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Early on the morning of June 2, Gov. Tim Pawlenty began calling his political allies. Speculation had been escalating—it was good form to let friends know his future...
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Company Inc. have spent years sifting through musical junk piles. Throughout their lifespan, they have fastened together abandoned trinkets from myriad genres to construct a...
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Well, here's an odd development: it looks like the definition of "classic rock" has expanded significantly over the last decade and a half or so. At least that's the case if...
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In some circles it's a beloved term that is welcomed with unequivocal praise, and one that is used only in an endearing light. In others it's a tired label that refers to a...
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As the old adage goes, it takes 20 years to become an overnight success. Though Sick of Sarah are miles away from catching a glimpse of that two-decade milestone (their...
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With the band closing in on the big three-oh, the latter half of Sonic Youth's moniker may be getting a bit disingenuous. As for SY's splendid escapades to the far reaches of...
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Having previously sold some 50 million records as a member of Destiny's Child, this past decade has seen Beyoncé Knowles separate herself from the image of a girl-group...
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Greatly influenced by the likes of the legendary Robert Johnson (so much so that he accurately portrayed the bluesman in the 1998 documentary Can't You Hear the Wind Howl?),...
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Guitarist and vocalist Warren Haynes is a busy man these days, juggling roles in the Allman Brothers, the Dead, and Gov't Mule, which he leads, having founded it with the late...
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This is a mini-jamboree of freak folk, featuring a fine pair of North Carolina-based bands. Bowerbirds play sparse, entrancing acoustic music that's a crucial blend of folk,...
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In a career now longer than his iconic, incomparable father's, Arlo Guthrie has not only honored the family folk and activist traditions, but also roamed far and wide in the...
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The Eclectic Edge Ensemble presents Jazz Dance in all its forms. Works by Karis Sloss run the gambit from "Big Noise," set to New Orleans-style Dixieland Jazz, to "Number 44,"...
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According to Travel & Leisure magazine, Minneapolis is one of the world's greatest cities for bicycling—as if the crazy folks taking their 10-speeds to work in a...
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There are plenty of examples out there of art that explores utopian and dystopian futures—futures in which things continue to grow and blossom, whether the results are...
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On the surface, Christopher O'Riley is a curiosity, both for being a serious classical pianist with a Radiohead fixation and for this late booking at the Dakota, nominally a...
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The location is Bedlam, the notoriously cruel British asylum. The year is 1902. Does this sound like a hot spot for fashion? No. And then there's John Harvey Kellogg, an...
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For less than the cost of a Miley Cyrus CD, Jessica Hopper's The Girls' Guide to Rocking: How to Start a Band, Book Gigs, and Get Rolling to Rock Stardom (Workman Publishing)...
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Emo Philips loves the Twin Cities, but he doesn't care much for the Mall of America. "I think everyone goes to the Mall of America eventually," he says, "if they die without...
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For more than 10 years, Nathan Rabin has had the unique job of writing for The Onion. But that's not really the unique part. What makes Rabin stand out in the history of the...
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Minneapolis is loaded with farmers' markets. Strangely enough, those markets seem to be located either further to the east or downtown. For whatever reason such happenings...
