April 2008 - Minnesota Arts - musicscene network

Dosh Deets

You may have heard that the Dosh show @ The Walker on Saturday is SOLD OUT. A second ‘World of Dosh’ show with the same guests (Andrew Bird, Andrew Broder, Jel, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Mike Lewis) and performance has been added @ 11pm on 5/3. Tickets...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 11:23 PM by More Cowbell

Filed under: General

Reloaded Wednesdays @ Turf Club

It’s probably a bit too late but keep your eyes peeled for this series in the future… ————————- “Welcome to the first night of Reloaded Wednesdays. A new series of hip-hop/jazz shows curated...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 11:13 PM by More Cowbell

Filed under: Series

Town Hall Stompers

Town Hall Stompers features several members of bluegrass outfit Pert Near Sandstone. They start early tonight @ 7:00 pm Here are some lovely photos from their last show @ The 331 Club. Thanks again, Jon Behm. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Town Hall...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 6:00 PM by More Cowbell

Filed under: General, Town Hall Stompers, Liz Draper, Nate Sipe, Kevin Kniebel, Andy Lambert

Bumper Sticker Theft

Well, some jerkoff's finally done it. Someone stole my Bill Clinton/blowjobs bumper sticker. I handled it with grace when someone defaced it. I even laughed it off when someone left an angry note about it on my windshield at the...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 4:02 PM by Girl Friday

Filed under: Shopping: Trends & Lucky Finds, Enticing Links

Happy Trails

Hunter, Alisa, and I have been posting from a front table at that hoary blogger watering hole, Schiller's , and some of us have been drinking — I won't tell you who. What I can say is that it's been a great two months, in large part...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 1:29 PM by Gridskipper:

The Top 5 Lessons I've Learned From the Blogosphere

Remember the story about the pilgrim colony where the settlers all disappeared ? The whole town vanished with no trace except a bunch of empty houses and a creepy message on a tree that no one understood. This post is going to be kind of like that tree...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 1:14 PM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Top, hunter walker, last words, housekeeping

Finding Street Art in NYC

". . . walking through Williamsburg several years ago, I was stopped in my tracks by the haunting face of a young girl peering out at me from within a doorframe. Pasted on a door was a beautifully detailed woodcut print I would later learn had been...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 12:15 PM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Top, New York, Street Art, john rambow, katherine lorimer

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1 2 3 4 Men's Guide: Getting Groomed in DC (521 views, 0 comments) Who Didn't Buy Gridskipper from Gawker Media (170 views, 1 comments) Debriefer: Gridskipper-Turned-Coutorturer Megan Zanke (153 views, 0 comments) Berlin Graf Guide Redux (1 comments...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 12:03 PM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Most Popular Stories

The Travel Industry's Dirty Little Secret

Mark Jolly, the founder of the luxury travel website, globorati and a writer for for Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure, has been guest blogging for the NY Times' The Moment this week. A recent entry starts off as a condemnation of former travel...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 11:58 AM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Alisa Gould-Simon, mark jolly, travel writer, globorati, thomas kohnstamm, the moment, ny times

Reggae with unusual message: Jon Wayne and the Pain

Like so much of reggae, the syncopations of Jon Wayne and the Pain are designed not only to propel you onto the dance floor, but to do so with a positive message about the struggles of life. Read more... By Michael Metzger

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 11:45 AM by MinnPost - MinnPost.com: Arts

Speedo Airlines

Carol Burnett Show - Speedo Airlines on FunnyOrDie.com Funny or Die has unearthed video of an old Carol Burnett Show skit about airlines. In this case, it's a parody involving a fictional airline called Speedo, with Tim Conway as the agent and Harvey...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 11:15 AM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Video, Alisa Gould-Simon, airlines, carol burnett, tim conway

Los Angeles: Where To Catch A Game, or, A Downtown With No Sports Bars

When we wrote about downtown's Trifecta we were like "sure they're douchebags but at least they're douchebags running a sports bar in downtown LA." And then when we wrote about the Grand Sports Bar we were like "they kind of...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 11:11 AM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Top, Los Angeles, Bars, omri ceren, los angeles sports bars, defamer, sports bars

Who Didn't Buy Gridskipper from Gawker Media

Hey, it's Gridskipper's last day at the parent company! Who knows what will happen at our shiny new home. I, for one, will be bowing out of my relatively specious remaining duties, and for all we know, Adam's housecat will be in charge after...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 10:59 AM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Chris Mohney, Top, Blogs, secrets revealed, nick denton, valleywag, gawker media, mark cuban

Paris rat-catchers tackle rodents. Officials ...

Paris rat-catchers tackle rodents. Officials in Paris have launched a citywide campaign to eliminate the 8 million rats living below the City of Lights' surface. Ew, nothing cool or cute about that (except maybe a BBC photo editor's choice of...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 10:49 AM by Gridskipper:

Filed under: Paris, Alisa Gould-Simon, ratatouille, animals, rats

Elbow performs live in The Current studio

The band Elbow referred to themselves as "prog without the solos" and they said it without winking. In 2008 the band released their latest effort, "The Seldom Seen Kid."

Published Wed, Apr 04 2008 10:34 AM by Pop/Rock from Minnesota Public Radio

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