July 2008 - Minnesota Arts

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For the Twin City kiddies going to Lolla, If you’re staying a bit later on Monday, go see Tortoise at Millennium Park for free at noon!

Tommorrow, August 1, KFAI will be commemorating the one-year anniversary of the I-35W Bridge Collapse in a special news broadcast. read more

Tickets for the Guthrie Theater's production of "Little House on the Prairie: The Musical" have moved as quickly as a grassfire on the open plains, breaking all Guthrie box office records. A slew of statewide events celebrating Minnesota's sesquicentennial are drawing history buffs out of hiding. And writers are looking to the state's early settlement years for inspiration: Several recent books draw on Minnesota's pioneer past. Read more... By Amy Goetzman

This Friday in the Twin Cities there are four CD release parties, which is an amazing number. It all points to a thriving local music scene. Doomtree First off, the biggest buzz has been about the Doomtree CD Release show. This collective is hitting it’s highest mark yet, with their new album. Doomtree CD Review Doomtree CD [...]

Testament - Photo from testamentlegions.com Bay area thrashers, Testament, made a highly anticipated stop at Epic in Minneapolis on an off day from the Metal Masters Tour, which also features Heaven And Hell (can’t we just call them Black Sabbath...

In case you haven’t heard, TV On The Radio is playing two nights @ First Avenue, October 21st & 22nd.

By Crystal Erickson The Doomtree collective stands out as a nearly perfect creation—in a city already ripe with hip hop—but one that couldn’t hail from anywhere besides Minneapolis. They’re as Minneapolitan as the cherry and spoon—or First Avenue—where their annual blowout is held.