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Bob's Holiday Office Party at Camp Bar and Cabaret

​Bob's Holiday Office Party is wrapping up its Minnesota run over at Camp Bar in St. Paul this weekend. The show, written by expatriate Midwesterners Rob Elk and Joe Keyes, has developed a bit of a cult following in Los Angeles. Its Minnesota run, produced by Actors Theater of Minnesota, features ... More >>

SXSW announces first 2012 showcasing bands, including Minneapolitans Howler

​Oh lordy. It isn't time to think about SXSW already, is it? It seem like all that long ago that Minneapolis bands were swarming the streets of Austin, Texas in search of free beer and food trucks, and when Gimme Noise threw our first-ever Minnesota music showcase with First Avenue.But according t ... More >>

Rogue Valley tour diary, Vol. 1

​Rogue Valley is a Minneapolis-based theatrical folk-pop band who are currently on tour. On the road are drummer Luke Anderson, bassist Paul Engles, keyboardist Joey Kantor, guitar/vocalist Chris Koza and guitarist Peter Sieve. Their tour diaries are written by Koza and edited by Sieve. The road ... More >>

Maria Isa and Muja Messiah unite as Villa Rosa

Photo by Tony Nelson​Maria Isa recently finished up filming her co-starring role in the independent film Strike One, and while she was out in L.A. she took some time out to collaborate with Muja Messiah in their first music video for joint project Villa Rosa, which makes its official debut this we ... More >>

Kyle Kinane

Photo by Tony Nelson​Maria Isa recently finished up filming her co-starring role in the independent film Strike One, and while she was out in L.A. she took some time out to collaborate with Muja Messiah in their first music video for joint project Villa Rosa, which makes its official debut this we ... More >>

The Cars coming to First Avenue on May 17

​The Cars announced a short tour today via an extremely brief status update on their Facebook page, sparking hundreds of fans to ask questions like is this an April Fool's joke? Are you pulling our chain? IS THIS REAL LIFE?

P.O.S. and Mictlan live in LA at the Satellite (VIDEO)

Photo by Brian Garrity​We've been rolling out these live videos of the Twin Cities takeover of Satellite in Los Angeles over the past couple weeks, but we're almost out. After Skoal Kodiak, Marijuana Deathsquads, and Har Mar Superstar, the night concluded with POS and Mictlan tag-teaming the headl ... More >>

Marijuana Deathsquads raid the West Coast

Ryan Olson, P.O.S., Har Mar wrap up their residency

Hastings 3000 tour diary, Vol. 6

​Armed with a gas mask, smoke machines, fog juice, 142 pounds of gear, and a Gibson SG strapped on my back I flew to Los Angeles from Minneapolis.

Skoal Kodiak takes on L.A. (VIDEO)

As part of Marijuana Deathsquads' month-long residency in Los Angeles, the band was able to invite some friends out to play as well. Here's Skoal Kodiak (who share drummer Freddie Votel with MDS) taking on LA last Friday night with bleach bottle in hand and light show ablaze.

Randy Newman

As part of Marijuana Deathsquads' month-long residency in Los Angeles, the band was able to invite some friends out to play as well. Here's Skoal Kodiak (who share drummer Freddie Votel with MDS) taking on LA last Friday night with bleach bottle in hand and light show ablaze.

Sofia Coppola's journey to Somewhere

New film works with a patient and observational style

Vikings play the Los Angeles relocation card in stadium debate

Would the Vikings turn California purple?​The owners of the Minnesota Vikings really, really want you to finance them a new stadium. And the specter of the team relocating to a city more amenable to upgraded real estate has long been part of its MO for wrangling a new, taxpayer-funded stadium ... More >>

Target donating $500M to child literacy program

Image by SvadlifariWho doesn't love children's books?​ After its horrific anti-gay debacle earlier this year, Target has apparently decided to put big money in a cause we can ALL get behind: reading. The Minneapolis-based company announced plans this morning to donate $500 million to support educa ... More >>

Sea Wolf

Image by SvadlifariWho doesn't love children's books?​ After its horrific anti-gay debacle earlier this year, Target has apparently decided to put big money in a cause we can ALL get behind: reading. The Minneapolis-based company announced plans this morning to donate $500 million to support educa ... More >>

Street style: Summer inspiration

Draw inspiration for summer dressing from the ladies of New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, Milan, and Tokyo courtesy of popular street style blog, Stylesightings. Try a tailored, cuffed trouser for summer paired with a breezy white tank.

The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner

Scion Installation 6: Video Tour coming to Pink Hobo Gallery

Scion's annual traveling art exhibition hits Minneapolis

Strike-Slip (Theater spotlight)

Scion's annual traveling art exhibition hits Minneapolis

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Scion's annual traveling art exhibition hits Minneapolis

Valentine's Day is an exhausting Hollywood display

Garry Marshall's foray into cupid's holiday is a total pass

Marijuana steadily creeps toward legalization

Is D.C. finally ready to let us toke up?

Revisiting Reissues: Hits and misses from re-releases in the '00s

A sampling of what made (re)collecting the old faves so fun, and frustrating, in the aughts.

Report finds Twin Cities can't afford four pro sports teams

A new business study will surely add fuel to the debate over a new Vikings stadium.

Reporter's Notebook: Vin Vericose in video

After reading this week's feature on local native Vin Vericose, we figured you might want to see him in action.

Highlight: The Warriors

After reading this week's feature on local native Vin Vericose, we figured you might want to see him in action.

Foreign Born

After reading this week's feature on local native Vin Vericose, we figured you might want to see him in action.

Nas and Damian Marley

After reading this week's feature on local native Vin Vericose, we figured you might want to see him in action.

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After reading this week's feature on local native Vin Vericose, we figured you might want to see him in action.

Chris Bliss

After reading this week's feature on local native Vin Vericose, we figured you might want to see him in action.

Tricky talks about becoming a stranger in a strange land

Trip-hop icon releases Knowle West Boy with no place to call home

Mötley Crüe

Trip-hop icon releases Knowle West Boy with no place to call home

Joel Stein gives a shout out to our chocolate-covered bacon

Barbara Morrison

The Knux

Vice Tries to Bust Me

Unexpected visitors on the porn set

Kids in the Hall

Unexpected visitors on the porn set

The Mars Volta

Unexpected visitors on the porn set

Get Bent: Circuit Bending at the Bent Festival

Unexpected visitors on the porn set

Eye of the Beholder

You look at the Vikings and see a football team. Zygi Wilf looks at the Vikings and sees a key that might unlock countless added development deals— here or somewhere else.

In Da Club: B-Girl Be at First Avenue

You look at the Vikings and see a football team. Zygi Wilf looks at the Vikings and sees a key that might unlock countless added development deals— here or somewhere else.

The bad girls of Sunset magazine

You look at the Vikings and see a football team. Zygi Wilf looks at the Vikings and sees a key that might unlock countless added development deals— here or somewhere else.

Are you there Hollywood? It's me, Diablo

My adventures (so far) in the screenwriting trade

Rize Above

David LaChapelle captures South Central L.A.'s clown-dance craze

The Minneapolis Connection: 137 Pounds of L.A. Coke and the MPD

The LA Weekly unwinds a weird tale of drug deals, real estate powerbrokers, and the long tentacles of political influence

Just 'Bu It

The LA Weekly unwinds a weird tale of drug deals, real estate powerbrokers, and the long tentacles of political influence

The Mars Volta: Frances the Mute

The LA Weekly unwinds a weird tale of drug deals, real estate powerbrokers, and the long tentacles of political influence

The Rolling Blackouts: Black Is Beautiful , The Alleged Gunmen: Return To Zero

The LA Weekly unwinds a weird tale of drug deals, real estate powerbrokers, and the long tentacles of political influence

various artists: Let's Get Rid of L.A.

The LA Weekly unwinds a weird tale of drug deals, real estate powerbrokers, and the long tentacles of political influence