AltWeeklies Wire
Proposal to Ban 18+ Shows Could Kill the Minneapolis Music Scenenew
The City Council is exploring restrictions on 18+ events, due to concerns that binge drinking is a problem among minors. If the ordinance passes, it leaves two options: dry shows for the all-ages crowd or 21+ shows where the booze flows freely.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jen Boyles |
07-22-2009 |
Music
Michael Jackson: A Eulogynew
Why and how Jackson became the most famous person the century ever knew is a matter for the anthropologists. For us, here and now, Jackson was elemental and impossible to ever fully understand; fearsome and heartbreakingly beautiful; at once mortal and deathless.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Hansen |
07-01-2009 |
Music
The Monks' Beat Goes on with a Pair of Unsettling but Fascinating Reissuesnew
For many years, the Monks and their music have been barely more than legends. But this month the Monks' first and only studio album, Black Monk Time, along with an additional album of demos and singles, has been resurrected and reissued for mass consumption.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
04-30-2009 |
Music
Doomtree, Solid Gold, and Vampire Hands Deftly Dot the Twin Cities' 2008 Music Timelinenew
Crack open our Twin Cities Local Music Yearbook and reminisce on an effed-up year.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
12-17-2008 |
Music
Twin Cities Musicians Kick Off a Week of RNC Protestsnew
With the convention days away, the Turf Club rocks for change.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
09-04-2008 |
Music
As the RNC Descends, Local and National Musicians Arisenew
Even as unknowable thousands of protesters, press agents, and boosters arm themselves for occupation, a resistance force of musicians and bands, some local and some national but all alike in the boldness of their convictions, is racing to the Twin Cities' rescue on an interception course.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Hansen and Andrea Myers |
08-29-2008 |
Music
Airness Achieved at Minneapolis Regional Air Guitar Championshipnew
What is "airness," and how does one know when "airness" has been achieved?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
06-18-2008 |
Music
Peer into the Ears of Dan Wilson and Al Frankennew
No wax here -- we just asked 'em, "What did you listen to in 2007?"
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-20-2007 |
Music
The Year in Music 2007new
The RIAA came to Minnesota for a major victory. Local radio suffered some minor setbacks. From the Prince-a-thon to the unexpected notoriety of Tay Zonday to the marriage of the DJ and fashion scenes, we reflect back on the 2007 experience.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-20-2007 |
Music
Limerick Records Wants Your Ears, but Not Your Moneynew
The the thing that separates Limerick Records from other labels is that it does not sell records — or tapes, or CDs. Instead, it gives away digital downloads of all its artists' music for free.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
10-03-2007 |
Music
Venerable Recording Studio Third Ear Closesnew
The studio's building was sold and is scheduled for demolition. So far, an affordable new locale hasn't been found, and as musicians increasingly using home studios, the economics of the recording business are grim.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
09-27-2007 |
Music
Jesuspaloozanew
In southwestern Minnesota, Christian rock has become a major tourist attraction.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
07-25-2007 |
Music
Did the Backstreet Boys' Creator Take a Bank for $28 Mil?new
American Bank joins two North Dakota banks in suing to recover money loaned to boy-band magnate Lou Pearlman.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
07-11-2007 |
Music
This is What it Smells Like When Doves Cry?new
We give Prince's new cologne a good sniff.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
07-11-2007 |
Music
Where the Ladies At?new
The battles and breaks behind the first female hip-hop festival.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
06-27-2007 |
Music
