Local supergroup GAYNGS played two shows at First Avenue on Friday to excited crowds of Twin Citizens decked out in prom gear. The night was pretty perfect, and Prince even made a brief appearance (though he didn’t play).
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RSS feed for this sectionDark Dark Dark (EP Release) @ The Cedar

Radio K’s Off The Record presents:
Dark Dark Dark (EP Release!)
with Spirits of the Red City
and Brett Bullion (of Tarlton)Cedar Cultural Center, Doors @ 7:00
$8 in advance, $10 at doorPS, if you haven’t heard the new EP it is RIDONKULOUS.
Listen HERE
Buffalo Moon (Album Release) @ The Bedlam

for one night only! FRIDAY!
pay $5 at XXXUSA and cross over to the bedlam for free!!!
then go back and forth all night.
then buy buffalo moon’s cassette (on moonglyph)
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So Moon Glyph is putting out their 11th release this week, local newcomers Buffalo Moon’s debut album, “Wetsuit”. Their sound is the perfect complement to our atypically warm spring, check it out:
http://moonglyph.asymm.net/mp3/buffalo_poolside.mp3

With four of its five members hailing from South Dakota, the bossanova/light psych sound made by the Buffalo Moon would be one wicked curveball even in this epoch of transculturalism. But when you discover that their guitarist/harpist/main vocalist, Karen Freire is originally from Ecuador, their superbly titled Wetsuit begins to make sense. That is not to say that the record isn’t without its curveballs. You wouldn’t find track names such as “Iowa’s Got A New Strip Club” and “Money, Pussy, Weed” on an Astrud Gilberto album nor would expect such adept levels of musicianship, but its there in strokes. Wetsuit is in turns beachy and cosmopolitan, slyly experimental and a lot of fun.
Ed. of 100.
karen freire – guitar, harp & vocals
sarah darnall – bass & vocals
preston holm – clarinet, keys & percussion
joel schmitz – guitar & trumpet
jon wetzler – percussion & rhodes
Paragraph's EP Release @ 501 Club *TONIGHT*

Paragraphs have crafted a gorgeous debut EP and are one of the more promising young bands in the Twin Cities.
The show is tonight (Saturday, Jan 16th) at the 501 Club in downtown Minneapolis. Best of all, it’s FREE!
Listen to ‘It’s Sunset At Midnight’
P.O.S. & Dessa to embark on 'Every Never Is Now' 2010 North American Tour
P.O.S. will continue his quest for world domination in 2010 and bring along his lovely Doomtree partner in crime Dessa for a 40 date tour across North America. Joining them for the first half of the trek will be Grieves, with Astronautalis taking over on the second leg.
Dessa’s first full length album ‘A Badly Broken Code’ will be released on January 19th and coincide with a CD Release show at The Fine Line Music Cafe with Jeremy Messersmith on January 22nd.
Pre-Order ‘A Badly Broken Code’
Every Never Is Now Tour
2/2/10 Lawrence KS Jackpot *
2/4/10 Colorado Springs CO Black Sheep *
2/5/10 Denver CO The Marquis Theatre *
2/6/10 Salt Lake City UT Kilby Court *
2/7/10 Salt Lake City UT Urban Lounge *
2/8/10 Boise ID Knitting Factory *
2/9/10 Missoula MT Badlander *
2/11/10 Vancouver BC CANADA The Biltmore Cabaret *
2/12/10 Seattle WA Nectar Lounge *
2/13/10 Portland OR Berbati’s Pan *
2/14/10 Eugene OR WOW Hall *
2/16/10 Reno NV Tonic Lounge *
2/18/10 San Francisco CA Bottom Of The Hill *
2/19/10 West Hollywood CA The Troubadour *
2/20/10 San Diego CA The Loft – UCSD *
2/21/10 Pomona CA The Glass House *
2/22/10 Scottsdale AZ Chasers *
2/23/10 Tucson AZ Club Congress *
2/24/10 Albuquerque NM Launchpad *
2/26/10 Austin TX Red 7 ^
2/27/10 Denton TX Hailey ^
2/28/10 New Orleans LA The Parish Room – HOB ^
3/2/10 Tallahassee FL Club Downunder ^
3/3/10 Orlando FL Backbooth ^
3/4/10 Atlanta GA The Masquerade ^
3/5/10 Chapel Hill NC Local 506 ^
3/6/10 Washington DC DC9 ^
3/7/10 Philadelphia PA First Unitarian Church ^
3/9/10 New York NY Bowery Ballroom ^
3/10/10 Cambridge MA Middle East Downstairs ^
3/11/10 Portland ME Space ^
3/12/10 Burlington VT Higher Ground Showcase Lounge ^
3/13/10 Montreal QC CANADA II motore ^
3/14/10 Toronto ON CANADA Sneaky Dee’s ^
3/16/10 Pontiac MI The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom ^
3/17/10 Cleveland Heights OH Grog Shop ^
3/18/10 Chicago IL The Bottom Lounge ^
3/19/10 Madison WI High Noon Saloon ^
3/20/10 Milwaukee WI Turner Hall ^
* w/ Grieves
^ w/ Astronautilis
Photos from Lookbook at Sauce, 12.04.09
Lookbook played a high energy show at a packed Sauce Friday night. The venue was at capacity by the time they took the stage. To Kill a Petty Bougeousie and DJ Skull Buster opened. Look for the Lookbook More Cowbell! interview later in the week, and be sure to hit their CD remix release at 7th Street Entry next Saturday.
Yesterday’s Company by Lookbook from Chase Turner on Vimeo.
Lookbook – Passenger from Chase Turner on Vimeo.
The Mood Swings CD Release Party @ Sauce *TONIGHT*
Friday, November 20th
The Mood Swings
CD release party featuring:First Communion Afterparty
The Mood Swings
Two Harbors
Blue Sky Blackoutfeat. Marc “the Guv” spinning all night
pre-sale tickets available at the bar
9:30 DOORS
$5 adv | $7 doors| 21+
“The Mood Swings sound often conjures up summer fun and garage rock vibes, but the band never falls into the cutesy cliches of girl group convention. Even the over-the-top midnight party blaster “Let’s Go” has a darker undercurrent.”- taken from the bands bio
Listen to the title track from ‘Recessionista’:
Listen to ‘Who Said’
Dante & The Lobster (CD RELEASE SHOW, pt.1)
Tonight @ The Nomad w. Mute Era, Leisure Birds, Teenage Moods…
Dante and The Lobster celebrate the release of their first full-length record “Wonders”

Sundowners 'Gnome & Glacier' Release
As we speak, Sundowners full length “Gnome & Glacier” is becoming an LP due to the courteous acts of Dirt Cult Records. If you order one now you will be entered into a contest that will qualify you into the chance at winning a test pressing copy of the album. Head on over to Dirt Cult Records website to pick one up. Also there is a package deal going on that will save you some money if you order the Shark Pants 7″ “automatic pinner” and the Sundowners LP together. Check it!
Just a reminder
Nov 6th @ Suburbia 8 p.m.
A Paper Cup Band
Clawthroat
Sundowners
The Pharmacy(new orleans)
Peer Precious(duluth)
Haunted House 'Guess Who's Not Coming To Dinner' Album Release Shows

With “Guess Who’s Not Coming to Dinner,” Haunted House prove they aren’t just another Minneapolis All-Star jam band. They are a formidable rock and roll unit lead fearlessly by Mike Watton. Band members and collaborators include, yet are not limited to Jon Davis (Ghostband), Adam Patterson (whitesand/badlands), Cole Claerhout (Dante & The Lobster), Martin Dosh (Andrew Bird), and Freddy Votel. (Skoal Kodiak)
They are an unrivaled, rhythm-heavy rock orchestra. A piano-heavy Pixies or maximal Modest Mouse draw comparisons but don’t nearly describe the freak fluency they share..
Here are some details about the release shows from Mike..
Capgun Coup from Omaha has been added to the October 30th Hexagon bill. Knife World was so stunned by the invite they were rendered speechless. So the line-up is, in no particular order since I’m not sure how that’s going to shake out, but this is my best guess:
Vampire Hands
Haunted House
Capgun Coup
Mute EraFREE – 21+
Full line-up for the Halloween, and I have no idea the order:
AnĀ Ali Farka tribute band
Tender Meat
Ratt Poison
Awesome Snakes
Japanther
Haunted House$5 – ALL AGES
Twitter Updates
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