Music

CHAT music award goes to young singer/songwriter Sarah Yang

By Justin Schell, TC Daily Planet
The winner of this year’s InSession songwriting contest, which encourages up-and-coming Hmong musical artists, is Sarah Yang of Oakdale.

The contest, organized by the MORE »

Arts Orbit Weekly: 10/30/08

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Cate Blanchett in I'm Not There. Photo courtesy Walker Art Center.

This week's picks

Thursday, October 30

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Music note: Draw Fire bands rock Manhattan

By Dustin Luke Nelson, TC Daily Planet

The Bill Mike Band. Photo by Joe Johnson, courtesy Draw Fire Records.

NEW YORK CITY—It’s Friday night at the CMJ music festival, and there are over 350 bands playing official showcases at 61 different venues.MORE »

Music note: For the love of Sunshine Behavior

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Photo by Miss Elizabeth Photography, courtesy Sunshine Behavior

A few years back, I swung by the Cabooze to catch New Primitives and caught what turned out to be a very interesting surprise.MORE »

Music note: TV on the Radio at First Ave—Art rock that actually rocks

By Jon Behm, TC Daily Planet

TV on the Radio. Below: The Dirtbombs. Photos by Jon Behm.

There are two types of bands: those who are unabashedly ambitious, and those who pretend not to be.MORE »

Music note: The Little Ones bring California sunshine to the Entry

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Photo by Autumn de Wilde, courtesy the Little Ones

On record, the Little Ones don't have much to distinguish themselves from the rest of the alt-rock pack.MORE »

"A large chunk of dollars": City of St. Paul arts board recommends $3 million for new Ordway concert hall

By Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet

The Minnesota Opera recently presented Il trovatore at the Ordway (photo by Michal Daniel, courtesy Minnesota Opera). Below: the Ordway's exterior (photo courtesy Twin Cities Daily Photo).

Last week, the City of St.MORE »

She Rock

By MTN,
MTN Access to Art Episode 16, segMORE »

Movie note: Ridin' nerdy

By Emily Byers-Ferrian, TC Daily Planet

Image courtesy Sound Unseen

According to MC Frontalot, "the godfather of nerdcore hip-hop," nerdcore rap is precisely what the name implies: nerdy rap.

Nerdcore Rising, a documentary film directed by Negin Farsad.

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Heiruspecs rock the election in new video

by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • 10/22/08 • One thing Obama can't do: breakdance. In the just-released video for their single "Get Up," local hip-hoppers Heiruspecs campaign for change. MORE »
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