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June 14, 2013

Sun Gods To Gamma Rays - Burn Me Through, a new single from their forthcoming debut album.

Sun Gods To Gamma Rays - Burn Me Through

Sun Gods To Gamma Rays - Burn Me Through

Jon Schober • Jun 14, 2013

Sun Gods To Gamma Rays - Burn Me Through, a new single from their forthcoming debut album.

Daft Punk: Lucky streak continues - The Chart Show, June 13, 2013

Daft Punk: Lucky streak continues - The Chart Show, June 13, 2013

Mark Wheat • Jun 14, 2013

Daft finish on top again as we head towards the summer Solstice -- will "Get Lucky" by the unrivaled song of the summer?!

Bombino performs in The Current studios

Bombino performs in The Current studios

Mark Wheat • Jun 13, 2013

When Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys invites you to his Nashville studio Easy Eye Sound, you know you've got talent. The Grammy Award winner met with Niger-native Omar Moctar to speak the language of rock and roll, eventually producing Moctar's third studio album, which landed at #1 on the Billboard World Music chart in its debut week.

Local Radar: Marijuana Deathsquads

Local Radar: Marijuana Deathsquads

Jon Schober • Jun 13, 2013

The Local Radar is getting a little revamp. Each week, we’ll focus on a single new release that we feel deserves a spotlight. Marijuana Deathsquads In what is probably their most straight-forward song yet (besides the great “Top Down” from last year’s Tamper, Disable, Destroy – sidenote, that song could have been a major hit),…

First Watch: Low, 'Plastic Cup'

First Watch: Low, 'Plastic Cup'

Jun 13, 2013

In an eerie new video from Low, the band plays inside a glitter-filled snow globe, wearing period costumes, while giant, alien creatures look on. It's a strange interpretation of "Plastic Cup," a song ostensibly about a friend's history of drug abuse and dependence on others.

9:30 Coffee Break: Replacements Reunite

9:30 Coffee Break: Replacements Reunite

Jun 13, 2013

The excitment is running all over the internet about the reunion and upcoming shows for the Replacements. What 'Mats song do you want to hear for today's all Replacements 9:30 Coffee Break?

Weekend Arts Roundup: Veneer versus Veracity

Weekend Arts Roundup: Veneer versus Veracity

Luke Taylor and Marianne Combs • Jun 13, 2013

Marianne Combs talks about stage productions and a photography exhibit that explore the differences between what we project to the world and what's going on behind the scenes.

Brother Ali headlining this year’s West Bank Music Fest

Brother Ali headlining this year’s West Bank Music Fest

Andrea Swensson • Jun 13, 2013

  The West Bank Music Festival, a burgeoning multi-venue gathering that is the Twin Cities’ closest thing to South by Southwest, will return to Cedar-Riverside on Saturday, August 17. Now in its fourth year, the festival seems to be expanding steadily, with the main stage transitioning out of the Nomad Pub’s parking lot last year…

Future Bible Heroes - Living, Loving, Partygoing

Future Bible Heroes - Living, Loving, Partygoing

Jon Schober • Jun 13, 2013

Future Bible Heroes - Living, Loving, Partygoing, from the new album "Partygoing."

The Replacements will play first shows in 22 years this summer and fall

The Replacements will play first shows in 22 years this summer and fall

Andrea Swensson • Jun 12, 2013

  It’s official: After years of near-misses, teases, and tantalizing hints, the Replacements have just announced that they will, in fact, reunite to play at least three shows. Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson have signed on to headline three different installments of the Riot Fest, which is scheduled to hit Toronto August 24-25, Chicago September…

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