WHAT: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live WHERE: Pantages Theater, 805 Hennepin Ave. WHEN: Thursday, April 29, 8 p.m. TICKETS: $26.50 Ten years ago, Dave Willis co-created a show about a milkshake, French fries...

Communist Daughter ALBUM: âÄúSoundtrack to the EndâÄù LABEL: Grain Belt Records The Current is spinning Communist DaughterâÄôs âÄúNot the KidâÄù on high rotation,...

If warmer weather means one thing, itâÄôs the erectifying emancipation of beach-stallionsâÄô rippling pectorals. That, and ice cream! Combining the two by watching a shirtless stud tease...

What: Black Lips When: Saturday, April 3, 8 p.m. Where: Varsity Theater Tickets: $15 Atlanta-based Black Lips might very well be the best band in indie rock. The wild quartet functions under the self-tabbed...

âÄúHot Tub Time MachineâÄù DIRECTED BY: Steve Pink STARRING: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke RATED: R SHOWING AT: Area theaters When a movie is titled âÄúHot...

RateMyProfessors.com is an excellent resource for students to get a user-rated gist of what their prospective professors are all about. But the site doesnâÄôt just score teaching ability; it gauges...

For a band that no one has heard, Gayngs (pronounced âÄúgangsâÄù) is getting plenty of press, locally and nationally. Even Pitchfork has posted their upcoming track list. So what is Gayngs?...

WHAT: The Heiruspecs Scholarship Fund Concert FEATURING: Sims, Adam Levy, Carnage, Mayda, Lucy Michelle, Martin Devaney, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. WHERE: Central High...

Shearwater ALBUM: âÄúThe Golden ArchipelagoâÄù LABEL: Matador RELEASE: Feb. 16 digital, Feb. 23 CD/vinyl When an ornithology-rooted band releases a concept record about real/metaphorical...

Adam Svec ALBUM: âÄúRarefactionâÄù LABEL: Draw Fire Records âÄúRarefaction,âÄù local singer/songwriter Adam SvecâÄôs sophomore LP, is not beach music. Passive listeners...

Coolio WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 23 WHERE: Fine Line Music Café, 318 North 1st Avenue If it wasnâÄôt for a hilariously ironic cookbook release last fall, rapper Coolio might have evaporated...

WHAT: Andrew Bird WHEN: 8 p.m., Dec. 10-12 WHERE: St. MarkâÄôs Episcopal Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St. TICKETS: $29 - $34 Andrew Bird wonâÄôt be playing cuts from his catalogue of adored...

10. Private Dancer ALBUM: âÄúTrouble EyesâÄù (2008) LABEL: Learning Curve Records ItâÄôs not complicated. ItâÄôs not critically lauded and Solid GoldâÄôs âÄúBodies...

WHAT: A Tribute to The Replacements: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of âÄúLet It BeâÄù and the paperback release of "The Replacements: All Over But The Shouting." FEATURING: Covers by...

The matchup: Emo is a dirty, filthy word amongst connoisseurs of âÄúgoodâÄù music, but that doesnâÄôt change the fact that it charts remarkably well. ThatâÄôs either the...

The Mountain Goats âÄî an alt-folk group that serves as a vehicle for dynamic singer and songwriter John Darnielle âÄî impressed with their intimate show at The Cedar Cultural Center Saturday...

First the expensive condos infiltrated. Then it was The North Face store. Then Victoria's Secret. So on, so forth. The cultural sea change of Uptown has been underway for years and this past weekend another...

âÄúHere Come the RegularsâÄù AUTHOR: Ian Anderson PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber PAGES: 176 PRICE: $15 Most articles about Ian Anderson begin with a list. For the sake of tradition, here goes:...

WHAT: St. Paul Scotch and Whiskey Fest WHEN: Sat., Oct. 24 WHERE: The Happy Gnome, 498 Selby Ave., St. Paul TICKETS: $10 If America is about one thing, it's about whiskey. From our surliest cowboys to...

âÄúGood HairâÄù DIRECTED BY: Jeff Stilson STARRING: Chris Rock RATED: PG-13 SHOWING: Area theaters In any other hands, âÄúGood Hair,âÄù the light yet compelling new Chris...

WHAT: Grant Hart (CD release show) WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 15, 8 p.m. WHERE: Seventh Street Entry, 701 First Ave. N. TICKETS: $8 When touring bands come through Minneapolis, one thing is inevitable. At some...

The Idle Hands ALBUM: âÄúThe Hearts We Broke on the Way to the ShowâÄù LABEL: Pretty Kids Collective If Minneapolis has a shortage of engaging frontmen âÄî and it does âÄî...

WHAT: Hanson WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 3, 5 p.m. WHERE: First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N. TICKETS: $27.50 advance/$30 door For the sadist pop culture obsessives of the world, nothing electrifies the palate like...

WHAT: âÄúnobodyâÄù world premiere WHERE: State Theatre, 824 Hennepin Ave. WHEN: Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: $16.50 âÄî $26.50 The greatest thing about Minneapolis is how weâÄôre...

The Butcher Block WHERE: 308 Hennepin Ave. E. PRICE: $14 - 17 Hot-shot chefs? Check. Prime location? Check. A menu that throws carbs to the wind in favor of organic, grass-fed flesh from all sorts of creatures?...

Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles ALBUM: âÄúSpecial Party Time for EverybodyâÄù LABEL: Self-released Throughout their charmed local existence, Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles...