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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
Haley Bonar Lets the Sun Shine innew
After a long, cold winter, Midwesterners are reveling in the chance to finally frolic in the lilac-scented breeze of a warm summer day, and Bonar is joining in the celebration by unleashing the fourth and most vivid album of her career.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
John Swardson: Working-class Heronew
His manly but sensitive songs remind some of Bruce Springsteen.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ed Ackerson Wrangles a Swarm of Bees into Submissionnew
Beekeeping conjures images of Ackerson dressed in his finest apiarist outfit, directing swarms of bees with the wave of his arm.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
05-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Atmosphere Went Electronew
Why When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is like Tom Waits for Prince fans.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Electronic One-man Band Martin Dosh Steps Into the Spotlightnew
The catalog of Dosh's stage and studio collaborations reads like a record-store clerk's year-end best list: Andrew Bird, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Tapes 'n Tapes, Devendra Banhart, Peanut Butter Wolf, Happy Apple, the Bad Plus, the Jayhawks, Atmosphere -- it goes on and on.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
RJD2 Keeps 'em Guessingnew
The beatmaker extraordinaire has made a career of confounding expectations.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Shaw |
04-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sex, Drugs, & Awesome Hairnew
The glamtacular history of 1980s heavy metal in the Twin Cities.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
03-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Skinheads at Fortynew
Twenty years after their heyday, the anti-racist Baldies recount the rise and fall of a notorious Twin Cities scene.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Baldies
Kid Dakota Visits the Depression-itoriumnew
Kid Dakota creates a representative survey of life's bummmers.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Winner's Shadow, Kid Dakota
After the Rapturenew
The House of Mercy Band meet the end times singing.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: House of Mercy Band, left behind
Let's Play Cowboys and Hoodlumsnew
Omaur Bliss escapes into the street-fighting world of Omac Montainya.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Battle Readynew
A new disc from the Battle Royale hits you with techno fuzz from the right and unplugged pop from the left.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
