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The best New Year's Eve jazz shows in the Twin Cities
December 27, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Courtesy of davinaandthevagabonds.comNews Year's Eve is perhaps the most universally bitched-about holiday. We come to expect long lines, impossible parking and cab situations, and clubs filled with amateurs crowding the...
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Dirty Baby by Nels Cline, David Breskin and Ed Ruscha at Walker Art Center, 11/29/12
November 30, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Lily Troia DIRTY BABY: Nels Cline/David Breskin/Ed Ruscha McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Thursday, November 29, 2012 Wednesday marked the second-ever (and perhaps last) performance of DIRTY BABY, a trialogue featuring...
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Cait Leary on Nothing's Enough EP, Neko Case, and songwriting
November 08, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Bobbi Solum Exactly a year to the day after the release of her debut full length, singer/songwriter Cait Leary brings us a new EP featuring five distinct, strong songs....
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The Wood Brothers' Oliver Wood on the shuitar and family songwriting
October 30, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Courtesy Ian Rawn Listening to the Wood Brothers' newest release Live Volume 2: Tooth & Nail, you get the immediate sense that these are folk songs composed by instrumentalists. The effort...
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SPCO's Liquid Music Series 2012-13 lineup in detail
October 26, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Zola Jesus is among the highlights of the 2012-13 Liquid Music series.The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra kicks off the Liquid Music series November 2-4 with three sold-out performances by avant-garde...
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Midnight River Choir's Eric Middleton on stolen gear and Texas music
October 03, 2012 in Gimme Noise
MidnightRiverChoir.comA lot of hard work and a little bit of fate has gone a long way for the Midnight River Choir. They tout their near-mythic beginnings unabashedly: the band from...
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The Honeydogs tour diary 4: Talkin' 'bout practice
July 23, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Courtesy of The HoneydogsSee Also:The Honeydogs tour diary 1: Adam Levy's dreamThe Honeydogs tour diary 2: Trent Norton reaches outThe Honeydogs tour diary 3: Meeting a superfan in ChicagoMinneapolis rockers...
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Micky Braun on dream collaborations, the Everly Brothers and the Austin music scene
July 21, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Purifoy PhotographyAmericana, roots and independent country have long found a home in Minneapolis at Lee's Liquor Lounge. Tonight, fans will be treated to a double bill featuring Austin...
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Cait Leary on Naked Third Thursdays six months at Acadia Cafe
June 21, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Facebook.comIt's not hard to get carried along with Cait Leary's infectious, easy energy. As the pop-folk-singer-turned-curator sits across from Gimme Noise over coffee, her eyes get big and she gesticulates...
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Heidi Barton Stink on Guante, Pride and staying positive
June 20, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by RJ LawrencePRIDE weekend in the Twin Cities is known for its epic parties, spectacular parades and over-the-top everything. Behind the hoopla, of course, you can find countless organizers,...
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Brad Barr on covering Led Zeppelin and the Barr Brothers' future
May 24, 2012 in Gimme Noise
Photo by Andre GueretteBy Lily TroiaThe Barr Brothers have been busy since the Montreal foursome's last Minneapolis visit in November. The band toured Europe and the U.K. with fellow Secret...
