Monthly Archives: May 2006

Oakland hip-hop act The Coup perform this Thursday at the Aquarium, hot on the heels of the release of their latest album on Epitaph Records, "Pick A Bigger Weapon", their first in 5 years. The new album is being lauded by critics, … Continue reading →

There are two very good reasons to stay in Fargo this holiday weekend. On Saturday, a double bill of two distinct acts not on tour together but who happened to be coming through on the same evening……Danielson and Two Gallants. … Continue reading →

Come Wednesday, at least one local couple will get married by robots. It sounds far fetched but its true. Wednesday marks another stop through Fargo for San Francisco act Captured By Robots, who are led by J BOT, a guy who did … Continue reading →

Despite the frustrating path which got them there, all things considered the city of Fargo was able to come up with a decent ordinance which will make all-ages shows legal and was able to do so fairly quickly. It just … Continue reading →

Monday, May 22nd marks the one year anniversary of the closing of Ralph’s. It has been a tumultuous year in the Fargo scene since with the closing of subsuqent venues, shows being moved at the last minute and all around confusion … Continue reading →

Can we import a country’s music scene? Lately, a lot of great music has been coming out of Canada, more so than anywhere in America. Everything from Broken Social Scene, Death from Above 1979 and the Arcade Fire to The Constantines, … Continue reading →

Normally enviromental conciousness among musicians is reserved for jam bands or hippie bands. Not that other bands don’t care about it, it just seems that those type of bands tend to be more vocal about it, both in interviews and in … Continue reading →

2 shows on tap this weekend. First, a Minneapolis/St. Paul double dip on Saturday at the Aquarium (the upstairs of Dempsey’s at 226 Broadway in downtown Fargo). On any given night you can see multiple great shows in Minneapolis from "local … Continue reading →

A busy early week in Fargo. Two shows to tell you about on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. First up…. Nigel Tufnel: It’s like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black So … Continue reading →