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​Everything you've ever heard about the Flaming Lips' live show is absolutely, 100% true.More >>

Photos by Ben Clark

​It's hard to believe there are only a matter of hours left in this weekend's SoundTown festival; with a large portion of the concertgoers camping overnight, we've hit a stride as a mini-community of music fans taking part in a great experiment: Can SoundTown turn into not only a viable, but sustainable long-term option for Twin Cities music fans in search of a large-scale summer music festival? More >>

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Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons

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"Indie" music's newest guru, Christopher Ewing

​The site Indie Music Channel, which appears to be solely dedicated to helping privileged, unabashedly career-oriented bands get signed to major label deals (does that still happen?) and could be single-handedly ruining the meaning of the word "indie" as we know it, is bringing what's being touted as "the world's largest indoor indie music festival all under one roof" to the Mall of America this weekend for a five-stage air conditioned showcase.More >>

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Give me your tired, your cynical youth, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...and gather them all at Canterbury Park for Van's Warped Tour.  Despite the government shutdown and races being cancelled, the scheduled concert commenced as usual this hot July day, almost two weeks earlier than the past few years, which usually scheduled Warped Tour in August.

At Warped, the sooner you come to the conclusion that you will leave sunburned, sweaty, dirty, and possibly less one flip-flop, the more fun you will have.  The ultimate place for artists to connect and meet with their fans, Warped took place on the same lawn as this year's Soundset Festival in Shakopee.  One of the hardest working individuals in the music industry, Kevin Lyman brought Warped to the Twin Cities for its 16th year -- meaning Warped is officially legal to drive.
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​We just received word that Prince will be joining the lineup for this summer's Way Out West festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, which already includes -- wait for it -- Kanye West, Pulp, Robyn, Fleet Foxes, Janelle Monae, Wiz Khalifa, the Jayhawks, Explosions In The Sky, James Blake, oh my god, where do we buy tickets, do I really need this computer or could I sell it for Swedish airfare?More >>

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Mike Mictlan performs at next month's Red Stag Block Party

​Hot on the heels of the Pizza Luce Block Party lineup, we were greeted with a couple more free summer concert lineups this morning: The Bastille Day Block Party, which will be in Uptown on Sunday, July 17, and the Red Stag Block Party, which comes to the heart of Northeast Minneapolis on Sunday, July 31.

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​In what's being heralded as the first-ever all night arts festival in Minnesota, Northern Spark kicks off tonight at 8:55 p.m. and will feature the contributions of dozens upon dozens of local musicians and artists performing until sunrise. There are kick-off ceremonies in both Minneapolis and St. Paul at sunset, followed by several different interactive performances each hour in each city -- see the full schedule here.More >>

Denis Jeong Plaster

​From the first thaw in April to an extended Indian Summer, we Minnesotans celebrate the warm weather, and it's more appreciated since we endure the harsh winters. 

Outdoor music, beer, and food accompany the summer months; here's a guide to some of the biggest music festivals and block parties in the Twin Cities. More >>