I grew up on Pearl Jam on the North coast of Oregon, so it was amazing being able to see these guys in a sold out arena!  Fans of all ages and walks of life gathered outside hours before the event. Sharing stories of their favorite albums and songs. I even met a woman who […]

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That’s right ladies and gentleman, a real f#%king hoverboard has been invented by the folks over at Hendo. The big picture is to integrate this special type of hover technology into other aspects of our lives, but let’s be honest, we just want to cruise around on theses suckers in puffy red vest jackets like […]

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This weeks Tattoo’d Tuesday feature was actually the result of an interview we were doing with Gus of Young Guns (coming soon). Big thank you to Dylan & Caitlin for being willing to take a couple photos between sets! Name(s): Dylan Dagan & Caitlin Ray Occupation: Merch Managers Primary Artist(s): Craig Beasley Roger Pearson Instagram: […]

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Here are some photos I took before the show of fans and Xcel! The first two photos are of the line to buy merch. Paul Fletcher of Cities 97 and friends were also in attendance. The woman in the glasses was about to see Pearl Jam for the 50th time! Light workers had to climb […]

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 Frank Iero was out on tour with Taking Back Sunday & The Used for the first time as a solo artist, bringing along The Cellabration to fill out the live performances. We got the opportunity to chat with Frank during the hectic evening of their St Paul show last month to talk about family, music, and […]

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Name: Mike Ersfeld Occupation: Business major & owner of Organized Kultur Clothing Co.  Instagram: @organizedkultur  Photos by Tanner Morris Think you should be featured on a Tattoo’d Tuesday? Contact us! Interested in photography? Here’s the gear that was used for this shoot: Canon 6D body: [amazonjs asin=”B009B0MZ8U” locale=”US” title=”Canon EOS 6D 20.2 MP CMOS Digital […]

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Words and photos by: Mariah Crabb True to form, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun created a surreal experience for fans at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee on Saturday, October 4th, on their closest stop to Minneapolis on the Quiet is Violent tour.   New to their set was an omniscient narrator named Nigel who helped […]

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That’s right ladies and gents, Angels & Airwaves have released their first single since 2011 and plan on releasing a brand new album this December. ‘Paralyzed is lyrically about sleep paralysis,’ says Tom Delonge. Will Angels & Airwaves be touring with their new album ‘Dream Walker?’ Only time will tell, but you can get the new […]

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SycAmour-The Heartwood October 10th 2014 @ UW-Stout Memorial Student Center Review & Photos by Genna Skouge   SycAmour has a full line up of 6 talented gentlemen with the names of Jeremy Gilmore (clean vocals), Tony Sugent (screams), Victor Yousof (drums), Zack Ferrell (guitar), Charlie McCormick (bass) and Blake Howard (guitar). They have released two […]

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What’s not to love about a show at First Avenue on a kick ass day in Minneapolis? Last week American Aquarium set the bar for Justin Townes Earle to leap right the hell over. Those of you not familiar with Justin Townes Earle, well – should be. His father, Steve Earle is also one of […]

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Presented by FIVEONETHREE [513] Productions On Saturday, September 27th Paradise Fears played at Mill City Nights with support from Hollywood Ending, William Beckett and Grayson Dewolfe. Grayson Dewolfe started recording music at the age of 14. The Minneapolis artist released his EP Someday Before Yesterday soon after that in May of 2013. He and has been turning heads […]

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On Saturday September 27th Minneapolis natives Caroline Smith and Lizzo took to the First Avenue main room to play a sold out show.  Playing their second day in a row at one of Minneapolis’s most iconic venues was a great way to accommodate the interest in the duo.  Starting off the night was a DJ […]

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Editor’s notes: I’d like to start this feature out by saying how proud we all are of our contributing photographer, Riley Downs. This was Riley’s first major solo assignment, covering two extremely well known artists (MGK & Limp Bizkit). We put a lot of faith in Riley and he pulled through with some amazing shots […]

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Listen to their newest, Problem Child:   Interview by: Skylar Cary Photos by: Tanner Morris Alright, I’m sitting here with the guys in Villains out of Chicago; Can you guys say your name and what you do in the band- Devin: I’m Devin, I do vocals Reese: I’m Reese, I play guitar Cody: Cody, and drums […]

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The new single from Lorde was written specifically for The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part One.  Lorde has also been put in charge of assembling the rest of the artists that will be featured on the soundtrack for this film. Though none have been announced yet, we imagine this will be a soundtrack worth […]

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Touche Amore are a positive force within our industry. Garnering fans like Tim Mcllarth of Rise Against, Touche creates music that motivates and moves it’s listeners. I was honored to sit with Jeremy Bolm to talk about tour life, ignorance, and the “scene.” I appreciate that you are a force against misogyny, but we seem […]

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Australian bruts Northlane recently released news that their vocalist Adrian Fitipaldes had left the group. Since then, Adrian released a statement as to why. Below is the statement posted on their Facebook . * The following is a statement from Adrian Fitipaldes explaining his reasons behind leaving Northlane. * I understand that the news of my […]

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Stromae put on a killer show at Mill City Nights on 9/25/14 I’m not going to lie, going into this show I did not know what to expect. Stromae is a European hip hop / electronic / dance artist . I work at Mill City Nights as a stage hand , and I just happened […]

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RIOT FEST DENVER: DAY ONE Weather: 86 degrees and Sunny Show: 4-12am With a show this large, it’s impossible to get the full experience of every band playing? But the experience of the festival? Well that part is easy. The explanation of the festival is simple: one part carnival, one part punk rock (with a […]

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 Caroline Smith is synonymous with ‘Confidence.’ So it’s no surprise that her and Minnesota’s other powerhouse Lizzo, over sold their show this month so much that they had to book another set for their fans! We sat down with Caroline to find out what is important to her in life & music, along with just […]

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La Dispute, The Menzingers, And Plague vendor played The Varsity Theater on September 15. The First band that was up that night at the Varsity Theater was Plague Vendor. I had no idea what I was going into. I never heard of them nor have i heard any of their music. I felt like i […]

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This kind of show is what local Minnesota music is all about. Two genres of music that no one could imagine being on the same bill. Two types of fans who would have never expected to jam together in one night. And two people who made all of it possible. Review by Tyler Norkunas - […]

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It has been confirmed that Adrian Fitipaldes, vocalist for metal band Northlane, has departed from the band. Below is the post made by the band on their Facebook page. “It is with regret that we announce that Adrian Fitipaldes has decided to leave Northlane and will no longer be our vocalist moving forward. Adrian has […]

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A lot of hype has been built up by Corey Taylor and Shawn “Clown” Crahan over the past year on their new album “.5: The Gray Chapter“. With the release of “The Negative One” last month, a lot of Slipknot fans were eager to hear more, for better or for worse. With the release of […]

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