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The Cave Singers

The Onion is Minnesota's most influential news site, study finds

​We really don't know what to think about this, so we'll just put it out there: According to Forbes, The Onion is Minnesota's most influential news site.Minnesota is one of three states to hold that... distinction, the other two being Wisconsin and New Mexico. Nationally, USA Today is the most inf ... More >>

Alison Krauss & Union Station at the Orpheum, 9/13/2011

Photos by Nick Wosika​Alison Krauss and Union StationSeptember 13, 2011Orpheum Theatre, MinneapolisTo spend the evening watching Alison Krauss and Union Station perform is a humbling experience.  There are some shows where the artist may seem accessible and would love to hang out afterwards, ... More >>

Blackberry Winter performs songs from 'Winter's Bone' at the Cedar tomorrow

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Wiz Khalifa, Rihanna, Florence & the Machine, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

The Cave Singers

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Paul Simon, Zola Jesus, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Robert Plant, Cut Copy, My Chemical Romance, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Robert Plant & the Band of Joy

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Crystal Castles, Cold War Kids, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Carrie Elkin

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Crooked Still

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Bone Thugs, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Eliza Blue

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Del McCoury

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Basia Bulat

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Electric Fetus Reborn, Song of Zarathustra, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Andrew Bird

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Andrew Bird, Lookbook, No Bird Sing, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Tim Eriksen

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Orange Mighty Trio (CD-Release)

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Metric, PJ Harvey, Tower of Power, and more

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

James Sewell Ballet: Bud!

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

The Avett Brothers; Jessica Lea Mayfield

Dennis Crider​Though the Academy Awards are often dominated by big-name films with huge budgets, director Debra Granik's family drama/rural crime thriller Winter's Bone (2010) caused quite a stir on the awards circuit last year. The film grabbed four Academy Award nominations, two Independent ... More >>

Artist takes on destructive plants

Jim Proctor's art isn't just engaging, it could save forests

O'Death/Rock Plaza Central/the Western Fifth

Jim Proctor's art isn't just engaging, it could save forests

Various Artists: Where Will You Be Christmas Day?

Jim Proctor's art isn't just engaging, it could save forests

Feeling Minnesota

The 10 (or 28) best local albums of 2004

The Wind Done Blew

The 10 (or 28) best local albums of 2004

If I'm So Crazy, Why Do I Have My Own Movie?

Unconventional wisdom from unstable characters in the City Pages Documentary Film Festival

The Big Chill

Documentaries reach middle age at the Sundance Film Festival

Deep River of Song, the Alan Lomax Collection

Documentaries reach middle age at the Sundance Film Festival

The Mountain Moves

Local cloggers the Girl Germs spread the traditional dancing of Appalachia to the prairies

Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers

Local cloggers the Girl Germs spread the traditional dancing of Appalachia to the prairies

Dark Horse

If he runs for president next year, there's little chance Sen. Paul Wellstone will win. But he just might nudge the Democrats slightly to the left.

Having It All

Leaving behind beauty myths and backlashes, three new books about women and their accomplishments share a surprising optimism.