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Michael Rault will play 7th Street Entry as an opening act for Happyness on Sunday.

Nothing means something with rocker Michael Rault

by Jackie Renzetti
Published July 22, 2015

Alightbulb sparked for Michael Rault when his father taught him the opening guitar riff to Van MorrisonâÄôs âÄúBrown Eyed GirlâÄù at age 12. âÄúAfter I figured that out,...

Crunchy Kids pose for a group portrait outside their rehearsal space on Sunday. The band is currently in the works of producing a new album.

Grimy, grungy Crunchy Kids

by Grant Tillery
Published July 8, 2015

Crunchy Kids embody crunchiness in everything they play, do, eat and breathe.  Living that lifestyle allows the quartet to engage in daily debauchery, like the time they went crazy on St. Cloud State’s...

Jen Kirkman stops by Cedar Cultural Center

by Jackie Renzetti
Published July 8, 2015

The self-deprecation in Jen Kirkman’s humor doesn’t seem to match up with her career.    In addition to stand up, the comedian has written a New York Times bestseller titled “I...

Warehouse Eyes takes to the dance floor

by Jackie Renzetti
Published July 8, 2015

While they were working on their latest EP, Jennie Lawless and Christopher Williams of Warehouse Eyes made it a regular habit to dance in their living room. A simple glance at the movie title “God...

Local indie-pop band Step Rockets poses in their rehearsal space in Minneapolis on June 25. The band will headline a show at Mill City Museum on July 4.

Step Rockets blasts off Fourth of July weekend

by Jackie Renzetti
Published July 1, 2015

After forming in 2012, the Twin Cities band gained attention with their 2013 single “Kisser,” which garnered over a million plays on SoundCloud. Since the buzz, the band has released singles...

Belle and Sebastian perform as the headlining act at Rock the Garden on Saturday.

Rock the Garden 2015 nails it

by Jackie Renzetti and Grant Tillery
Published June 24, 2015

Throngs of people, diverse lineups and a big ol’ hill: It’s Rock the Garden 2015. The two-day music festival had a little something for everyone this year — Minneapolis doesn’t...

Tale of a troubadour

by Jackie Renzetti
Published June 24, 2015

A stop at a flea market during a road trip home from a vacation in Myrtle Beach, S.C., sparked Brian Wheat’s musical career as a preteen.   “I think my parents were fed up with my sister...

Ryan Traster returns to Mpls.

by Jackie Renzetti
Published June 17, 2015

In high school, Ryan Traster traded his trumpet for a bass guitar and didn’t look back. Over past decade, the singer-songwriter has lived and played in New York, Portland, Los Angeles and...

Alison Scott will release her new album "Stone Cold Love" in August.

Spotlight on Alison Scott

by Jackie Renzetti
Published June 17, 2015

As a McNally Smith College of Music 2005 graduate, Alison Scott entered a singer-songwriting competition and unwittingly kicked off the rest of her music career.    Since winning the contest...

Joy Spika, left, and Leilani Mendoza paint the outer walls of Intermedia Arts in Uptown Minneapolis on Monday afternoon. The mural is part of the B-Girl Be exhibit, which opens on Saturday.

Celebrating B-Girl Be

by Jackie Renzetti
Published June 10, 2015

Though artists Krista Franklin and Gloria Talamantes-Data (aka Gloe) both live in Chicago, they first met at Intermedia Arts’ B-Girl Be Festival.    Now the two will collaborate as featured...

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