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April 16, 2012
Best of Coachella 2012: Sunday, April 15
See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Sund ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Sund ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2012
Seun Kuti first performed in Minneapolis as an 8-year-old
By Rachel Lee JoyceRelated: Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueOn August 5, 1991, I was crammed in butts-to-nuts with 1199 fans in the First Avenue Mainroom to see the Nigerian Afrobeat legend himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Years of underage fandom had passed, and I was finally old ... More >>
Music
December 14, 2011
Critics' Picks: Robin and Linda Williams, Valet, and more
By Rachel Lee JoyceRelated: Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueOn August 5, 1991, I was crammed in butts-to-nuts with 1199 fans in the First Avenue Mainroom to see the Nigerian Afrobeat legend himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Years of underage fandom had passed, and I was finally old ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Mickey Hart Band
By Rachel Lee JoyceRelated: Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueOn August 5, 1991, I was crammed in butts-to-nuts with 1199 fans in the First Avenue Mainroom to see the Nigerian Afrobeat legend himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Years of underage fandom had passed, and I was finally old ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Sam Roberts Band
By Rachel Lee JoyceRelated: Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueOn August 5, 1991, I was crammed in butts-to-nuts with 1199 fans in the First Avenue Mainroom to see the Nigerian Afrobeat legend himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Years of underage fandom had passed, and I was finally old ... More >>
Music
June 1, 2011
Critics' Picks: Freezepop, Glasvegas, Raphael Saadiq, and more
By Rachel Lee JoyceRelated: Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueOn August 5, 1991, I was crammed in butts-to-nuts with 1199 fans in the First Avenue Mainroom to see the Nigerian Afrobeat legend himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Years of underage fandom had passed, and I was finally old ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
Tony Allen brings 'Kindness' to the Cedar stage, 4/23/11
"Monumental," "transcendent," and "unbelievable." These were the words I kept hearing in my head in between all the horn vamps, polyrhythmic shuffles, and body movements that were born of the powerful display on the Cedar Cultural Center's stage this Saturday courtesy of Tony Allen and his seven- ... More >>
Music
April 20, 2011
Pixies, TV on the Radio, Rusko, and more
"Monumental," "transcendent," and "unbelievable." These were the words I kept hearing in my head in between all the horn vamps, polyrhythmic shuffles, and body movements that were born of the powerful display on the Cedar Cultural Center's stage this Saturday courtesy of Tony Allen and his seven- ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
Tony Allen
"Monumental," "transcendent," and "unbelievable." These were the words I kept hearing in my head in between all the horn vamps, polyrhythmic shuffles, and body movements that were born of the powerful display on the Cedar Cultural Center's stage this Saturday courtesy of Tony Allen and his seven- ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
Target, Best Buy, US Bank customers caught in massive e-mail hack
EpsilonEpsilon CEO Bryan Kennedy. Is his e-mail secure?Epsilon, a digital marketing firm whose clients include Twin Cities-based Target, Best Buy and US Bank, has been hit by a hacking operation that made off with what sounds like a massive haul of of e-mail addresses, and perhaps other data ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Adrian Peterson NFL slave talk criticized by real former slave
This man does not work for free.Can we all agree now that Adrian Peterson's NFL lockout talk about players being "slaves" was ill advised, at the very least? And if you're not convinced, maybe Omilara Aribisala can change your mind. She's a fifth-year defensive end for a Washington, D.C., w ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Abraham Mpaka nabbed for stabbing his wife in the heart
Abraham MpakaNo one had seen Abraham Mpaka for two years. He vanished the day after Christmas in 2008, right after his girlfriend Coty Paul, the mother of his two kids, was stabbed in the heart while watching TV in a Florida neighbor's apartment. It turns out he's been hiding in plain sight ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Are Nigerian email scammers foodies?
Nigerian emaill scammers now placing massive food orders.Okay, are we the only ones who have been getting these nonsensical, grammar-defying emails in which the sender is supposedly desperately trying to order massive quantities of food? Have the Nigerian scammers suddenly become foodies, dig ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
M.anifest and Justin Schell reflect on their trip to Ghana and forthcoming documentary
Photo by B FRESHAfter returning home from a month-long adventure in Ghana (and being featured in City Page's Year in Music review) filmmaker Justin Schell and artist M.anifest sat down with Gimme Noise to discuss the impact of their experiences, life-changing interactions with M.anifest's grandfa ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
World Cup Eats: Celebrate at these ethnic restaurants
This week, I finally got the email I've been anticipating for four years, subject header: WORLD CUP MAN-CAVE INSANITY. Yes, I've got an invite to the hottest living room in south Minneapolis to watch the world's best display of beefcake, er, uh, soccer tournament, the World Cup, which begins ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
Festival of Nations starts today
What kind of food do you feel like eating this weekend? Chinese? Italian? How about Nepalese, Cambodian, Mexican, Somali, Dutch, Egyptian, Filipino, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Polish? Actually, you can sample all of the above and more at this weekend's Festival of Nations, the international food ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
King Sunny Ade and the African Beats
What kind of food do you feel like eating this weekend? Chinese? Italian? How about Nepalese, Cambodian, Mexican, Somali, Dutch, Egyptian, Filipino, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Polish? Actually, you can sample all of the above and more at this weekend's Festival of Nations, the international food ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2010
King Sunny Ade show canceled
Photo via Afropop.orgNigerian juju master King Sunny Ade was scheduled to perform at the Cedar Cultural Center this Saturday night with his band the Sunny Beats, but a car accident that took the lives of two of his bandmates has forced Ade to cancel the remainder of his current tour. See below fo ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2010
For-profit teabagger convention limits press. Where's Bachmann?
Only a few, favored members of the media will be able to get credentials to cover the event.
News
January 6, 2010
Michele Bachmann: Wingnut of the Year
Minnesota's crazy congresswoman was 2009's battiest politico
Blogs
January 4, 2010
Yes, Somalis will get extra airport security screenings
That's likely going to make for slow airline travel for Somalis in the Twin Cities.
Blogs
December 30, 2009
AP: Somali arrested with crotch bomb materials
The Associated Press is reporting that a man from Somalia tried to board a flight last month with the same materials associated with the Nigerian terrorist.
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June 24, 2009
Femi Kuti; King Sunny Ade
The Associated Press is reporting that a man from Somalia tried to board a flight last month with the same materials associated with the Nigerian terrorist.
Music
June 24, 2009
CRITICS' PICKS
Shellac, Rancid, Digitata, and more
Calendar
October 15, 2008
Global Drum Project
Shellac, Rancid, Digitata, and more
Calendar
August 13, 2008
Nomo
Shellac, Rancid, Digitata, and more
Restaurants
May 14, 2008
Spasso: stay for the wine
The vino prices stretch your dinner dollar—but some dishes make you wish you'd taken the bottle home
Blogs
March 26, 2008
Pothole of the day
The vino prices stretch your dinner dollar—but some dishes make you wish you'd taken the bottle home
Blogs
February 7, 2008
Ghana goes down
The vino prices stretch your dinner dollar—but some dishes make you wish you'd taken the bottle home
Columns
January 30, 2008
Free Will Astrology
The vino prices stretch your dinner dollar—but some dishes make you wish you'd taken the bottle home
Blogs
January 18, 2008
U.S. v. Sweden and African Cup of Nations viewing
The vino prices stretch your dinner dollar—but some dishes make you wish you'd taken the bottle home
Calendar
October 10, 2007
Twin Cities Books Festival
The vino prices stretch your dinner dollar—but some dishes make you wish you'd taken the bottle home
Restaurants
December 6, 2006
Fast, Cheap, Great
Is there anyplace to get a great, cheap meal in this town anymore? Boy howdy, is there—here are six
Music
September 6, 2006
Various artists: The Rough Guide to West African Gold
Is there anyplace to get a great, cheap meal in this town anymore? Boy howdy, is there—here are six
Music
April 6, 2005
Here Comes The Sun King
Sunny Adé talks about war, Nigeria, and good juju
Music
March 16, 2005
Various Artists: World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing: The Funky, Fuzzy Sounds of West Africa
Sunny Adé talks about war, Nigeria, and good juju
Blogs
March 11, 2005
Cheese It--it's the Fuzz
Sunny Adé talks about war, Nigeria, and good juju
Art
March 24, 2004
Coming to America
African-born artists chronicle what they left behind--and what they've found
Music
December 18, 2002
A Local Music Yearbook
Two cities, twelve months, a million reasons to rock!
Music
October 10, 2001
Out of Afrika
A new 15-disc retrospective challenges the listener to separate the legend of Fela Kuti from the musician
News
July 25, 2001
Off Beat
A new 15-disc retrospective challenges the listener to separate the legend of Fela Kuti from the musician
Restaurants
December 13, 2000
Continental Drift
A new 15-disc retrospective challenges the listener to separate the legend of Fela Kuti from the musician
Music
March 8, 2000
Femi Kuti: Shoki Shoki
A new 15-disc retrospective challenges the listener to separate the legend of Fela Kuti from the musician
Feature
May 1, 1999
The Culture of Childbirth
A new 15-disc retrospective challenges the listener to separate the legend of Fela Kuti from the musician
Feature
November 1, 1998
The Intentional Tourist
Teaching our children to notice and honor our natural surroundings
Feature
January 14, 1998
Vast Wasteland
Public television has become a dumping ground for political hacks and a source of endless Britcom reruns. Increasing its appropriation now would only be throwing good money after bad.
News
February 5, 1997
Shell, Texaco, and the Bonds of Oily Wedlock
Public television has become a dumping ground for political hacks and a source of endless Britcom reruns. Increasing its appropriation now would only be throwing good money after bad.
Arts
January 22, 1997
Dreams Endured
Public television has become a dumping ground for political hacks and a source of endless Britcom reruns. Increasing its appropriation now would only be throwing good money after bad.
Feature
October 16, 1996
Foreign Affairs
Bill Clinton's Indonesian connection brought him campaign cash in exchange for influence--and continued inaction on the country's notorious human rights abuses.
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