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Rock the Garden Braves The Heat
I was a bit worried when I woke up to the sound of thunderstorms just hours before this year’s Rock The Garden. Sure, going to outdoor music festivals in the rain is romantic but it […]
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Rock the Garden returns to its home at the Walker
After a year in exile (Boom Island) Rock the Garden returned to the newly remodeled Walker Art Center Garden. With headliner Bon Iver announced early, the festival managed to sell out to members of MPR […]
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Rock the Garden 2016 – 6/18/2016
This year’s Rock the Garden Festival a joint venture by The Current and the Walker Art Center was forced to Boom Island due to construction at the Walker. The extra space allowed for two stages […]
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Twin Cities Concert Photographers’ Favorite Shots of 2015
We asked the photographers, who we bump into in photo pits on a regular basis, to share their 3 favorite photographs taken last year. Rather than picking the “best” these photos show the ones they […]
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Modest Mouse at Rock the Garden 6/21/2015
There was nothing modest about Modest Mouse’s set to close 2015 Rock the Garden on Sunday Night. The band 9 band members switching instruments, stage lights that came alive with the dusk and 20 years […]
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Babes in Toyland at Rock the Garden 6/21/2015
It is impossible to describe the impact Babes in Toyland have on women in rock. There are bands named after their songs, almost every female band that is doing anything harder the pop (and many […]
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Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 were the first African act to perform at Rock the Garden. The organizers chose the perfect Band for this. Their 2014 album “A Long Way To the Beginning” has received […]
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JD McPherson at Rock the Garden 6/21/2015
JD McPherson is from Oklahoma but you’d never know by the fan base he has in the Twin Cities. His 2nd album “Let the good times roll” has been getting a good amount of airplay […]
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Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger at Rock the Garden 6/21/2015
Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger was formed in 2008 by Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl. While they released a number of recordings they consider 2014’s “Midnight Sun” their first true album. The band […]
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Belle & Sebastian at Rock the Garden 6/20/2015
Belle & Sebastian are a 6 piece band from Glasgow, Scotland founded almost 20 years ago. Since then their indy pop has garnered critics’ praise and a devout fan base. When The Current announced them […]