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2007 Stories by Peter S. Scholtes

• Out on a Limb

  published November 7, 2007

  SAMPLE MP3 FILES: "The Way On" (3:01): Download MP3... More >>

• Reservoir Dog Days

  published October 10, 2007

  The high point of Michael Bodnarchek's professional life, he says, was meeting and getting to... More >>

• Sounds Good To Me: Music in Minnesota

  published October 10, 2007

  Closing Sunday after seven years, the Minnesota History Center's "Sounds Good to Me: Music in Minnesota" exhibit has been like our local Rock and... More >>

• Par's Parting Shot

  published September 26, 2007

  The fates of 14 Star Tribune reporters who work for the newspaper's soon-to-be-defunct weekly suburban editions have been in limbo in... More >>

• Homo Neurotic

  published September 19, 2007

  If we learned nothing else last week, we at least discovered that Katherine Kersten is most definitely not a closeted lesbian. In her... More >>

• The Curse

  published September 19, 2007

  "I shouldn't say this," wrote then-Picked to Click editor Simon Peter Groebner in 1998, "but this poll has... More >>

• Musab (CD-Release)

  published September 19, 2007

  Having left south Minneapolis for Las Vegas, and Rhymesayers for Oakland's Hiero Imperium, Musab keeps the home fires burning with this... More >>

• Monkey’s Uncle

  published September 5, 2007

  Darwin denier misses link between free speech and common sens e More >>

• Mr. Blue Sky

  published August 29, 2007

  Local Music’s Most Optimistic Fan Joins the Current More >>

• Sounds of Blackness (CD-Release)

  published August 29, 2007

  This free early show at Sabathani combines fun and optimism the way only Grammy-winning gospel and secular vocal powerhouses Sounds of Blackness... More >>

• Seen Your Video

  published August 22, 2007

  Rick Fuller turns his back on MTV to preserve the history of the local music scene. More >>

• Teenage Riot

  published August 1, 2007

  For a new all-ages scene, rock & roll can't wait. More >>

• Femi Kuti outshines the Wailers at the Zoo

  published August 1, 2007

  Femi Kuti and the Wailers, August 2, 2007 at the Minnesota Zoo More >>

• Did the Creator of the Backstreet Boys Take a St. Paul Bank for $28 mil?

  published July 11, 2007

  American Bank joins two North Dakota banks in suing to recover money loaned to boy-band magnate Lou Pearlman. More >>

• The Police serve a nostalgic Xcel crowd

  published July 4, 2007

  The Police at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 More >>

• Where the Ladies at?

  published June 27, 2007

  The battles and breaks behind the first female hip-hop festival. More >>

• Can't Stop, Won't Stop

  published June 13, 2007

  Has any man in the Midwest played more gigs than Kico Rangel? More >>

• Maria Isa rocks Trocaderos

  published May 30, 2007

  The local reggaetón star celebrates her new CD with a stellar concert. More >>

• Message in a Bottle

  published May 9, 2007

  For TV's Ian Rans, there's no such thing as an unhappy hour. More >>

• Family Affair

  published April 18, 2007

  Bassist Larry Graham ear-tests the Sly and the Family Stone reissues. More >>

• Dark Star

  published April 11, 2007

  Wrong image, wrong religion, wrong city: Meet Brother Ali, hip hop's unlikely savior. More >>

• Nightmare on Oak Street

  published March 7, 2007

  Minnesota Film Arts downsizes its festival, prepares to sell off its screen. More >>

• The Next Big Thing

  published February 28, 2007

  INSTEAD OF POUNDING NEEDLES into his arms or banging groupies, would-be rock star Chris Perricelli takes walks—pleasant... More >>

• Katrina documentaries talk, argue, and fall silent before disaster

  published February 14, 2007

  Hurricane Katrina was a documentary the first time around—one presented in real time, on cable and the internet, over webcams and blogs... More >>

• Trampled by Turtles: Trouble

  published February 14, 2007

  Trampled by Turtles Trouble Banjodad Records With an audience big enough to fill... More >>