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May 2, 2012
Plug in Stereo reveals musical origins
"I started playing music in sixth grade," says the Portland-based musician Trevor Dahl, who performs as Plug in Stereo and opens for He Is We at the Varsity Theater tonight. "Playing acoustic guitar, and playing in all different types of bands, rock, pop, even hardcore stuff." Dahl, who has locks th ... More >>
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April 25, 2012
The Brick moves Mastodon show to Myth, drops capacity
Related:The Brick moves four sold-out shows, unveils renovation plansFun. at Myth, 4/13/12Gimme Noise: Fans start 'The Brick MN Sucks' siteMinneapolis' Mastodon devotees will have to make the drive up to the Maplewood megaclub Myth after another sold-out Brick show shifts to a bigger room. The chang ... More >>
Music
April 18, 2012
Critics' Picks: Howler, Tanlines, White Denim, and more
Related:The Brick moves four sold-out shows, unveils renovation plansFun. at Myth, 4/13/12Gimme Noise: Fans start 'The Brick MN Sucks' siteMinneapolis' Mastodon devotees will have to make the drive up to the Maplewood megaclub Myth after another sold-out Brick show shifts to a bigger room. The chang ... More >>
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April 18, 2012
Said the Whale
Related:The Brick moves four sold-out shows, unveils renovation plansFun. at Myth, 4/13/12Gimme Noise: Fans start 'The Brick MN Sucks' siteMinneapolis' Mastodon devotees will have to make the drive up to the Maplewood megaclub Myth after another sold-out Brick show shifts to a bigger room. The chang ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Best of Coachella 2012: Saturday, April 14
Radiohead certainly had the most pre-festival buzz for Saturday, but once we got there, we found there was so much more to be excited about. Be it the seeing the reclusive Jeff Mangum, the underrated fIREHOSE or closing out the evening with a ferris wheel ride with Radiohead as the soundtrack, our t ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Lollapalooza 2012 lineup announced, and it's a good one
Related: SoundTown 2012 lineup announced River's Edge Music Festival 2012 at Harriet Island lineupYet another festival lineup came hurling toward the concert-going set late last night and it's a good one. This year's Lollapalooza performers include a bevy of top-tier Billboard-charting acts -- start ... More >>
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April 10, 2012
The Brick moves four sold-out shows, unveils renovation plans
Related:Review: Jane's Addiction at The Brick Gimme Noise: Fans start 'The Brick MN Sucks' siteThe Brick apologizes for Jane's Addiction show, offers refundFun's show moved to Myth as the Brick undergoes renovationsAEG Live's new Minneapolis venue the Brick has decided to forgo another Jane's Addict ... More >>
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March 26, 2012
Big Lake releases new single "Eight Weeks"
Local indie-rock quintet Big Lake have captured the hearts of Twin Cities music fans in rather small doses, releasing one all-too-brief EP after another, in addition to their captivating, but all-too-infrequent, live shows. But while fans of the band wait patiently for a full-length album fro ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2012
Ghostmouth's Sean Chaucer: My dad can beat up your band's dad
First impressions are hard to take back, but even with ludicrousness of a name like Ghostmouth, the Twin Cities band's members take themselves seriously. With their new album, which is actually a collection five years in the making, the band share with their fans a new maturity that opens an elem ... More >>
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March 21, 2012
The Brick: We are already working on changes
Read more:Jane's Addiction fans criticize the Brick, form "The Brick MN Sucks" siteJane's Addiction at the Brick, 3/19/12Monday evening's Jane's Addiction show at Minneapolis' new Warehouse District venue the Brick was marred by a ton of problems for those who attended. Social networks exploded T ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2012
Alert: SXSW coverage ahead
You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that nearly every building gets used as a music venue during the annual music festival. And starting Thursday, writers and photographers from the music blogs of the Village Voice Media empire plan to go to as many of them as we possi ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2012
Marilyn Manson's U.S. tour dates unveiled, show at the Brick in May
The mysterious Marilyn Manson has emerged with a fresh U.S. tour in support of the forthcoming eighth album, Born Villain. This is the first Minneapolis show for the band since 2009's stop at the State Theatre. It also adds to the slate of concerts that includes the Shins, Jane's Addiction, and I ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
The Shins, Incubus, Slash join the Brick's upcoming shows
The temperature at the old Club 3 Degrees is heating up as the Brick finally added some more concerts to its schedule. When the March 19 Jane's Addiction show was the only thing on the schedule, Gimme Noise expressed some worry and concern about the Warehouse District venture. As things have fill ... More >>
Blogs
January 10, 2012
The Shins release new track, "Simple Song," and reveal new album plans
James Mercer has had no shortage of creative outlets over the last few years. But his main band, the Shins, have kept remarkably quiet since 2007's Wincing The Night Away, other than announcing that they were leaving their longtime label Sub Pop in '08. Mercer has now formed his own record la ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2010
Broken Bells at First Avenue, 12/6/10
Photos by Steve CohenBroken BellsDecember 6, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIf you were not at Broken Bells at First Avenue on Monday night, you missed what was probably one of the tightest rock shows to pass through the venue this year. Seriously. (No, for real. I'm not just saying that to be a je ... More >>
Music
December 1, 2010
Eyedea tribute, the New Standards, Andrew Bird, and more
Photos by Steve CohenBroken BellsDecember 6, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIf you were not at Broken Bells at First Avenue on Monday night, you missed what was probably one of the tightest rock shows to pass through the venue this year. Seriously. (No, for real. I'm not just saying that to be a je ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Broken Bells
Photos by Steve CohenBroken BellsDecember 6, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIf you were not at Broken Bells at First Avenue on Monday night, you missed what was probably one of the tightest rock shows to pass through the venue this year. Seriously. (No, for real. I'm not just saying that to be a je ... More >>
Music
September 22, 2010
Janelle Monae, Matt & Kim, and more
Photos by Steve CohenBroken BellsDecember 6, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIf you were not at Broken Bells at First Avenue on Monday night, you missed what was probably one of the tightest rock shows to pass through the venue this year. Seriously. (No, for real. I'm not just saying that to be a je ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2010
Rogue Wave, Midlake, and Peter Wolf Crier at First Avenue, 9/20/10
Photos by Stacy SchwartzRogue Wave/Midlake/Peter Wolf CrierSeptember 20, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisThree varied but passionate bands played to a small but devoted crowd at First Avenue on Monday night, and each group took their time finding their footing before delivering stirring sets that cl ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
Sea Wolf
Photos by Stacy SchwartzRogue Wave/Midlake/Peter Wolf CrierSeptember 20, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisThree varied but passionate bands played to a small but devoted crowd at First Avenue on Monday night, and each group took their time finding their footing before delivering stirring sets that cl ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2009
Mason Jennings, P.O.S., Solid Gold to play Current 5-year anniversary
The Current has announced a hot lineup for their January 29 show.
Blogs
December 10, 2009
Top Five Most Hummable Indie-Rock Smash Hits of the '00s
The aughts saw indie rock go mainstream. Here's the top 5 indie songs we couldn't escape this decade.
Blogs
September 16, 2009
Mason Jennings featured in Rolling Stone
In a glowing review, Jennings' latest album is proclaimed his "best work yet."
Music
November 19, 2008
Unapologetic Pop
Local indie band Mighty Fairly find joy in the lighter side of life
Calendar
April 30, 2008
Ra Ra Riot
Local indie band Mighty Fairly find joy in the lighter side of life
Music
April 30, 2008
Critics' Picks: Tokyo Police Club and more
Local indie band Mighty Fairly find joy in the lighter side of life
Music
February 13, 2008
Matt Costa
Unfamiliar Faces
Music
April 11, 2007
The Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future
Unfamiliar Faces
Music
March 14, 2007
Field Music: Tones of Town
Unfamiliar Faces
Music
February 7, 2007
These Songs Will Change...Your Socks
How can the Shins' new album hope to live up to the hype?
Music
December 27, 2006
Singles Going Steady
The best end-to-end albums from a single-driven year
News
December 20, 2006
It Was Free Cuz I Stole It
The year in unfair shares
Music
January 18, 2006
Superdanger: Fight! Fight! Fight!
The year in unfair shares
Columns
February 23, 2005
The Moviegoers
The pictures may be talking, but they're not speaking our language
Sports
November 24, 2004
Manmeat: It's What's For Dinner
Could America's next top model be a nude dude posing with a roll of toilet paper?
Music
January 14, 2004
Who's Your Dada?
The Fiery Furnaces turn poetic non sequitors into the surreal life of songs
News
December 17, 2003
Top-Ten-o-Matic
City Pages scribes chime in with their top tens
News
December 17, 2003
Now Hear This
The Very Best Albums of 2003
Music
November 12, 2003
The World Is Going To Hell. Why Worry?
The Shins find the fun in despair
Music
June 18, 2003
Vells: Vells
The Shins find the fun in despair
News
January 1, 2003
Artists of the Year
The Shins find the fun in despair
Music
December 18, 2002
Greatest Hits, 2002
The Shins find the fun in despair
Music
September 18, 2002
The Revolution Will Be Illustrated
A comic-book version of a day in the life of The Soviettes
Music
May 22, 2002
Rock 'N' Roll--A Love Story
What it's like to get all flushed over a record
Music
April 24, 2002
Bittersweet Symphony
Howard Hamilton III insists 'Pure Energy' isn't just pure sugar
Music
October 31, 2001
Short Cuts
Howard Hamilton III insists 'Pure Energy' isn't just pure sugar

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