San Cisco: Awkward
San Cisco is finally coming to America! This Australian band is already well-known in their...
Minnesota
Beth Orton: Sugaring Season
Beth Orton is currently on tour in support of her recently released album Sugaring Season,...
Dark Dark Dark at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (10/05/12)
Tour Dates 10/06 Chicago, IL @ Schubas 10/08 Hudson, NY @ Helsinki Hudson* 10/09 Allston,...
Amanda Palmer at First Avenue, Minneapolis (10/03/12)
Tour Dates 10/23: London @ Koko 10/24: Manchester @ Cathedral 10/25: Glasgow @ Oran Mor...
Psychic Twin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (10/03/12)
Tour Dates 10/05 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon 10/06 Iowa City, IA Blue Moose Tap...
Hospitality at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (10/01/12)
Tour Dates 10/02/12 Grinnell, IA Grinnell College 10/03/12 Omaha, NE Slowdown 10/05/12 Denver, CO Hi-Dive...
Laetitia Sadier at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (09/30/12)
Lætitia Sadier came to the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, last night, in support of her latest album, Silencio, out now via Drag City.
Dirty Three at the Cedar Cultural Center 9/28/2012
Tour Dates 10/01 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret 10/02 Seattle, WA @ Neumos 10/03 Portland,...
Michael Kiwanuka at the Fine Line Cafe, Minneapolis (09/28/12)
Read More Michael Kiwanuka Since releasing Michael Kiwanuka’s debut album, Home Again, in the US...
At Mill City Nights: Cat Power, English Beat, and A Fine Frenzy
Here are some upcoming shows at the Mill City Nights. This venue originally was called...
Mission of Burma at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (09/27/12)
Read More Mission of Burma Mission of Burma is post-punk band from Boston. They took...
Ben Howard at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (09/27/12)
Tour Dates 09/29 Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater 09/30 Salt Lake City, UT – Depot...
Raveonettes at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (09/26/12)
It's been nearly five years since I last saw the Raveonettes. Glad I made it out to see the band in top form at last night's performance at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis.
Fanfare Ciocarlia at the Cedar, Minneapolis (09/26/12)
Read More Fanfare Ciocarlia Romania’s Fanfare Ciocarlia is heading out on a brief-eight city North...
Deerhoof at Mill City Nights, Minneapolis (09/23/12)
Tour Dates 09-24 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room * 09-25 Denver, CO The Hi Dive...
Canadians Effortlessly Steal Hearts, Minds of Audience Members
Tour Dates 10/10/12 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s 10/11/12 Washington, DC Black Cat 10/12/12 Carrboro, NC Cat’s...
Alt-J (∆) at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (09/22/12)
Tour Dates 09/25/12 Portland, OR Roseland Theater 09/26/12 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre 09/29/12 Los Angeles,...
CHARN at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (09/22/12)
I stopped in the 400 Bar last night to check out Omaha’s Skypiper and Minneapolis’...
Dragonette at Triple Rock, Minneapolis (09/19/12)
Tour Dates 09/20/12 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club * 09/21/12 Denver, CO @ Larimer...
Corin Tucker Band at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (09/13/12)
Tour Dates 09/14 Cactus Club Milwaukee, WI 09/15 Hideout Block Party Chicago, IL 09/18 Johnny...
Caspian at the Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (09/13/12)
Tour Dates 09/14 The Rave in Milwaukee, WI 09/16 Blue Moose in Iowa City, IA...
WHY? at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (09/08/12)
Dirty Glass These Few Presidents Waterlines Strawberries Jonathan’s Hope Brook and Waxing The Hollows The...
At the 400 Bar: Sloan, Tilly & the Wall, Hunter Valentine, TEEN, and Longfellow 3
Planning on catching a show at the 400 Bar? Maybe you can check out some...
Sallie Ford at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (09/05/12)
Tour Dates 09/06/12 Chicago, IL @ The Hideout 09/07/12 Bowling Green, OH @ Black Swamp...
Wilson Phillips at the Minnesota State Fair (09/01/12)
Tour Dates 09/07/12 Salt Lake City Utah State Fair 10/12/12 Philippines Manila Arena 11/09/12 Altoona,...
Desaparecidos at 400 Bar, Minneapolis (08/09/12)
Read More Desaparecidos Conor “Bright Eyes” Oberst have reunited with Desaparecidos. The band, who haven’t...
alt-J – An Awesome Wave
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.
Archers of Loaf at the 400 Bar 8/25/12 or How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love That Sweet Ear Pain
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.
Triple Threat at the Triple Rock
Here are a three bands playing at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis.
The venue was championed as "Best Rock Venue" of 2011. Certainly not a venue that I would put in my top five… but I can understand that the City Pages didn't want to place the same venue in the #1 spot year after year.
Meiko at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (08/10/12)
Tour Dates 08/11 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre 08/13 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 08/14 Aspen,...