The Raveonettes

Hunx and His Punx at Triple Rock, 3/27/12

​Hunx and His PunxWith Heavy CreamTriple Rock Social Club, MineapolisTuesday, March 27, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.Seth "Hunx" Bogart's live antics walk a line as thin as his pencil mustache. He's a provocative, openly gay guy who does his best to make an audience squirm with dirty ... More >>

The Raveonettes at the Fine Line, 04/07/11

Photos by Tony Nelson​The Raveonettes and TamarynApril 7, 2011Fine Line, MinneapolisGoing into the Raveonettes set at the Fine Line on Thursday night, I was concerned that the show would be overshadowed by the incendiary performance I had witnessed the night before as the Joy Formidable laid wa ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Robert Plant, Cut Copy, My Chemical Romance, and more

Photos by Tony Nelson​The Raveonettes and TamarynApril 7, 2011Fine Line, MinneapolisGoing into the Raveonettes set at the Fine Line on Thursday night, I was concerned that the show would be overshadowed by the incendiary performance I had witnessed the night before as the Joy Formidable laid wa ... More >>

The Raveonettes

Photos by Tony Nelson​The Raveonettes and TamarynApril 7, 2011Fine Line, MinneapolisGoing into the Raveonettes set at the Fine Line on Thursday night, I was concerned that the show would be overshadowed by the incendiary performance I had witnessed the night before as the Joy Formidable laid wa ... More >>

From Kanye to the Kinks: A very hipster Christmas mix

​For lack of a better word, sure--this mix is pretty hipsterish. But if you're sick of all that traditional crap that's been jammed down your throat since you were five, check out this mix of seasonal cheer--equal parts tongue-in-cheek and sentimental. Pair these songs with some homemade fudge an ... More >>

Bone Thugs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and more

​For lack of a better word, sure--this mix is pretty hipsterish. But if you're sick of all that traditional crap that's been jammed down your throat since you were five, check out this mix of seasonal cheer--equal parts tongue-in-cheek and sentimental. Pair these songs with some homemade fudge an ... More >>

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

​For lack of a better word, sure--this mix is pretty hipsterish. But if you're sick of all that traditional crap that's been jammed down your throat since you were five, check out this mix of seasonal cheer--equal parts tongue-in-cheek and sentimental. Pair these songs with some homemade fudge an ... More >>

Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz headlining Coachella 2010

The California festival runs April 16-18.

Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: Oct. 26-30

P.O.S. hits First Avenue and releases a new music video, Har Mar Superstar plays Late Night, Solid Gold release a new song & Owl City tops Billboard.

Raveonettes dazzle First Avenue

The Raveonettes put on an cool, assured display of their signature noise pop at First Avenue Monday night.

KRS-One, Shonen Knife, and more

The Raveonettes put on an cool, assured display of their signature noise pop at First Avenue Monday night.

The Raveonettes

The Raveonettes put on an cool, assured display of their signature noise pop at First Avenue Monday night.

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.

August 5, 2009: Warped Tour & Ice Palace

Lucero set to return to the TC, new Eyedea and Abilities video & Warped Tour Coverage.

July 22, 2009: Double Bird & the Raveonettes

Prince plays Montreux, Double Bird hits the Current's studio & the Raveonettes announce First Avenue date.

April preview and quarterly Top 10s

5. Trama, Mr. T ziptape, out as a free download on April 14: Comedic highlight: "If I Was Emo," in which our hero croons, "I would get great reviews in the hip-hop local news/because I'm not seen as a threat, and my rhymes make you boo-hoo-hoo/If I was emo, I wouldn't have to wear gold/and my fake f ... More >>

Minnesota Mixtape 2008

Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

Dec. 9, 2008: New Western Fifth, Dance Band, & Charlie Parr

Raving about the Raveonettes

Breakfast of Champions: 3/18

Critics Picks: Bruce Springsteen and more

5ingles

The Songs We Can't Escape

The Raveonettes

The Songs We Can't Escape

Music A-List

The Songs We Can't Escape

Surf Dawgs at the Hexagon Bar

Coastal rockers ditch their Midwest modesty and dance like dorks

Radio K's Top 77 Records of 2005

Coastal rockers ditch their Midwest modesty and dance like dorks

The Autograph Man

What ever happened to Buddy Holly's fishing license?

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

The Raveonettes: Whip It On

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