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    May 21, 2012

    Art-A-Whirl Day 1 in Northeast Minneapolis, 5/18/2012

    Art-A-Whirl Day 1The 331 Club, Northeast MinneapolisFriday, May 18, 2012Related: Slideshow: Art-A-Whirl 2012: Friday's Music Art-A-Whirl Day 2 in Northeast Minneapolis, 5/19/12The oldest section of Minneapolis came alive this weekend with art, culture, love, and best of all, music. Although it may o ... More >>

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    May 21, 2012

    Art-A-Whirl Day 2 in Northeast Minneapolis, 5/19/2012

    Art-A-Whirl Day 2331 Club, Psycho Suzi's, and Sample Room, Northeast MinneapolisSaturday, May 19, 2012Related:Slideshow: Art-A-Whirl 2012: Friday's MusicArt-A-Whirl Day 1 in Northeast Minneapolis, 5/18/12Rusty Quarters in Uptown Minneapolis posted a Facebook status asking where everyone was, making ... More >>

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    May 10, 2012

    Incubus at The Myth, 5/9/2012

    IncubusThe Myth Nightclub, MaplewoodMay 9, 2012Not many bands are brave enough to take the stage with no opener to warm up the crowd, but alt-rockers Incubus needed no segue for their almost two-hour set that shared songs from all of their albums. With eyes closed and lost in his own world, lead sin ... More >>

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    March 20, 2012

    SXSW 2012: A conversation with Peter Pisano and Chris Koza

    ​The appreciation for SXSW usually doesn't happen until the festival is over and done with, but Peter Pisano of Peter Wolf Crier and Chris Koza of Rogue Valley were able to find some time to reflect and acknowledge on the poignancy of an event that happens once a year connecting so many people. ... More >>

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    February 20, 2012

    MUTEMATH at First Avenue, 2/18/2012

    ​MUTEMATH with Canon BlueFirst Ave., MinneapolisSaturday, February 18, 2012Big production and big sound was the goal for the latest MUTEMATH tour, and while most artists use their live show to breathe new life to their music, MUTEMATH uses their live show to take their music to another level. The ... More >>

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    January 30, 2012

    Los Campesinos! at the Varsity Theater, 1/29/2012

    ​Los Campesinos! with Parenthetical GirlsVarsity Theater, MinneapolisSunday, January 29, 2012Los Campesinos! is an indie-rock band that hails from Cardiff, Wales -- which is pretty far removed from anything Latino-related implied by the name. The seven-piece ensemble drew a pretty big crowd for a ... More >>

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    November 21, 2011

    Mat Kearney at First Ave, 11/20/2011

    ​Mat Kearney with LeaguesNovember 20, 2011First Ave.As music listeners, we like to split our music into two distinct groups: radio-friendly pop and everything else. But Eugene, Oregon native, Mat Kearney can easily fall into both camps. Kearney seems to like Minnesota a whole lot. He made Minn ... More >>

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    October 19, 2011

    Yellowcard at the Varsity, 10/18/2011

    ​Yellowcard with Every Avenue, Go Radio, Small Town HopeOctober 18, 2011The Varsity Theater, Minneapolis"You guys stay right there -- we're going to play some rock and roll songs for you," Ryan Key of Yellowcard states to a crowd that is old enough to drive, yet not old enough to drink. So ... More >>

  • Music

    October 5, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Aretha Franklin, Battles, 4onthefloor, and more

    ​Yellowcard with Every Avenue, Go Radio, Small Town HopeOctober 18, 2011The Varsity Theater, Minneapolis"You guys stay right there -- we're going to play some rock and roll songs for you," Ryan Key of Yellowcard states to a crowd that is old enough to drive, yet not old enough to drink. So ... More >>

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    October 3, 2011

    Rocktober opening weekend concert roundup

    They don't call it Rocktober for nothin'. Fall has always been a popular time for touring musicians to hit the road, and it's making for some busy nights at venues across the Twin Cities. Nearly every night, concertgoers are faced with some tough choices -- like tonight, when Astronautalis performs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Top 10 concert photos of August 2011

    It's been another big month for concert photography on the Gimme Noise blog and in City Pages -- so big, in fact, that one of our photographer's photos of the Flaming Lips ended up on the cover of the paper last week (well done, Erik Hess!). See that photo and nine other favorites from the month bel ... More >>

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    July 14, 2011

    Top 10 concert photos of the summer so far

    It's been a rainy start to our summer so far, but that hasn't stopped Twin Cities fans from busting out their ponchos and going outdoors to take in live music. Between Rock the Garden, Soundset, the Warped Tour, and shows at the Minnesota Zoo's amphitheater, concertgoers have had plenty of chances t ... More >>

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    May 13, 2011

    City Pages in the '80s: A look back at some of our most iconic music covers

    ​To coincide with our Cars interview from this week's print edition and this week's cover, which reprises the design of our very first issue (back when we started as Sweet Potato in 1979), we decided to take a look at some more of the music archives from our early days as a paper. Intrepid Gimme N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    My Lady Four releases 'In This Life or Next' at Station 4 tonight

    Matt Vogel​Ever gracious and funny, My Lady Four is gearing up for the CD release, In This Life or the Next, at Station 4 tonight. We caught up with Francis Fisher and Brian "Carp" Carpenter for five quick questions.

  • News

    January 18, 2006

    The Last Place on Earth

    After the final remaining Hmong refugee camp in Thailand closed, Minnesota greeted five thousand new residents with warm words and closed doors. Now many are homeless and struggling to survive.

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