3 Minute Egg takes a detailed tour of This is Not For You, a local collaboration between theater director Jeremey Catterton and Peter Wolf Crier. Described as “a theatrical multimedia staging of an album,” the installation contrasts music and theater throughout a variety of locations in a St. Paul home. More information on the project, which opened last night, can be found at Cake in 15.

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— City Pages has photos from Tuesday night’s Metallica show at the Target Center. Also, some quality audio recordings from the performance have made their way to YouTube courtesy of tallica4lifegbrtdyDM (here are the first eight songs the band played):

“That Was Just Your Life”

“The End of the Line”

“Ride The Lightning”

“Holier Than Thou”

“One”

“Broken, Beat & Scarred”

“Cyanide”

“Sad But True”

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Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart was released this week, and unlike the string of mind-bombs he’s dropped on us this past decade, it’s received a laundry list of less than favorable reviews. Here is a sample of what people have to say:

James Reed of the Boston Globe: “A Tex-Mex melody spruces up “Must Be Santa,’’ whose tongue-twisting chorus gives Dylan his most vigorous vocal performance in recent memory. Still, a question lingers throughout that song and the whole album: Must it be Dylan singing this stuff?”

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the All Music Guide: “Dylan doesn’t really reinterpret these songs as much as simply play them with his crackerjack road band.”

Jon Bream of the Star Tribune: “At times, it’s painful to listen to, especially when he’s singing loud and forcefully, as he does on several tracks. Some of the sustained notes make it sound like he’s gargling while singing.”

Or if you’d rather dip into the bipolar extremities of the iTunes crowd as Minnesota Public Radio did, you’ll find a cross-section of listeners who either really love it or really hate it.

Thankfully all hope isn’t lost however, as Charlie Sexton’s return to Dylan’s band has seemingly lit a fire under the legendary musician. Rolling Stone has coverage of the show of Tuesday night’s show at the Hollywood Palladium.

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— Rolling Stone has a brief profile of the Pines’ Tremolo.

— White Rabbits will be playing Minneapolis’ Cedar Cultural Center November 9.

— Brit Rock at the Top has a few photos and video clips from Asobi Seksu, Loney Dear & Anna Ternheim’s show at the Entry last week.

— Empty’s Tapes has audio from Murder By Death’s recent performance at the Cabooze.

— Yesterday on Culture Bully: a review and photos of the Horrors, Crocodiles and Ouija Radio at the Turf Club & new music from Guante & Big Cats!

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