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Interpol will play a sold-out show at First Avenue as part of the band's tour for its latest album, "El Pintor."

Interpol to play First Avenue

by Jackie Renzetti
Published November 13, 2014
The band released their first album in four years
Singer Harry Reynolds and his band Beasthead rehearse Saturday afternoon in their home in Southeast Minneapolis. The band will be opening for Royal Canoe on Nov. 15th at the 7th Street Entry.

Minneapolis four-piece Beasthead to play 7th St. Entry

by Jared Hemming
Published November 13, 2014
The indie rock/hip-hop quintet features U-grads integrating Auto-Tune into their jams.
Shara Worden poses for the album cover of My Brightest Diamond's fourth album, "This Is My Hand."

Marching to the beat of a different drum

by Robert Larson
Published November 13, 2014
My Brightest Diamond’s fourth album, “This Is My Hand,” draws from marching bands to explore the communal nature of music.
The New Pornographers formed in the late 90s as singer/songwriter A.C. Newman (second from left) entered his 30s. The band, which includes alt-country artist Neko Case and Dan Bejar of Destroyer, are coming to the First Avenue Mainroom Wednesday.

The New Pornographers’ self-deprecating success

by Jared Hemming
Published November 11, 2014
The New Pornographers’ frontman A.C. Newman talked with us about the band’s indie-rock gold status.

Single Review: “A Ghost to Find,” Sun Gods to Gamma Rays

by Jared Hemming
Published November 10, 2014

It’s easy to get lost in Minneapolis quintet Sun Gods to Gamma Rays’ “A Ghost to Find,” a single off their new album that dropped this month.   Drummer Mitch Miller, keyboardist...

Catch Father John Misty’s postmodern wackiness on “Letterman”

by Jared Hemming
Published November 10, 2014

This week, Father John Misty returned to “The Late Show with David Letterman” to perform “Bored in the USA,” the new single off of next year’s “I Love You, Honeybear.”   18-piece...

Album Review- Panda Bear, “Mr Noah” EP

by Jared Hemming
Published November 9, 2014

With Panda Bear’s latest “Mr Noah" EP, the animal collective alum gives us a taste of his upcoming full-length “Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper” with a four-song set previewing...

Indie bands, internet videos and celebrity cameos: Arcade Fire’s horror flick “Festi”

by Jared Hemming
Published November 9, 2014

This Halloween, Arcade Fire shared “Festi,” a 21-minute long spooky mini-movie about singer Win Butler’s fear of joining the 27 Club of tragically dead musicians after turning 27 while...

Boy George Wears Hats.

by Cecilia Mazumdar Stanger
Published November 6, 2014

After watching one of Boy George’s new music videos, I was ready to write a gigglesome blogpost about his recent comeback. His new look reads “middle age man appreciates cosmetics.” It’s...

Movers and shakers: The Sex Rays rock between garage, punk and surf rock

by Jared Hemming
Published November 6, 2014
The local band took its name and raw energy from its two biggest influences, the Sex Pistols and Link Wray.

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