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Bruce Springsteen gets own street, weekend in St. Paul
November 05, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Danny ClinchAnd they're not even calling it Thunder Road. After a weekend toiling away for the causes of Hurricane Sandy and Barack Obama and finally reaching a detente...
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Madonna at Xcel Energy Center, 11/3/12
November 05, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Tony NelsonMadonnaWith Paul OakenfoldXcel Energy Center, St. PaulSaturday, November 3, 2012Nothing came easy while Madonna performed at Xcel Energy Center Saturday. For anyone other than the ticket-holding masochists...
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Lazerbeak on Mixed Blood Majority's Icehouse debut and entering fatherhood
November 01, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Joe Horton, Crescent Moon, and LazerbeakSince his teenage years, Aaron "Lazerbeak" Mader has had a running fascination with Alexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle. "He's like one of the godfathers of Minneapolis...
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Prof and Grieves release "Super Scary Monsters" for Halloween
October 31, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Happy hip-hop Halloween! The lineage of spooky rap has yielded plenty over the years -- from "Nightmare on My Street" to "1-800 Suicide" -- and now our own Powderhorn perv...
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Polica documentary, Hold You Just a Little While, debuts
October 29, 2012 in Gimme Noise
From Hold You Just a Little While.Required viewing: 2011 Picked to Click runner up Polia gets their banner year summed up in a short Pitchfork.tv documentary titled Hold You Just...
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METZ on sharing F*cked Up's practice space and life in Toronto
October 29, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik HessMETZ opening for Archers of Loaf at 400 Bar earlier this year.The result of punk eating itself, getting horrible heartburn, and trying to remove the offending article...
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The Afghan Whigs at Varsity Theater, 10/28/12
October 29, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Steve CohenThe Afghan WhigsWith WussyVarsity Theater, MinneapolisSunday, October 28, 2012"What else you got? I want you naked in three more songs," the Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli called to...
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Taylor Swift unveils 2013 U.S. tour -- St. Paul in September
October 29, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Steve CohenThe complex pop marvel that is Taylor Swift is heading back out on the road in 2013. Based upon her multiple car accidents during her recent interview...
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Morrissey postpones U.S. tour to be with his ailing mother
October 26, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Morrissey just announced he has postponed the remainder of his U.S. tour dates. Earlier this week, the ex-Smiths crooner put on hold all of his shows this week up until...
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Watch Craig Finn and Lifter Puller play "The Bears" on Jenny Jones
October 26, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Craig Finn performing on Jenny Jones.The memories of Lifter Puller jostling the Twin Cities in the late '90s can hopefully live on -- via film. The group's guitarist-keyboardist Steve Barone...
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Doomtree announce three dates for Blowout VIII
October 24, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Doomtree's annual Blowout series turns eight years young this December. Last year, the workhorse team dropped seven shows in a row. Just announced this afternoon, the Minneapolis hip-hop crew will...
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Prince ditches afro for "Rock & Roll Love Affair" on Jimmy Kimmel Live
October 24, 2012 in Gimme Noise
After a month, Prince has brushed aside the afro look for a more familiar coiffure. The grand occasion was to bring his latest single "Rock & Roll Love Affair" to...
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The Afghan Whigs' Greg Dulli on meeting Frank Ocean and the art of the cover
October 24, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Sam HoldenThe Afghan Whigs and Twilight Singers frontman Greg Dulli is undoubtedly smarter and deeper than the internet. He connected a love of R&B's brutal underbelly and the...
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Picked to Click 2012: #1. The Chalice
October 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Emily Utne#1. The Chalice: 83 points "Our ladies' nights are really dope," asserts the Chalice's queen-bee rapper, Lizzo. "We get together and drink. That's how it started --...
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Picked to Click 2012: #2. Pony Trash
October 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Sarah Rose #2. Pony Trash: 78 points"Part of the reason that we had the discussion about Chris [Bierden] joining the band is because he was the person we...
Picked to Click XXII rolls out live at 2 p.m.
October 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
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Premiere: Sadistik releases Eyedea tribute, "Micheal"
October 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Eyedea and still-grieving friend SadistikSadistik is a Seattle rapper who was among the many profoundly moved by Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen, a beloved rapper and figure in the hip-hop community. Gimme...
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DMX drops anti-gay slurs at Zombie Pub Crawl, fails to explain them away
October 16, 2012 in Gimme Noise
From Middle Western's video of DMX at Zombie Pub Crawl 2012.DMX's appearance at Zombie Pub Crawl was actually exactly what any person who has followed his erratic career should expect....
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Keith Ellison books #GetOutToVoteMN rap concert at First Avenue
October 15, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Anna GulbrandsenAutumn leaves and advocacy in the Twin Cities.Brother Ali, Atmosphere's Slug, and Dessa top a huge lineup of local hip-hop talent signed on for a voting advocacy...
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KDWB Jingle Ball 2012 lineup
October 15, 2012 in Gimme Noise
OneRepublic is definitely going to be at Jingle Ball 2012.UPDATE: Check out a review of Jingle Ball 2012 here.A cluster of shadowy figures now graces KDWB's official Jingle Ball page....
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Communist Daughter tops City Pages & Radio K's CMJ Music Marathon 2012 showcase
October 10, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik HessCommunist Daughter at the Lyn-Lake Festival, earlier this year.The CMJ Music Marathon is a yearly underground music assault on New York (and Brooklyn too), and several performers...
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Muja Messiah hops on Miguel's "Adorn," AKA one of 2012's best singles
October 10, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Facebook.comMiguel and Muja MessiahTalking about one song for a long time can be difficult if it isn't as perfect as Miguel's "Adorn." Off the recently released Kaleidoscope Dream, the gifted...
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More Replacements benefit EP details as Slim Dunlap nears hospital exit
October 09, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Steve CohenPaul Westerberg recently confirmed that he and Tommy Stinson reunited as the Replacements to record four covers for a benefit EP to help their pal Slim Dunlap....
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Night Moves' Colored Emotions is streaming
October 09, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Erik HessNight Moves drinking to success at Lyn-Lake Street Festival earlier this year.The trippy debut album from Night Moves is streaming online a week ahead of its official...
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Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy leaves the band
October 09, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Steve CohenFounding Soul Asylum guitarist Dan Murphy has announced his exit from Soul Asylum after three decades with the band. Earlier this week, he issued a statement on...
