Vivian Girls

Critics' Picks: De La Soul, Fountains of Wayne, Lights, and more

Frankie Rose/Dive

Vice's 'New Garage Explosion!!' flick lights up but never catches fire

​The soul of rock n' roll doesn't live in a stadium--it resides in dive bars, in grungy clubs, in run-down venues where the floors are slick with a layer of spilled booze and stale sweat.  Garage rock is a distillation of the spirit that makes ... More >>

The Black Lips at Varsity Theater, 4/23/11

Photos by Dave Eckblad​The Black Lips April 23, 2011 Varsity Theater, Minneapolis Saturday night shows at the Varsity Theater are always kind of rowdy affairs. The venue in the middle of the University of Minnesota campus and inevitably drunken college kids are in attendance. This isn't a com ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Haley Bonar, Duran Duran, My Lady Four, Black Lips

​"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." - Steve Martin

Gucci Mane's ice cream cone and other lovely tattoos

​Tattoos have been fully in the mainstream for well over a decade now. No one is surprised by much in the way of body art these days - I've got some, you've probably got at least one, maybe on your hand or something. They're probably dumb (mine are, at least).Nope, nothing's really shocking anymo- ... More >>

5ingles

​Tattoos have been fully in the mainstream for well over a decade now. No one is surprised by much in the way of body art these days - I've got some, you've probably got at least one, maybe on your hand or something. They're probably dumb (mine are, at least).Nope, nothing's really shocking anymo- ... More >>

Best Coast & Male Bonding at the Triple Rock, 9/17/10

Photos by Erik Hess​Best Coast and Male BondingSeptember 17, 2010Triple Rock, MinneapolisBest Coast puts on a really odd live show. I was a big fan of Crazy For You when it was first released, egged on by her solid EPs from last year. But then Bethany Cosentino started showing up everywhere, alway ... More >>

The Songs We Can't Escape

Photos by Erik Hess​Best Coast and Male BondingSeptember 17, 2010Triple Rock, MinneapolisBest Coast puts on a really odd live show. I was a big fan of Crazy For You when it was first released, egged on by her solid EPs from last year. But then Bethany Cosentino started showing up everywhere, alway ... More >>

August 31, 2009: The Chambermaids & Muja Messiah

Coverage of State Fair performances, Brother Ali dissects new album & Motörhead at First Avenue.

Vivian Girls

Coverage of State Fair performances, Brother Ali dissects new album & Motörhead at First Avenue.

De La Soul, Kid Rock, and more

Coverage of State Fair performances, Brother Ali dissects new album & Motörhead at First Avenue.

May 8, 2009: The Bad Plus & Muja Messiah

Muja Messiah honored in URB's "Next 100," NOMO hits Radio K, video of the Bad Plus at the Cedar.

The Songs We Can't Escape

Muja Messiah honored in URB's "Next 100," NOMO hits Radio K, video of the Bad Plus at the Cedar.

She's Gotta Shoot It

Female filmmakers buck the stats in 'Women with Vision'

John Ashbery: Girls on the Run

Female filmmakers buck the stats in 'Women with Vision'