The Flaming Lips

Pissed Jeans' Matt Korvette: I love anything that involves throwing away money frivolously

Everything somebody needs to know about Pissed Jeans can be found in their name. The Philadelphia via Allentown quartet's four LPs boast the Jesus Lizard's spiraling discord and lyricism absent of any modern-day decorum. More like their name, however, is frontman Matt Korvette's ability to undercut ... More >>

Justin Vernon unveils the Shouting Matches debut, Grownass Man

Justin Vernon's Grammy-winning run with Bon Iver has pushed his other side projects and random guest appearances to the forefront. Whether he's recording with Kanye, the Flaming Lips, or P.O.S., Vernon's involvement always seems to add an ethereal indie cache. Now comes word that Vernon's long-simm ... More >>

Live Nation: River's Edge Music Festival on hiatus in 2013

The River's Edge Music Festival will not be back in 2013, Live Nation officials say. The $4.8 million, two-day event on St. Paul's Harriet Island debuted last June with headliners Dave Matthews Band and Tool, as well as the Flaming Lips, Scissor Sisters, Diplo, and several others spread over multipl ... More >>

MPLS.TV asks River's Edge Music Festival: "What the f*ck are you wearing?"

See Also:15 gorgeous GIFs from River's Edge Music Festival 2012Review: River's Edge Music Festival Day 1, 6/23/12 Slideshows: Music Day 1, Music Day 2, People Day 1, People Day 2Kudos to the diligent folks at MPLS.TV for capturing the variety of concert-goers at the recent River's Edge Music Festiv ... More >>

Q&A: Feist on a Bon Iver softball rivalry, honoring Jim Henson, and Feistodon

The "1234" singer speaks ahead of Minnesota Zoo show

BNLX cover Lana Del Rey's "Video Games," release EP Saturday

The fiery local group BNLX have pulled off some interesting covers over the course of their seven different EPs, but their take on Lana Del Rey's "Video Games" has caused more raised eyebrows and nodding heads than anything they have tackled since their blistering, distortion-filled rendition of Pri ... More >>

Record Store Day 2012 across Minneapolis

Related:Record Store Day 2012: Keep independent Twin Cities shops openDo Twin Cities record stores need Record Store Day?Slideshow: Record Store Day 2012Record Store Day 2012 was the biggest yet, as hosts of Twin Cities record stores gathered their enthusiasm and planned parties. Gimme Noise went in ... More >>

Will River's Edge Music Festival 2013 bring Skrillex to St. Paul?

Related:River's Edge Music Festival 2012 at Harriet Island lineupSoundset 2012 lineup announced, includes Big K.R.I.T.Slideshow: Skrillex at Skyway TheatreU2 at TCF Bank Stadium, 7/23/11 The inaugural running of the River's Edge Music Festival will bring Tool, Dave Matthews Band, Diplo, the Flaming ... More >>

Dr. Dog at First Avenue, 2/17/12

Photo by Reed Fischer​Dr. DogFirst Avenue, MinneapolisFebruary 17, 2012Dr. Dog turned the Mainroom stage into their own cozy living room Friday night at a sold-out First Avenue. They decorated their immediate surroundings with numerous lamps, afghans, and other random comforts of home including ... More >>

Twin Cities Year in Music 2011

Howler, Astronautalis, Pink Mink, and more

Lil B, 'I Got AIDS': Is this what progress looks like?

​So the first rapped lyrics on "I Got AIDS" are, indeed, "I got AIDS." This isn't a song that fucks around; it straddles the elephant in the blog comment box and starts beating that sucker on the ears with a spiked riding crop. This is significant in a number of ways, not least of which are these: ... More >>

RIP Mikey Welsh, former Weezer bassist

​Bassist Mikey Welsh, best known for his time spent playing with Weezer from 1998-2001, passed away on Saturday from causes that are yet to be determined. He was 40.

SoundTown Series: Sims talks about his first headlining tour and new EP

​The beats never stop for the tireless crew of Doomtree. It was barely six months ago that Sims released his sophomore album, Bad Time Zoo, to overwhelming support from critics, peers, and fans. His smooth delivery and the intelligent persistence of his rhymes make Doomtree's youngest partner ... More >>

Neon Indian releasing custom synthesizer with new album pre-order

Alan Palomo, musician/synthesizer wizard​These days, it's not surprising to find bands offering increasingly elaborate album packages available for pre-order. T-shirts, posters, 45 rpm singles, and even marijuana-flavored gummy skulls (by the Flaming Lips, of course) are all par for the course ... More >>

SoundTown Series: The Goondas on wanting to 'single-handedly save rock and roll'

Photo by Tony NelsonThe Goondas performing at Best New Bands at First Avenue​Continuing with our SoundTown Series, the Goondas gladly signed up for an in-person interview. Following the release of their self-titled debut album in 2010, the band has sprung up as one of the Twin Cities' best liv ... More >>

Joey Ryan & the Inks

Dennis Lane is impressive, catchy sophomore album

SoundTown Series: DeVotchKa's Nick Urata opens up about his undying love for the Flaming Lips

Photo by Steve CohenNick Urata of DeVotchKa performing at First Avenue last April​As Somerset's SoundTown inches closer to its fun-filled weekend (August 19-20), Gimme Noise will be conducting a series of email, phone, and in-person interviews with many of the artists lined up for the festival ... More >>

Pixies at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, 4/24/11

Photos by Steve Cohen​PixiesApril 24, 2011Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. PaulThe career arc of the Pixies has been fascinating, to say the least. The seminal band formed, recorded, a toured to modest acclaim and then broke up, only to see their legacy grow exponentially in the years following their d ... More >>

The Week That Was: P4K knights Kanye, Black-Eyed Peas at Super Bowl

​Holiday weeks are hell on columns like this one. Not because nothing happens, but because nobody's around to report on what's happening. In any event, here's what we were able to find out about what went down while we were hanging Christmas lights, getting sick, and stuffing ourselves full of tur ... More >>

Muse at Target Center, 10/05/10

photo by: Jonathan Behm​Muse have come a long way from the feisty club band that played the Quest back in 2004 as if they had a point to make and a country to conquer. At the Target Center on Tuesday night, it seemed as if the Teignmouth trio (who are joined by multi-instrumentalist Morgan Nicholl ... More >>

School of Seven Bells at the Entry, 9/19/10

Photos by Benjamin Grimes​School of Seven Bells and Active ChildSeptember 19, 20107th St. Entry, MinneapolisDo the Twin Cities have an active enough concertgoing population to support three separate sizable touring bands on a chilly Sunday night? It turns out the answer is yes, judging from the fu ... More >>

Flaming Lips

Dada Trash Collage releases Neighbors

Band is one to top with its prolific output

Jeremy Messersmith: The extended interview

Photo by Nick Vlcek​Once you've finished reading today's cover story on Jeremy Messersmith, you might still be aching to learn more about the reserved, introspective, and talented singer-songwriter. Read on for additional quotes from my series of interviews with Messersmith that didn't make their ... More >>

Mashups of the Week: GZA & Johnny Cash

GZA commissions the Hood Internet for new track, Johnny Cash vs. QOTSA & more of the week's best mashups.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: Oct. 3-9

The Wars of 1812 announce break-up, Doomtree sets vinyl releases, Har Mar Superstar prepping HBO show & next week's best new releases.

iPod Hijack! City Pages staff's Top Ten Most Played

The time has come to purify our hearts and minds of the guilty pleasures in our iPods. You could be next.

The Bad Plus: For All I Care

Josh Grier of Tapes 'n Tapes takes a moment to catch us up on life on the road

Their latest tour is pointing them homeward bound

Bunny Clogs serve up kid-friendly grooves at the Cedar

10,000 Lakes Festival

Emma Pollock

Concert Highlights for the Week of Sep. 5 - Sept. 11

Mystic Numbers

Cloud Cult peer into the foggy border between this world and the next

Singles Going Steady

The best end-to-end albums from a single-driven year

Altering ELO's Eden

Electric Light Orchestra reissues deliver—and dilute—paradise

Two By Two

Spiritual musicians lead their followers to the boat

The Earlies: These Were the Earlies, Micah P. Hinson: And the Gospel of Progress

Big Hits of Mid-America, Volume 412

Five new local CDs Range from Spaghetti Westerns to pot paeans

The Autograph Man

What ever happened to Buddy Holly's fishing license?

It's Not You--I Just Need Some Space

Dallas Orbiter sets its own course to the ether

The Sting

Mink Lungs: One band, a dozen hallucinogenic pop songs, 2,000 biting red ants

Philipp Blom: To Have and to Hold: An Intimate History of Collectors and Collecting

Robot Wars

Yoshimi battles the pink 'bots while Wayne Coyne struggles against his previous masterpiece

Wheat Will, Wheat Will, Rock You

Portastatic, The Nature of Sap

Happy Mediums- POLARA

Charting a path between electronica and the old one-two-three-four, Polara's intrepid space-rock earned them a coveted deal with Interscope Records. As the band learned, it won't cure all their ills. But it beats a sharp stick in the eye

Austin City Unlimited

Psychedelic Radio Shack

Born in Louisiana, the Elephant 6 collective herald a new rock underground.

Misery For the Masses

Nothing more than feelings: Billy Corgan channels teenage angst