Perpich Center for Arts Education

Gabe Rodreick rises above spinal cord injury to continue writing music

Treading North frontman Gabe Rodreick has been making music nearly all his life. When he was a sophomore in high school, having played piano since age 5, Rodreick was accepted to the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley. But the summer before his junior year began, Rodreick traveled to ... More >>

Gabe Rodreick hopes U of M research could be key to walking again

Sen. Jeff Hayden introduces bill to fund curative spinal cord science

Barbara Jean on the North Shore, her love of the banjo, and moving to the Cities

Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen a substantial migration of Northern Minnesota musicians to the Cities. Packed with a radiant story and haunting voice, Grand Marais performer Barbara Jean's new album The Great Escape leans heavily on the bluegrass side and perfectly balances the heartbreak in Jean ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Buffalo Moon, Birthday Suits, and more

Dan Marsika and the Boys Choir come to Triple Rock

Band sounds like revival of ’90s collegiate classics

Fur Pillows

Erik Turbenson suicide foreshadowed gay taunting trouble at Anoka-Hennepin

One student's tragic struggle inside the school district

Har Mar Superstar debuting new project, Charles, at Pizza Luce Block Party

Photo by Tigger Lunney​It's been over a decade since Sean Tillmann adopted his Har Mar Superstar alter ego and eventually relocated to Los Angeles, CA. The Rocky Mountains couldn't separate Tillmann from his musical alumni, however, and he's maintained a prominent role in the local scene, boo ... More >>

Har Mar Superstar: The extended interview

More from our Q&A with Sean Tillmann in this week's print edition.

Rap duo Big Quarters make big waves

It's self-distribution, hard work, and hustle, all day, every day

Pawlenty's cuts causing Perpich arts high school to downgrade

Perpich Center For The Arts was home to Har Mar Superstar, Doomtree members

Arts High School reading tonight at Open Book

As the Perpich Center faces financial peril, its literati junior class holds its mid-semester reading tonight at the Loft Literary Center.

Man attacks Russian ballerinas for speaking Russian

Monday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Black Master Storytellers Festival: Signifyin' & Testifyin

Black Master Storytellers' Festival: Signifying and Testifyin

Black Master Storytellers' Festival: Signifyin' & Testifyin

Sixteenth Annual 'Signifyin’ & Testifyin'' Black Storytelling Festival

Sixteenth Annual 'Signifyin’ & Testifyin'' Black Storytelling Festival

New Music Express

Longtime KFAI host and pioneering electronic musician Richard Paske finds a new key in solo jazz piano