Minnesota Arts

Art-A-Whirl, May 16, 17, 18, Minneapolis, MN

ART-A-WHIRL is here, and this weekend work by over 500 artists will be on display in Northeast Minneapolis during the largest open studio and gallery tour in Minnesota. It’s one big artistic exhibition all weekend long, May 16-17-18, Friday to Sunday...

Published Fri, May 05 2008 6:55 AM by Perfect Porridge

Filed under: Art, Local: Minneapolis

Military Special / NOBOT / Plastic Chord @ Barfly

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Published Thu, May 05 2008 4:53 PM by More Cowbell

Filed under: General

I Fought the Law, Varsity Theater, Tonight

Local concert photographer Stacy Schwartz is graduating from law school and is throwing a huge party to celebrate… Staciaann Photography and HowWasTheShow.com present: “I Fought The Law” Varsity Theater, Thursday, May 15 (tonight, people...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 3:50 PM by Perfect Porridge

Filed under: Music - Album Review

Retrorama Tonight

More Cowbell favorite Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles provides the tunes (originals & covers) May 15, 2008 Join the fun at RetroRama! May 15 * 7 to 11 p.m. Minnesota History Center 1950s fashion show by Anna Lee, Eclecticoiffeur and local...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 2:50 PM by More Cowbell

Filed under: General, Concerts, lucy michelle, Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles

Tapping the night away with fancy footwork

Dance fans could go crazy for tap in the next couple of weeks, and several choreographers in the Twin Cities hope they will. A number of shows featuring innovative tap dance are coming up — and a particularly crazy one runs through this weekend — in a variety of venues to suit every sensibility. Read more... By Camille LeFevre

Published Thu, May 05 2008 10:04 AM by MinnPost - MinnPost.com: Arts

The Cotton Jones Basket Ride : Midnight Monday & A Telescope (mp3)

Michael Nau, formerly of Page France, will be pushing back the release of his debut full-length as The Cotton Jones Basket Ride in favor of an EP series to be released through Quite Scientific Records. The album, Paranoid Cocoon, was initially slated...

Published Thu, May 05 2008 7:38 AM by Perfect Porridge

Filed under: MP3s, Music - News, Show Highlights

The sum of Parts For All Makes

Time spent in a recording studio can often be more dull than electrifying, more repetitious than creative and more expensive than not. These loose truisms can be reversed, of course, though the hard reality about the dollar is undoubtedly the most difficult one to get around. Read more... By Michael Metzger

Published Thu, May 05 2008 7:00 AM by MinnPost - MinnPost.com: Arts

Innerpartysystem’s new video for Don’t Stop

Innerpartysystem- Don’t Stop Philadelphia synth rockers Innerpartysystem play Minneapolis’ The Rock June 6.

Published Thu, May 05 2008 6:01 AM by Perfect Porridge

Filed under: Music - Video

Earl Greyhound Announce Spring Tour, Skip Minneapolis, Disappoint Me

Brooklyn’s Earl Greyhound — a Zeppelin-inspired power trio who take fervent notes from other bluesy psychedelic 70s groups like Cream, Big Star and T.Rex — announced their Spring Tour this week and totally ruined my summer by skipping the Twin Cities...

Published Wed, May 05 2008 11:16 PM by Perfect Porridge

Filed under: Music - News, Music - Video

Cursive’s Daytrotter Sessions

Cursive, my all-time favorite Saddle Creek Omaha band, stopped by the Daytrotter studios last month to record a short set before their Iowa City show that night. The set consists of one Cursive classic, and two brand new songs: “Sierra” (Live...

Published Wed, May 05 2008 9:58 PM by Perfect Porridge

Filed under: Music - News

High on Stress play Cheapo Friday, Shanghai May 28

Minneapolis rockers High on Stress will be playing an in-store set at Cheapo Records in Uptown this Friday at 5:30 p.m. The performance will be shot for the “Buzz by Cheapo” television series that airs on Friday nights on the CW. Also, band leader Nick...

Published Wed, May 05 2008 7:52 PM by Perfect Porridge

Filed under: Local: Minneapolis, Show Highlights

Art-a-Whirl @ NE Minneapolis

Here is a neat map made by Finn Mccool. Art-A-Whirl is taking place this Saturday May, 17th. “Not comprehensive, subject to change, et cetera.” Also mentionable is this event…also on Saturday. DJ, ANIMATED SHORTS, & AFTERNOON CONCERT...

Published Wed, May 05 2008 4:00 PM by More Cowbell

Filed under: News, Festivals

5.13.08: M.I.A. at the Myth

(Warning for all my civilian readers: inside hipster joke forthcoming.) Hey, I love the new Santogold album, but I still went to M.I.A. at Myth...

Published Wed, May 05 2008 1:05 PM by The Morning After | Twin Cities music, film, theater, dance, and visual arts reviews by Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's A+E columnists | Mpls.St.Paul Magazine + mspmag.com

Filed under: MUSIC

Mr. Iver, a Moment of Your Time (Gimme Noise)

Scoring an interview with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon is so simple a child could do it

Published Wed, May 05 2008 2:00 AM by CityPages.com - Most Recent Articles

What's That Noise? (Music)

The Heliotrope Festival showcases local experimental acts that fly under the radar