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Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/23/13)

Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/23/13)

weheartmusic June 24, 2013

Unknown Mortal Orchestra's first headlining show in Minneapolis took place last night at the Cedar Cultural Center, according to singer Ruban Nielson. The Portland-based band previously played with Solid Gold for "Into the Black" (art gallery in Minneapolis) in June 2012, and a month later, returned to the city supporting Liars.

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The Afghan Whigs with Wussy at the Varsity Theater 10/28/12

The Afghan Whigs with Wussy at the Varsity Theater 10/28/12

weheartmusic October 29, 2012

It was a surreal moment watching the legendary Afghan Whigs take to the soft blue-lit stage last night at their sold out show at the Varsity Theater. That much-loved Ohio-bred hard rock band who shook up the grunge club in the early 90s with noirish tales of sex and violence and had a penchant for funk and R&B, was standing before an adoring audience; a colorful collection of older fans who saw them in their heyday and saucer-eyed newbies (like myself) who followed magnetic frontman Greg Dulli from his newer endeavors like Gutter Twins (see: Mark Lanegan) and the Twilight Singers back to his roots. All of them were waiting to be swept off their feet by an always obliging Dulli - and as the band kicked into the first song, the epic “Crime Scene, Pt. 1” and white confetti spilled from the ceiling, it all felt like some wonderful dream you don’t ever want to awaken from.

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alt-J

alt-J – An Awesome Wave

weheartmusic August 28, 2012

UK art rockers, alt-J are certainly no strangers to the awkward task of assigning context to obscure subjects. The quartet met at Leeds University in 2007 as students of English Lit and Fine Art. Rather than pursue the steady income guaranteed from an art degree, they began creating music together under the moniker Daljit Dhaliwal (creepily, a real-life person), later adopting alt-J* as their permanent nom de plume.

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Archers of Loaf at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (08/25/12)

Archers of Loaf at the 400 Bar 8/25/12 or How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love That Sweet Ear Pain

weheartmusic August 27, 2012

Saturday evening’s gig proved to be a lesson in endurance for those ill-equipped to withstand the intense blast of sounds forced out of the 400 Bar’s meaty speakers. Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Archers of Loaf, beloved elder statesman of 90s indie rock, are definitely not known for their delicate sensibilities. Luckily, it didn’t take folks long to forget all about their exposed eardrums and get swept up in AOL’s dizzying and passionate performance.

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Jonathan Richman at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/03/12)

Jonathan Richman at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (06/03/12)

weheartmusic June 5, 2012

Jonathan Richman has the kind of rock ‘n roll holiness reserved for someone like Leonard Cohen. But where Cohen is all hushed poetic passages and melancholy overtures, Richman inspires the kind of reaction that could only be found in a Baptist church on a Sunday morning. Dressed in yoga pants and slippers, with a long-sleeved green shirt over a black and white striped shirt, Richman padded across the Cedar Cultural Center’s stage looking like a Parisian street corner balladeer, his arms wide open ready to embrace the entire audience. An excited young fan near the front held up a glittery and feathered sign (“Jonathan, be my little dinosaur”) and Richman pointed at it and smiled and then patted his chest in gratitude as the entire room erupted in applause.

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