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Minneapolis Music Guide: February 24 – March 2, 2014

vusleeper February 19, 2014

Here is a guide of some Minneapolis (and St Paul!) shows NEXT week: February 24-March 2. The Belle Game, Glasvegas, CHAPPO, Russian Circles, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Aaron & The Sea, Gardens & Villa

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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks at the Cedar, Minneapolis (02/18/14)

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks at the Cedar, Minneapolis (02/18/14)

vusleeper February 19, 2014

"I gotta do what I gotta do," exclaimed Stephen Malkmus at last night's Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. Malkmus, and his band, The Jicks, are currently out on tour in support of their latest album Wig Out at Jagbags, out now on Matador Records.

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Arctic Monkeys show in 2007. Photo by Steve

Flashback: Arctic Monkeys at First Ave, Minneapolis (05/07/2007)

vusleeper February 12, 2014

First Avenue turned into a venerable hotbox last evening, with the Arctic Monkeys playing their first ever Minneapolis show at the sold out and muggy club.(But that didn’t stop Elvis Costello from getting in-he was perched on the dj deck for the entire set, applauding and enjoying the show-he’s playing the Myth tonight.) And what a show it was. I have to admit, I was quite knackered from a long solo drive from Milwaukee that afternoon, and didn’t have a lot of energy going into the show, but that all changed as soon as the four lads from Sheffield took the stage. From that point on, First Ave was a powder keg of energy and high voltage rock n’ roll.

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