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"I'm total folk musician. My granddaddy taught me how to play guitar; his dad taught him how to play guitar.

Art Brut will be showcasing their exceedingly cheeky British post-punk at the Triple Rock Social Club .

Eddie Argos has a beef with Craig Finn. The thickly accented, Kermit-the-Frog-voiced singer for London's garage-punk band Art Brut holds a grudge against the Hold Steady frontman from back when their bands toured together in 2007 -- when many Twin Cities fans were introduced to Art Brut's smirk-inducing charm.

A decade and six albums into their career, Memphis country-punks Lucero made the leap late last year from their own indie label, Liberty & Lament, onto Universal/Republic Records.

The first Upland Music & Arts Festival should be one of the most happening places in the IE.

Saturday: Zebulon Pike, Lusurfer. $6.66. Sunday: The Twilight Hours, Happy Apple and the Hawaii Show.

It's the bar that three generations of local musicians have called home. The bar where bands like the Jayhawks and the Replacements tested out their new material before taking it on the road.

I've seen Paul in MPLS, but he has yet to play Duluth. Why do I bring this up? Because Wilco, who has covered The Replacements "Color Me Impressed"A song.php?song_key=234 numerous times since 1997, and cite The Replacements as their influence, are a Chicago band coming to Duluth for the third time.

Art Brut: "Why is everyone trying to sound like U2? That's not a very cool thing to do" Art Brut "Slap Dash for No Cash." That song title, spelling be hanged, neatly sums up the music that Art Brut loves, much of it tossed off in the punk explosion of the late '70s and early '80s. The British five-piece's new album, the Frank Black-produced "Art ...

The San Francisco-based band Girls has been riding a wave of attention recently, making high marks with critics, getting coverage in Pitchfork and a cover story for Fader .

Art Brut lead singer and frontman Eddie Argos is not the easiest fellow to understand on the phone.

Actress Britt Ekland is 67. Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 58. Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 55.

Soooo, what did the modern-day big band man do when he wanted to re-create the sounds of classic 1950s film noir music for his new album, "Songs From Lonely Avenue"? Why, Brian Setzer joined forces with the grandfather of the genre - legendary Frank Comstock, who wrote arrangements for Benny Carter, Stan Kenton, Les Brown and Judy Garland.

Lucero "1372 Overton Park" Release Date: 10/6 Record Label: Universal Republic Rating: A- On its major label debut, Lucero looked to the past for inspiration.

We're mostly repeating ourselves here, but read on for more information on this action-packed triple bill at Emo's Indoors along with an opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the now sold out gig.

Today must be Activision Blizzard music day as besides the release of all the songs on DJ Hero , here's all the songs that will be on the soundtrack for Tony Hawk: RIDE .

Oh, Facebook, what will you come up with next? For those of you on the time-wasting, high-school-friend-stalking site, you may have already noticed a new application invading your news feed, called "Morrissey Advice on Facebook." The modest title of the app does nothing to prepare you for the flowery language Morrissey will unleash upon you in the ...

Larry Williams is not as famous as many of his contemporaries, but was responsible for a long string of hits beginning with Short Fat Fannie in 1957.

The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob and Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars.

Twenty-three-year-old Adam Young's story is the type that either gives unsigned musicians renewed hope - or drives them crazy.