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1. Pucker Up

   Vice Tries to Bust Me

   Unexpected visitors on the porn set

   By Tristan Taormino

   Published: August 27, 2008

   Whenever I go to L.A. to shoot my porn and sex-ed movies, my partner and I stay at his mother's house in Pasadena. And this time, his sister was getting married there in only...

2. A-List

   The Floorbirds

   By Jen Paulson

   Published: August 27, 2008

   It goes without saying that a good Thursday night bill at the Turf Club is the best way to start a weekend early. Put together by locally based music blog CultureBully.com,...

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   Take Back Labor Day!

   By Nate Patrin

   Published: August 27, 2008

   It's funny that the Republicans are coming to town on Labor Day, seeing as how they've traditionally been a bit adversarial towards the labor movement. Fortunately, there's...

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   Rage Against the Machine

   By Jessica Chapman

   Published: August 27, 2008

   It's not really fair that Rage Against the Machine played a free (FREE!) show just last week in Denver during the Democratic National Convention and now they come here and play...

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   Black Dog Block Party

   By Nate Patrin

   Published: August 27, 2008

   Last year, the Black Dog sponsored a massive local music showcase as a much-needed effort to inject a bit more activity into St. Paul's downtown-bordering Lowertown...

6. A-List

   The Ripple Effect

   By Jordan Selbo

   Published: August 27, 2008

   Ripple Effect, a free gathering of progressive music, education, and community on the State Capitol lawn, could've easily extended its tagline, "Beyond the Convention, Beyond...

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   The Root of All Evil Memorial Metal Massacre

   By Jen Paulson

   Published: August 27, 2008

   Benefit names don't get any better than this. Earl Root was the gold standard of individuality, and his memory deserves a hundred nights of music like this. It was an...

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   Private Dancer

   By David Hansen

   Published: August 27, 2008

   Somewhere, deep in John Nash's most private journals, lies an arcane equation. It's lost on the layman, but it reduces all the variable thrills of attending a show to the pints...

9. A-List

   Eight is Enough

   By David Hansen

   Published: August 27, 2008

   The right gets Sammy Hagar. The left gets Low, Dosh, POS, and a streamlined Tapes 'n Tapes. Call it an early landslide. And in the Turf Club, of all places, our very own...

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    Gnarls Barkley

    By Nate Patrin

    Published: August 27, 2008

    Sure, "Crazy" was one of those rare ubiquitous hits that never lost its luster after its hundredth spin, but after a couple go-throughs of 2006's uneven St. Elsewhere this...

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    Black Keys

    By Peter S. Scholtes

    Published: August 27, 2008

    Always a spine-throttling live act, Akron power duo the Black Keys are touring behind the album of their careers: a multi-hued blues-rock-based song set produced by Gnarls...

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    Barhopping: The Muddy Pig

    By Ben Palosaari

    Published: August 27, 2008

    The Muddy Pig is not a pub for indecisive drinkers. With nearly 50 globe-spanning beers on tap, from just down the road at Summit Brewery and as far away as Belgium and most...

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    Barhopping: The Happy Gnome

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: August 27, 2008

    According to All About Beer Magazine, The Happy Gnome is one of 125 places beer lovers need to visit before they die. And it's no wonder that this bar and restaurant made the...

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    Barhopping: Moscow on the Hill

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: August 27, 2008

    The decor may not be as trendy or posh as at bars like Chino Latino or Solera, but if you can get over the peasant shirts nailed to the walls, you'll quickly find that Moscow...

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    Barhopping: Town Hall Brewery

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: August 27, 2008

    Visiting a bar that makes its own beer can be a dodgy affair. Though it is a noble art to brew one's own, it doesn't always work out for the best. Beers may turn out watery or...

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    Freewheelin

    By Ward Rubrecht

    Published: August 27, 2008

    Maybe the Republican National Convention will be the site of a historic shift in the direction of the Republican Party, or maybe it'll be a week of meaningless political...

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    Bill Kirchen

    By Rick Mason

    Published: August 27, 2008

    Free treasures always abound at the Minnesota State Fair, and we're not just talkin' about those ubiquitous rulers and conveniently defaceable McCain bumper stickers. One...

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    Wake Up World

    By Ben Palosaari

    Published: August 27, 2008

    When she co-created Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Lizz Winstead developed an innovative brand of comedy that blurred the point at which news ends and comedy begins. With her...

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    Sharon Hayes: Revolutionary Love 2: I am Your Best Fantasy

    By Ben Palosaari

    Published: August 27, 2008

    Of all the art events happening in the Twin Cities to commemorate, challenge, or ridicule the Republican National Convention (and there are scads of them), New York-based...

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    Solutions Volume 3

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: August 27, 2008

    Though politicians may want you to believe that they are the harbingers of change, us regular citizens tend to remain skeptical. Though we often look to our government for...