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  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    10 country Christmas songs that are mostly not terrible

    ​Country music singers sure do love their Christmas songs. Now why is that? I reckon it has a little bit to do with the holiday's celebration of all things traditional, and down home-y, and old-time religion-y and whatnot. But I'll bet it has a lot more to do with, well, Google with me won't y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Jewbilee! takes over the Entry this Christmas Eve

    ​Jewbilee! is a highly entertaining holiday alternative to Christmas Eve for Jewish people and non-Jewish alike. This new "holiday" began seven years ago when local multi-faceted creative artist/musician/DJ/journalist Danny Sigelman, living in Austin, Texas at the time, was inspired to create some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    It's going to be a brown Christmas

    Matt GrommesThis Christmas is the worst.​Still dreaming of a white Christmas? A crisp sleigh ride over the river and through the woods to grandma's? Well, according to the weather experts at the Department of Natural Resources, we can all forget it. "Basically, it would take a Christmas miracle ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 21, 2011

    Jewbilee!

    Matt GrommesThis Christmas is the worst.​Still dreaming of a white Christmas? A crisp sleigh ride over the river and through the woods to grandma's? Well, according to the weather experts at the Department of Natural Resources, we can all forget it. "Basically, it would take a Christmas miracle ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 21, 2011

    The 5th or 6th Annual Christmas Night Staraoke Party

    Matt GrommesThis Christmas is the worst.​Still dreaming of a white Christmas? A crisp sleigh ride over the river and through the woods to grandma's? Well, according to the weather experts at the Department of Natural Resources, we can all forget it. "Basically, it would take a Christmas miracle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Is SuperValu anti-Christmas?

    Wait--we thought the Grinch was green...​For those people out there who don't make a habit of watching paid political ads on YouTube, you may be surprised to learn that America is currently at war. No, we're not talking about the drawn-out wars in far-off lands like Iraq or Afghanistan ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 14, 2011

    4th Annual Lowertown SantaCon

    Wait--we thought the Grinch was green...​For those people out there who don't make a habit of watching paid political ads on YouTube, you may be surprised to learn that America is currently at war. No, we're not talking about the drawn-out wars in far-off lands like Iraq or Afghanistan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    The New Standards issue holiday album to coincide with annual Fitzgerald shows

    ​If you've tuned into the Current at all this week, there's a good chance you've heard about this weekend's back-to-back New Standards Holiday Shows at the Fitzgerald Theater, the group's annual star-studded performances of jazz-inspired covers and holiday sing-alongs. This year, in honor of their ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 16, 2011

    Minnesota Opera: Silent Night

    ​If you've tuned into the Current at all this week, there's a good chance you've heard about this weekend's back-to-back New Standards Holiday Shows at the Fitzgerald Theater, the group's annual star-studded performances of jazz-inspired covers and holiday sing-alongs. This year, in honor of their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Grizzly bears demonstrate best way to dispose of Halloween pumpkins [VIDEO]

    These bears will destroy a pumpkin, or each other, or you, if you want.​Okay, so Halloween is, way, way, over now. If you haven't already bought your Thanksgiving turkey and hung all of your Christmas decorations, you are totally behind and kind of an embarrassment to the neighborhood. But, for yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Kanye West & friends send out their best Christmas wishes

    ​And just like that, Kanye West's long, strange art-rap journey of a year winds down with a Christmas posse cut, of all things - a Christmas posse cut that leaks, then is hoisted for sale on iTunes, then is issued as the final, long-delayed piece of the canny/self-aggrandizing G.O.O.D. Fridays puz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Rockford Mules wish South Dakota a Merry Christmas

    ​The other day, we received a message from the guys in Rockford Mules. ...we ended up writing a Christmas song sorta by accident, and we really like the way it turned out, and then we recorded it, and then we had an idea for a video, and then we put that video on youtube. I think the theme i ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2010

    Car Carols

    Christmas rides shotgun

  • Calendar

    December 22, 2010

    Stocking Stuffers

    Christmas rides shotgun

  • Music

    December 22, 2010
  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Faces Mears Park has your Christmas dinner covered, this Week in Food.

    Some brandy with your Alexander? ​The Twin Cities are alive with holiday festivities. Learn the ABCs of beer, trade in the roast beast for General Tao's tofu, and sip on brandy and cognac this Week in Food. Monday 12/20 You drink enough of it--you should try to get to know it. Learn the ABCs of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    The Best of Hot Dish: December 13-17

    5th Ave. TheaterDreamboat in a dreamcoat, Anthony Fedorov​It's just one week until Christmas Eve and if you're like the Hot Dish you're still scrambling around trying to find just the right presents for family and friends. And then there are all those holiday shindigs, finding the perfect ugly swe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Azian Kitchen, Cosmos & more: Your best bests for dining on Christmas

    Kikugawa and Seven are two places you can get your sushi fix on Christmas Day.​We know that most of the world grinds to a well-deserved halt on Christmas Day--shops close, the mail stops, and everyone cuddles up by the fireplace and plays Scrabble while snow gently falls outside and Bing Cros ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Lusurfer want to wish you a happily satanic holiday season

    ​It's always fun digging through the onslaught of mail around the holiday season, especially when we get creative Christmas cards from local bands. Our favorite card to arrive so far this season came courtesy of satanic surf-rock band Lusurfer (who we profiled in City Pages last year), who donned ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 15, 2010

    Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas Ever

    ​It's always fun digging through the onslaught of mail around the holiday season, especially when we get creative Christmas cards from local bands. Our favorite card to arrive so far this season came courtesy of satanic surf-rock band Lusurfer (who we profiled in City Pages last year), who donned ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part VI)

    ​So: are you feeling the fear yet, as the days slip by with a greater rapidity and your gift-shopping list becomes longer? Got the shakes? Struggling to find some temporal real-estate this weekend to sneak out and do your fake-Santa duties dirt cheap? Gimme Noise is, too. Remember back when you we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part V)

    ​Gimme Noise won't front; our Christmas shopping is nowhere even near finished. I haven't gotten Christmas cards for my parents or my son, I still have a few things to get for my wife, and I need a whole mess of CD gift boxes, which the local Wal-Mart doesn't seem to stock. Isn't it weird how, in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part IV)

    ​You? You're still parking in the dark recesses of underlighted mall garages, so we're still racking our brains for Christmas pop to get you through. No need to thank Gimme Noise; that's what we're here for, after all.(Rock out to parts one, two, and three.)

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part III)

    ​Nope, the season's not over yet. There are trees left to trim, stockings left to stuff, decorations still to be hung with care, and because you're a big baller/shot caller - are you kidding, of course you are - it's downright imperative that you figure out where to score one of those humongous gi ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 1, 2010

    Black Nativity: Now's the Time

    Penumbra Theatre Company

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part I)

    ​Abercrombie & Fitch hoodies for the nieces? Rugby shirts for the nephew? Teddy Kennedy book-on-tape for Dad, calypso super hits re-ish for Mom, Twilight Blu-Ray discs for the significant other? Is this your life, diligent not-early-but-not-really-late Christmas shopper? Sticking to a list ful ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2010

    Come All Ye Faithful

    Take your places at the show

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2010

    Wells Fargo Winter Skate

    Take your places at the show

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Christmas weekend concert guide

    A jam-packed lineup to keep you sane over the holiday weekend.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Best. Christmas Cookies. Ever.

    And, they're super easy, to boot, and make a great hostess gift...

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Drink of the week: La Belle Vie's 12 Drinks Before Christmas

    12 cocktails from La Belle Vie sure to warm even the most holiday-hatin' heart.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Top 5: Most worthless holiday sweets

    Some holiday candies just don't belong. Here's our Top 5.

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2009

    The Blind Boys of Alabama

    Some holiday candies just don't belong. Here's our Top 5.

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2009

    Nutbuster!! The Ballet

    Some holiday candies just don't belong. Here's our Top 5.

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2009

    Making Spirits Bright

    Some holiday candies just don't belong. Here's our Top 5.

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Office holiday parties: A cautionary tale

    Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like getting drunk and groping co-workers. Amiright?

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    Bela Fleck & the Flecktones

    Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like getting drunk and groping co-workers. Amiright?

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Freeloader Friday: Holiday neighborhood celebrations, reindeers, and a band called Schitty Weezer

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Christmas Brunch and Dinner

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Jewbilee

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    The Lounge's First Annual XX-Mas Eve Extravaganza

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008

    Holiday Traditions

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Christmas at the Ramsey House

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Electric Arc Radio Show: A Very Brady Christmas

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    International Christmas Festival

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Ramsey House Homecoming

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Calendar

    December 19, 2007

    Jewbilee

    December is the month your wallet gets hungry. You wont have to feed it at these events.

  • Restaurants

    June 30, 2004

    Great Humor

    Three Minnesota gems with ice cream cakes and frozen pies prove you can have your cake and lick it too

  • Feature

    December 1, 1998

    Mary

    Three Minnesota gems with ice cream cakes and frozen pies prove you can have your cake and lick it too

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