Email AuthorReed Fischer
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Basilica Block Party 2013 lineup
April 18, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Nicola LosikFather John MistyThe 2013 running of the Basilica Block Party returns to downtown Minneapolis in July. That seems so far away as the snow came down as...
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Best Of the Twin Cities 2013: Music categories
April 16, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Emily Utne Yes, ladies and gents, the Best of the Twin Cities for 2013 is live all over the City Pages website. And the issue -- which takes gilded inspiration...
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Rock the Garden 2013 lineup & schedule
April 16, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik HessThe 2013 Rock the Garden lineup is out there. The Current and the Walker Art Center have unveiled a grouping of bands that hopefully will not raise...
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Ten gorgeous GIFs of Prof at First Avenue
April 16, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik HessOne of Prof's biggest weekends ever just wrapped. He was on the cover of City Pages and commanded two sold-out shows at First Avenue. Erik Hess was...
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Dave Ayers: Tim Carr always put the art first and let the rest be damned
April 16, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Tim Carr Memorial PageMany in the local and global music community are mourning last week's loss of Tim Carr, an esteemed local music writer who went on to sign the...
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Prof takes over First Avenue, 4/13/13
April 15, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Anna GulbrandsenProfWith Mod Sun, Culture Cry Wolf and MetaFirst Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday, April 13, 2013"YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO BIG" was the all-caps slogan Prof wore on a black...
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Watch Polica perform at Coachella 2013, hear their new single with Justin Vernon
April 14, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Coachella 2013 is in full swing, and since it's in California, there is sunshine and an abundance of live outdoor music. Twin Cities indie heroes Polica made the trip, and...
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RIP Phantom Vibration guitarist Henry Mackaman
April 12, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Mark KartarikHenry Mackaman, the guitarist and producer for the Twin Cities psychedelic dream-pop act Phantom Vibration, died Wedneday. He was 21, and his sudden passing is attributed to...
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Tim Carr, local music critic and A&R rep, dead at 57
April 11, 2013 in Gimme Noise
The music community in the Twin Cities and beyond lost a friend in Tim Carr. The Hopkins-bred music writer and A&R representative who went on to sign the Beastie Boys...
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Prof: If I can justify it and be smart enough, I can say anything
April 10, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by B Fresh PhotographyMinneapolis rap troublemaker Prof has pushed all our buttons for over a decade now. A mixture of party-starters, gross-out tales, and personal exploration fills the three...
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80/35 Music Festival 2013 lineup: Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne & St. Vincent, and more
April 09, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Steve CohenThe sixth annual 80/35 Music Festival lineup is here! The yearly downtown Des Moines music event has hit upon some eclectic notes for headlining talent with New...
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Love 105 FM is now sports talk station The Ticket
April 02, 2013 in Gimme Noise
The lite-rock stylings of Love 105 are no more. On Monday, April 1, the station became The Ticket, a CBS sports talk station.This is the latest move for the frequency...
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Lollapalooza 2013 full lineup: The Cure, Nine Inch Nails and more
April 01, 2013 in Gimme Noise
A bit of the Lollapalooza 2013 lineup trickled out a couple weeks ago, but today this year's offerings got taut, dark, and -- most importantly -- official. Though the plan...
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Low documentary screening at 2013 MSPIFF
March 29, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Low getting stopped in the border in their "Canada" clip.The Low Movie (How to Quit Smoking) is part of this year's running of the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival,...
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Minnesota Twins music director Dan Edwards is out
March 29, 2013 in Gimme Noise
The Minnesota Twins have decided to take their in-game music in a new direction by letting go of music director Dan Edwards. So when the season begins on April 1,...
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Tommy Stinson and Paul Westerberg plan studio time later this year
March 29, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Tommy Stinson and Paul WesterbergIn a lengthy interview with Time, the Replacements and Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson gives a detailed update on where he's at and where he's...
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MN State Fair announces more 2013 grandstand: Macklemore, Tim McGraw, and more
March 28, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik HessIt's unlikely that Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will get characterized as "raunchy" by anyone in the local press corps, but the rap group has had an undeniably...
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First Avenue is looking for an administrative number-cruncher
March 27, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Who needs a job? Let's see a show of hands.Feeling underemployed? You're in luck, because First Avenue is feeling understaffed -- specifically in the position of Accounting Clerk/Administrative Assistant. For...
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Deep Blues Festival unveils 2013 lineup
March 27, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Reverend DeadeyeThe good folks at Bayport BBQ have offered up the lineup for the sixth annual Deep Blues Festival. As expected, this is a grouping of some of the rawest...
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Pitchfork Music Festival releases full 2013 lineup
March 26, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Will Bjrk visit Minneapolis this summer?The Pitchfork Music Festival lands at Chicago's Union Park July 19-21, and after the initial tease of R. Kelly, Bjrk, and Belle & Sebastian, the...
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City Pages' inaugural 10 Thousand Sounds Festival lineup is here!
March 26, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Tony NelsonWith temperatures in the Twin Cities starting to head consistently north of freezing, chatter regarding summer music festivals is also on the rise. So it's as fine...
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Joe Mauer is keeping T.I.'s "What You Know" as his walk-up music
March 25, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Chris PhelpsWell, what DO you know? Joe Mauer is keeping with tradition and T.I.'s "What You Know" remains the song we'll hear booming in Target Field when he...
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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky at Xcel Energy Center, 3/24/13
March 25, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Tony NelsonRihannaWith A$AP RockyXcel Energy Center, St. PaulSunday, March 24, 2013Does naming an album Unapologetic mean you never have to say you're sorry? Pop and R&B megastar Rihanna...
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New Minnesota Twins ad features the Decemberists' "January Hymn"
March 21, 2013 in Gimme Noise
A new Minnesota Twins ad proves that anticipation for the 2013 Major League Baseball season and the snow still lingering on the ground don't have to be mutually exclusive. Anyone...
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Pink at Xcel Energy Center, 3/19/13
March 20, 2013 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Stacy SchwartzPinkXcel Energy Center, St. PaulTuesday, March 19, 2013Alecia Beth Moore is strong as an ox, powerful as a locomotive, tough as nails, cold as ice, hard as...
