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1. Spotlight

   Theater Spotlight: Everywhere Signs Fall

   By Quinton Skinner

   Published: April 23, 2008

   EVERYWHERE SIGNS FALL Gremlin Theatre; at the Loading Dock Theater through May 11 651.228.7008 The action in Alan M. Berks's harrowing new two-act ostensibly takes place in a...

2. A-List

   Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

   By Ben Palosaari

   Published: April 23, 2008

   Live-model drawing classes can be uncomfortable: a room full of semi-talented artists staring intently at a naked person, capturing every nook, cranny, line, and bulge. Yep,...

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   St. Paul Saints vs. Ibaraki Golden Golds

   By Ben Palosaari

   Published: April 23, 2008

   The Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's opened the Major League season by playing at Japan's Tokyo Dome. Now the American Association, a far, far cry from the prestige of the...

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   Amy Goodman

   By Ben Palosaari

   Published: April 23, 2008

   Who better to profile political dissidents and victims of an overzealous government than journalists who report about such awful things every single day? Siblings Amy and David...

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   Dinner With Judy Chicago

   By Ben Palosaari

   Published: April 23, 2008

   Feminist artist Judy Chicago is primarily known for her 1970s project The Dinner Party. It's composed of an almost 50-foot-long triangular dinner table for 39 guests. Each...

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   W(e are)here: Mapping the Human Experience

   By Jessica Armbruster

   Published: April 23, 2008

   One doesn't need a use Twitter account, an emoticon on a LiveJournal entry, or a link to Google maps to understand that the ways we express and comprehend the meaning of...

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   Young Jeezy

   By Jordan Selbo

   Published: April 23, 2008

   Somewhere between the early tough-guy posturing of Ice-T and Schooly D, Tupac's Thug Life manifesto, and a slew of late-'90s/early-'00s Pac lites (less nuanced, less talented,...

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   Maria Isa

   By Erin Roof

   Published: April 23, 2008

   Maria Isa packs more balls and bombast in her tiny frame than should be physically possible. Equally proud of her Puerto Rican heritage and St. Paul residency, Isa crafts a...

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   The Deaths

   By Jen Paulson

   Published: April 23, 2008

   The Deaths are back! These Fargo transplants made a brief appearance last October with a split EP that also featured legendary locals the Beatifics. The Deaths' contribution,...

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    Karrin Allyson

    By Rick Mason

    Published: April 23, 2008

    A terrific singer who artfully insinuates her personality into everything she tackles, Karrin Allyson is one of finest interpreters in contemporary jazz. Her range is actually...

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    Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

    By Quinton Skinner

    Published: April 23, 2008

    Thomasina Petrus manages to combine a world-class set of pipes with a warm, inviting stage presence, so she offers up a complex and appealing portrayal of Billie Holiday in...

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    The New Congress

    By Jen Paulson

    Published: April 23, 2008

    The New Congress are in a league of their own with their combination of funk, rock, jazz, and baby-making music. As this six-piece, complete with two new backup singers,...

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    White Iron Band

    By Paul Demko

    Published: April 23, 2008

    Nine thousand, six hundred Grain Belt Premium Beers. Three thousand, four hundred whiskey shots. One hundred and ninety bars. Ten years. Seven children. Six bass players. Four...

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    Majka Burhardt

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: April 23, 2008

    It's more than a little unfair that many Americans only remember Ethiopia for its devastating drought and famine during the 1980s, but as Majka Burhardt discovered, Ethiopia,...

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    Kids in the Hall

    By Catherine Clements

    Published: April 23, 2008

    With all due respect to NYC and L.A. comedians, the best North American comedy of the last 25 years has come out of Canada. Freed from distractions like cocaine, traffic jams,...

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    Crafstravaganza

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: April 23, 2008

    You'd have to do a lot of gallery and store hopping throughout the year to acquire a decent collection of goods made by local artists and craftspeople. Fortunately for those of...

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    Border Crossing

    By Caroline Palmer

    Published: April 23, 2008

    The Arizona/Mexico border is a wild, controversial, and sometimes dangerous place; particularly for a young girl following in the footsteps of her immigrant parents. The...

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    Speaking Code

    By Amy Lieberman

    Published: April 23, 2008

    The Jewish-American identity has become increasingly blurred in the past decades as Wonder Bread substitutes for Challah, and Christmas trees rest beside the Menorah. But not...

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    Afternoon Records Anniversary

    By David Hansen

    Published: April 23, 2008

    Sporting a healthy bench of Midwest acts like prized pop Picked to Clickers Mouthful of Bees and Sioux Falls natives We All Have Hooks for Hands, Minnesota music stable...

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    The Crush

    By David Hansen

    Published: April 23, 2008

    Few bands speak to the Afri-Cola and black Chuck Taylor salad days of our collective Twin Cities adolescence quite like the Crush: pop punk with a heart, a rapier wit with...