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David Zambrano: Soul Project

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11

​Minnesotans need to remember to exhale sometimes -- especially fresh on the heels of being ranked as the number two music scene in the country. Shouldn't it be enough to simply enjoy a rich history of quality musicians blossoming from fertile local soil? For those times that worrying that people ... More >>

The Ravagers at the Hollywood Theater

Savage Umbrella retells a haunting Greek tragedy

Olivia Tremor Control coming to the Varsity on September 12

​Athens-based indie rock forerunners and psych-pop purveyors Olivia Tremor Control re-emerged last fall with their first track in over a decade, "North Term Reality," and it was enough to spark the interest of fans of the early-'90s experimental rock band and spurn more recording projects and a pr ... More >>

Wheels on Fire return to St. Paul Sunday night

​As is always the case every spring, a lot of big-ticket veteran acts are making their way through town these days. With Paul Simon's recent visit, Duran Duran's gig, and next week's hugely anticipated Cars concert at First Avenue, the spirit of rock 'n' roll from days of yore has never been more ... More >>

Alexi Murdoch reflects on poetry, television, and feeling at home on the road

​Much like the rest of his condensed tour, Alexi Murdoch's stop at the Cedar Cultural Center was quick to sell out. Murdoch is not only wildly popular, but is also quite the catch if you are fortunate enough to witness him standing live in front of you; simply put, he doesn't tour very often.

Shirley Valentine

Jungle Theater

Broders' Michael Rostance: Chef Chat, Part 3

A.J. Olmscheid​Today we wrap up our talk with Broders' executive chef, Michael Rostance. (Here's parts 1 and 2 for the latecomers.) In this installment, Rostance shares stories about eating eyeballs, hanging out with Mario Batali's dad and messing up a meal for the shah's wife.

Broders' Michael Rostance: Chef Chat, Part 1

A.J. Olmscheid​Chef Michael Rostance has always faced the pressure to produce, but it wasn't always in the kitchen. His first career was in radio, when he worked as one of the DJs who started the Twin Cities community station KFAI. Rostance started cooking at the Black Forest Inn in Minneapolis ... More >>

Michele Bachmann dredges up "one world government" paranoia

​So Barack Obama goes to the G-20 summit, like U.S. presidents have done every year since 1999, and have done with the G-8 since 1976. By its own estimate, its members currently represent about "90 per cent of global gross national product, 80 per cent of world trade as well as two-thirds of t ... More >>

Tonight: Wheels On Fire, Chooglin' at the Entry

​Don't let the fact that Chooglin' and Pink Mink play out about every 72 hours these days keep you home tonight. Afterall, Athens, Ohio Wheels on Fire are returning to town to fill this local meat and potatoes rock and roll sandwich with a swift and swinging sound that is as good on a Tuesday as i ... More >>

Bruce Molsky & Ale Möller

​Don't let the fact that Chooglin' and Pink Mink play out about every 72 hours these days keep you home tonight. Afterall, Athens, Ohio Wheels on Fire are returning to town to fill this local meat and potatoes rock and roll sandwich with a swift and swinging sound that is as good on a Tuesday as i ... More >>

The Music Alliance Pact brings in fresh pep from everywhere

Israel's Desert has some klezmer hidden in there somewhere​The Music Alliance Pact was initiated by Scottish music blog The Pop Cop (recently mourned by Franz Ferdinand...you can read the full story of its demise here), who assembled a confederation of 30 pan-global music blogs, each contributing ... More >>

Ports of Call

Israel's Desert has some klezmer hidden in there somewhere​The Music Alliance Pact was initiated by Scottish music blog The Pop Cop (recently mourned by Franz Ferdinand...you can read the full story of its demise here), who assembled a confederation of 30 pan-global music blogs, each contributing ... More >>

Apertif and Terra Waconia: Is the drive worth it?

In search of good dining in the suburbs

Coen brothers' "Lebowski" translated into Shakespeare's tongue

What's left after the movie attains cult status? "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski," written in The Bard's English.

100 Favorite Dishes: Moussaka at Gardens of Salonica

Today's fave: Greek-style comfort food.

Freeloader Friday: Comedy and rock at 501, Jaws, and Lowertown's Concrete and Grass Festival

Get out there and have some fun, leave your wallet behind.

Taste of Greece

Get out there and have some fun, leave your wallet behind.

Coming soon: Vinaigrette

A new oil and vinegar shop opening next month will be just the second in the Twin Cities.

St. George Greek Festival

A new oil and vinegar shop opening next month will be just the second in the Twin Cities.

Almost Homeless

A new oil and vinegar shop opening next month will be just the second in the Twin Cities.

Santorini moves to new turf but business still booms

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Vic Chesnutt

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

D.C.A. Hillman

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Comedian's Tragedy tackles the tough questions

Matthew Amendt delves into tricky and delicate ideas with an assurance that belies the fact that it's his first shot as a playwright

Rotting Christ

Matthew Amendt delves into tricky and delicate ideas with an assurance that belies the fact that it's his first shot as a playwright

Free Will Astrology

Matthew Amendt delves into tricky and delicate ideas with an assurance that belies the fact that it's his first shot as a playwright

Jenny Dalton

Matthew Amendt delves into tricky and delicate ideas with an assurance that belies the fact that it's his first shot as a playwright

Leah Golberstein: Uprooted Lights

Matthew Amendt delves into tricky and delicate ideas with an assurance that belies the fact that it's his first shot as a playwright

Olive You

Dear Dara takes on the salty, savory, occasionally even burning issue of olive bars in our time

Free Will Astology

Dear Dara takes on the salty, savory, occasionally even burning issue of olive bars in our time

You Are Here

How to get lost (and maybe found) while walking around another guy's lawn

Elsewhere in Europe

Want to taste your way through another country? Local restaurants are a good first stop

Rove/Plame: Left-libs go all Ann Coulter

Want to taste your way through another country? Local restaurants are a good first stop

Free Will Astrology

Want to taste your way through another country? Local restaurants are a good first stop

Film Fest Coverage II: The Sequel

The M-SPIFF's second week brings 'The World' and more

News of the Weird

Proof That Inmates Sometimes Take Over the Asylum

A Corporate Do-Gooder

Proof That Inmates Sometimes Take Over the Asylum

Verse, Chorus, Verse

Proof That Inmates Sometimes Take Over the Asylum

Pita Accord

Proof That Inmates Sometimes Take Over the Asylum

Torch Song

A one-man, three-ring circus named Chris Wells takes his monumental muse on the road in Liberty!

Make War, Not Love

The Guthrie Lab's Lysistrata withholds the loving that launched a thousand ships; Hidden Theatre's The Dying Gaul wields sex as a weapon

A Hero's Welcome

Ajax scours the body politic in search of a conscience; The Chairs discovers the seat of all meaninglessness

Eight Miles High

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

Ulysses' Gaze

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

THE GARDEN OF Dreaming

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

Tales of the Third Coast

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

Fast & Healthy

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

Mississippi Masala

A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'