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Black Pus at Turf Club, 5/9/13

Black Pus with Seawhores and Slapping PursesTurf Club, Saint PaulWednesday, May 9, 2013Some folks make it look easy, and some folks make it look hard. Brian Chippendale makes it look hard. Really hard. So watching Black Pus is discouraging; I don't care how well you think you can play, how savage yo ... More >>

The life of Lizz Winstead

The Daily Show creator returns home to Minnesota

Prince will perform at SXSW, says Samsung

Earlier this week, reports of noted guitar-smasher Prince finally crossing over to a national audience via a South by Southwest showcase started making the rounds. Tastemakers all over the country are finally going to understand what we've been blabbing about all these years! Okay, we kid. In the ne ... More >>

Three gang members charged after year-long crime spree

Over the past year, officers began seeing similarities in a string of assaults and burglaries in which thieves netted computers and guns.Now, Hennepin County has charged three members of the Loud Pack gang -- Dementry Loyd, 19, along with Montrelle Collins, 20 and Marlon Collins, 21 -- with the crim ... More >>

Stanley Wilkinson, Rochester pastor, faces felony for accidentally shooting granddaughter

Around 11:30 p.m. on December 10, 16-year-old Paige Wilkinson was trying to sneak back into her grandparents's house when her grandfather -- 61-year-old Rochester Seventh-Day Adventist Church pastor Stanley Wilkinson -- mistook her for an intruder and fired two shots at her. The second one hit her i ... More >>

On the Road stars talk about their "unmakeable" movie

Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund romanticize a simpler era of Kerouac's America

Patent war brews big bucks

A new type of cold war has taken over the tech world

Uber, the car service for techies, launches in MSP

Halloween revelers hunting for cabs this weekend had a new transportation option: Uber. See Also:- There's an app for that: Communicate with the dead via a paranormal recorder on your phone [AUDIO]

Ronald Sims and Dee King allegedly used million-volt stun gun to rob Craigslist laptop seller

Early Sunday (exactly what time isn't clear), Jeff Hanson met Dee King in the Burger King parking lot at 695 East 7th Street in St. Paul. King and Hanson got in touch on Craigslist, where Hanson was looking to sell his laptop computer.SEE ALSO: Craigslist murders: A timeline King, a paroled bank rob ... More >>

Why? at Cedar Cultural Center, 9/8/12

By Ian HrabeWhy? with Doseone and Serengeti The Cedar, Minneapolis September 8, 2012 Some people go to psychiatrists to unload their weird problems, but Yoni Wolf goes on tour. Since 2003, under the alias Why?, Wolf has carved out four excellent LPs loaded with the sort of personal details better s ... More >>

Bon Iver's "Beth/Rest" and sentimentality under The Believer's scope

See Also:Bon Iver book Radio City Music Hall residency, unveil Bjork coverBon Iver's Justin Vernon designs shoe for KeepThe yearly tradition of The Believer putting out a music issue is upon us once again. As in years past, the McSweeney's flagship magazine of profound thought has pulled together an ... More >>

Jenna Schultz sexts student

Simley High School teacher sent nude photo

Feist and the Low Anthem at the Minnesota Zoo, 6/2/12

Feist and the Low AnthemWeesner Family Amphitheater, Minnesota Zoo, Apple ValleyJune 2, 2012Feist kicked off the 20th season of Music In the Zoo in grand fashion on Saturday night, delivering a two-hour set that spotlighted not only her deft guitar playing and insightful songwriting, but also her ... More >>

VIDEO: Was peaceful Occupy activist arrested in downtown Mpls just for filming police?

On May 11, 56-year-old Minneapolis resident David Cummer was calmly using his iPhone to film police during the 1% Against Democracy rally in downtown Minneapolis when a group of officers approached him and suddenly placed him under arrest."You decide to leave, if not, you're going to be arrested," o ... More >>

Five Prince perfumes that would smell sweeter than 3121

A New York judge this week ordered Prince to pay a perfume maker nearly $4 million for failing to promote the 3121 line of scents that were a tie-in to the release of 2006's 3121. This is yet another bizarre entry in the life of Prince Rogers Nelson, a life in which each successive chapter manages ... More >>

Honeydogs frontman Adam Levy reveals the heartbreak of son's suicide

Daniel Levy, 21, took his own life in January

The Real Rybak: A reporter's notebook in Iowa [VIDEO]

​In this week's cover story, we followed Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak around for several weeks to document the day-to-day life of a city politician marking his tenth year in office. Along the way, we traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, ahead of the January 3 caucus to witness Rybak in his role as v ... More >>

'This Day in Bob Dylan' iPad/iPhone app released

​If you ever find yourself thinking, 'I wonder what Bob Dylan was up to on this date in 1972,' then software creators This Day In Music Apps definitely have the product for you. They have just put together a 'This Day In Bob Dylan' iPad/iPhone app which documents famous events from the musicia ... More >>

Terry Eason wraps up year-long 'Song-a-Day' project

​St. Paul singer/songwriter and guitar-wizard sideman Terry Eason has two big landmarks to celebrate this week. Not only is he turning 50, but he will be completing his massive "Song-A-Day" project that he has successfully kept up this past year.

Artists of the Year 2011

Alan Moore, Louis C.K., Bethany Larson, and more

Guy Fieri in Diners, Drive-Ins, and Disasters

Food Network host gets raw behind the scenes

Best Buy stock drops after bad earnings report

Best Buy still has people who show up to buy stuff... in China.​Best Buy, the Richfield-based tech retailer that's become the largest outlet for fancy gadgets in America, looks to be in trouble. Yesterday, the company reported a 30 percent drop in second-quarter profits. Once the market got a look ... More >>

Rick Adelman named Timberwolves coach, sources indicate

Rick Adelman is coming to save us!​Rick Adelman is about to be named the new coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, a bad basketball team that loses money in a sport that loses money, and is locked out, and might not even play any games this year.Welcome to Minnesota, Rick!The naming of Adelman is n ... More >>

The Felix Culpa's Marky Hladish talks about signing to No Sleep and writing 7-minute songs

Courtesy of The Felix Culpa​Since the early 2000s, The Felix Culpa has steadily built a large grassroots following for their blend of post-hardcore, arty indie rock, melody, and dissonance. The Illinois/Wisconsin-based quartet recently signed with the West Coast-based indie label No Sleep Reco ... More >>

Justin Bieber to America: "Don't text and drive"

​"With great power comes great responsibility." Sound familiar? It should; it's one of Spider Man's mottos. Even if you never read the comics, you probably saw at least one of the movies, and those damn movies beat that old saw to death. An old saw, but a good one - one that Justin Bieber is now s ... More >>

Tilia in Linden Hills feels like it's been around forever

Steven Brown's comeback rings out loud and clear

Al Franken skewers Apple over iPhone tracking [VIDEO]

Al wants to know what Apple knows.​Al Franken pounced on Apple yesterday in a Senate hearing on privacy and mobile devices. Franken had summoned Apple executives as well as representatives from Google and others to discuss the companies' privacy policies. Specifically, Franken wanted to tal ... More >>

Oregon Trail: Minnesota inventors play the new Facebook game [VIDEO]

The inventors answer the question, 'Is Oregon Trail on Facebook as good as the original?'​This week, Oregon Trail on Facebook went live. As we explained in our January cover story, it's been 40 years since three Minnesotans invented the most successful educational computer game of all time. Th ... More >>

Oregon Trail: How three Minnesotans forged its path

It's one of the most popular educational games of all time

Oregon Trail: The Documentary [VIDEO]

This week's cover explains the Minnesota origins of Oregon Trail.​This week's cover story tells the true history of the most successful educational computer game of all time--Oregon Trail. And it all happened right here in the Twin Cities. All three creators still live in the Midwest. So we ... More >>

Al Franken: Net neutrality rules permit political censorship [UPDATE]

Franken: Keep it neutral.​The compromise net neutrality rules just adopted by the FCC would prohibit broadband providers like Comcast and Qwest from blocking user access to websites and applications. But the measure won't do the same thing for wireless companies, and Al Franken smells censor ... More >>

Robyn at the Fine Line, 11/14/10

Photos by Tony Nelson​RobynNovember 14, 2010Fine Line Music Cafe, MinneapolisEndlessly labeled as a "Swedish pop star" by people who likely haven't witnessed her fierceness firsthand and remember her only for her '90s hit "Show Me Love," Robyn proved to a sold-out crowd at the Fine Line on Sunday ... More >>

ILLEGAL from Terry Greene Sterling

A penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Green Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone

'ILLEGAL' from Terry Greene Sterling

Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: 'ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone'

Kings Wine Bar cooks royally tasty menu from scratch

Kingfield hangout even has its own book club

Paul Thissen is statehouse's smartest, but is he ready to be governor?

The well-liked brainiac is quickly turning from race's darkhorse to its thoroughbred

Picked to Click 2009: Red Pens voted Twin Cities' best new band

Celebrating the 10 winners of this year's best-new-bands poll

21,000 dorks overtake Chicago's Magnificent Mile

Oprah issues command to dance, dance, dance!

Newsman Jason DeRusha attempts to get his own day using social media, Zubaz

Friends, strangers pull for official day for WCCO's "Good Question" anchor

Can WCCO's Jason DeRusha have his day yet?

The ubiquitous DeRusha might get a whole day to himself.

Pardon My French, Volnay Bistro bring Paris to the Twin Cities

Local French cafes will make you say, "Ooh la la!"

Blitzen Trapper, Mötley Crüe, and more

Great Lakes surfers pay no mind to frigid temps

CP goes to Duluth to see what kind of brave souls partake of winter boarding

Old Glory: David Hansen reviews the Sammy Hagar RNC kick-off

Al Jefferson: Minnesota's Franchise 2.0

The Wolves believe in life after Kevin Garnett

Letters to the Editor

Temerity Tomatoes from Outer Space

Dance Band’s Message to Earthlings? Drop The Pants. Bring the Dance.