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Father John Misty at First Avenue, 5/21/13

Father John Misty with Solid GoldFirst Avenue, MinneapolisTuesday, May 21, 2013Father John Misty aka Josh Tillman returned to Minneapolis for the fourth time within a year last night. The singer, who recently celebrated his 32nd birthday and the one-year anniversary of his debut album [as Father Joh ... More >>

Bobby Z's Benefit 2 Celebrate Life at First Avenue, 3/9/13

Bobby Z's Benefit 2 Celebrate LifeWith Princess, ?uestlove, Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone, Dr. Fink, and Alexander O'NealFirst Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday, March 9, 2013The draws for Saturday's second annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life at First Avenue were many, but Princess was the most unique, by far. ... More >>

Why Prince should let Weird Al Yankovic parody his songs

The undeniably white and nerdy Weird Al Yankovic has received the blessing of umpteen pop musicians for his humorous pursuits over the past three decades. "Smells Like Nirvana" victim Kurt Cobain even called him "America's modern pop-rock genious [sic]" in his journals. As a result, we have a lifeti ... More >>

Fred Smoot pissed his pants during DWI arrest

Fred Smoot -- the so-called Captain of the Love Boat (more on that later) -- no longer has to worry about getting torched by NFL receivers. The 33-year-old hasn't played in the NFL since 2009.SEE ALSO: Vikings rumored to be changing uniforms; more than 60 percent in favor [POLL RESULTS] He does, how ... More >>

Mel Gibson bops around the Twin Cities, asks women to take their shirts off [PHOTOS]

So, over the weekend Mel Gibson was in town. No, it wasn't a business trip -- according to the Star Tribune's always-fun C.J., he was just here for a little vaca with his daughter. Destinations included the Mall of America, Minnesota Zoo, Lake Minnetonka, Warehouse District, and Uptown, among others ... More >>

Tonka Beer: Saving Minnesota lakes one beer at a time

If there are two things on the mind of any Minnesotan during the summer months, they're beer and invasive species. It's impossible to go out to any of our local lakes without seeing sign after sign reminding us to check our boats for any would-be hitchhikers. There is, however, one Minnesota company ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list

​Related:Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.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 f ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #10-1

​Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.10. Babes in ToylandOrigin: Minneapolis | Active: 1987-2001 | Songs: "Bruise Violet" and "Sweet 69"  Kat Bjelland is one of the nastiest female vocalists, period. Although the woman who adeptl ... More >>

Al Jarreau talks Prince, the Roots, and spending 40 years in the music business

​Some might say that 34 seems a bit "past one's prime" to have started a singing career. For Al Jarreau, that's never seemed to matter. Having been the only vocalist in history to garner Grammy Awards across three different genre categories (jazz, pop and R&B), and with 21 albums, seven Grammy ... More >>

Vikings cut Bryant McKinnie for being chronic fat-ass [UPDATE]

You'll be missed, Big Mac, especially by the bartenders and strippers.​Bryant McKinnie, a big man with big appetites -- of all kinds -- was cut this afternoon by the Vikings for being too damn big. McKinnie had sort of fought a losing battle against his weight for years, and basically given up rec ... More >>

Chocolat Céleste and Buttercream say "I do!"

Chocolat Céleste via FacebookCustom chocolates and custom cakes make great bedfellows.​ We were more than a little sad when Chocolat Celeste owner Mary Leonard announced last year that her famed chocolate shop was closing. But Leonard was undeterred by the havoc the Central Corridor light rail co ... More >>

Bob Stalberger scalps Twins tickets to finance wedding

City PagesThe Twins need to win so a Wayzata couple can afford to tie the knot.​It's a simple law of baseball economics: No matter how new the stadium, the prices of a ticket on the black market--legal or otherwise--increases or decreases with the team's fortunes. When the Twins are doing we ... More >>

Stephanie Dusenberry, Vikings masseuse, claims Brett Favre sent her lewd texts

Stephanie Dusenberry says Brett Favre wasn't the only Viking to text her.​Eden Prairie masseuse Stephanie Dusenberry has come forward to say that she was on the receiving end of lewd texts from now-retired quarterback Brett Favre. And he wasn't the only Viking with a cell phone who wanted to reac ... More >>

50 Reasons to love Minneapolis/St. Paul

Photo: Chris YunkerIt's everywhere you want to be.​Remember that snow storm last weekend? The one where you got towed because you didn't obey the snow parking rules while you were inside watching the Vikings get hammered by the Bears, all while nursing a Surly-induced hangover and trying to figure ... More >>

Prince returns to Minnesota, Jacques Lemaire deals with devils

Both men famous for Wild antics

Six Twin Cities designers make Minnesota summer stylish

We challenge local fashion's best to create an outfit based on the season

Former Viking Fred Smoot continues to terrorize neighborhood

The skipper of the Love Boat isn't keeping up his Eden Prairie home

Readers respond to "Moles Wanted"

Mystery illness fells young man

But to get her son's mysterious malady diagnosed, a mother must battle some of the area's top hospitals

Roots Vibrations

Chad Whittaker: Respected local sideman, woulda-been Beach Boy, and now (finally) solo artist

Save a bird, turn off your skyscraper lights

Cable-access TV in Minnesota: complete links

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Citizens of the world: Let's make beautiful music together. Seriously.

Who is Jim Jundt?

The Little Boys' Room

Where men go to escape from being men

She Bop

It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

The Killer Inside

Minnesota's oldest lifer talks about prison and his most terrible crime

Extreme Makeover: Lake Street

Hennepin County and Minneapolis are spending millions to rebuild south Minneapolis's main east-west thoroughfare in a new image. But whose vision is it?

They can dish it out, but...

TCF Bank pulls advertising from the Star Tribune over the Nick Coleman/Power Line shouting match

Wayzata Ways

NorthCoast, the first of two planned California-accented restaurants, debuts swimmingly

Living in America

Meet the neighbors

Radio Radio

We search the airwaves for signs of intelligent life

Pet Detective

Sixty-eight frozen cats, two neglected dogs, and a vicious African serval. Making house calls with Keith Streff, animal cruelty investigator.

Religious Symbolism

Frost Bites

So winter makes you think of mulled cider, snow angels, and Jack Frost nipping at your nose? Well, then, shut up and go away.

Little House on the Levee

Winter, say the residents of downtown St. Paul's houseboat village, has a way of sorting the wannabes from the true liveaboards

A Clockwork Purple

How Prince's revolution was won--and where it got him

Udon Utopia

Woman Walks Into a Bar...

Spending fifteen days in fifteen bars, our crawling correspondent seeks the connection between liquor and license

Freeze Frame

Forget Fargo and A Simple Plan: A quarter-century ago, The Heartbreak Kid had Minnesota down cold

The Customer is Always Right

For nearly 60 years, the Old Log Theater has practiced the art of making a profit

Money Squawks