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The Ruby Suns Band Photo

Wandering star

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published February 21, 2013
Ryan McPhun of the Ruby Suns reinvents himself in Oslo, Norway for his latest pop-oriented release “Christopher.”
Rapper Xavier Marquis performs with Gabrielle Samone and Corey Lawson on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. Marquis said this may be his last performance as a rapper before switching to indie-rock.

Marquis man

by Spencer Doar
Published February 21, 2013
Xavier Marquis is at a crossroads, about to plunge into the unknown.
Rapper Joshua Turner aka Dem Atlas in his basement performance space Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Minneapolis. The Twin Cities native released his first EP, Charlie Brown, earlier this month and will be performing at the Triple Rock on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.

Atlas at last

by Patrick Maloney
Published February 14, 2013
Local rapper Dem Atlas carves a niche in the middle of every dichotomy.

Big pimpin’

by Spencer Doar
Published February 14, 2013
Brooklyn’s The Pimps of Joytime make it easy to get down with the get down.

Hunting high and low

by Spencer Doar
Published February 14, 2013
Two decades in, Kelley Hunt cannot see herself doing anything else besides expressing herself through music.

Checking in with Mötel California

by Lucy Nieboer
Published February 7, 2013
Fans of The Eagles will soar down Memory Lanes.
Michael Kennedy and Mark Richardson of the West Bank Jug Sluggers rehearse together at the West Bank School of Music on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Minneapolis. The band will be playing the 31st Annual Battle of the Jug Bands on Feb. 10 at the Cabooze.

Jug-heads join for annual battle

by Spencer Doar
Published February 7, 2013
Jug bands have experienced a mini-revival.

Band chat: Coheed and Cambria’s Travis Stever

by Shannon Ryan
Published February 7, 2013
A&E talked double discs, new releases and genre refutations with Travis Stever, lead rhythm guitarist for Coheed and Cambria.
Cecil Otter, one of the founding members of Minneapolis hip-hop group Doomtree, has been rapping since his grade school days. On top of writing, rapping and performing, he also produces.

On the Otter Hand

by Patrick Maloney
Published February 7, 2013
Local rapper, producer, and Doomtree crew member Cecil Otter has a lot on his plate.

Gloss Half Full

by Patrick Maloney
Published February 7, 2013
Minneapolis dream-pop group Gloss is still finding its footing.

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