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Friday Five: Pert Near Sandstone storm the Cedar, and Bon Iver ruins everything

Andrea Swensson • Jan 27, 2012

Local music notes from the week of January 23-27

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Total Babe splinters into new acts Prissy Clerks and Sea Weeds

Andrea Swensson • Jan 27, 2012

Original band on hiatus since Jordan Gatesmith left for Howler

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T.Q.D. reflects on grief and loss with new album ‘Taketh Away’

Andrea Swensson • Jan 26, 2012

CD-release show is tonight at Hell's Kitchen

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The Pines perform in the Current studios

Andrea Swensson • Jan 26, 2012

An expanded seven-piece arrangement of the Pines stopped by the Current studios for an interview and live performance in support of their new album, Dark So Gold. Band co-founders and chief songwriters David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey brought along banjo player Michael Rossetto, drummer J.T. Bates, bassist James Buckley, guitarist Jacob Hanson, and keyboard player…

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Questlove coming to town to DJ the Revolution reunion afterparty

Andrea Swensson • Jan 26, 2012

Roots drummer is a longtime Prince fan and friend to Bobby Z

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Wayne Coyne posts teasers of his collaboration with Bon Iver

Andrea Swensson • Jan 25, 2012

New Flaming Lips album will come out on Record Store Day

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Meet Jared Isabella, the drummer in three of First Avenue’s seven Best New Bands

Andrea Swensson • Jan 25, 2012

Isabella says the busy Twin Cities scene makes it easy to multi-task

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Trampled by Turtles debut tracks from new ‘Stars and Satellites’

Andrea Swensson • Jan 24, 2012

Album-release show will be at First Avenue on April 11

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Trampled by Turtles’ Dave Simonett: Live Chat

Andrea Swensson • Jan 24, 2012

Frontman will answer questions starting at 9:30 a.m.

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Mickey Murray at the Cedar Cultural Center

Andrea Swensson • Jan 23, 2012

Rarities imprint Secret Stash Records hosted the first local appearance by late-’60s soul singer Mickey Murray, who performed songs off his recently reissued 1970 album People Are Together backed by an ace lineup of Twin Cities musicians. The band was led by Secret Stash’s Cory Wong and also featured label co-founder Eric Foss on drums.…