The Sounds are hard at it, touring up and down the California shoreline with Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. It seems unlikely that they’ll return to visit us again this year, but so long as they continue sending us gifts like “No One Sleeps When I’m Awake” and “Beatbox,” well, patience will rule the day. [...]
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Kasabian asks the million dollar question during unfortunate economic times. “Where Did All The Love Go?” is off Kasabian’s June release West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, so go get your copy.No word yet on when or if they might pay us a visit here in Minnesota.Links – Website / MyspaceSharevar button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_link') || document.getElementById('facebook_sh
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(Seein’ the Scene is a weekly photographic presentation featuring images from some of the best local rock concerts Minnesota has to offer. These images are captured through the lens’ of local rock photographer Mike Minehart. We welcome comments. More images from these shows can often be viewed at www.mikeminehart.com.)Link – Andriana LehrLink – The MelismaticsLink [...]
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Some people just do the darnest things.When I was a boy I remember a friend I had who played on the same little league baseball team as me. One time we both got shoved into the outfield at practice, and a kid who was chosen to swing the bat for awhile had no hope of [...]
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Local Twin Cities artist Mayda has released a new video for her song “Focus,” track 3 off her last album The Interrogation. The video features her’s truly in a masquerade mask, pseudo-writhing on a chair, and bouncing off the walls of a stairwell.LinksMayda – Myspace / Borangutan DownloadsSharevar button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_link') || document.getElementById('faceboo
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Muse released bits and pieces of their new song/video “United States of Eurasia” to their closest fans over the last week or so. But now the pieces have all been slotted together and the full-length version is available for all to love. “United States of Eurasia” is off Muse’s forthcoming album The Resistance, slated for [...]
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Once upon a time there was a little St. Paul band named Hockey Night. They showed up in all sorts of cool places online including Daytrotter and SPIN. Then one day, as rumor has it, things fell apart internally and folks went their separate ways.Paul Spranger and Scott Wells of Hockey Night moved to Philly, [...]
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Passion Pit will be playing the Triple Rock Social Club on August 7, and to further build anticipation, here’s their new video for “To Kingdom Come.” It’s off their new album Manners, put out last May.LinksPassion Pit – Website / Myspace
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“Ha Ha” features the local crew from One For The Team partaking in a truly Upper Midwestern activity – bowling! Always appropriate for any Minnesotan occasion. “Ha Ha” is off One For The Teams latest album Build A Garden, available for purchase on Afternoon Records or Amazon.We first caught wind of this video at Gimme [...]
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Ari Herstand is the quirkiest beat-boxing solo acoustic artist in the Twin Cities, and many, many people (mostly women ages 18 – 30) adore the man with the skills to pull everything off live on his own. Herstand plays the guitar, trumpet, piano, harmonica, and the beat box, and he loops everything with electronic devices [...]
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(Check our concert calendar for links to artist sites)First Avenue09/25/09 Arctic Monkeys(8:00PM, 18+, $25)09/30/09 Grizzly Bearw/ Beach House (8:00PM, 18+, adv. $20 / door $22)10/26/09 The Black Angels(Check venue for more concert info)12/04/09 Dan Auerbachw/ Justin Townes Earle, and Jessica Lea Mayfield (8:00PM, 18+, adv. $16 / door $18)7th Street Entry09/03/09 Auto
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Got plans Tuesday night? Why not swing into the Uptown and see Paragraphs and co. No covers at the Uptown M-Th (can’t beat it)!LinksParagraphs – MyspaceThis Machine – MyspaceCharlie Van Stee Trio – MyspaceDaniel Meyer – Myspace
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The Northern Outpost crew captured a fine piece of rock when Ice Palace stopped by. Check out the footage below.LinksIce Palace – Website / MyspaceNorthern Outpost – WebsiteAlso check out Borangutan’s article on Northern Outpost.
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Do you ever have a day go by and wonder where it went? July 16, 2009, I’m looking at you.There’s a Minnesota artist who is currently featured on iTunes. His is the free single of the week, and he is Owl City, otherwise known as Adam Young. Download his tune “Fireflies” today via his website [...]
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Our good friends over at Northern Outpost have tossed us all a goodly gobbet. One of Minnesota’s most loved folk mainstays, Charlie Parr, is set for a full NO premier on August 14. As a lead-up to this date, NO has released some exclusive bonus footage of the man with the banjo.Something about this back-alley [...]
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Last Friday, The Uptown Bar had the typical dark and noisy ambiance, and the noise shifted to that of an Americanized-Brit-Pop melody that seemed to take everyone by surprise when local band Pictures Of Then stepped onto the stage. Touring major parts of the Midwest in support of their latest album, And The Wicked Sea, [...]
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Today is June 15, 2009, and I’m doing up the Harry Potter movie tonight. Wait, wait… don’t tell me.The Strokes have been mighty silent the last few years, pursuing all sorts of side-projects etc. Julian Casablancas has a new one of his own, in fact, and he has released a teaser of what to expect [...]
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“Burial” is off Miike Snow’s new self-titled album, released back on June 9. Catch Miike Snow at the 7th Street Entry on Sept. 26.LinksMiike Snow – Myspace
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The Temper Trap are one of the newest buzz bands from the land down under, and rumor has it they’ll be coming stateside on tour sometime in the near future. Their forthcoming debut album Conditions will be available in stores October 13, 2009, but armed with the following, you can tell all your friends you [...]
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“Begin Again” is off The Veils latest album Sun Gangs. They play the 7th Street Entry on July 22.LinksThe Veils – Website / Myspace
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