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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.

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.
Williams croons edgy, poetic songs with  a blend of folk, rock, blues and country.

Q&A: Lucinda Williams

by Lucy Nieboer
Published January 31, 2013
A&E talks with the legendary singer-songwriter who brought righteous rock ‘n’ roll to a new twangy level.
Musician and Minnesota wrestler Joel Bauman discusses ideas with his producer at Black Apple Productions on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Minneapolis. Bauman's latest song, "Ones in the Sky," recently eclipsed 15,000 views on YouTube.

Bauman aims to inspire

by Dane Mizutani
Published January 30, 2013
The Gophers wrestler makes music, and his latest video passed 15,000 YouTube views.

Album Review: “Hummingbird” by Local Natives

by Shannon Ryan
Published January 29, 2013
Raucous lullabies fly into an abyss of unlimited adventure.
The members of Bomba de Luz, fresh out of their in-studio session at the Current, get photographed by their manager.

The cool kids table

by Joe Kellen
Published January 24, 2013
The members of Bomba de Luz may still be high schoolers, but they’re well on their way to the success of a band twice their age.

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