The Velvet Underground

Vietnam

The Black Angels / Allah-Las / Elephant Stone

The Lazy Kids on Craigslist, Peter Penguin, and work ethic

The Lazy Kids came together via Craigslist, and more and more artists are using the online tool to meet others these days. The Minneapolis group will be debuting their first full-length album Peter Penguin, based on a fictional character that "is a dreamer, a traveler who has suffered from the rigor ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Soundset, LMFAO, Edward Sharpe, Memory Lanes Block Party

Despite the "Twin Cities hip-hop scene being oversaturated" this is the weekend that the Twin Cities hip-hop scene looks forward to the most. If you're thinking of heading down to Shakopee son Sunday for Soundset, better head there early or carpool; last year the traffic was held up for two hours. M ... More >>

The Black Angels at the Fine Line, 10/17/11

The Black Angels​The Black Angels with Dead Meadow and SpindriftOctober 17, 2011Fine Line Music Cafe, MinneapolisIt was an eerie dream-like night of cinematic psychedelia as the Black Angels, Dead Meadow, and Spindrift, three of the more fantastic contemporary psychedelic bands in the U.S., c ... More >>

The Suburbs' Chan Poling talks '80s nostalgia, the New Standards, and the possibility of a new album

Photo by Alexa JonesChan Poling at last year's "Musical Salute to Bruce Allen" at First Avenue​Gimme Noise contributor P.F. Wilson spoke to Chan Poling as part of a print preview of the Suburbs' gig this Friday night with the Suicide Commandos; what follows is the entire transcript of P.F.'s conve ... More >>

Clinic at the 7th St. Entry, 11/12/10

Photos by Tony Nelson​ClinicNovember 12, 20107th St. Entry, MinneapolisFriday night at the 7th St. Entry, Liverpool natives Clinic brought their odd brand of -- well, there are no clear reference points for Clinic's sound, really, and for that they should be applauded.

Cowboy Junkies

China's Maybe Mars label and Carsick Cars head overseas for SXSW

Local radio DJ Danny Sigelman catches us up on a few great bands he's discovered while living abroad in China.

The Songs We Can't Escape

El Vez brings MeX-Mas to First Avenue

El Vez and Los Straight Jackets do their best to stimulate the "Mexi-conomy" at this year's !Viva Christmas!

The Raveonettes

The Warlocks

Sonic Youth

New Gospel Gossip song debuts

"Pre Med (Just In Case)" is exciting and adventurous, even if mildly derivative.

Women tonight at the Triple Rock

Ain't entendres grand? The Calgary lo-fi troupe goes vintage tonight with Bouncer Fighter and White Sand/Badlands.

13 Most Beautiful... Songs for Andy Warhol's "Screen Tests"

Instant Mash: Could Girl Talk do it this well?

Plastic People of the Universe

A souped-up Bonnie and Clyde tops this week's pop culture picks

Nothin' but a G Thing

Jonathan Richman/Vic Chesnutt

My Bloggy Valentine: 20 Songs About Love

Culture Jamming

A tree-swingin' monkey lover tops this week's pop culture picks

The Black Angels: Passover

Chambermaids at the Stevens Square Center for the Arts

Melting faces and sibling spats usher in one of summer's first festivals

Music News of Minor Interest

STNNNG in a Stunner

Picked to Click XV

Still More MN Faves

Do You Want New Wave Or Do You Want The Truth?

Earnest Brits bring punk out of the past and into the Futureheads

Clinic: Winchester Cathedral

Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat

How You Say Le Rock 'n' Roll?

The crystalline beauty of Air's 'Talkie Walkie' doesn't get lost in translation

Southern Culture on the Skids

Good taste and sobriety go down fighting at the music party of the year

Burn Down The Record Stores!

The Walkmen make you stop thinking in terms of "albums." This music is made for a mix.

Danger! High Voltage!

The Voltz electrify you with a minimalist garage stomp

Simply Saucer: Cyborgs Revisited

Rock 'N' Roll--A Love Story

What it's like to get all flushed over a record

Doctor Feelgood

Demy Monde

Jacques Demy's worldview extends well beyond the French New Wave

Hidden Wonders

An Oak Street series journeys to the secret life of cinema

Zombie Jamboree

Neo-retroists Clinic and the Strokes raid the graves of punkers past

Yo La Tengo: Danelectro

Ghost: Snuffbox Immanence and Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet

Power to the People

After years of government oppression, jail time, and dubious comparisons to Frank Zappa, Plastic People of the Universe are finally coming to America

1973 Music

CMJ '97

Nout of This World

All Tomorrow's Parties: We epitomize a revolutionary hip-hop scene.

Love Thang

The Cutest Band in America?: Boston's Papas Fritas

MUSIC NOTES

TROPICALS' HOT DOG NIGHT

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