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Peter Wolf Crier’s Peter Pisano releases new Jake Westin side project

Andrea Swensson • Dec 13, 2012

“Go home. Meditate. Write music,” instructs a hand-written note on Peter Pisano’s new website. “Do NOT make any decisions RE: label, PWC, music career. Before you allow yourself to make decisions, you must first write and lay down some tracks that you feel good about.” The note was slipped to Pisano from a social worker…

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The Best Minnesota Music Photography of 2012

Nate Ryan • Dec 13, 2012

Nate Ryan collects the amazing pics from local photographers

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Nicholas David advances to the final round of The Voice

Andrea Swensson • Dec 12, 2012

News and notes from December 12, 2012

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Andrew Bird’s Fever Year and Doomtree’s Team the Best Team depict the realities of modern-day touring

Andrea Swensson • Dec 12, 2012

Touring season is slowing down to a halt, but tour documentary season is apparently just beginning. In the span of just a week, two feature-length documentaries prominently featuring Minnesotan musicians will be shown in Minneapolis. Last week, Doomtree debuted their new doc, Team the Best Team, at St. Anthony Main, while Sound Unseen is presenting…

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Retribution Gospel Choir, Actual Wolf prepping new full-length releases

Andrea Swensson • Dec 11, 2012

News and notes from December 11, 2012

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Local Gig List: December 10-16

Andrea Swensson • Dec 11, 2012

Don’t let the snow slow you down! There are plenty of excuses to get out of the house and into some warm and toasty clubs this week to support the local scene. Wednesday is especially busy for some reason, as is Friday night (another CD-release show blitz) and Saturday morning (for the kids!). Here are…

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Reed Wilkerson joins Black Church Service, K-TWIN hires Brian ‘B.T.’ Turner, more

Andrea Swensson • Dec 10, 2012

News and notes from December 10, 2012

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With only months to live, Lakeland teenager Zach Sobiech turns to music

Andrea Swensson • Dec 10, 2012

In August of 2009, Lakeland, Minn. teenager Zach Sobiech went for a run and came home with a pain in his left hip. A physical therapist initially told him it might be a problem with his hip flexor, but when the pain didn’t let up Zach went in for more tests. Within a few…

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Friday Five: New Cloud Cult, STNNNG, Solid Gold and more

Andrea Swensson • Dec 7, 2012

Local music notes from the week of December 3-9

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Prissy Clerks’ Clara Salyer on cuteness, death, and channeling the early ’90s

Andrea Swensson • Dec 7, 2012

With 2012 nearing its end, a few artists in the Twin Cities are throwing a wrench in the year-end list-making by issuing finely crafted albums in the final weeks of the year. Two of those standout late releases don’t appear to have a lot in common at first glance—Rich Mattson’s Ol’ Yeller has reformed and…