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What Grumpy's lacks in the quantity of shows they put on, they more than make up for in quality and sheer volume, as each unforgettable performance you see at the craggy downtown bar typically leaves your ears ringing for days.

With the announcement that Grumpy's will be hosting the upcoming Amphetamine Reptile Bash 13, that raucous trend will continue. Heavy-hitters Die Kreuzen, the Melvins, Negative Approach, and the grand local return of Mudhoney will certainly shake the ground and rattle the walls on Saturday, July 20, as the legendary label AmRep once again throws a party to celebrate some of the legendary bands that have helped make the record label and the modern music scene what it is today.

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During these frigid early days of spring, it's still quite a challenge for Minnesota music fans to envision outdoor festival season. But nonetheless, announcements are starting to trickle out, letting us all dream of not having to bundle up to go and see a show, while reminding us that warmer days are on the horizon.

One of the most enjoyable free music festivals of the warmer months is the annual Memory Lanes Block Party, which is set to take place once again over Memorial Day Weekend on May 25 and 26. The 5th Annual Block Party has been reduced to a two-day festival for 2013, and it features a strong local lineup of bands to suit all types of music tastes, with Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapelles and Sean Anonymous leading the way this year.

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To continue to build anticipation for their forthcoming full-length debut, and to get people even more psyched for the excellent BNLXFest at Cause on November 16-17, BNLX have just released another stellar new track from their upcoming self-titled album.

"1929" is a soaring, moody but melodic number which equates the shaky financial footing of the U.S. leading up to the big stock market crash of '29 with the current state of affairs in this country. Definitely some heady socio-political stuff to work into a 3-minute pop song, especially one with as crushing a chorus of "1929," but the veteran Minneapolis trio does it perfectly.

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Sound Unseen 12: From Sid & Nancy to Sigur Ros

The 13th Annual Sound Unseen Film/Music/Art Festival has just announced the dates, film lineup, and venues participating in this year's festivities. Sound Unseen will run from October 10-14, and will features screenings for over 20 films at the Trylon microcinema and the Ritz Theater, with additional, soon-to-be-announced music performances taking place at Harriet Brewing Tap Room and other venues throughout the Twin Cities.

First year festival director Jim Brunzell has assembled a wide variety of music-based documentaries, features, and short films for this year's Sound Unseen, with many of them seeing their Midwest premiere during the festival.

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Going by the title of the Roots, Rock, and Deep Blues Festival alone, it would appear that there would be something for everybody at the South Minneapolis music festival. And, when you dig deeper into the stellar lineup for the day, you will find that to indeed be true, as a great, eclectic mix of bands are set to bring their talents to three separate outdoor stages from noon until 10 p.m. this Saturday, July 14, for the second annual Twin Cities' Roots, Rock, and Deep Blues Music Festival at Patrick's Cabaret, Harriet Brewing, and the brand new Mosaic Cafe on Minnehaha Avenue.

Set times and stages for each of the acts have just been announced, and you can find that information below.

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Dave Matthews Band is Sunday's big draw for the inaugural River's Edge Festival on St. Paul's Harriet Island. Umpteen die-hard fans who buy the tickets, the merch, and the music are looking forward to another experience with DMB or just "Dave."

However, the 20-years-plus-old Virginia jam-rock band is just one in a line of bands long past the hope of garnering popular critical favor -- especially considering the outcome of our sibling paper LA Weekly's recent "worst bands" list. For many, DMB was Nickelback before Nickelback was Nickelback.

Just as no one will call you innovative for liking Radiohead at this point, we know all of this already. Like Robert Mitchum's "LOVE/HATE" knuckle tattoos in The Night of the Hunter, there is no middle ground -- nobody thinks DMB is "just sort of OK," and it isn't even worth rehashing anymore. Or is it?

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After taking a year off to retool and regroup, the Deep Blues Festival is coming back to the Bayport BBQ in beautiful Bayport, Minnesota from June 29-July 1. The three day blues fest features over thirty musical acts from all points across the globe, as well as the feature film debut of "Put A Stamp On It: The T-Model Ford Story."

Sales of tickets to the Deep Blues Festival end on Sunday, June 10, so if you have plans to attend the fest but don't have tickets as of yet, you better act now.

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After the sad passing of the Stone Arch Festival of the Arts founder, Ira Heilicher, the future of the free outdoor gathering in St. Anthony Main seemed to be in jeopardy. Thankfully, the festival was revived and renamed the Stone Arch Bridge Festival by new owner Matt Mithun, who also owns the Somerset Amphitheater and runs the SoundTown music festival.

And once again, local music booker/photographer Stacy Schwartz has assembled a terrific array of Twin City bands for the fest, highlighted by scheduled performances by Romantica, A. Wolf & Her Claws, Heiruspecs, and the Evening Rig.

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Used to being cooped up during the winter months, the Twin Cities has been known to come alive in a big way when the summer rolls around. There's hardly a better time to get out and celebrate, and First Nations Recovery Center is hosting an outdoor MayDay Hip-Hop & Art Festival to ring in the season.
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It may not quite feel like it today, but spring has definitely sprung here in Minneapolis, and Augsburg College is planning a big celebration of the occasion this Saturday. Spring Fest is taking place at Augsburg's Murphy Square on April 21, and will feature a stellar, all-day music showcase headlined by Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps and Murs that should reward students and music fans alike for making it through another Minnesota winter.

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