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Geoff Tate

Glen Campbell at Mystic Lake Casino, 4/13/12

Glen Campbell Mystic Lake Casino, Prior LakeFriday, April 13, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here. In the song "True Grit," recorded for the 1969 John Wayne film of the same name, Glen Campbell sings that a man with true grit is someone who's kind, someone who is fearless. But perhaps a more ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Seun Kuti, Perfume Genius, Cults, and more

Glen Campbell Mystic Lake Casino, Prior LakeFriday, April 13, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here. In the song "True Grit," recorded for the 1969 John Wayne film of the same name, Glen Campbell sings that a man with true grit is someone who's kind, someone who is fearless. But perhaps a more ... More >>

Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell Mystic Lake Casino, Prior LakeFriday, April 13, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here. In the song "True Grit," recorded for the 1969 John Wayne film of the same name, Glen Campbell sings that a man with true grit is someone who's kind, someone who is fearless. But perhaps a more ... More >>

Doomtree release "Bangarang" video before starting enormous U.S. tour

​As the Doomtree crew are all getting psyched for their sprawling 2-month-long U.S. tour which starts tomorrow night, they dropped a lighthearted, no-frills video for "Bangarang," one of the most rousing tracks on their recent No Kings album. The clip features all the members of the Doomtree colle ... More >>

50 Haircuts in 50 States in 50 Days

​As the Doomtree crew are all getting psyched for their sprawling 2-month-long U.S. tour which starts tomorrow night, they dropped a lighthearted, no-frills video for "Bangarang," one of the most rousing tracks on their recent No Kings album. The clip features all the members of the Doomtree colle ... More >>

Philip Glass at the Dakota, 4/6/11

"An evening with Philip Glass... Just an evening?!"

STNNNG playing tour kick-off show at the Loring Theater

​By what I'm reading on everybody's online twits, the cool thing this week for a band to do is to pack up their van and skinny jeans and head south to Austin, Texas to razzle and dazzle the flocks of hipsters at the SXSW attention contest. As an alternative, frenetic spazz rock combo, STNNNG will ... More >>

The Jayhawks at First Avenue, 1/29/11 and 1/30/11

Photos by Steve Cohen​The JayhawksJanuary 29 and 30, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisAfter easing into their set on Saturday night, the Jayhawks were off and running for a two-night stand that found them finishing with a double-encore on Sunday evening and looking hesitant to leave the stage that the ... More >>

Delta flight aborts takeoff after smoky haze in cabin

You'll love the way we fill our cabin with smoky fumes.​Delta Flight 4086 to Wichita was taxiing at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport yesterday with 43 people aboard when a smelly haze filled the cabin, setting off smoke detectors in the lavatory and causing pilots to abort the takeoff. Patrick Ho ... More >>

Jimmy Webb

You'll love the way we fill our cabin with smoky fumes.​Delta Flight 4086 to Wichita was taxiing at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport yesterday with 43 people aboard when a smelly haze filled the cabin, setting off smoke detectors in the lavatory and causing pilots to abort the takeoff. Patrick Ho ... More >>

Tom Cruise ruins Knight and Day

Dude, just stop talking

The Jayhawks: Here today, gone tomorrow

Photos by Steve Cohen​We'll have a full recap of all three Jayhawks shows at First Avenue tomorrow, but for the time being: If you aren't already planning on going tonight, GO TONIGHT. Last night's performance veered toward transcendence several times, as the band played a lengthy regular set in a ... More >>

St. Paul Saints vs. Wichita Wingnuts

Photos by Steve Cohen​We'll have a full recap of all three Jayhawks shows at First Avenue tomorrow, but for the time being: If you aren't already planning on going tonight, GO TONIGHT. Last night's performance veered toward transcendence several times, as the band played a lengthy regular set in a ... More >>

St. Paul Saints vs. Lincoln Saltdogs

Photos by Steve Cohen​We'll have a full recap of all three Jayhawks shows at First Avenue tomorrow, but for the time being: If you aren't already planning on going tonight, GO TONIGHT. Last night's performance veered toward transcendence several times, as the band played a lengthy regular set in a ... More >>

Ben Ivascu on crushing the drums: Nine bands, no waiting

Photo by Erik Hess​"Ben is kind of The Dude....he's a maniac and he holds it down so hard." High praise from Stef Leron "POS" Alexander, but drummer Ben Ivascu lives up to the hype every single time he plays. And chances are that he's playing right now. In a set of cities blessed with some o ... More >>

Glen Campbell confuses casino for laxative

Campbell sparkles Grand Casino as only a Rhinestone Cowboy can.

Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker showdown at Grand Casino

Campbell may have knocked Tucker's teeth out in their '81 match, but the old man's 73 now while Tucker's a spry 51. Gonna be a nail-biter, folks.

KRS-One, Shonen Knife, and more

Campbell may have knocked Tucker's teeth out in their '81 match, but the old man's 73 now while Tucker's a spry 51. Gonna be a nail-biter, folks.

Split Lip Rayfield

Campbell may have knocked Tucker's teeth out in their '81 match, but the old man's 73 now while Tucker's a spry 51. Gonna be a nail-biter, folks.

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota adds U.S. Marshal protection after Tiller murder

After the murder of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Kansas this weekend, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota is accepting additional security from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Greg Skaff

After the murder of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Kansas this weekend, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota is accepting additional security from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Dispatches from our ambassadors abroad (in Texas)

After the murder of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Kansas this weekend, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota is accepting additional security from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Downright tornadic...

After the murder of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Kansas this weekend, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota is accepting additional security from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Stumbling into the New Year

Screw Dick Clark. Let's jump in front of a train and punch a cop!

Across the Country in Seven Days

Screw Dick Clark. Let's jump in front of a train and punch a cop!

Fell Out of Love with a Band

Absurd bagpipes and half-assed prog retreads sink the White Stripes' latest manifesto

Mystic Numbers

Cloud Cult peer into the foggy border between this world and the next

Kirk Rundstrom R.I.P.

Cloud Cult peer into the foggy border between this world and the next

11/21 Morning Communiqué

Cloud Cult peer into the foggy border between this world and the next

The Straight Dope®

Cloud Cult peer into the foggy border between this world and the next

Horoscope

Cloud Cult peer into the foggy border between this world and the next

A Couch Potato's Guide to TV On DVD

We see the VHS tapes on our shelves and we want to smash them! Or, the brighter side of planned obsolescence in the field of home entertainment

WCAL post

We see the VHS tapes on our shelves and we want to smash them! Or, the brighter side of planned obsolescence in the field of home entertainment

Radio Killed the Rock & Roll Stars

In the mid-'90s, Semisonic Shopped Their Single to Top 40 Stations, Answered Idiotic Interview Questions, Played Countless On-Air Jams, and Ended Up Feeling Like They Got Played--Even When Their Album Didn't. In Jacob Slichter's New Book, the Drummer Expl

Real Life Rock Top 10

American musical taste gets bland; Robert McNamara gets angry; the President gets naked

Mike Doughty: Smofe + Smang: Live in Minneapolis

American musical taste gets bland; Robert McNamara gets angry; the President gets naked

Show Us Your Hits!

The naked truth about this summer's radio singles

Dr. Gridlock

Lynn Woodward sold men's clothing, made millions in real estate, and raced Corvettes at 120 mph. Now he dreams of a car-free society.

Reading, Writing, and Revenue

The Edison Project's formula is simple: Take a Minneapolis public school, add some entrepreneurial savvy, and watch the profits roll in. Trouble is, it doesn't add up.

I'm So Lonesome I Could Smile

Honky-tonkers Accident Clearinghouse create a country for punks

Give Until It Hurts

Honky-tonkers Accident Clearinghouse create a country for punks

Poster Punks

Honky-tonkers Accident Clearinghouse create a country for punks

Dwight Yoakam

Honky-tonkers Accident Clearinghouse create a country for punks

NEWS BRIEF

NORWEST FINDS THE BRIGHT SIDE OF POVERTY

The Art of the Poll

How Americans are made to say the right thing.

Culture

How Americans are made to say the right thing.