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Holly Hansen of Zoo Animal and Grant Cutler. (Publicity photo)

The Walker’s Music & Movies series returns to Loring Park July 29

Holly Hansen of Zoo Animal and Grant Cutler. (Publicity photo)

  The Walker Art Center unveiled its Music & Movies 2013 lineup this afternoon, which will once again feature a handful of Minnesota acts warming up for free movie screenings Monday evenings in July and August. There are a few surprises in this year’s lineup—namely, a night that will feature two separate musical performances, with [...]

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H2 Local spotlight: Metasota

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  Metasota, a.k.a Meta, is one of those names that I heard people mention here and there, but for whatever reason I never took it upon myself to fully seek his music out. I actually just remembered while writing this that about a year ago, I was approached by a national retail clothing chain to [...]

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Zach Sobiech at the Current's birthday party this past January. (Photo by Nate Ryan/MPR)

Inspiring Lakeland teen Zach Sobiech passes away

Zach Sobiech at the Current's birthday party this past January. (Photo by Nate Ryan/MPR)

  While most high school seniors have spent the school year looking ahead to the future, terminally ill Lakeland, Minnesota teenager Zach Sobiech has spent his time staring down the unimaginable. As his classmates made plans for prom and filled out college applications, Sobiech and his family juggled two unexpected, alternate realities: Zach’s bone cancer [...]

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Prominent Twin Cities concert promoter Sue McLean passes away

Sue McLean, a high-profile concert promoter in the Twin Cities and the largest independent female promoter in the world, passed away today from cancer. She was 63. McLean had a 30-plus year career promoting concerts in Minnesota, starting with booking local bands like the Suicide Commandos and Curtiss A in the ’70s, working as the [...]

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Artwork by Andrew Kiekhafer for Grumpy's Northeast

Art-A-Whirl 2013: A local music lover’s guide

Artwork by Andrew Kiekhafer for Grumpy's Northeast

  As its name suggests, Art-A-Whirl is a celebration of all of the talented artists who live and work in Northeast Minneapolis. In addition to the hundreds of visual and fine artists who will open their galleries and studios to the public this weekend, Art-A-Whirl also has a huge musical component, with dozens of bands [...]

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Matthew Castore, Joe Boyd-Brent, and Brad Stiffler of Condominium (Photo by Craig Kamrath)

Condominium talk about releasing a single on Sub Pop

Matthew Castore, Joe Boyd-Brent, and Brad Stiffler of Condominium (Photo by Craig Kamrath)

  Minneapolis hardcore trio Condominium have been playing underground venues in the Twin Cities for six years now, intentionally flying under the radar of the larger music community while earning the respect of punk die-hards. This week, however, that’s all set to change. They have a new 7″, Carl, coming out on influential indie label [...]

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