The Minnesota Daily

Show Review: Dawes and Blitzen Trapper at First Ave

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011

Dawes and Blitzen Trapper exposed the crowd at First Avenue to the soundscape of the mild, mild West Friday.

The Men behind the Merrill

by Sarah Harper
Published November 10, 2011

tUnE-yArDs isn’t just Merrill Garbus. She’ll roll into First Avenue Saturday with her crew of boy toys.

This Modern Feeling

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published November 10, 2011

An author and critic for Rolling Stone, Will Hermes chronicles New York’s budding underground music scene from 1973 to 1977 in “Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York City That Changed Music Forever.”

Album review: ‘Crazy Clown Time’ by David Lynch

by Sally Hedberg
Published November 8, 2011

Unsurprisingly, weirdness prevails on David Lynch’s solo-record debut.

Local cd roundup — Marijuana Deathsquads and Wize Guyz

by Raghav Mehta
Published November 3, 2011

Local noise rock collective Marijuana Deathsquads wander on their debut while hip-hop duo Wize Guyz revisit hip-hop's golden age.

The Americana dream

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published November 3, 2011

Portland based band Blitzen Trapper tours in support of their latest country rock creation, “American Goldwing.”

Polica Gives MPLS an Autotune up

by Sally Hedberg
Published November 3, 2011

Breakout local group Polica have kicked off strong, integrating auto-tune into indie-pop.

Blinded by the Light

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published October 27, 2011

Local rockers The Blind Shake tour in support of their latest album, “Seriousness.”

Bright Lights

by Sally Hedberg
Published October 27, 2011

Canadian pop princess Lights hits the USA with a spirited new record, “Siberia.”

Ben Utecht steps from NFL limelight to center stage

by Samuel Gordon
Published October 25, 2011

Ben Utecht was a four-year starting tight end for the Gophers.