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Chris Riemenschneider

Columnist/Reporter  |  Local Music

Phone: 612-673-4658

E-mail: chrisr@startribune.com

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough to earn a shout-out from Prince during “Play That Funky Music (White Boy).” The St. Paul native was also a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman for five years and now writes a biweekly pop-culture column, The Riff, in Sunday A&E.

Recent content from Chris Riemenschneider

• Pleased to meet 'em (the Replacements, that is)
  How a London singer discovered the bad boys of Minnesota rock.
  Nov 7, 2009
• Paramore and Williams are worth screaming about
  Hayley Williams' strong vocals and antics were a fiery contrast to the emo norm in a set at Wilkins Auditorium.
  Nov 7, 2009
• Har Mar Superstar: The continuing adventures
  Babe in video? Check. First album in five years? Check. HBO series in development? Check and exclamation point.
  Nov 5, 2009
• Music: Pleased to meet 'em
  How Art Brut's comic-reading music geek finally discovered the Replacements.
  Nov 5, 2009
• Music: 'Tall' tale with Har Mar Superstar
  Har Mar Superstar rises again with a Britney-rejected single.
  Nov 5, 2009
• Uptown Bar all tapped out
  The kegs dried up and the nostalgia flowed for Sunday's finale at the Minneapolis music haven.
  Nov 2, 2009
• Taylor ticket seekers were swiftly shut out
  Tickets to Taylor Swift's May show at Xcel Center were gone in seconds, leaving the new "Hannah Montana law" in the dust.
  Oct 30, 2009
• Thanks, Uptown Bar, we had a blast
  Musicians, employees and patrons share their favorite memories of the first (and last?) bar to rock Uptown.
  Oct 30, 2009
• Minnesota's own Owl City soars to No. 1 with 'Fireflies'
  Guess whooo has Minnesota's first No. 1 single in more than a decade (hint, hint)?
  Oct 29, 2009
• Nightlife: Uptown Bar memories
  The Uptown Bar is closing after this weekend, following a 25-year tenure as a local rock haven. Here are the best memories, war stories and perhaps a tall tale or two about the club.
  Oct 29, 2009

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