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Father John Misty First Avenue : 7:00 p.m. May 21
Josh Tillman issued a handful of solo albums before spending four years drumming and occasionally singing with Fleet Foxes, helping forge their atmospheric, Pacific Northwestern chamber folk-pop. Tillman then headed south, wandered into Laurel Canyon, absorbed the psychedelic remnants of '70s... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Thor Eric Paul Shoebox Gallery : Daily until May 30
Starting this weekend, paintings by Thor Eric Paul will be featured at Shoebox Gallery, the storefront gallery next to Roberts Shoe Store on Lake Street and Chicago. The former Skowhegan and Jerome fellow will be making work for both the gallery and for the studio upstairs, where gallery owner... More >>
Powderhorn	Arts, Art - Galleries

New Found Glory First Avenue : 6:00 p.m. May 25
It's crazy to think that it's been ten years since New Found Glory released Sticks and Stones. Especially for the fans. The bulk of us are nearing our 30s. In our teens, we belted out the lyrics to "The Blue Stare" and "It Never Snows in Florida" with adolescent emotion. Those days are long... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Dr. Mambo's Combo Bunker's Music Bar & Grill : 9:30 p.m. every Mon., Sun.
1987 was a notable year for Minnesota: the Twins won the World Series, Prince released one of his best albums in Sign 'O' the Times, and St. Louis Park's own Coen Brothers released their first great comedy Raising Arizona. 1987 was also the year that Dr. Mambo's Combo was formed, and it just so... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

American Revival Mill City Nights : 8:00 p.m. May 25
Indie-rock with traces of country is a tough genre to innovate in, and even tougher to simply retread the same ground. Minneapolis band American Revival doesn't reinvent the indie-rock wheel, but it does add something immensely enjoyable to the genre, which is more than good enough. Their new... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Cornbread Harris Loring Pasta Bar : 6:00 p.m. every Fri.
You might've heard of his son -- a man named Jimmy who teamed up with another man named Terry, the rest being R&B history -- but Cornbread Harris is a Twin Cities legend in his own right. Harris is a WWII vet who joined Augie Garcia to record the area's first rock'n'roll record (1955's "Hi Yo... More >>
University	Music

What Happened to the Dollar Bryant-Lake Bowl Theater : 7:00 p.m. every Sun. until May 26; 7:00 p.m. every Thu. until May 26
Commenting on the frustrations of contemporary existence has always been a function of the theater, yet original works dealing directly with economic issues tend to be in conspicuously short supply. Considering the widespread severity of monetary malaise, one might wonder if even the satirists... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Theater

Everything is Entrance Soo Visual Arts Center : Daily until June 22
You might find yourself asking what it is you're looking at in "Everything Is Entrance," on exhibit in the SooVAC's Main Gallery space. That's kind of the point, as Lori Esposito's large-scale drawings are a bit Rorschach test, a bit black-light poster, a bit meditative mandala. "When we don't... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Arts, Art - Galleries

Still Life: Poetries of Abstraction Groveland Gallery : Daily until June 22
Joseph Byrne's new works — casein on paper — are abstractions with straight edges pieced together like building blocks. Carolyn Brunelle's recent acrylic paintings are vibrantly colored abstractions brimming with the emotional intensity of a Van Gogh (without his signature... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Arts, Art - Galleries

Cory Wong Quartet Artists' Quarter : 7:00 p.m. every Tue.
Usually when someone's referred to as one of the best-kept secrets in town, it's an aspiring journeyman or a niche-genre artist that's flying under the radar. But as the weekly resident of one of St. Paul's premier clubs, Cory Wong doesn't quite fit under either category -- the jazz-and-more... More >>
St. Paul (Downtown)	Music

Transmission Clubhouse Jager : 10:00 p.m. every Wed.
"Retro" is a tricky niche to slot a dance night into. Usually you've got to find yourself an era and a genre, hew towards the hits, and maybe garnish it with an outsized wink, a double-pistol-point and a smirking acknowledgement that you think the past is, well, kinda goofy. But Transmission... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Music

Abraham Cruzvillegas: The Autoconstrucción Suites Walker Art Center : Daily until September 22
On first look, Abraham Cruzvillegas's sculptures and installations have a Duchampian appeal with their incorporation of everyday objects. But on closer investigation, the work collected in "The Autoconstruccion Suites," the first mid-career exhibition for the Mexico City artist, has a dynamism... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Arts, Art - Museums

The Primrose Path Guthrie Theater : 7:30 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until June 15; 7:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 15
British playwright Crispin Whittell brings his second premiere adaptation to the Guthrie Theater with The Primrose Path, based on Ivan Turgenev's 1859 novel Home of the Gentry. Whittell's first adaptation, the latest version of A Christmas Carol used by the theater, has played to strong... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Theater

Wang Regis Center For Art : Daily until June 22
This two-part, dual-location exhibition celebrates the work of Beijing artist Wang Youshen. At the Regis Center on the U of M campus (Quarter Gallery, 405 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612.625.8096), the "Wang" portion includes photography on walls and dangling from the ceiling that turns a... More >>
University	Arts, Art - Galleries

Open Mic The Joke Joint Comedy Club : 8:00 p.m. every Wed.
It was a potentially risky gambit for the Joke Joint to relocate from its former spot at the Ramada Inn in Bloomington, near the high-traffic area of the MOA, but the move across the river to Lilydale near South St. Paul proved fortuitous. The new digs, in the old Diamond Jim's location with... More >>
West St. Paul	Comedy

International Reggae All-Stars High Five Bar & Grill : May 24
Make all the jokes you want about the climate differences between Kingston and Minneapolis, but the cultural ones aren't as hard to reconcile. The aptly dubbed Lynval "Golden Voice" Jackson and his band have been a welcome and frequent presence in Twin Cities clubs for years now, and they're... More >>
Burnsville	Music

Tesla The Nimbus Theater : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until June 9; 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until June 9; 7:30 p.m. every Thu. until June 9
Being remembered as the archetypical mad scientist probably wouldn't have pleased Nicola Tesla. The Serbian inventor, after all, revolutionized our core understanding of electrons, experimenting extensively on the way energy travels over vast distances. Tesla's groundbreaking research tends to... More >>
Northeast Minneapolis	Theater

Jessica Dickinson: final remainders 2011-2013 David Petersen Gallery : Daily until June 22
Back in the day, Jessica Dickinson spent time with the artists of Speedboat Gallery. The St. Paul native, Brooklyn-based painter is known for her abstract works that are built, deconstructed, and rebuilt over time. Space, chance methods, a change of mind, and different ideas become incorporated... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Arts, Art - Galleries

Best of Bond Trylon microcinema : 7:00 p.m. daily until May 21; 7:00 p.m. daily from May 27 until May 28
From 1962's Dr. No through last year's Skyfall, the cinematic adventures of British secret agent 007, otherwise known as James Bond, have entertained audiences for over 50 years with a trusty formulaic blend of megalomaniacal villains, seductive women, and audacious action. Though certain... More >>
Seward/ Longfellow/ Minnehaha	Film, Festivals, Arts

Neal Karlen Magers & Quinn Booksellers : 2:00 p.m. June 9
Get the true story of the late Augie Ratner, the boxer-turned-nightclub proprietor who owned Augie's Theater Lounge and Bar (where Augie's Bourbon Street Cabaret is now), this Sunday at Mager's & Quinn. In Augie's Secrets: The Minneapolis Mob and the King of the Hennepin Strip (Minnesota... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Arts, Literary Events

Daily Happy Hours Herkimer Pub & Brewery : Daily
Don't try to order up a Surly at the Herkimer; this joint actually makes their own beers. And though some brews are better than others, most are pretty decent. You can try their best award-winning items easily during the 10 after 10 happy hour. For $10 after 10 p.m., barhoppers can enjoy five... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Barhopping

#NameThisExhibit: 1200 Birchwood Plaques American Swedish Institute : Daily until June 2
Anyone who has taken a road trip to a small, picturesque town has probably seen a birchwood plaque. Traditionally, artists — often of the amateur or untrained variety — would paint a scenic bit of nature onto an oval-shaped slice of wood. These types of artworks tend to show up on... More >>
Powderhorn	Arts, Art - Museums

Cheap Date Night Red Stag Supper Club : Every Tue.
Can a bar and restaurant with the look and feel of a northern cabin lure a hipster crowd? After numerous visits over the past couple of years, we'd have to say definitely. Since opening in 2007, the Stag has grown from a decent spot to grab an early snack at the beginning of a northeast... More >>
Northeast Minneapolis	Barhopping

Convolution Soo Visual Arts Center : Daily until June 22
You might find yourself asking what it is you're looking at in "Everything Is Entrance," on exhibit in the SooVAC's Main Gallery space. That's kind of the point, as Lori Esposito's large-scale drawings are a bit Rorschach test, a bit black-light poster, a bit meditative mandala. "When we don't... More >>
Uptown/ Eat Street	Arts, Art - Galleries

Carolyn Brunelle: Imagine the Tree The Annex @ Groveland Gallery : Daily until June 22
Joseph Byrne's new works — casein on paper — are abstractions with straight edges pieced together like building blocks. Carolyn Brunelle's recent acrylic paintings are vibrantly colored abstractions brimming with the emotional intensity of a Van Gogh (without his signature... More >>
Minneapolis (Downtown)	Arts, Art - Galleries