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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
November 20, 2009 – 10:59 am | No Comment

The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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Big Quarters, Kristoff Krane, Carnage, Hyder Ali & El Guante @ the Entry
December 28, 2008 – 6:15 pm | One Comment
Big Quarters, Kristoff Krane, Carnage, Hyder Ali & El Guante @ the Entry

Big Quarters
If your knowledge of Minneapolis hip hop begins and ends with Atmopshere, Brother Ali and Doomtree, now is the time to update your CD collection. Saturday night at the Entry there was a release …

Now, Now Every Children @ The Entry 12/12/2008
December 16, 2008 – 10:00 am | One Comment

There is always a strange dichotomy for me when I see Now Now Every Children live in concert. Their polished songwriting does not seem like it should be coming from a group that looks so …

Four Takes on the Most Overrated Moments of 2008
December 12, 2008 – 8:15 am | 13 Comments

Four Takes on the Most Overrated Moments of 2008:

Four Takes on the Top 5 Concerts of 2008
December 11, 2008 – 4:46 pm | 7 Comments
Four Takes on the Top 5 Twin Cities Albums of 2008
December 10, 2008 – 3:00 pm | 12 Comments

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Four Takes on the 10 Best Songs of 2008
December 9, 2008 – 2:00 am | 29 Comments

Once again, we’d like to thank you for taking some time to check the site out and hopefully you found something you enjoyed on yesterday’s Four Takes on the 10 Best Albums of 2008. Today …

Four Takes on the 10 Best Albums of 2008
December 8, 2008 – 2:00 am | 18 Comments

In 2008 Culture Bully began a recurring segment which collected four unique voices in an effort to provide a broader perspective on album reviews, aptly entitled Four Takes. This week Culture Bully is transferring that …

Four Takes on Common’s “Universal Mind Control”
December 7, 2008 – 12:33 pm | 12 Comments
Four Takes on Common’s “Universal Mind Control”

It is often difficult to gain a balanced perspective on an album after reading a single summary of the music. Bias can tilt the review – as can personal taste, history and just about everything …

Western Fifth “Stand Like A Thief” Review
December 4, 2008 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Western Fifth “Stand Like A Thief” Review

Western Fifth are an alt-country band cut very distinctly in the cloth of the last 20 years of Minneapolis rock and roll. If you have heard any of the bands that have fallen in this …

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings & the Menahan Street Band @ Pantages Theatre
December 3, 2008 – 3:16 pm | 2 Comments

photo: Laura Hanifin
Tuesday night was a night a blast from the past in Minneapolis. Walking into the Pantages Theatre, with its vintage façade and classic theater feel, always feels like a little bit of a …

Lookbook “I Fear You, My Darkness” Review
December 1, 2008 – 2:29 pm | No Comment

I fear you, my darkness, the debut EP from the Minneapolis based group Lookbook is a study in contrasts and is a strangely beautiful album that has very dark undertones. The duo is comprised of …