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Fire at Cadette drummer's house takes friend's life; benefit tonight at Turf Club
March 22, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Pitch in to help Cadette's drummer Beth Cullen.?Beth Cullen, drummer for fierce all-female rock act Cadette, lost a friend and many possessions in a fire at her home in south...
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The Brick: We are already working on changes
March 21, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Via @BrandonCottonThe Brick is hoping to improve the sight lines from this.?Read more:Jane's Addiction fans criticize the Brick, form "The Brick MN Sucks" siteJane's Addiction at the Brick, 3/19/12Monday evening's...
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Howler and the art of mouthing off
March 21, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Ian Witlen?Say what you will about Howler, but they can probably say it better. For all of the local criticism the Minneapolis surf-garage act has received for not...
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Best of the Twin Cities Readers' Poll 2012 awaits your votes!
March 21, 2012 in Gimme Noise
?For how much y'all seem to like to leave comments here at Gimme Noise, now it's time to get those things tabulated and have them express something bigger. Yes, the...
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LMFAO can count Timberwolf Darko Milicic as a casual fan
March 21, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Spoiler alert.?The Minnesota Timberwolves really want to portray themselves as a multi-dimensional bunch, especially when it comes to their music consumption. This was already applied when a good portion of...
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Kiss, Motley Crue lead Minnesota State Fair 2012 offerings
March 20, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik HessKiss' Paul Stanley at the 2010 State Fair.?The 2012 running of the great Minnesota get-together is starting to pile up a load of concert offerings for this...
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Jane's Addiction fans criticize the Brick, form "The Brick MN Sucks" site
March 20, 2012 in Gimme Noise
?Well, that was swift. Within a few hours of the Brick's opening bash hosting Jane's Addiction in Minneapolis' Warehouse District, many dissatisfied customers have voiced their discontent. Our reviewer noted...
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Five Minnesota albums deserving of a 33 1/3 book
March 19, 2012 in Gimme Noise
God Loves Slug, and perhaps so would 33 1/3 readers.?The 33 1/3 pitches are open again! For music obsessives, this long-running series of short books devoted to iconic albums has...
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SXSW: Ten Things Your Outfit Says About You
March 16, 2012 in Art Attack
Photo by Erik Hess?Some folks attend South by Southwest to look at bands, but a good many passing through the 2012 edition seem to enjoy the added benefits of being...
Gimme Noise's SXSW day party is today: Trampled by Turtles, Doomtree, & more
March 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
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SXSW: Ten things your outfit says about you
March 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik Hess?Some folks attend South by Southwest to look at bands, but a good many passing through the 2012 edition seem to enjoy the added benefits of being...
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Lana Del Rey visits Twin Cities, all we get is a Current appearance
March 15, 2012 in Gimme Noise
?Now there's probably no one who's going to get that headline on a novelty T-shirt, but the much-discussed Lana Del Rey was indeed in St. Paul late last week. She...
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SXSW: Polica as the road team
March 15, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik Hess?Some of you may know that our recent cover darlings Polica, a local band of note filled with members of other local bands of note, is in...
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EMP Pop Conference 2012 hosting Gimme Noise -- not Stephen Colbert
March 14, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Obviously disgruntled.?Stephen Colbert's sardonic commentary on Tuesday night's episode of The Colbert Report provides an excuse to promote an upcoming weekend music event that will be lower on dry rub...
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Is/Is light "Fire" from debut III, out in April
March 13, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Emily Utne?Is/Is represents the sludgy savior to raise you from the typical local rock doldrums. The all-female Minneapolis trio just dropped a new single from their forthcoming debut...
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Heiruspecs' Small Steps is 10 and free
March 13, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Facebook.comCheck out the date stamped on that photo.?Ten years ago, you still thought Interpol was cool. Also, Heiruspecs got its first taste of love from City Pages for its second...
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Odd Future pop-up sweatshop hits Minneapolis Tuesday
March 12, 2012 in Gimme Noise
?Mobilize! If it wasn't enough to get to see Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, and the rest of the Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All at First...
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Astronautalis hits SXSW hard, unveils "This Is Our Science" video
March 12, 2012 in Gimme Noise
?Now that hip-hop metallurgist Astronautalis is among our local Minnesota ammo, there's going to be a huge footprint of local talent in Austin this week. Between Wednesday and Saturday, South...
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The Honeydogs What Comes After release at First Avenue, 3/10/12
March 12, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Steve Cohen?The HoneydogsWith Rogue Valley and Farewell MilwaukeeFirst Avenue Mainroom, MinnepolisSaturday, March 10, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.After everything the Honeydogs have endured in the past...
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Slim Dunlap fans hosting St. Paddy's Day Mad Ripple Hootenanny
March 12, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Meredith Westin?Rock singer-songwriter (and ex-Replacement) Slim Dunlap has faced a slow recovery since suffering a stroke in February. According to the Current, he's making progress steadily, and is...
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John Munson covers Nick Drake's "Way to Blue"
March 09, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Travis Anderson?The memorial service for Daniel Levy, son of Honeydogs' frontman Adam Levy, was an extremely emotional affair last month. It brought together a couple hundred family, friends,...
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Corrosion of Conformity at Triple Rock Social Club, 3/08/12
March 09, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik Hess?Corrosion of ConformityWith Torche and Valient ThorrTriple Rock Social Club, MinneapolisThursday, March 8, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.The metal was dirty, gritty and covered with...
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Justin Bieber's snake finds home at Owatonna Zoo (PHOTOS)
March 08, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photos courtesy of RAD Zoo?Even if Justin Bieber isn't readily accessible in Minnesota, and old reptile buddy of his is just an hour's drive away from the Twin Cities. We're...
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11 little-known Transmission facts on its 11th anniversary
March 08, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Dave EckbladJake Rudh at 2011's 10-year anniversary of Transmission.?DJ Jake Rudh's new wave dance party Transmission is a Minneapolis institution -- and now a radio show! This Friday,...
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Bradford Cox to "My Sharona" haters: "Suck my d*ck"
March 07, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Mackenzie Orth?This past weekend, Gimme Noise's Sally Hedberg witnessed what may become one of the defining shows of Atlas Sound's career -- a possible "Judas" moment on the...
