​Ok, ok, we'll admit it, we've been a little Picked to Click-heavy 'round these parts lately. But our best-new-bands poll happens to be the largest music issue we have the joy of putting out each year, so you'll have to understand our over-eagerness. It's like our Thanksgiving! And what a feast it was.More >>

​While we went to great depths describing each of our Picked to Click finalists in this week's issue, nothing can really replace the process of actually listening to their music. More >>

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​blood&stuff is the new band of Ed Holmberg and Dylan Gouert. These ex-Economy Team members perform headbanging, mind-blowing rock shows. Holmberg sings powerful, classic-sounding vocals, while playing stunning bass and guitar. Drummer Gouert plays Dave Grohl-inspired hard and fast drums with intricately woven rhythms. More >>

​In case you haven't noticed, we kinda have a thing for flowcharts. So in the same spirit as our previous Gayngs and Jayhawks family trees, we decided to try our hand at linking together the 13 acts who placed in this year's Picked to Click best-new-bands poll -- and we were surprised at just how many of the new bands could be linked to at least one previous local act.More >>

​Though this year is actually the 21st time City Pages has polled Twin Cities music experts to ask them about their favorite new bands, it also marks the 20th anniversary of the very first poll, which was published on May 8, 1991, and compiled by then-music editor Jim Walsh.More >>

​​As is the yearly tradition, we're publishing the ballots of all 115 of our Picked to Click voters for your perusal. More >>

​While we only have space to feature the top 10 finalists in our Picked to Click issue (or 13, this year, because of several ties), we think it's important to publish the complete list of ranking bands so you can see how the points were awarded all the way down the line. And just for added nerdliness, this year we compiled a few stats about the poll results for your enjoyment.More >>

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We had 108 local music scene peeps participate in this year's Picked to Click poll. Below, you can judge -- er, "peruse" the ballots of each and every one of our voters, along with descriptions of their contributions to the local scene.

For more on Picked to Click, check out this year's issue, along with the full list of bands who received votes in the 2010 poll.



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The bands who received nods in this year's Picked to Click poll aren't just limited to the 11 we featured in this week's issue. See below for a full list of all of the bands who received votes in this year's poll, with the total points awarded to each band.

Remember: Voters were told to choose five bands each. Their top choice received five points, their second choice received four points, and so on. Unranked bands were awarded three points each.

Many of the finalists were only a point or two apart from one another in the poll.


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"Don't set out to raze all shrines--you'll frighten man. Enshrine mediocrity, and your shrines are razed." Ayn Rand

On the 20th anniversary of Picked to Click, I would like to offer this local-music icon a worthy gift: early retirement.

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