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State of Minnesota

This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Communist Daughter to play First Ave mainroom Friday night

Peter Valelly • Jul 5, 2012

The show heralds the band's new EP Lions & Lambs

Duluth

Fourth of July in Minnesota: A 2012 guide

Andrea Swensson • Jul 2, 2012

Our directory of major fireworks displays throughout the state

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Friday Five: New Carnage, Soul Asylum, Olsen Twinns

Andrea Swensson • Jun 29, 2012

Local music notes from the week of June 25-29

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Local Current Live!

Andrea Swensson • Jun 27, 2012

Free event showcases Chastity Brown, Van Stee, and The Chalice

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River’s Edge Musical Festival’s mixed-bag lineup draws large crowds for first year

Andrea Swensson • Jun 26, 2012

How many Dave Matthews Band fans will sit through a set by a trailblazing indie electro-R&B band? And how many Motion City Soundtrack fans will stick around for a set by TOOL? These are the questions that organizers seemed to want answered at last weekend’s inaugural River’s Edge Music Festival, which paired two massive mainstream headliners…

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The Flaming Lips pay tribute to Paul Westerberg, First Avenue at River’s Edge

Andrea Swensson • Jun 26, 2012

Leave it to the Flaming Lips to provide one of the only legitimately spontaneous moment’s of last weekend’s River’s Edge Music Festival. The majority of their set was an almost note-for-note recreation of last summer’s performance at SoundTown (and, I’d imagine, most of their other festival shows), but halfway through the haziest portion of their…

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The Rope reflect on the opportunity to play River’s Edge Music Festival

Andrea Swensson • Jun 25, 2012

Minneapolis new wave band will have a full-length out this fall

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Brother Ali reflects on his arrest and involvement in the Occupy Homes movement

Andrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012

Hip-hop artist Brother Ali has never been one to shy away from social justice causes. But his participation in last night’s Occupy Homes protest and subsequent arrest are by far his boldest political statements to date. I called up Brother Ali this morning to learn more about where he was coming from last night. As…

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Friday Five: Halo Sparkle debut first video, Gabe Douglas shows his face

Andrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012

Local music notes from the week of June 18-22

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Brother Ali arrested in act of civil disobedience

Andrea Swensson • Jun 22, 2012

Ali was one of 13 arrested at an Occupy Homes demonstration