Concerts
The Stress of Her Regard – Go 96.3’s Go Show 1
Go 96.3 added a new and very much up and coming local band to their line up for Go Show 1. “The Stress of Her Regard” was formed by members of the former indie band […]
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New Politics – Go 96.3’s Go Show 1
Turns out Viking Raiders are not the only thing coming out of Denmark that makes girls scream. Copenhagen band “New Politics” took part in Go 96.3 FMs Go Party 1. The event was well organized, […]
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Punch Brothers at First Avenue 3/1/15
Punch Brothers is a band consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), Gabe Witcher (fiddle/violin), Noam Pikelny (banjo), Chris Eldridge (guitar), and Paul Kowert (bass). They played a sold out First Avenue Sunday Night, promoting their new […]
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Blackberry Smoke at First Avenue 2/27
Blackberry Smoke’s show at First Ave had a few things in common with the Flaming Lips from earlier this week. There were beards (although they went from hipster fuzz to Duck Dynasty), fun, an enthusiastic […]
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The Temperance Movement at First Avenue 2/27/15
Turns out, Brits can play Southern Rock – who would have thought? British band The Temperance Movement opened for Blackberry Smoke at First Avenue this week. Formed in 2011 in London they have had some nice […]
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The Flaming Lips @ First Avenue 2/24/2015
Any thoughts of this being “yet another concert” vanished within seconds of Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne coming on stage. He announced that there would be a few minutes delay as he had been hydrating […]
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Brooke Fraser @ Triple Rock Social Club 2/21/2015
Brooke Fraser’s 2010 single “Something in the Water” may have been a reference to the Minneapolis concert scene. There’s something that keeps musicians coming to small venues. The Triple Rock Social Club was packed […]
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Dark Waves @ Triple Rock Social Club 2/21/15
Dark Waves opened for Brook Fraser at the Triple Rock. Front man Nick Long and his band quickly let the audience forget that the outside temperature was balmy 3 degrees. Based in Southern California they […]
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Gaelic Storm at Mill City Nights,
When a band has close to 3000 live shows under their belt it reflects in their stage presence and performance. Gaelic Storm definitely lived up to their fans’ expectations. On a rather cold night, Mill […]
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John Mellencamp at the Northrop Auditorium, 2/11/2015
At 63 John Mellencamp is still going strong and released “Plain Spoken”, his first album in 4 year in 2014. His tour includes 2 stops at the newly renovated Northrop Auditorium. He opened […]