Pabst Blue Ribbon

Arik Cannon on combining punk and wrestling at First Avenue

First Avenue isn't particularly foreign to colorful costumes and unpredictable fast-paced action, but this Saturday's Pabst Blue Ribbon-sponsored Wrestlepalooza is shaping up to be one of the most unique nights in the venue's history. The F1rst Wrestling promoted event is combining lightning quick l ... More >>

Must-see Fringe Festival shows

From pratfalls to disco balls and everything in between

Twin Cities' Roots, Rock, and Deep Blues Festival 2012 lineup, set times

Going by the title of the Roots, Rock, and Deep Blues Festival alone, it would appear that there would be something for everybody at the South Minneapolis music festival. And, when you dig deeper into the stellar lineup for the day, you will find that to indeed be true, as a great, eclectic mix of b ... More >>

Five twisted Mardi Gras songs

​Today, a multitude of shiftless youth are in New Orleans to consume copious quantities of alcohol, ogle members of the opposite sex, don ludicrous costumes, become well-acquainted with NOLA PD jail cells, and just generally have an incredible time. Your correspondent is not among them -- and prob ... More >>

True West at Torch Theater

Exploring the twang-filled heart of darkness

Chris Stevens of Blackbird: Chef Chat, part 2

Michelle BruchChef Chris Stevens overhauled the old Blackbird menu. ​Blackbird is back, and we sat down with chef Chris Stevens for an early look at the menu. The restaurant shut down in February after a grease fire destroyed a line of businesses at 50th and Bryant. Blackbird reopened for dinne ... More >>

Jon Davis talks about tonight's Somethin' Else event

​Jon Davis is a machine. No, scratch that; he is more like a rapidly mutating musical organism. The hardest working musician in the Twin Cities. His countless projects include his electronic guises, the enigmatic Ghostband and Speakerthrone, as well as his guest spots in different jazz and folk en ... More >>

Bedlam/PBR Blowout at the Bedlam, 9/3/10

Photo by Nikki Miller​Bedlam/PBR Blowout September 3, 2010 Bedlam Theater Duhn duhn-duhn-duhn duhn duhn-duhn duhn-duhn duhn-duhn. On Friday night last, the funeral march tolled for the Bedlam Theatre, if only temporarily. On one of its final nights before fulfilling its order to vacate, Pab ... More >>

Uptown VFW to host fall Lyn/Lake block party

​The James Valentine VFW Post 245, better known in the area nightlife scene as the Uptown VFW, is celebrating its 86th year in business this fall by throwing the first annual fall Lyn/Lake block party. Ten bands will perform on two outdoor stages, including headliners Rogue Valley and touring hip- ... More >>

Rosanne Cash, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to play Fair for free

Photo by Nikki MillerNitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Medina, March 2010​Country music fans possessing abundant wealth - be sure to check out Tim McGraw (Saturday 8/28 7:30, $37-67) and Carrie Underwood (Tuesday 8/31 7:30, $39-59), both playing the Grandstand during the initial days of the State Fair ... More >>

10 Things hipsters couldn't ruin in the '00s

Even the meatgrinder of cool couldn't touch these.

Fabulous Non Grata: Save the Date

The Gastro Non Grata guys are back--and paired with Fabulous Catering

Lusurfer on a satanic mission to spread surf rock to the masses

They're like zombies dressed up as Beach Boys

Chef Shack at Urban Bean this Thursday

A patio party with PBR and street food comes to Uptown on April 23.

Toast of the Town

By tracking down rare liquors from around the world, importer Eric Seed is fueling the nation's classic-cocktail revival

Death to Our Enemies say punk's not dead

The group works to avenge garage rock's untimely death, one PBR at a time

Liberty, Equality, Idiocy

Charles De Gaulle bring anarchy under control on Tennessee Is Not Kentucky

A Public Discussion on the General Popularity of Rock Bands

Who needs rock when you can sit down and watch someone else talk about why music rocks?

Fall Arts Movies

Excuse Me While I Do The Boogaloo

Giving ourselves permission to headbang, breakdance, and scream

The Provocateur

He obfuscates the present. He fabricates the past. His record label has released 180 albums in the past three years. Agitating for a new aural order with Matthew St-Germain.

Bad, Bad Boys, You Make Me Feel So Good

Fool's Paradise

Journey through the new Dark Ages of Shakopee Valley with the cowled, the corseted, and the coxcombed

Woman Walks Into a Bar...

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