Tommy Stinson

Soul Asylum back with Delayed Reaction in July

​Soul Asylum will release its first album in six years this July, Delayed Reaction. This will be the tenth studio release from the group, and its first with 429 Records, a label that appears to be highly motivated to snap up bands that hit commercial paydirt in the mid-'90s. The group's new labelm ... More >>

The Current's 7th birthday party at First Avenue, 1/27/12

​The Current's 7th birthday partyWith Tapes 'n Tapes, Dead Man Winter, Low, and Night MovesFirst Avenue, MinneapolisFriday, January 27, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here and check out coverage of night two here.The seven-year love affair between Twin Cities music fans and the Current was ... More >>

Twin Cities Year in Music 2011

Howler, Astronautalis, Pink Mink, and more

Replacements Archives: Twin Tone Madness, Garage Rock Mania

​Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash--we thought it would be interesting to dig through the CityPages archives and look at some o ... More >>

Replacements Archives: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash

​Following last Friday's yearly tribute to the Replacements at First Ave--this year's headline featured a star-studded performance of the Replacements' debut album, Sorry Ma, I Forgot To Take Out The Trash--we thought it would be interesting to dig through the CityPages archives and look at some o ... More >>

Tommy Stinson at the Fine Line, 11/14/11

Photos by Erik Hess​Tommy Stinson and FriendsNovember 14, 2011Fine Line Music Cafe, MinneapolisServing as a vacation from their tightly rehearsed, big-budget "day job," as Stinson put it, Tommy and his three touring Guns 'N Roses bandmates Dizzy Reed (keys), Richard Fortus (guitar), and Frank Ferr ... More >>

Seven Inches of Minnesota Music: The Replacements "I'm in Trouble"

​The Replacements are hands down one of the most revered and famous bands out of Minneapolis. Not only does the group forever cast a shadow over almost every barroom guitar-rock band that ever sets foot on stage in town, but their lingering legacy has done the same thing to the members of the ... More >>

Tommy Stinson's solo record 'One Man Mutiny' out August 30

​When seasoned rock 'n' roll bassist and songwriter Tommy Stinson came to Minneapolis this past May for a gig at the Mainroom, he hinted that his second solo album was finished and nearly ready to be released. Now, that album has an offiical release date and a name: One Man Mutiny will be offered ... More >>

Soul Asylum finishing up first new album since 2006, tentatively titled 'Rough Air'

Photo by Steve CohenDave Pirner singing at Tommy Stinson's solo show at First Avenue this past May​Though Soul Asylum have continued to gig sporadically in the Twin Cities (and Dave Pirner has taken up a part-time job smashing guitars at his bass player's solo gigs), it's been five years since the ... More >>

Tommy Stinson at First Avenue, 5/20/11

Photos by Steve Cohen​Tommy StinsonMay 20, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisThese are strange times we're living in, so the modest turnout at Friday night's Tommy Stinson show shouldn't have come as a surprise. But scanning the Mainroom this weekend, it was hard not to think back to last fall's Replac ... More >>

Titus Andronicus and Craig Finn cover the Replacements' "Kids Don't Follow"

​Last night, the biggest indie scenesplosion ever rattled the Bowery Ballroom in Manhatten as contemporary bands like tUnE-yArDs, St. Vincent, Ted Leo gathered to pay homage to Michael Azerrad's 2001 book Our Band Could Be Your Life on its 10-year anniversary. Among the highlights posted on Pitchf ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Tommy Stinson, No Bird Sing, Death Cab, MODSUN

​In case the apocalypse doesn't happen this weekend, here's some stuff to check out!

Tommy Stinson

​In case the apocalypse doesn't happen this weekend, here's some stuff to check out!

Tommy Stinson returns to First Avenue for one night

Stinson: "I haven't changed where I come from or how I got there"

Tommy Stinson: A YouTube retrospective

Photo by Emily Roberts​Over here at Gimme Noise, we're pretty excited about Tommy Stinson's return to First Ave this Friday--and not just because we had the chance to talk to him about it in the print version of today's City Pages. Why all the excitement then? Because it gives us an excuse to kill ... More >>

Tommy Stinson coming to First Avenue

​After touring Europe with Guns 'N Roses and traveling to Haiti to help with hurricane cleanup and relief efforts, former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson has embarked on a solo tour that will bring him to his hometown on May 20 to play a show at First Avenue.

Kevin Foley, Bash & Pop bassist, passes away at 52

Via YouTubeKevin Foley, left, with Steve Brantseg at the John Lennon tribute in 2008​Funeral services are being held today for Hopkins native Kevin Foley, who passed away in his sleep last Thursday for unknown reasons. Foley was the bass player in local bands Swingset, Routine 11, and Bash & P ... More >>

Soul Asylum at First Avenue, 12/17/10

Photos by Nick Wosika​Soul AsylumDecember 17, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIt felt like the early '90s at First Avenue again, as a packed crowd awaited the highly anticipated first show by Soul Asylum at the venue since last December. Mysterious percussion and tool noises came from behind the scre ... More >>

Tommy Stinson helps raise money for schools in Haiti

​Pop Candy, the culture blog of USA Today, earlier posted some pictures of former Replacement turned Guns 'N Roses replacement Tommy Stinson taking a tour of a school for youngsters in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.

Tommy Stinson closing in on second solo record

​Tommy Stinson is 43 years old. He's been playing music for 32 of those years. He's been in Guns 'N Roses for 12 years.  He's supposedly been working on material with Paul Westerberg for two-plus years (whether those fuck-arounds will see the light of day is dependent on so many globules of m ... More >>

Alex Chilton passes away days before playing a Big Star show at SXSW

The pioneering power-pop songwriter has died of an apparent heart attack.

Uptown Bar fights to transfer liquor license to new location

Manager Denni Willey seeks to usher scene staple into its second life

The Popstream: The Obligatory Replacements Post

Possible new Replacements project in the works

The Shouting's Over, Too

An oral history of the Replacements captures the '80s music scene but can't get a handle on the band

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.

Mn SAT Answers and Winners

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.

Chinese Fire Drill

Devotees have been waiting years for the new GNR album

Local Music Yearbook '05

Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

"I hear they found a Replacement for Karl"

Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

Soul Asylum's return to the stage

Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

An Axl To Grind

Guns N' Roses: Dying hard with a vengeance?

Suburban Legends

A Suburbs reissue in every garage!

Go West

A Suburbs reissue in every garage!

A Power of Ten

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

Guns and Replacements

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

Record Roundup

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

Guitar Town

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

Into the Future

Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.