Friday, May 18
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How does one explain a former correctional officer's rise to the top of the rap charts, considering the largely fabricated subject matter of obscene riches and large-scale cocaine peddling? Anyone who has heard Rick Ross's larger-than-life grunt at the club can answer this easily. Few rappers can claim the same gigantic vocal impact or stomping beats. Hits like "Hustlin'" and "B.M.F." show... More >>
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Mark Lanegan has one of the most instantly recognizable voices in all of modern music. As soon as you hear his smoky, whiskey-soaked vocals, you know he's going to take you on a dark musical journey. After winding down the Screaming Trees in 2000, Lanegan has been rather prolific, working with Greg Dulli in both the Twilight Singers and the Gutter Twins, completing a successful stint with... More >>
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The venerable California alt-rock quartet Redd Kross's recent reunion — they split in the late '90s — has been a welcome one. Here's a killer live band with spirited songs that still have plenty of life left in them. Along with an infectious back catalog, they have a brand new record, Researching the Blues, due out on Merge in August. This show should not only be a nice look back... More >>
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Jeffrey Hatcher's Compleat Female Stage Beauty explores the story of Edward Kynaston, a Restoration-era actor called "the prettiest woman in the whole house" by Samuel Pepys. He specialized in female roles, but found his career in jeopardy when women were finally allowed on the stage. The play, which was also adapted into the film Stage Beauty in 2004, is making its Twin Cities debut. "I am... More >>
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TU Dance is the brainchild of Uri Sands and Toni Pierce-Sands, former members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Their first concert at the Cowles Center offers a new work by Uri and two by New York-based choreographers Camille A. Brown and Dwight Rhoden, both of whom are known for their revved-up, accessible dances. Should be interesting, then, to see "B Sessions" by Rhoden, whose... More >>
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Nachito Herrera has taken an eventful route from Cuba to Minneapolis -- a child prodigy at 12 performing Rachmaninoff with the Cuban Symphony Orchestra, a student of Buena Vista Social Club pianist Ruben Gonzalez, and a composer, arranger, and musical director leading a number of ensemble bands across the Americas. He's spent the last decade in the Twin Cities as one of the pillars of the... More >>
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The renaissance of northeast Minneapolis as a recreational destination can be well measured by the resounding success of Art-A-Whirl. Now celebrating its 17th year, the three-day event, sponsored by the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA), has evolved from a modest studio showcase into one of the country's premier neighborhood arts festivals. It features over 400 artists operating... More >>
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Fusing fashion-driven, style-conscious tastemaking and deep, crowd-rocking musical knowledge isn't something to be taken lightly on either end of the equation. Do it wrong, and it comes across like surface-gloss pandering wrapped around some flavor-of-the-moment bassbin ephemera. But do it right, like Wants vs. Needs has been over the past few years, and you've got something. The... More >>
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Minneapolis native Michael Crouser creates photographs of evocative light and shadow, rich with tension and tranquility. Whether capturing the feral rough-and-tumble of dogs playing in a park (a series called "Dog Run" that began with a Great Dane at Lake of the Isles), or the craggy faces and landscapes of rural Spain ("Sin Tiempo"), Crouser shoots with Tri-X film, which he then manipulates... More >>
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Light Grey Art Lab's latest show, "Street Fortune," explores the people and places in the Twin Cities often overlooked or avoided. Think hobos, buskers, drug dealers, and shady cops in locations like alleys, dive bars, Dumpsters, and gutters. The collaborative exhibition features the work of Bill Rebholz and Llew Mejia, two artists with similar interests and inspirations but very different... More >>
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Long established as the edgier, rock half of the Indigo Girls (vividly complementing Emily Saliers's folk lyricism), Amy Ray has further indulged her fiercer inclinations on a series of solo albums, including the recent, roots-oriented Lung of Love. So it's no surprise — but still gratifying — when Ray allows, "There's a little Joe Strummer/In my DNA" midway through the ringing,... More >>
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During his career, which has spanned over 50 years, costume and couture designer Jack Edwards has worked with many iconic heavy hitters. He dressed Katherine Hepburn in Coco, a Broadway musical about fashion powerhouse Coco Chanel. He worked with Bob Mackie on the Carol Burnett Show. He designed clothing for Prince. Minnesotans may also recognize Edwards's work creating costumes for the... More >>
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