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Wanda Jackson

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    L'Assassins: "No attitude would be kind of boring, wouldn't it?"

    It's been a busy spring for L'Assassins. The rising four-piece group recently dropped their first 7" and CD EP, played with legends Nikki Corvette and Ronnie Spector at the Girls Got Rythym festival, and are now playing the Jameson Main Outdoor Stage at the Memory Lanes Block Party. As the band gets ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Dawes leads Minnesota State Fair free shows lineup

    Related:Kiss, Motley Crue lead Minnesota State Fair 2012 offeringsDawes at First Avenue, 11/4/11Although the Minnesota State Fair has done a fairly good job of packing in some variety for its Grandstand shows, the free entertainment this year should pull a hefty crowd this late August/early Septembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2012

    10 country divorce songs on George Jones and Tammy Wynette's anniversary

    ​Tammy Wynette was a beautician-turned-singer and twice-divorced mother of three. George Jones was a country superstar who, upon witnessing a fight between Tammy and her second husband, urged her and her daughters to drive away with him. On this day in 1969, the two married, and Tammy's fourth dau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Confederate Railroad to play Povlitzki's Saturday; Hillbilly Voodoo Dolls bassist passes

    ​If you've read this here weekly piece over the years, you probably know '90s country is firmly situated in the softest spot of my heart -- for all its good, bad, and ugly. I saw '90s country hit-makers Confederate Railroad at South Dakota's Brown County Fair the summer of 1993; our grandstand but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Rosie Flores at Lee's Liquor Lounge, 11/17/11

    Photos by Nikki Miller​Rosie Flores November 17, 2011 Lee's Liquor Lounge Ever since Wanda Jackson swung through town last summer and made mention of her once home away from honky tonk home, the old Flame Supper Club on Nicollet in Minneapolis, I've thought on that long-gone place, on what it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2011

    Adele

    Photos by Nikki Miller​Rosie Flores November 17, 2011 Lee's Liquor Lounge Ever since Wanda Jackson swung through town last summer and made mention of her once home away from honky tonk home, the old Flame Supper Club on Nicollet in Minneapolis, I've thought on that long-gone place, on what it ... More >>

  • Music

    August 24, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Adele, Steely Dan, Taurus, and more

    Photos by Nikki Miller​Rosie Flores November 17, 2011 Lee's Liquor Lounge Ever since Wanda Jackson swung through town last summer and made mention of her once home away from honky tonk home, the old Flame Supper Club on Nicollet in Minneapolis, I've thought on that long-gone place, on what it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Wanda Jackson and Justin Townes Earle at the Zoo, 8/6/11

    Photos by Nikki Miller​​Wanda Jackson and Justin Townes Earle August 6, 2011 Minnesota Zoo Weesner Amphitheater After an upbeat opening set by Justin Townes Earle, local rockabilly band Hillbilly Voodoo Dolls provided backup duties for an hour-plus performance by Wanda Jackson Saturday nigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Wanda Jackson, Justin Townes Earle, Travis Tritt and more this weekend

    Photo courtesy of wandajackson.comWanda Jackson​Ahem. Perty little lo-ove song. Perty little lo-ove so-oh-ong. Perty little lo-ove song... bang bing bong. Take a second to learn the real lyrics to this song* when the Marshall Tucker Band opens for Travis Tritt at the Otsego JamFest Friday ... More >>

  • Music

    August 3, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Transmission with Jake Rudh, Big Audio Dynamite, and more

    Photo courtesy of wandajackson.comWanda Jackson​Ahem. Perty little lo-ove song. Perty little lo-ove so-oh-ong. Perty little lo-ove song... bang bing bong. Take a second to learn the real lyrics to this song* when the Marshall Tucker Band opens for Travis Tritt at the Otsego JamFest Friday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Toots and the Maytals at the Minnesota Zoo, 7/9/11

    Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Adele will make up missed First Ave gig at the Xcel

    ​Talk about an upgrade. After postponing two separate appearances at First Avenue's Mainroom last month due to a bout of laryngitis that has kept her off the road for weeks, Adele has announced a make-up date for the Twin Cities: But rather than returning to honor her gig in the 1,800-capacity Mai ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 27, 2011

    Mighty Swell's Spring Sale

    ​Talk about an upgrade. After postponing two separate appearances at First Avenue's Mainroom last month due to a bout of laryngitis that has kept her off the road for weeks, Adele has announced a make-up date for the Twin Cities: But rather than returning to honor her gig in the 1,800-capacity Mai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Fiona Apple's fourth LP: The anticipation starts here

    ​The Year of Our Lord 2011 is shaping up to be an awesome year for long-awaited album releases, isn't it? Gang of Four! Gregg Allman! Wire! Wanda Jackson! Cake! A P.J. Harvey auto-harp album, even! But Gimme Noise is most stoked for Fiona Apple's as-yet-untitled fourth LP, of which we've yet to he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Songs for "I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore Day"

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2009

    Wanda Jackson

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Music

    September 30, 2009

    Gaslight Anthem, Lookbook, Tapes 'n Tapes, and more

    Situated between Cuddle Day and Man Watcher's Day, a badass country playlist celebrating the day to tell everyone to shove it.

  • Arts

    March 16, 2005

    Things Come Together

    What new DVDs by the Roots and Dolly Parton tell us about hip hop and country music's parallel lines

  • Books

    October 15, 2003

    Never Mind The Sex Pistols, Here's Neal Pollack

    A snarky writer thinks he's America's greatest living punk

  • Arts

    May 30, 2001

    Damned Ole Opry

    With their croaking vocals and enormous belt buckles, Nashville's neglected veterans seek shelter at the Midwest Country Music Theater-- a little bit of Branson back home

  • Music

    June 10, 1998

    Is First Avenue being pushed to second?

    With their croaking vocals and enormous belt buckles, Nashville's neglected veterans seek shelter at the Midwest Country Music Theater-- a little bit of Branson back home

  • News

    July 10, 1996

    Sing a (Not So) Simple Song

    A roundtable with five Twin Cities songwriters

  • Music

    June 26, 1996

    SWEET ON SWEDES

    A roundtable with five Twin Cities songwriters

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    A New Flame

    A roundtable with five Twin Cities songwriters

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