Welcome to the Pulse of the Twin Cities Music blog. Through this site, we're hoping to stay fluid within the Twin Cities music scene, and we need your help. Our crack staff of writers is on board and they'll be posting tidbits about upcoming shows, questions about local bands and lightning-quick impressions of concerts. This works best when everybody gets involved, responding to the seeds sown by the writers and getting us hip to what's going on.

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