Minnesota Zoo

Wisconsin ice storm causes migrating loons to be "encased in ice," fall from sky "like rocks"

Image you're a migrating loon headed north for the summer. All of the sudden, you find yourself thinking what the hell? as you fly into a nasty, unseasonal ice storm. And next thing you know, you wake up in some random human's bathtub.SEE ALSO: Minnesota Zoo selling unintentionally (?) morbid s ... More >>

Last of the Minnesota Zoo dolphins moved to new homes

The Minnesota Zoo's two bottlenose dolphins, Semo and Allie, have been moved to new homes to allow for major repairs to the zoo's saltwater-damaged Discovery Bay building. Semo, who at 48 is the oldest male bottlenose dolphin in human care, now resides at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California. A ... More >>

Dum Dum Girls, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Polica, and more

Make your own mozzarella and come Unchained this Week in Food

Attempting to even enter your own kitchen when temperatures are in the 90s seems ill-advised, which is why we like to get out and explore this Week in (hot, humid) Food -- especially when it means making your own mozzarella or sucking down Deschutes brews. 7/24 Want to go vegetarian but worries ab ... More >>

John Prine at the Minnesota Zoo, 6/29/12

John Prine With Willie Watson Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley Friday, June 29, 2012 With fans as passionate (read: intoxicated, borderline rabid) as his, it was perhaps a sin for John Prine to show up 40 minutes late to his own party as he did for his Minnesota Zoo appearance Friday night. Any regular ... More >>

Emmylou Harris at the Minnesota Zoo, 6/28/12

See Also:Slideshow: Emmylou Harris, Field Report at the MN ZooField Report on Justin Vernon, Fergus Falls, and folk musicEmmylou Harris With Field Report Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley Thursday, June 28, 2012 To see Emmylou Harris perform live is a beautiful thing. Listening to her records, you hear t ... More >>

Feist takes Twitter questions, talks Red Rocks and Bon Iver ahead of her show at the Zoo

The music of Leslie Feist is expansive. For a woman whose unique alt-pop vocals exploded into the music world with 2007's The Reminder (and, consequently, the worldwide domination of her hit single "1234"), Feist holds no allegiance to a concrete formula of songwriting. After a four-year hiatus, ... More >>

Feist, DeVotchKa, and Rufus Wainwright top Music in the Zoo's summer concert schedule

​The intimate amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo is far and away one of the most idyllic outdoor music venues in the Twin Cities area. And each summer, the Music In The Zoo series gives music lovers of all types up-close, engaging performances from both established acts and alternative bands on ... More >>

Kitchen in the Market to host 'Seafood Throwdown' competition

​Two of the top seafood chefs in the city will be going head to head in a culinary battle to the finish. Both chefs are relatively new to their head toque positions. Jamie Malone is still only into her first (official) year as chef de cuisine at Tim McKee's Sea Change in the Guthrie Theater.  ... More >>

Grizzly bears demonstrate best way to dispose of Halloween pumpkins [VIDEO]

These bears will destroy a pumpkin, or each other, or you, if you want.​Okay, so Halloween is, way, way, over now. If you haven't already bought your Thanksgiving turkey and hung all of your Christmas decorations, you are totally behind and kind of an embarrassment to the neighborhood. But, for yo ... More >>

Weekend Checklist: Mary Jane Alm, Peter Wolf Crier, Pizza Luce Block Party, Brandi Carlisle

​"In summer, the song sings itself."-William Carlos Williams

Weekend Checklist: Glamorama, Christina Perri, We the Kings, The Head and the Heart

​"Always strive to excel, but only on weekends."-Richard Rorty

Weekend Checklist: Owl City, Joey Ryan, Red Stag Block Party, Beach Boys

​"Every now and then we hear our song, we've been having fun all summer long."-"All Summer Long," The Beach Boys

Toots and the Maytals at the Minnesota Zoo, 7/9/11

Photo by Nikki Miller​Toots and the Maytals July 9, 2011 Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Family Amphitheater Opening with "Pressure Drop" and closing just about an hour later with "54-46 (That's My Number)," Toots and the Maytals socked a brief but energetic performance to the intimate, family-friend ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Kid Cudi, and more

Eddie Vedder, the Black Keys, the Monkees, and more

Judge Kathleen Gearin supports Dayton in government shutdown

​With the Minnesota government shutdown less than 36 hours away, a critical ruling from Ramsey County Judge Kathleen Gearin has finally given people an idea of what a shutdown means: Gov. Mark Dayton's minimalist view of the core functions of government that would keep running during a shutdown. ... More >>

Yo La Tengo, Twin Cities Jazz Festival, and more

Florence the Machine at the Minnesota Zoo, 06/17/2011

Photos by Steve Cohen​Florence the MachineJune 17, 2011Minnesota ZooIt turned out that Florence the Machine were well worth the wait. Nearly two years after the release of her highly acclaimed debut, Lungs, Florence Welch finally brought her spirited, theatrical live show to Minnesota, and eas ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Wiz Khalifa, Rihanna, Florence & the Machine, and more

Weekend Checklist: Voltage, Bella Ruse, Black Church Service, Record Store Day

​Infotainment at its best.

The Monkees announce two nights at the Zoo

​How appropriate: The Monkees will be appearing at the Zoo this summer. And no, we're not talking the woolly kind. The made-for-TV '60s pop group will be performing in the Minnesota Zoo's Weesner Amphitheater on Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2, as part of the Music in the Zoo series that alrea ... More >>

Carolina Chocolate Drops at the Minnesota Zoo, 8/27/10

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Carolina Chocolate Drops with Roma di LunaAugust 27, 2010Minnesota Zoo Weesner AmphitheaterThere was something appropriate about the hot, sweaty, and swarming atmosphere that the audience swam through to listen to Carolina Chocolate Drops' swampy string band music at the M ... More >>

Chromeo, Art Parade, Melissa Etheridge, and more photos from the weekend

​Last weekend was nuts. Our photographers were out in full force throughout the weekend, capturing shots of everything from Melissa Etheridge at the O'Shaughnessy to the wild art parade in Riverside Park to Chromeo at First Avenue. Here's a rundown of the concert photography we've posted on our si ... More >>

Jimmy Cliff at the Minnesota Zoo, 8/7/10

Photos by Steve Cohen​Jimmy CliffAugust 7, 2010Minnesota Zoo Weesner AmphitheaterJimmy Cliff didn't let the heat (or his age) slow him down in an electrified performance of protest music, songs of hope and a stellar delivery of his most well known songs from one of the most popular reggae records ... More >>

The Dead Weather, Neil Young, and more: Critics' Picks

Allie the Minnesota Zoo dolphin has a baby

Courtesy Minnesota ZooAllie and baby are reported to be doing just fine​Last time we checked in with the ongoing soap opera among the dolphins at the Minnesota Zoo, Spree, the socially awkward one, was being shipped off to Chicago. Better news today. Allie, 23, just had a baby. She gave birth ... More >>

Cops say Dean Lindo snapped 700 lewd pix of little girls at library, zoo

Police say they found 675 pictures of girls' nether regions on Dean Lindo's cameras​This is a long way from the boyhood prank of trying to sneak a peek up a girl's skirt: Dean Kenneth Lindo has been arrested after police say they found something like 700 crotch shots of girls on is digital cam ... More >>

Liars, Widespread Panic, and more: Critics' Picks

Taste of Minnesota, Devo, Santana

This week's Critics' Picks

Twitter Poll: Best Local Concert of the Past 12 Months

​In anticipation of today's Best Of the Twin Cities issue, we asked our @gimme_noise Twitter followers to sound off on their picks for a few of our music-related Best Of categories. See below for our tweeps' picks for the "Best Local Concert of the Past 12 Months" category, and click here to read ... More >>

Farm Babies

Mos Def, Gear Daddies, Warped Tour, and more

Beyoncé, Old 97's, Sonic Youth, and more

Moose calves latest Minn. Zoo babies to swoon over

If the Minnesota Zoo wants a guaranteed ticket to success, we suggest they turn into a giant baby animal factory and proudly show off the little shits whenever they pop out.

Butterfly Garden

Slideshow: PJ Harvey and John Parish

Harvey and Parish played outdoors at the Minnesota Zoo Weesner Amphitheater.

Rachel Maddow loves Minnesota Zoo's poop video

On yesterday's episode of her popular MSNBC show, she celebrated the Minnesota Zoo's Who Pooped?

Minn. Zoo hopes resident tigers play the mating game

The Minnesota Zoo is on a mission to get some more tiger cubs, but it isn't that easy. The long and sometimes useless mating game is in full swing with two tigers they hope will make love in the coming months.

Minn. Zoo marketing team garners top honors

Rare Asian Wild Horse Debuts at MN Zoo

ZOMG BEARS! And Other Animals

Russia's Grizzly Coast

Bears and otters would like you to drink

His pimp flipper is strong

Horny dolphin angles for three-way

David Campbell: Mr. Blue Sky

Concert Highlights for the Week of August 8 - 14

Creature Comforts

Zooropa