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The Dixie Chicks

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Local musicians rally against gay marriage ban at the Varsity Thursday

    People often don't want their favorite artists to talk about politics: Look at the Dixie Chicks. Despite this, Shayna Melgaard, the house manager at the Varsity Theater, and local singer-songwriter David Booth came up with the idea to hold an event to rally against the proposed gay marriage ban, whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Bon Iver, Brian Setzer, Mint Condition's Stokley Williams among this year's Grammy nominees

    ​All bets were on Adele heading into last night's Grammy nomination ceremony (now a nationally televised event tailored to milk the big reveal for every last commercial penny), and she certainly held her own, receiving a total of six nominations from the Recording Academy. Kanye West, too, scored ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    The Suburbs' Chan Poling and the Jayhawks' Gary Louris perform together for Sound Unseen

    Photos by Steve Cohen​As this year's Sound Unseen festival wrapped up at the Southern Theater with a screening of Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?, the festival organizers pulled out all the stops to make it a special night. Harry's daughter Annie was in attendance, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    'Equality is the prime rib of America' and other surreal political moments in pop music

    ​Lady Gaga proclaimed yesterday that "Equality is the prime rib of America," simultaneously empowering and confusing the hell out of legions of GLBT activists as they rallied against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." While the nation's top socio-political scientists try to decode what Gaga could have possi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2010

    Top 10 sister acts of all time

    ​If you're like us, you probably had no idea that this past Sunday was Sister Day, a new holiday entirely fabricated by the Hallmark greeting card corporation. Even Hallmark's own website can't keep it straight, with some pages insisiting the "holiday" fell on last Sunday and others saying it will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Metric, Heart and Mary J. Blige at Lilith Fair, 7/18/10

    Metric / Alex Uncapher for City Pages​Summer means two things in the Twin Cities: going "up north" and outdoor concert season, both activities releasing all the built-up cabin fever that comes along with being a Minnesotan. From the Basilica and Luce block parties to Stone Arch and Lyn-Lake fests ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Ode to Marty Stuart and Connie Smith: Top 10 songs fer gettin' hitched

    Had my father truly loved me, he would have forced Davy Jones to marry me at gunpoint. ​Today, I've got love on my mind. Is it because I've been invited to a wedding every goddamned weekend the month of July, and so love has been striking in the form of RSVP cards, Target gift registries, swea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Lilith Fair moved from Canterbury to Target Center

    ​The Lilith Fair, slated for July 18 at Canterbury Park, is being moved indoors to the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. In other changes, Kelly Clarkson is no longer part of the Minneapolis date; the lineup listed on the press release is now Sarah McLachlan, Mary J. Blige, Court Yard Hounds ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2010

    Trip Shakespeare's Dan and Matt Wilson reunite for first duo show

    Brothers say they're like "two strong magnets"

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Dan and Matt Wilson: The extended interview

    A special online-only extended interview, including the questions and answers that didn't appear in the paper this week.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Songs for "I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore Day"

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Music

    November 25, 2009

    The xx, the King Khan & BBQ Show, and more

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2009

    The King Khan & BBQ Show, Those Darlins

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2009

    Ralph Stanley & his Clinch Mountain Boys

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    Making Music: Dan Wilson

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    J.D. Souther

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Arts

    July 2, 2008

    Don King's knockout video game tops this week's pop culture picks

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Shania Twain: bigger than Barack Obama

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Music

    December 19, 2007

    Peer into the Ears of Dan Wilson and Al Franken

    No wax here—we just asked 'em, "What did you listen to in 2007?"

  • Music

    December 19, 2007

    The Year's Best Local Albums

    It may seem greedy, but we couldn't confine ourselves to fewer than 13 riotous / melodious / prodigious records

  • Music

    October 10, 2007

    Free at Last

    Dan Wilson Finally Sends His Solo Debut out into the World

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2007

    Top 50 CDs from 2006

    Dan Wilson Finally Sends His Solo Debut out into the World

  • Unknown

    February 21, 2007

    This Is for the Alkies!

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2007

    It's official: Dan Wilson is completely sonic

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2006

    Britt Robson's 100 Best CDs of 2006

    MC/VL and Scream Party uncover connection between C2H60 and rocking the party. Also: Dan Wilson sings a ballad

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

    Ten reasons to tune in country radio in 2006

  • News

    December 20, 2006

    Local Music Yearbook '06

    Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2006

    Olson Defeats Rumsfeld (or... Jayhawk bites Hawk)

    Prince went to Vegas. Smokers went to Maplewood. Tapes 'N Tapes went to the moon. And sometime after the last zombie dance party got busted, we wrote it all down for you.

  • Movies

    September 20, 2006

    Toronto '06: Shut Up and Shoot

    'Death of a President' and other film fest trigger-pullers blow away dissent

  • Music

    May 31, 2006

    Bigger Than Badnarik

    The Dixie Chicks ask for a cease-fire and sympathy

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    Dance, Dance, Revolution

    Le Tigre suggest that feminism's fourth wave will begin as soon as you shake your thing

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    Natalie Merchant does an about-face; Joe Strummer's countenance appears on the wall; Stephen Tyler loses his head

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    It's The Soul, Baby!

    Hitch a ride with the Flash Express

  • News

    July 9, 2003

    Obit For A Former Contrarian

    A friend and protégé tries to make sense of what's happened to Christopher Hitchens

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    The Not-So-Quiet Americans

    The Dixie Chicks: Bush-booing stars sing a national anthem of a different stripe

  • Music

    May 14, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    Neko Case kills you softly with her song; The Be Good Tanyas wait around to die; Patricia Tallman confronts the living dead

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    Almost Famous

    On the road with Faux Jean, rock star daydreams surrender to real-life drudgery

  • Music

    April 9, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    The Raveonettes pull out the big guns, A.R.E. Weapons sing one for America, and the Dixie Chicks start a war

  • News

    July 25, 2001

    Purple Hazy

    In the past year, Prince has become a Jehovah's Witness, bitched about the record industry, canceled a national tour, and delayed the release of his new CD. But he doesn't want to talk about it.

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    She's Leaving Home

    With The Sugar Tree, New York scenester/ songwriter Amy Rigby looks to put down new roots in Nashville

  • News

    October 11, 2000

    The Party Crasher

    No one's giving much thought to Ralph Nader's running mate. But it has never been a good idea to underestimate Winona LaDuke.

  • Music

    April 26, 2000

    Sound Check

    No one's giving much thought to Ralph Nader's running mate. But it has never been a good idea to underestimate Winona LaDuke.

  • Music

    October 13, 1999

    Dixie Chicks: Fly

    No one's giving much thought to Ralph Nader's running mate. But it has never been a good idea to underestimate Winona LaDuke.

  • Arts

    January 13, 1999

    Singles '98 (Associative Disorder Remix)

    Original Gangstas, Backstreet Boys, and grizzled grunge

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