The Balkans

David Zambrano: Soul Project

Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: #20-11

​Minnesotans need to remember to exhale sometimes -- especially fresh on the heels of being ranked as the number two music scene in the country. Shouldn't it be enough to simply enjoy a rich history of quality musicians blossoming from fertile local soil? For those times that worrying that people ... More >>

The Ravagers at the Hollywood Theater

Savage Umbrella retells a haunting Greek tragedy

Megafaun, Doug Paisley

Savage Umbrella retells a haunting Greek tragedy

Madi Diaz, Gabby Young & Other Animals, Keegan DeWitt

Savage Umbrella retells a haunting Greek tragedy

Olivia Tremor Control coming to the Varsity on September 12

​Athens-based indie rock forerunners and psych-pop purveyors Olivia Tremor Control re-emerged last fall with their first track in over a decade, "North Term Reality," and it was enough to spark the interest of fans of the early-'90s experimental rock band and spurn more recording projects and a pr ... More >>

Summer movie guide 2011

Harry Potter, Cars 2, and more

Wheels on Fire return to St. Paul Sunday night

​As is always the case every spring, a lot of big-ticket veteran acts are making their way through town these days. With Paul Simon's recent visit, Duran Duran's gig, and next week's hugely anticipated Cars concert at First Avenue, the spirit of rock 'n' roll from days of yore has never been more ... More >>

Flying Foot Forum: Heaven

​As is always the case every spring, a lot of big-ticket veteran acts are making their way through town these days. With Paul Simon's recent visit, Duran Duran's gig, and next week's hugely anticipated Cars concert at First Avenue, the spirit of rock 'n' roll from days of yore has never been more ... More >>

Alexi Murdoch reflects on poetry, television, and feeling at home on the road

​Much like the rest of his condensed tour, Alexi Murdoch's stop at the Cedar Cultural Center was quick to sell out. Murdoch is not only wildly popular, but is also quite the catch if you are fortunate enough to witness him standing live in front of you; simply put, he doesn't tour very often.

Agnes Under the Big Top

​Much like the rest of his condensed tour, Alexi Murdoch's stop at the Cedar Cultural Center was quick to sell out. Murdoch is not only wildly popular, but is also quite the catch if you are fortunate enough to witness him standing live in front of you; simply put, he doesn't tour very often.

Shirley Valentine

Jungle Theater

Local playwright Aditi Kapil serves a multicultural menu

Playwright Aditi Kapil juggles dishes from many cultures​Local playwright Aditi Kapil is in a unique position: Her new play Agnes Under the Big Top: A Tall Tale will be staged simultaneously next month at Mixed Blood Theater and Long Wharf Theatre in Connecticut. The play, an international fab ... More >>

Sofia Coppola's journey to Somewhere

New film works with a patient and observational style

Broders' Michael Rostance: Chef Chat, Part 3

A.J. Olmscheid​Today we wrap up our talk with Broders' executive chef, Michael Rostance. (Here's parts 1 and 2 for the latecomers.) In this installment, Rostance shares stories about eating eyeballs, hanging out with Mario Batali's dad and messing up a meal for the shah's wife.

Broders' Michael Rostance: Chef Chat, Part 1

A.J. Olmscheid​Chef Michael Rostance has always faced the pressure to produce, but it wasn't always in the kitchen. His first career was in radio, when he worked as one of the DJs who started the Twin Cities community station KFAI. Rostance started cooking at the Black Forest Inn in Minneapolis ... More >>

Michele Bachmann dredges up "one world government" paranoia

​So Barack Obama goes to the G-20 summit, like U.S. presidents have done every year since 1999, and have done with the G-8 since 1976. By its own estimate, its members currently represent about "90 per cent of global gross national product, 80 per cent of world trade as well as two-thirds of t ... More >>

Tonight: Wheels On Fire, Chooglin' at the Entry

​Don't let the fact that Chooglin' and Pink Mink play out about every 72 hours these days keep you home tonight. Afterall, Athens, Ohio Wheels on Fire are returning to town to fill this local meat and potatoes rock and roll sandwich with a swift and swinging sound that is as good on a Tuesday as i ... More >>

Bruce Molsky & Ale Möller

​Don't let the fact that Chooglin' and Pink Mink play out about every 72 hours these days keep you home tonight. Afterall, Athens, Ohio Wheels on Fire are returning to town to fill this local meat and potatoes rock and roll sandwich with a swift and swinging sound that is as good on a Tuesday as i ... More >>

The Music Alliance Pact brings in fresh pep from everywhere

Israel's Desert has some klezmer hidden in there somewhere​The Music Alliance Pact was initiated by Scottish music blog The Pop Cop (recently mourned by Franz Ferdinand...you can read the full story of its demise here), who assembled a confederation of 30 pan-global music blogs, each contributing ... More >>

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 >>

Ports of Call

​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 >>

Apertif and Terra Waconia: Is the drive worth it?

In search of good dining in the suburbs

Basia Bulat

In search of good dining in the suburbs

Tim Eriksen

In search of good dining in the suburbs

Taste of Greece

In search of good dining in the suburbs

St. George Greek Festival

In search of good dining in the suburbs

Almost Homeless

In search of good dining in the suburbs

Santorini moves to new turf but business still booms

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Adventures in Mating

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Vic Chesnutt

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

D.C.A. Hillman

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Balkan Beat Box

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Boiled in Lead: 25th Anniversary St. Patrick's Day Concert

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Rotting Christ

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Geraldine Brooks

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Geraldine Brooks

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Midwest Sanctuary

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Jenny Dalton

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Janine Di Giovanni

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Leah Golberstein: Uprooted Lights

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Joe Sacco

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

Baghdad boogie

No sign of a recession at popular Greek restaurant

The Ghost of Bob Hope

Doing the Baghdad boogie with traveling band Jack Knife & the Sharps

News of the Weird

Proof That Inmates Sometimes Take Over the Asylum

Exit Strategy

'Black Hawk Down' Gets in and out of Somalia With No Questions Asked

The Last War

In two story collections, Josip Novakovich and Ken Kalfus offer dispatches from the shifting front lines of human discord

Ulysses' Gaze

In two story collections, Josip Novakovich and Ken Kalfus offer dispatches from the shifting front lines of human discord

Mississippi Masala

In two story collections, Josip Novakovich and Ken Kalfus offer dispatches from the shifting front lines of human discord