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SXSW: The lows and highs of putting on a showcase

By Conrad Schoenleber During SXSW, Austin has a specific kind of gravity. Each year, huge masses of people are drawn to the Texas capital to seek out the best of what new music has to offer. I was pulled down south once again in 2013 as an event planner. With my production team at Hydrive Shows, I ... More >>

Ticketmaster and Walmart join forces to make your life even more convenient

​Know what'd be really convenient? Like really, really convenient? If everything in our lives was completely automated and available from one giant place. Need your oil changed? Walmart! Need Fig Newtons? Walmart! Need Lady Gaga tickets? Walma-- wait, what?In a deal announced today, corporate  ... More >>

Karin Wolverton, opera star, sings for her supper

Michal DanielKarin Wolverton as Musetta​Karin Wolverton's soaring soprano has worked both sides of the Twin Cities. With the St. Paul-based Minnesota Opera she's tackled Rusalka, Don Giovanni and La Bohème, while in Minneapolis she's shared the stage with the Minnesota Orchestra for Dvorak's ... More >>

One week on the raw food diet

It's trendy, but is it tolerable?

Gary Gulman

Peeling the Onion

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