring more than one Picked to Click winner.

John Lennon tribute, Zero 7, Doomtree Blowout, and more

MP3: Sole's 'Everyday I'm Hustlin'' (plus his favorite books?)

Sole hollers at us with a new MP3 and, oddly, a list of his favorite books.

POS champions local bands at First Avenue

The hip-hop powerhouse invited several local acts to join him in the big room.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: Sept. 28-Oct. 2

Red Pens win 2009 Picked to Click, Radio K goes FM, new Gigamesh & Bill Mike's guitar goes missing.

Freeloader Friday: August 7-9

Free yourself this weekend.

iPod Hijack! Big Trouble's Top 10 Most Played

Big Trouble's favorites could teach all of us a few things about behaving musically.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: July 17-23

Beyonce thrills at the Target Center, Mark Mallman releases new music video & next week's best new releases.

Muja Messiah lists his favorites

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