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Reckless Ones

Dr. Dog at First Avenue, 2/17/12

Photo by Reed Fischer​Dr. DogFirst Avenue, MinneapolisFebruary 17, 2012Dr. Dog turned the Mainroom stage into their own cozy living room Friday night at a sold-out First Avenue. They decorated their immediate surroundings with numerous lamps, afghans, and other random comforts of home including ... More >>

Reckless Ones: Best under-the-radar Minneapolis band

They're big in France

5 weird web food stories: August 15-19

Yum, DSL- Digital Sushi LunchFights in the kitchen! Rockers pushing wine!  And a contract that must be signed before getting a reservation? We take a look at five of the weirdest food stories kicking around the web this week.  

Spotify is coming to the United States, but what is it?

​The Internet is abuzz with the news that Spotify is coming to the United States. But what does that mean for us, exactly? Their website lists an excited an announcement that the music service is coming to the U.S. (no date in mind), along with a few choice quotes from Mark Zuckerberg and Dem ... More >>

Kaivama's Sara Panjunen and Jonathon Rundman reflect on their new Finnish-American project

​One violin, one guitar, lots of talent.  Sara Pajunen and Jonathon Rundman reflect a piece of the Northwoods in their Finnish flavored sound, pulling creativity from their childhoods in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Hibbing, MN, respectively.  Pajunen fuses the Finnish pelimanni f ... More >>

Red Bull Open Ice

​One violin, one guitar, lots of talent.  Sara Pajunen and Jonathon Rundman reflect a piece of the Northwoods in their Finnish flavored sound, pulling creativity from their childhoods in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Hibbing, MN, respectively.  Pajunen fuses the Finnish pelimanni f ... More >>

International Ski Jumping Competition

​One violin, one guitar, lots of talent.  Sara Pajunen and Jonathon Rundman reflect a piece of the Northwoods in their Finnish flavored sound, pulling creativity from their childhoods in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Hibbing, MN, respectively.  Pajunen fuses the Finnish pelimanni f ... More >>

Niklas Backstrom: The Wild's stone-cold secret weapon

Goalie is cool as ice between the pipes

Nordic Lights Film Fest

Goalie is cool as ice between the pipes

Kramarczuk's Kielbasa Festival

Goalie is cool as ice between the pipes

Minneapolis 6th most eco-friendly city in the world

Photo: aturkusBetter than a Pacific island paradise?​OK, so we didn't win the title of the most eco-friendly city in the world. That title goes to Vienna, Austria, according to Mercer, which ranks 221 cities around the world as a way of helping companies and governments pay employees fairly w ... More >>

US Air Guitar Championships: Minneapolis Regional

Photo: aturkusBetter than a Pacific island paradise?​OK, so we didn't win the title of the most eco-friendly city in the world. That title goes to Vienna, Austria, according to Mercer, which ranks 221 cities around the world as a way of helping companies and governments pay employees fairly w ... More >>

Moose No. 4073 wanders into Duluth

So Duluth resident Dawn Bloom looks up one day and there's a big moose in her yard, accessorized with a radio collar. Mike Schrage, a biologist for the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa tells the Duluth News Tribune that No. 4073 was collared northeast of Finland, Minn., in February 2008. No one's sure ... More >>

International Ski Jumping Competition

So Duluth resident Dawn Bloom looks up one day and there's a big moose in her yard, accessorized with a radio collar. Mike Schrage, a biologist for the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa tells the Duluth News Tribune that No. 4073 was collared northeast of Finland, Minn., in February 2008. No one's sure ... More >>

U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team vs. WCHA Women's All-Stars

So Duluth resident Dawn Bloom looks up one day and there's a big moose in her yard, accessorized with a radio collar. Mike Schrage, a biologist for the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa tells the Duluth News Tribune that No. 4073 was collared northeast of Finland, Minn., in February 2008. No one's sure ... More >>

US Air Guitar Championships: Minneapolis Regional

So Duluth resident Dawn Bloom looks up one day and there's a big moose in her yard, accessorized with a radio collar. Mike Schrage, a biologist for the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa tells the Duluth News Tribune that No. 4073 was collared northeast of Finland, Minn., in February 2008. No one's sure ... More >>

Air Guitar Championships return to the Twin Cities this Friday

And now for something completely different.

P.O.S. heads to Europe

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

The Songs We Can't Escape

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Nordic Roots Festival: Waltz With Me and Vasen

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Nordic Roots Festival: Hedningarna; Detektivbyran

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Nordic Roots Festival: Frigg

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Nordic Roots Festival: Hoven Droven; Hurdy Gurdy

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Nordic Roots Festival: Triakel

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Nordic Roots Festival 2007

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Korpiklaani: Tervaskanto

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Air Guitar Championships: AC/DC, Airness, Awesome

After a long Spring tour, P.O.S. hops across the Atlantic to tour his outstanding new disc, "Never Better."

Help!

Stephanie and Kelly Kinnunen didn't quit their jobs, sell off their worldly possessions, and move into a motel in order to launch a new magazine about patio furniture

11/02 Morning Communiqué

Stephanie and Kelly Kinnunen didn't quit their jobs, sell off their worldly possessions, and move into a motel in order to launch a new magazine about patio furniture

Various artists: "A Tom Moulton Mix"

Stephanie and Kelly Kinnunen didn't quit their jobs, sell off their worldly possessions, and move into a motel in order to launch a new magazine about patio furniture

Shaken and Stirred

Martinis for purists and lovers of fruity mixed drinks alike

Lau Nau: Kuutarha

Martinis for purists and lovers of fruity mixed drinks alike

Pop Sensation

Local boy comes home from the Culinary Institute of America to make good in Nordeast

Rapture: Songs for the Withering

Local boy comes home from the Culinary Institute of America to make good in Nordeast

Staying Power

A Finnish film festival testifies to centuries of determination

Skin Flicks

The naked truth about putting together a regional showcase like the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. And a revealing body of blurbs about the best and the not-best of the fest.

Jay Gilligan's First Law

A body at rest becomes art in motion

The King's Men

Reviewing local players and plays in the spirit of cultural authority Larry King

Norse Code

What draws young Nordic musicians to medieval songs about wolves ripping babies from the womb?

It's a Wrap

The Mpls/St. Paul International Film Festival swaddles the Cities in cinema

Over There

While American critics script eulogies for foreign film, this year's festival at Cannes suggests that reports of its death are an exaggeration

Norse by Midwest

This weekend's Nordic Roots Festival unearths connections to the Old World

New Jack Swedes

This weekend's Nordic Roots Festival unearths connections to the Old World

A Grab Bag of Reels

This weekend's Nordic Roots Festival unearths connections to the Old World

Artists Of The Year

We list the best of the best of 1997.

MUSIC: Väsen

We list the best of the best of 1997.

Virtual Passport

We list the best of the best of 1997.

Austin City Unlimited

We list the best of the best of 1997.

INCONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

We list the best of the best of 1997.