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fun. is a 70s pop revival explosion in my giant retro headphones

I’ve really been enjoying fun.’s new album, Aim and Ignite, which comes out August 25 on Nettwerk Records.

Nate Ruess (The Format), Andrew Dost (Anathallo) and Jack Antonoff (Steel Train) have joined forces to make fun., record an album and embark on a healthy nationwide tour.

A cross between Freddie Mercury, Meatloaf and Mars Volta, fun. is [...]

August 15th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Music - Album Review | Comments

Gastro Non Grata 11 @ Triple Rock, August 23

From the press release:
We welcome Sea Change Head Chef Erik Anderson and La Belle Vie chef de cuisine Mike Decamp into the fold to pair their piscatorial and vegetal culinary powers with the foamy eccentricities brought forth by Tony Magee, owner of Lagunitas Brewing Co.

Our Musical guests will begin with the whimsy of the Twin [...]

August 14th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Local: Minneapolis, Show Highlights | Comments

Rich & Emily’s 10 Year Anniversary @ Triple Rock, August 1

It’s not their wedding anniversary and they’re definitely not celebrating 10 years sober in AA. In fact, Rich & Emily’s 10 year Anniversary Show is quite the opposite. RichmanVA, a penman of local music blog Switchblade Comb, joins fellow Uptown Bar “Record Party” spinstress Emily in tapping the Chicago punk rock pipeline to bring [...]

July 23rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Local: Minneapolis, Show Highlights | Comments

Black Blondie : Do You Remember Who You Wanted to Be?

Samahra, Black Blondie’s lead singer and tone-setter, is Minneapolis’ answer to Fergie and all the American Idol karoake wannabes out there.

Upon listening to the group’s new album, Did You Remember Who You Wanted to Be?, it’s easy to tell this bunch was at home opening for The Roots and Amy Winehouse, although I’m sure [...]

March 24th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Local: Minneapolis, Music - Album Review, Show Highlights | Comments

The Tribe and Big Cats! : Supply and Demand

The Tribe and Big Cats! will release their debut collaboration, Supply and Demand on March 17th with a release party at the Triple Rock Social Club on March 22nd.

Here’s the title track off the EP:
The Tribe and Big Cats! : “Supply and Demand” (mp3)

March 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Local: Minneapolis, MP3s, Show Highlights | Comments

Mark Mallman, Crisis Line, The Greycoats, Friday the 13th, Triple Rock Social Club

March 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Local: Minneapolis, Show Highlights | Comments