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As far as the entertainment goes, the Minnesota Street Rod Association's Back to the '50s Bash has a faulty timing belt. The Trashmen and the Castaways are not the breeders of...
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Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara can knock you out with her phenomenal technique, lightning-fast velocity, rhythmic sense, free-flowing compositions that seem to rifle through...
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Can one claim that a band blazed fiercely but briefly if said group reforms without a key member? MIA: The Complete Anthology—the Germs' entire discography, almost,...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix aims for an appeal as populist as Phoenix's garage-pop will allow. With their third album, the French quartet simply polish their sound, but do so to...
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If you're looking for the steal of the weekend -- or steal of the month -- you can't beat the eleventh installation of the long-running free jazz festival that's been gracing...
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After a four-year touring hiatus, the Offspring are hitting the road in support of last year's album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. They're headlining the 40-date Shit Is...
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Los Angeles punk romantics X have been reuniting to tour with their original lineup for longer than they were initially together—and why not? Having taught rock 'n' roll...
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In 1969, Eric Clapton was already well established as a guitar god—if not the prime deity himself—while Steve Winwood had been cranking up his soulful voice, along...
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A noted painter of the previous century, Rufino Tomayo created abstract art that is as well known in that world as that of his contemporaries Jackson Pollock, Diego Rivera, and...
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Red Eye's annual Isolated Acts series presents a collaboration between Hijack and Mad King Thomas, a harmonic convergence of five women who have separately stormed numerous...
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Performing outside has its risks. Last year, Christopher Watson and his crew successfully out-danced an oncoming thunderstorm—lightning, wind, green sky, and all. But the...
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Much like Minneapolis's citywide Aquatennial celebration, Rosefest is Roseville's own ongoing mini-fest. The party begins this Monday at 6:16 p.m. when the parade marches from...
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Who doesn't love a summertime festival, right? People certainly love a strawberry-themed one, as Cottage Grove's Strawberry Festival draws an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people...
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Some games are great to play while drinking: darts, billiards, foosball, and tabletop shuffleboard, to name a few. They offer a little competition, require only a bit of...
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This is the final weekend for director Peter Moore's Swinging '60s take on Agatha Christie's tale of lies, deceit, subterfuge, and a few more lies thrown in for good measure....
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Hip hop has migrated from the streets to the stage without losing face or the radical spontaneity that infects the genre. Eighteen of the Twin Cities' hottest groups and...
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You may have gone to some of the recent spring fashion shows like Voltage or Fashion Fight, or even to a trunk show or two. You know what your top everyday looks are going to...
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This popular yearly event is one of several pre-Pride Fest parties that sells out quickly. And it's easy to see why: Who doesn't love a summertime booze cruise? Hop aboard the...
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Born out of the excruciating hardship of civil war, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars now play buoyant, joyful music that serves as a beacon of hope for those in similar...
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During the mid-1800s, Mendota was a hopping territory. Located where the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers meet, the city was a common pit stop for French fur traders traveling...
