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Album review: “G I R L” by Pharrell Williams

by Grant Tillery
Published March 4, 2014

On any given day, you'll find me relaxing to the smooth grooves of '70s R&B.  You can have your Top 40 dreck — I'll be luxuriating in the silky sounds of the Spinners, Michael...

For Marijuana Deathsquads, practice is playing.

Music to make you high

by Grant Tillery
Published February 27, 2014
Marijuana Deathsquads makes party music for party people

Man of the year

by Grant Tillery
Published February 25, 2014
Schoolboy Q‘s “Oxymoron” builds on the druggy beats and impressive lyricism of “Habits & Contradictions.”

Seattle takes a gamble on airport record store

by Grant Tillery
Published February 24, 2014

There's much consensus about what does and does not belong in airports.  Food concessions generally do; creepy senators generally don't.  But record stores?  Apparently Seattle record...

Welcome to Jeremy Messersmith’s laboratory

by Joe Kellen
Published February 20, 2014
For Messersmith, boring is not an option.
Jazz guitarist Zacc Harris strums a melody with his Sadowsky guitar at Studio Z in St. Paul's Lowertown Arts District.  His label, Shifting Paradigm Records, is holding a release party on Saturday.

Shifting Paradigm Records to officially launch

by Joe Kellen
Published February 13, 2014
Twin Cities jazz is ever-changing, but the folks behind Shifting Paradigm Records hope to become a consistent figure in the scene.

Different tribe, different beat

by Blake Apgar
Published February 13, 2014
A Tribe Called Red’s “powwow-step” breaks ground in creating a new image for native peoples.
Bassist Bradley Smith, mandolin player Ryan Douglas Canyon and fiddle player Gretta Hunstiger of The Dead Pigeons play at Harriet Brewing in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening. The Dead Pigeons are playing at the Fine Line tonight.

At home with The Dead Pigeons

by Blake Apgar
Published February 13, 2014
In the cities of noise pollution, The Dead Pigeons bring peace and clarity.
Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey founded the traditional country band The Cactus Blossoms in 2009.

The Cactus Blossoms return country to its roots

by Grant Tillery
Published February 11, 2014
Local country band preserves time-honored traditions

Drone Not Drones is more just than a phrase

by Grant Tillery
Published February 6, 2014
The music, the movement and the man linking the two

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