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Music

Sticks and stones

by Joe Kellen
Published March 28, 2014

Sticks and stones can’t break St. Paul and the Broken Bones. While their emotional skeletons may take a beating, this Birmingham-based soul septet’s rise to public recognition has considerable...

Warpaint weaves together trippy soundscapes and haunting charm.

Painting by numbers: Warpaint’s steps toward cohesion

by Joe Kellen
Published March 27, 2014
They’ve been together since 2004, but the members of Warpaint feel like they’re in a brand new band again.
University sophomores Brian Chi and Jake Nokovic at their apartment in Keeler Apartments near campus.  Chi and Nokovis have been hosting music shows in their apartment since November.

Unofficial, unorthodox and undiscovered

by Zach Simon
Published March 27, 2014
One apartment’s relaxed take on basement shows
The Suburbs embrace a new era nearly 40 years after their inception.

The Suburbs return to First Avenue

by Jackie Renzetti
Published March 27, 2014
Legendary ‘80s Minneapolis punk band reunited in recent years
Academy Award-winning Juicy J set to roll through Myth.

The hustle continues for the dark horse

by Grant Tillery
Published March 27, 2014
Juicy J aims to be a beacon of inspiration and positivity in a chaotic world

Southern comfort

by Grant Tillery
Published March 27, 2014
Drive-By Truckers are more than a crew of Skynyrd wannabes

Lessons in camaraderie

by Joe Kellen
Published March 27, 2014
Chuck Ragan and the Camaraderie’s best musical strategy is having fun.

Chance the Rapper – “Home Studio”

by Grant Tillery
Published March 26, 2014

Though the Black Keys’ new track “Fever” was the biggest single splash of yesterday, equally as phenomenal is Chance the Rapper & the Social Experiment’s (his touring band)...

Johnny Cash's catalogue does not benefit from "Out Among the Stars."

Album review: Johnny Cash’s “Out Among the Stars”

by Emily Eveland
Published March 25, 2014
Think pop-country meets polka and annoying keyboard presets.

Covers: Miguel (ft. Wale) – “Bennie and the Jets”

by Grant Tillery
Published March 24, 2014

R&B in the ‘10s is built on copycatting.  It’s a poor attempt at recreating the bone-chilling minimalism of smooth ‘80s hits like Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing”...

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