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Bob Dylan once said of Karen Dalton, “[she] had a voice like Billie Holiday’s and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed.” Fifteen years after Dalton’s death, this same legacy seems to have been reborn in Minneapolis’s own Lucy Michelle (just replace the word “guitar” with ukulele). Michelle, with her talented backing band The Velvet Lapelles, [...]

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Around The Twin Cities (07/27/2008)

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Myth: 6:00 doors $30
Cavalera Conspiracy “Sanctuary” (mp3)
Cavalera Conspiracy - Official Site
Cavalera Conspiracy - Wikipedia Site
Cavalera Conspiracy - MySpace Site
Dillinger Escape Plan - MySpace Site
Dillinger Escape Plan - Wikipedia Site
Throwdown - MySpace Site
Throwdown - Wikipedia Site
Bury Your Dead - MySpace Site
Bury Your Dead - Wikipedia Site
Incite - MySpace Site
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Vampire Weekend

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Around The Twin Cities (07/26/2008)

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Triple Rock Social Club: 9:00 $5 21+
Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble “Hunting Season” (mp3)
Mel Gibson & The Pants “Don’t Stop Drop & Roll” (mp3)
Mel Gibson & The Pants “Unleash The Beats” (mp3)
Mel Gibson & The Pants “Crosby Steals Nash and Runs” (mp3)
Mel Gibson & The Pants - MySpace Site
City on [...]

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Interview with Muja Messiah

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Muja Messiah - MySpace Site
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Previously: Muja Messiah CD Release Party on July 27th

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Jarvis Cocker

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Around The Twin Cities (07/25/2008)

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Triple Rock Social Club: 9:00 $12 21+
Earlimart - Official Site
Earlimart - Wikipedia Site
Earlimart - MySpace Site
The Wars of 1812 “Radio Unsigned” (mp3)
The Wars of 1812 - Official Site
The Wars of 1812 - MySpace Site
Western Fifth - Official Site
Western Fifth - MySpace Site

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Three Takes on Nas’ “Untitled”

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Despite years of mediocre, uneven albums, pretentious attention-grabbing schemes, rhymes full of pseudo-intellectual gobbledygook and a self-righteous streak that would make Bill O’Reilly blush, Nas is still one of the greatest emcees ever. How does he pull this off?

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Around The Twin Cities (07/24/2008)

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

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Turf Club: 9:00
The Blind Shake “Calling All Horses” (mp3)
The Blind Shake “Midnight Scream” (mp3)
The Blind Shake - Official Site
The Blind Shake - MySpace Site
Witch Hats - MySpace Site
France Has The Bomb - MySpace Site
Double Bird - MySpace Site
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VIDEO: Beck “Orphans”

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Beck - Official Site
Beck - Wikipedia Site
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Previously: Beck “Gamma Ray” Video

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Around The Twin Cities (07/23/2008)

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Target Center: 6:30 doors $30-$100
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Official Site
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Wikipedia Site
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - MySpace Site
Steve Winwood - Official Site
Steve Winwood - Wikipedia Site
Steve Winwood - MySpace Site

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She & Him - Official Site
She & Him - Wikipedia Site
She & Him - MySpace Site
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Previously: She & Him on The Late Late Show

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Around The Twin Cities (07/22/2008)

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

First Avenue: 8:00 doors $25 SOLD OUT
The Hold Steady “Chips Ahoy!” (mp3)
The Hold Steady - Official Site
The Hold Steady - Wikipedia Site
The Hold Steady - MySpace Site
The Loved Ones - MySpace Site
The Loved Ones - Wikipedia Site

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Only in 2008 can an emcee pick great beats, rock over each one of them flawlessly, showcase a real personality and still be inexplicably underwhelming. Wale’s Mixtape About Nothing is textbook emceeing, as exciting for “real” hip hop heads as it can be tiring for the people looking for something more in the music; [...]

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VIDEO: CSS “Left Behind”

Monday, July 21st, 2008

CSS - Official Site
CSS - Wikipedia Site
CSS - MySpace Site
Previously: CSS “Rat is Dead” Video

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Around The Twin Cities (07/21/2008)

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Triple Rock Social Club: 5:00 doors $10
No Age “Eraser” (mp3)
No Age - MySpace Site
No Age - Wikipedia Site
Abe Vigoda - MySpace Site

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This Week in Mashups (07/20/2008)

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Fimoculous recently pointed out some rumblings on the YouTubes where one user is creating a series of music videos to accompany Girl Talk’s utterly fantastic Feed The Animals. Three of the fourteen tracks now have completed videos, let’s hope that the rest of the series eventually hits the web!

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Dr. Dog on Late Night with Conan O’Brien

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Dr. Dog “The Old Days (07/17/2008)” (mp3)
Dr. Dog - Official Site
Dr. Dog - Wikipedia Site
Dr. Dog - MySpace Site
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