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No, the man himself won't show—and he won't have to. This annual reunion of Prince bandmates and related musicians achieves party liftoff without him, partly on the...
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Chickadee Mountain Martyrs, the local honky-tonk, hanky-pank gangstas, will be making a rare above-ground appearance at the Turf Club this Friday, where they will be sure to...
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Starting her career as an actress and later moving into a role she still retains—vocalist for the L.A. rock band Rilo Kiley—Jenny Lewis faces the same issue that M....
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The video for the 1995 single "Soulmate" was one of Fat Wreck Chords' first, and last, to receive heavy rotation on MTV. The song still remains one of the most successful...
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Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark previously performed and toured with the likes of the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens before breaking...
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Late last month Edward Droste, lead singer of Grizzly Bear, made an announcement via his Twitter feed: "Well after much rehearsal and preperation [sic], we will not be on...
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After a quick glimpse into Mayhem's past, it's easy to see why the band is one of the world's most notorious. The Norwegian black-metal group was originally formed in 1983. Its...
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Cam'ron's "I Hate My Job" might be the epochal rap of the season, but Mr. Lif's "Live from the Plantation" beat him to the sentiment by three years, with richer Office Space...
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You'll laugh, you'll cheer, you'll scratch your head at improper pronoun usage. Originally mounted this spring and now back by popular demand, this show of classic ballads and...
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Who says you can have your cake and eat it, too? Midtown Global Market does. And it doesn't even have to be your birthday. Show up this Saturday to taste how birthdays are...
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Now in its seventh year, the Minneapolis MOSAIC is a huge, city-wide, summer-long festival that showcases the full spectrum of art and culture in Minneapolis. The opening block...
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Grand Old Day is the largest one-day festival in the Midwest. For many Minnesotans it also marks the start of the big summer street festivals, even though we still have a few...
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A befezed slide guitarist of roaring verve, Lil' Ed Williams mastered Chicago blues under the wing of his uncle J.B. Hutto, and has since become one of the music's essential...
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A few weeks shy of his 95th birthday, seminal blues pianist Pinetop Perkins continues to showcase his trademark boogie roll on the ivories and glowing, nicely seasoned vocals...
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Is it possible to change the weather? And if we could, what would be the consequences? Do we become godlike? Members of Aniccha Arts, led by Pramila Vasudevan with Mark Fox,...
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It might sound strange to think about, but even children need good legal aid and advice. Actually, children especially need this. In an effort to raise money for the Children's...
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So, you've probably seen a Shakespeare-in-the-park play at least once in your life. Music in a park is also fairly common, as are kid-friendly puppet shows, school marching...
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No one, except (maybe) fellow scribes, actually wants to read about or watch writers being writers. Remember the MTV reality show I'm from Rolling Stone, which pitted six...
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A sense of impending doom pervades the work of writer Andre Dubus III. In House of Sand and Fog, which was made into a 2003 Oscar-nominated film, a desperate young American...
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Last season probably wasn't what the Lynx had hoped for: They finished tied for last place in the Western Conference. Bummer. But finishing so low in the standings comes with...
