The first week of the year can be a bit of a slow one for live music. The exception is that January is packed with residencies from local artists, and those are getting underway this week. The start ...

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Back in the ’80s, when slick pop and hair metal began to consume all, a hard-drinking group of ragged Minnesotan rockers continued to show up some nights ready to play and some nights not. They were a ...