JENNY LEWIS ALBUM: Acid Tongue LABEL: Reprise Records Critics of Jenny Lewis , that swinginâÄô, smokinâÄô hot redheaded frontwoman for indie darlings Rilo Kiley , say that as her skirts...

Who: The Blend What: Concert When: 8 p.m. Oct. 3 Where: The Acadia Café The Blend is probably the hardest-working band on the University campus. They are arguably one of the hardest-working...

Joshua Radin ALBUM: Simple Times LABEL: Columbia As musical artists move further and further into the realm of sound digitization, voice distortion and tone retouching, there are singer-songwriters who...

Kimya Dawson and Friends ALBUM: Alphabutt LABEL: K Records When âÄúJunoâÄù premiered last year and introduced the mainstream world to Ellen Page, many also became familiar with indie darling...

Blitzen Trapper ALBUM: Furr LABEL: Sub Pop Blitzen TrapperâÄôs latest LP, âÄúFurr,âÄù is the kind of disc that will get shipped along with Cut Copy to whoever makes the hip-ish...

Nelly ALBUM: âÄúBrass KnucklesâÄù LABEL: Derrty Entertainment When Nelly , sporting that recognizable Band-Aid on his right cheek, sauntered onto the scene holding his crotch in 2000 with...

Ratatat WHEN: Sept. 19, 8 p.m. WHERE: First Avenue TICKETS: $11 Ratatat, masters of the bootyshakinâÄô hook line and sinker, have embarked upon an American tour in honor of their new album, âÄúLP3.âÄù...

âÄúToleranceâÄù Author: Chris Mars Publisher: Last Gasp Pages: 176 Price: $40 The Chris Mars most people are familiar with is the raucous drummer of the infamous Minneapolis rock band The...

Rage Against the Machine Sept. 3, The Target Center. Rage Against The Machine is the most perfectly named band in the history of the universe. ItâÄôs true; it is almost a physical law. Their name...

WHAT: âÄúUnconventional WisdomâÄù exhibition WHEN: Aug. 29 âÄì Oct. 26 WHERE: Minneapolis Institute of Arts TICKETS: free www.artsmia.org The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is freaking...