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  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Sugar back catalogue to be re-issued on Merge Records

    While Twin City music fans wait patiently to see if Bob Mould ever announces a local live performance of his classic Sugar record Copper Blue in its entirety, Merge Records announced that they will be re-issuing and remastering the band's stellar but all-too-brief back catalogue on July 24. A re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Van Halen at Xcel Energy Center, 5/19/12

    Van HalenXcel Energy Center, St. PaulSaturday, May 19, 2012The David Lee Roth-led version of Van Halen is a throwback to a time when arena rock actually rocked. Seven albums worth of great material, combined with an apparently sobered-up Eddie Van Halen sounding better than ever these days, meant th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Mid West Music Fest, Day Two: The 4onthefloor, Rogue Valley, Ruben, and Midwest Dilemma

    Mid West Music Fest, Day Two: Featuring the 4onthefloor, Rogue Valley, Ruben, and Midwest DilemmaWinona, MNFriday, April 20, 2012See also:Mid West Music Fest Day One with Tapes 'n TapesMid West Music Fest, Day Three: Kimya Dawson, the MelismaticsFriday at the Mid West Music Fest brought sunny skies ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    St. Paul Grill now serving 'rum flights'

    Nothing fits together quite like alcohol and science. But our favorite drinking game of watching the Discovery Channel and taking a shot every time we hear "Einstein's theory of relativity" is getting a little old. Thankfully, the St. Paul Grill has a new way of combining two of our favorite interes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Michele Bachmann, congresswoman, spotted at U.S. Capitol

    Michele Bachmann: "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can someone help me find my office?"​Michele Bachmann used to be a United States Congresslady, at least that's what her official presidential biography claims. In fact, if you invoke the ancient rules of the House of Representatives, Bachmann is technical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Whiskey in a can causes controversy even before it hits shelves

    Canned whiskey: There's a first time for everything.​Continuing the theme of crazily alcoholic beverages in cans, Panama-based Scottish Spirits LTD is now offering whiskey in 12-ounce cans. That's eight shots, apparently intended to be shared by three people. And we thought Four Loko was bad... ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2010

    This American Life

    Longings and losses of a country boy

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band

    Longings and losses of a country boy

  • Music

    November 3, 2010

    Red Pens, Danzig and more

    Longings and losses of a country boy

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    Janelle Monae, Matt & Kim, and more

    Longings and losses of a country boy

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    Gucci Mane

    Longings and losses of a country boy

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Mathstatic, Time Squid & more: Twin Cities' live visual jockeys talk shop

    ​Maybe you've seen them, wild-eyed and laser-focused behind a rig with a million glowing things. Somewhere in the room the image of a log floating through space gets metamorphed into a burst of geometric shapes in time with the music and you think "holy shit." We wanted to get into the heads of th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2010

    Anthony Bourdain

    ​Maybe you've seen them, wild-eyed and laser-focused behind a rig with a million glowing things. Somewhere in the room the image of a log floating through space gets metamorphed into a burst of geometric shapes in time with the music and you think "holy shit." We wanted to get into the heads of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Trevor Cook pleads guilty in $190-million Ponzi scheme

    Photo: XOZ/Flickr​Trevor Cook pleaded guilty today in federal court to leading a $190-million Ponzi scheme based in part out of the Van Dusen mansion in Minneapolis that obliterated the investments of at least 1,000 victims while he lived high on the hog and paid off gambling debts. Appearin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Things to Come: 21st Century Dizzy

    Photo: XOZ/Flickr​Trevor Cook pleaded guilty today in federal court to leading a $190-million Ponzi scheme based in part out of the Van Dusen mansion in Minneapolis that obliterated the investments of at least 1,000 victims while he lived high on the hog and paid off gambling debts. Appearin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    SEC: Van Dusen Mansion hosted massive Ponzi scheme

    Court documents suggest a Minneapolis landmark was bought with ill-gotten gains.

  • News

    October 14, 2009

    Cold Weather Rules!

    Guidelines for the dark season

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    Minneapolis photographer captures Obama as a young man

    Lisa Jack didn't know she was photographing the first black president

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    June 16, 2009: Patrick Wolf & Metric

    Shuga Records profiled, Motorhead announce show & photos/reviews of Metric and Patrick Wolf.

  • News

    June 25, 2008

    The Twins Meet Baby Doe

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    New Riders of the Purple Sage

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2008

    US Air Guitar Championships: Minnesota Regional

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Music

    June 11, 2008

    Critics' Picks: Kanye West and more

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Border battle

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2008

    Sightings

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Music

    March 19, 2008

    Critic's Picks: British Sea Power and more

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    Miserable performance by U.S. Olympic squad

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    U.S. Olympic qualifiers kick off tomorrow

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2007

    Fabulous Freddy Adu

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2007

    Minnesota Thunder opens U.S. Open Cup campaign

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2007

    1/31 Morning Communiqué

    Adoptive parents fend off the demands of former pitcher Juan Berenguer's fiery cousin

  • News

    November 22, 2006

    Reggaetón Animal

    Immigrant dreams, dirty dancing, and the revolution: Meet the new Latin hip hop of Maria Isa and Danny y Elliot

  • Columns

    June 7, 2006

    All the Hits, All the Time

    Rod Carew: Sometimes it's best not to swing for the fences

  • News

    March 23, 2005

    The Undoing of America

    Gore Vidal on war for oil, politics-free elections, and the late, great U.S. Constitution.

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    Grandpa Goes to Grenada

    America is no place for the old. Then there's Mexico.

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    David Thomas channels the ghosts of Edward Hopper, Orson Welles, and his own past

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    Artists of the Year

    David Thomas channels the ghosts of Edward Hopper, Orson Welles, and his own past

  • Books

    May 15, 2002

    Viva Vin Weber

    A Minnesota tie to the ill-fated coup in Venezuela

  • Movies

    February 13, 2002

    Bloodsports

    Schwarzenegger tries killing us softly; 'Rollerball' earns a red card

  • Music

    January 9, 2002

    The Impossible Scream

    Katastrophy Wife Unleashes a Wail to Do Edvard Munch Proud

  • Arts

    April 25, 2001

    Cuba Libre

    Nilo Cruz's island romance has no freedom from the tyranny of melodrama

  • Books

    December 6, 2000

    Race for Last

    In One Drop of Blood,writer Scott L. Malcomson examines the destructive legacy of racial designations

  • Restaurants

    August 30, 2000

    Muddled and Slightly Bitter

    In One Drop of Blood,writer Scott L. Malcomson examines the destructive legacy of racial designations

  • Books

    January 26, 2000

    Blood Money

    On the Shakopee Mdewakanton reservation, dissidents want to know: Who is an Indian?

  • Sports

    October 27, 1999

    The Harsher They Come

    Chris Carter's latest slice of millennial dread, Harsh Realm, takes the fun out of the apocalypse

  • Sports

    July 7, 1999

    North Star

    Twins rookie Corey Koskie and baseball's Canadian invasion

  • Books

    June 23, 1999

    The Cars of St. Bonifacius

    One licensed cab for every three people--and not a fare in sight: Welcome to the Panama of the North

  • News

    October 23, 1996

    Drugs, Contras, and the CIA:

    Press Covers for the Agency's Honor

  • News

    October 9, 1996

    The Vanishing Pool

    On two farms in Iowa, preservationists are fighting a battle against the disappearance of countless plant and animal breeds. If they lose, the costs to the planet could be incalculable.

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