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Van Morrison

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Weekend Checklist: Guster, Caroline Smith, First Aid Kit, Ferry Corsten

    With the change in weather, there is a need to shake off the winter blues and socialize more. Headlining the Dakota fresh off their tour is Davina and the Vagabonds, while Guster share the stage at The Pantages with comedian Jeff Garlin. If you don't have tickets to the First Aid Kit at the Cedar Cu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Martha Reeves and the Vandellas at the Dakota Jazz Club 1/11/12

    ​Martha Reeves and the VandellasJanuary 11, 2012Dakota Jazz ClubAs we pulled up for another night of amazing music at the Dakota Jazz Club the cab in front of us came to an abrupt stop. "Wow! that's Martha!" I said to my date for the night, as she and a guy in a suit carrying boxes of CD's jumped ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    The Mad Ripple Hootenanny at the Dowling Studio, 11/27/11

    The Mad Ripple Hootenanny November 27, 2011 The Dowling Studio at the Guthrie, Minneapolis Five years ago, Jim Walsh began the Mad Ripple Hootenanny in the basement of Java Jack's in South Minneapolis. The Hoot was then a ring of singer-songwriters, folk and non-folk and local big shots and up-and ... More >>

  • Music

    August 17, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Janet Jackson, West Bank Music Festival, and more

    The Mad Ripple Hootenanny November 27, 2011 The Dowling Studio at the Guthrie, Minneapolis Five years ago, Jim Walsh began the Mad Ripple Hootenanny in the basement of Java Jack's in South Minneapolis. The Hoot was then a ring of singer-songwriters, folk and non-folk and local big shots and up-and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Take Cover release "The Dreamer & The Realist" at Station 4

    ​The Dreamer and The Realist, the aptly titled album is a reflection of what Minneapolis band Take Cover represents: young men emerging into a new discreetly discerning sound.  Written with certainty, lyrics such as "bottom line is that in order to make it today, you gotta mean it more" (from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard at the Orpheum Theater, 07/02/11

    Photos by Jon Behm​Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard July 2, 2011Orpheum TheaterEddie Vedder's stated goal in picking up the ukulele over a decade ago was to make that happy little instrument sound as sad as he was. And while there certainly was plenty of sorrow imbued in Vedder's songs Saturday ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    The Swell Season at First Avenue, 07/25/10

    Photos by Tony Nelson​The Swell SeasonJuly 25, 2010First AvenueThe Swell Season, still buoyed by their Oscar win for Best Original Song in 2008 and the success of their recent album Strict Joy, have played the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall in 2010, selling out both of the venerable (and ... More >>

  • Music

    July 21, 2010

    Bassgasm 2, Gaslight Anthem, Squeeze, and more

    Photos by Tony Nelson​The Swell SeasonJuly 25, 2010First AvenueThe Swell Season, still buoyed by their Oscar win for Best Original Song in 2008 and the success of their recent album Strict Joy, have played the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall in 2010, selling out both of the venerable (and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Ben Sidran

    Photos by Tony Nelson​The Swell SeasonJuly 25, 2010First AvenueThe Swell Season, still buoyed by their Oscar win for Best Original Song in 2008 and the success of their recent album Strict Joy, have played the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall in 2010, selling out both of the venerable (and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    The Big Pink: A Tribute to the Last Waltz

    Photos by Tony Nelson​The Swell SeasonJuly 25, 2010First AvenueThe Swell Season, still buoyed by their Oscar win for Best Original Song in 2008 and the success of their recent album Strict Joy, have played the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall in 2010, selling out both of the venerable (and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Flyer of the Week: The Great Holiday Cover-Up

    God save the queen.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    The Swell Season return to a sold-out State Theatre

    The Once co-stars were enchanting live.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Steely Dan at the Northrop: I saw your parents drunk!

    Steely Dan showcase a seminal album while your mother throws up in the bathroom.

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    TwinCitiesTwitter keeps it local

    Finding local Twitter tweeps with something useful to say can be a challenge, but to locals have a new tool that solves the problem.

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Elvis Costello set list photos

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    The Big Pink: A Tribute to the Last Waltz

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Kevin Costner (yep, that one), Private Dancer, and more

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    C.J. Chenier

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    The Mad Ripple Friday Night Hootenanny

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2008

    Sham-Rock Out: Mill City Irish Fest

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2007

    Breakfast of Champions: 12/24

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    Van Morrison like you've never heard him

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Van Morrison

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Movies

    January 31, 2007

    Backwoods urchin and itchy nymph hook up at Sundance.

    Photographer Steve Cohen sent us some great shots from Saturday's show.

  • Music

    January 24, 2007

    Before the Law

    A lawyer, a bartender, a modern classical guitarist, and a drum teacher rock out in Cougar

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2006

    Britt Robson's 100 Best CDs of 2006

    A lawyer, a bartender, a modern classical guitarist, and a drum teacher rock out in Cougar

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    Everlasting Sounds

    Ten of the year's most timeless records

  • Movies

    January 18, 2006

    'Last' Rites

    Oak Street strikes up the Band

  • Columns

    November 23, 2005

    The Village Idiot Knows Something

    Mad Peeaire would like to talk to you about Aristotle, Wilde, Blake, Freud--and his childhood memories of a goat-buggering orgy. Why won't you listen?

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2005

    10/05: Morning Communique

    Mad Peeaire would like to talk to you about Aristotle, Wilde, Blake, Freud--and his childhood memories of a goat-buggering orgy. Why won't you listen?

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2005

    Carole King, Orpheum Theater, July 7, 2005

    Mad Peeaire would like to talk to you about Aristotle, Wilde, Blake, Freud--and his childhood memories of a goat-buggering orgy. Why won't you listen?

  • Music

    February 16, 2005

    Antony and the Johnsons: I Am a Bird Now

    Mad Peeaire would like to talk to you about Aristotle, Wilde, Blake, Freud--and his childhood memories of a goat-buggering orgy. Why won't you listen?

  • Music

    November 10, 2004

    Tastes Yeats, Less Filling

    The roots of MF Doom's odd-man-out hip hop

  • Music

    October 6, 2004

    Not All Is Quiet on the Western Front

    Dios Malos play California pop for the big-eyed kids away from the coast

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    Barred For Life

    The Hold Steady's high-voltage crunch happens to sound great in bars. But please don't call them a bar band.

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Local Music Yearbook '03

    We Sang. We Danced. We Set things on Fire. And Sometime after the Bar Closed, We Wrote It All Down for You.

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    Pearl Jam goes on hunger strike, JFK buys you a spaghetti dinner, and Jeff Bridges asks Bob Dylan to swallow his pride

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top Ten

    Ben Harper summons god and Johnny Rotten proves he's still the antichrist

  • Music

    December 25, 2002

    Have Yourself a Strange Little Christmas

    Snow in Africa, thieving Santa, and porn under the tree

  • Music

    September 25, 2002

    Doing It For Themselves

    An experimental hip-hop duo that's not just for horn-rimmed white boys

  • Arts

    August 22, 2001

    Slim Boy, Phat

    Drummer JT Bates and his Fat Kid Wednesdays make a weighty impression on the local improv-jazz scene

  • Arts

    July 25, 2001

    Song Of Songs

    Barbara Sibley's all-encompassing love of music has inspired her to sacrifice her time, her blood, and a whole lot of shelf space. A look at record collecting as a metaphor for life--and life as a metaphor for record collecting.

  • Music

    September 13, 2000

    A Brighter Shade of Gray

    Barbara Sibley's all-encompassing love of music has inspired her to sacrifice her time, her blood, and a whole lot of shelf space. A look at record collecting as a metaphor for life--and life as a metaphor for record collecting.

  • Movies

    October 27, 1999

    Switching Gears

    Martin Scorsese accelerates his efforts, while David Lynch slows down to enjoy the scenery

  • Music

    June 23, 1999

    Songs: Ohia: Axxess & Ace

    Martin Scorsese accelerates his efforts, while David Lynch slows down to enjoy the scenery

  • Books

    May 12, 1999

    Patient English

    Poet (and novelist) Michael Ondaatje mines the culture of old Ceylon for the lapidary essence of language

  • Arts

    June 17, 1998

    The Pluck of the Irish

    From traditional reels to Celt rave-ups, local Irish music addresses the troubled times of its homeland

  • Music

    August 20, 1997

    Dwight Yoakam

    From traditional reels to Celt rave-ups, local Irish music addresses the troubled times of its homeland

  • Arts

    February 5, 1997

    The Jig Is Up

    Riverdance sells out while the dance world goes hungry.

  • Music

    April 10, 1996

    Record Roundup

    Riverdance sells out while the dance world goes hungry.

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