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Ben Allen
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The Mars Volta Got Loud and Weird at the Uptown
The Mars Volta descended on Minneapolis like some kind of weird spaceship, and a Twin Cities audience packed into the new Uptown Theater to hear...
Jai Wolf Lights Up the Uptown Theater
Jai Wolf returned to Minneapolis for a stop at the newly remodeled Uptown Theater, delighting the near-capacity crowd with his uplifting beats. In contrast to...
Duran Duran: A Perfect Picture of Nostalgia at the State Fair
The sold-out crowd at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand was neck-deep in nostalgia Thursday night, right where Duran Duran shines best. Even the moon made...
Night Two of Artic Monkeys at the Armory
Arctic Monkeys spent the second Minneapolis night of ‘The Car Tour’ spreading their infectious energy throughout the sellout crowd. Full disclosure: I didn’t know much...
Sam Smith Gilds Entire Xcel Energy Center
Sam Smith is a glorious, golden mythological being; Theia embodied. Last night, they descended on the Xcel Energy Center like Venus would have visited ancient...
Cooler than You: Love and Rockets at the Palace
Love and Rockets, a trio of sixty-something British dudes, took the Palace Theater stage last night with a certain rock and roll swagger that never...
Rowdy for a Tuesday: Hot Chip at First Avenue
Hot Chip, one of the most approachable bands I’ve seen, played to the delight of a packed First Avenue crowd last night. At one point,...
Yves Tumor Rumbles at First Avenue
Yves Tumor made their Twin Cities debut last night at First Avenue, much to the delight of the nearly sold-out crowd. On my way down...
Rufus Du Sol, Like a Saturday on a Tuesday at The Armory
Rufus Du Sol brought all the feels and love that accompany their music at the Armory last night. Rufus’ wide-ranging taste in music is commendable....
First Avenue was Positively Frothing for Sofi Tukker
Part circus, part rave, part birthday party at the roller rink, part fitness class – the live Sofi Tukker experience is all this and more. ...