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David Byrne plays to odd crowd at State Theatre

Wed Oct 15, 3:56 PM

David Byrne is not as much of an oddball as he was when he fronted the Talking Heads. But his crowd is still very much eccentric. More >>

Flyer of the Week: Draw Fire Records

Wed Oct 15, 12:50 PM

This week's flyer is for the Draw Fire Records showcase this Friday at the Turf Club. More >>

Local design shop and gallery team up to plaster the town with Obama

Wed Oct 15, 9:46 AM

Warning: this post contains mildly political content. More >>

Farewell Mr. Sports, Mr. Action, Mr. Jim Ed Poole

Wed Oct 15, 9:12 AM

After over 25 years, MPR's The Morning Show will call it quits with a final broadcast on December 11. More >>

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Invincible Kids conquering local indie-electro scene
The Kids talk sandwiches, snowboarding, and synthesizers

By Max Ross

Wednesday, October 15

"A slim," explains Drew Everett Phillips, speaking of the fundamentals-only hoagie variant found at Jimmy John's, "though it doesn't have the... More >>
Freaks and Geeks
The No-No's are breaking out of the punk clichés and making waves on their own terms

By Will McClain

Wednesday, October 15

When I mention Elvis Presley, their eyes light up. When I drop the name of Elvis's first guitarist, the No-No's bassist Matt Von Ende (".matt")... More >>
The Songs We Can't Escape

By Ray Cummings

Wednesday, October 15

Caw! Caw!"Organisms" "Kissing your sweaty face is like kissing every member of the human race," frontman Tim Tsurutani quails, distressed. That... More >>
Ted Leo and more

Wednesday, October 15

WEDNESDAY 10.15 Alejandro Escovedo Fine Line Music Cafe With a résumé casually littered with a seminal punk band... More >>
Blue Worm breaks ground with 10 years in local music biz
Brett Johnson celebrates a long local life in Minnesota rock 'n' roll

By Andrea Swensson

Wednesday, October 08

As a lifelong, self-taught musician, Brett Johnson knows a thing or two about the inner workings of the music business. In addition to founding... More >>
No Direction from Home
They may know how to navigate Western Scandinavia, but Maps of Norway can't explain how they came to be

By David Hansen

Wednesday, October 08

It's a chilly night on wrought-iron chairs. Under an unseasonable parasol, Maps of Norway and their pints of beer accumulate sheaths of frost.... More >>
The Songs We Can't Escape

By Ray Cummings

Wednesday, October 08

BUSINESS LADY"Trick Boots" Okay, I'm sold: I believe that the protagonist really believes that by harnessing heretofore untapped mental powers,... More >>
Stereolab and more

Wednesday, October 08

WEDNESDAY 10.8 Silver Jews Triple Rock Social Club Watching lead Silver Jew David Berman cycle through phases over the past 10-plus... More >>
You'll remember your first time with the Virgins
Black Kids and Beatrix*JAR join the NYC pop group in the 7th St. Entry

By Jonathan Garrett

Wednesday, October 01

The Virgins may be a touch inexperienced, but in this case, naiveté proves to be an asset. Their self-titled debut, released this past... More >>
Fall CD Review Roundup
Military Special, Kristoff Krane, and Sleeping in the Aviary stand out amid a flurry of releases

By Andrea Swensson

Wednesday, October 01

Part of working as a music critic in the land of 10,000 bands means keeping up with the new releases that pour into my inbox and off the edge of... More >>
The Songs We Can't Escape

By Ray Cummings

Wednesday, October 01

T.I. feat. JAY-Z, KANYE WEST, & LIL WAYNE"Swagger Like Us" Oh, why not recycle an M.I.A. utterance for the four hottest spitters in the world?... More >>
Common Market: Tobacco Road

By Jordan Selbo

Wednesday, October 01

Going down that old Tobacco Road to explore weighty issues of religion, self-worth, history, and socioeconomics, all under the framework of the... More >>
My Morning Jacket and more

Wednesday, October 01

WEDNESDAY 10.1 Liam Finn 7th St. Entry New Zealander Liam Finn undeniably has inherited the art of crafting insidiously clever pop... More >>
One-woman band Patches and Gretchen releases first disc
Songstress (and sister to Aimee Mann) pays her own homage to Dylan

By Michelle Leon

Wednesday, September 24

Gretchen Seichrist is a winsome, redheaded bossy-pants of a girl with a thing for Bob Dylan. A really, really, really big thing for Bob Dylan.... More >>
Kings of Leon: Only by the Night

By Erik E. Martz

Wednesday, September 24

Anyone who has followed the exploits of the Followill clan could see it coming. Maybe it was playing stadiums with U2, or the fact that they... More >>
The Songs We Can't Escape

By Ray Cummings

Wednesday, September 24

DEERHOOF "The Tears and Music of Love" The opening rhythm and tone hints, weakly, at that of "Footloose." Then a few bars pass and, yeah, it's... More >>
Sigur Rós and more

Wednesday, September 24

WEDNESDAY 9.24 High Places Triple Rock Social Club The hype machine has run amok in High Places' hometown of Brooklyn, New York. It... More >>
Quirky locals Economy Team release debut album
Also, they've begun a search for the world's first gear-toting groupie

By Amber Schadewald

Wednesday, September 17

Staring out from behind glass eyes and stale fur, mounted zebra and wildebeest heads hang eerily over the members of Economy Team as they pose... More >>
Hey Mr. DJ
The monthly series Last of the Record Buyers brings producers out of their bedrooms and into the limelight

By Max Ross

Wednesday, September 17

In the middle of the stage, tangles of plugs and cords and wiring extend from a couple of separate power strips. These hook into mixers,... More >>
Jeremy Messersmith: The Silver City

By Will McClain

Wednesday, September 17

At the Franklin Avenue station the train doors part. A harp-accompanied falsetto voice and angelic choir welcome us to heavenly Suburbia, the... More >>