The Minnesota Daily

First rate Mates

by Sally Hedberg
Published November 17, 2011

Indie duo Mates of State continue to spread good, synth pop vibes on their new album “Mountaintops.”

Suburban sprawl

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published November 17, 2011

Minneapolis punk pioneers The Suburbs talk new music after more than twenty years and uniting amidst guitarist Bruce Allen‘s death.

And you don’t stop, for hunger.

by Sarah Harper
Published November 17, 2011

Local hip hop artist Aquafresh will pump up a charitable crowd for Joell Ortiz at tonight’s “Hip Hop for Hunger” concert.

Album review: “Take Care” by Drake

by Sally Hedberg
Published November 15, 2011

Drizzy’s back with a new air of complexity and another rockin’ record.

Review: tUnE-yArDs at First Avenue

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published November 13, 2011

Merrill Garbus and her merry band of musicians brought down the house with tUnE-yArDs’ biggest show of their tour yet.

This Modern Feeling

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published November 10, 2011

An author and critic for Rolling Stone, Will Hermes chronicles New York’s budding underground music scene from 1973 to 1977 in “Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York City That Changed Music Forever.”

Show Review: Dawes and Blitzen Trapper at First Ave

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011

Dawes and Blitzen Trapper exposed the crowd at First Avenue to the soundscape of the mild, mild West Friday.

The Men behind the Merrill

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011

tUnE-yArDs isn’t just Merrill Garbus. She’ll roll into First Avenue Saturday with her crew of boy toys.

Album review: ‘Crazy Clown Time’ by David Lynch

by Sally Hedberg
Published November 8, 2011

Unsurprisingly, weirdness prevails on David Lynch’s solo-record debut.

Polica Gives MPLS an Autotune up

by Sally Hedberg
Published November 3, 2011

Breakout local group Polica have kicked off strong, integrating auto-tune into indie-pop.