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  Love is the Law Concert in St. Paul
  After Gov. Dayton signed the gay marriage bill at the Capitol on Tuesday, the celebration moved a few blocks away to Ecolab Plaza in St. Paul, where supporters joined a lineup of bands including The Suburbs, POS, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Zoo Animal, and more. PHOTOS BY ANNA GULBRANDSEN on...
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  Limp Bizkit at the Varsity, 5/14/13
  Jacksonville nu metal legends Limp Bizkit performed for a sold-out crowd at the Varsity Theater on Tuesday night. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on May 14, 2013
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  Marriage Equality Bill Signing: History in the Making
  On Monday, Governor Dayton signed the marriage equality law at a public event on the steps of the Capitol. He was accompanied by many of the legislators who supported the bill including sponsors Karen Clark and Scott Dibble as well as many activists who were involved in promoting the...
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  Marriage Equality Senate Vote: People and Scenes
  On Monday, May 13, 2013, history was made at the Capitol in St. Paul as the Minnesota Senate voted to approve the Marriage Equality bill. While the Senators debated, a massive number of supporters (and quite a few opponents as well) cheered, chanted, sung, danced, shouted their opinions,...
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  Best Signs at the Senate Vote for Marriage Equality
  Everybody had something to say on the historic day that the Minnesota Senate voted in favor of marriage equality. Lots of people took to wearing their hearts on their sleeves and their beliefs on signs. We found some of the best ones at the Capitol. PHOTOS BY TONY NELSON on Monday, May 13,...
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  Girls Got Rhythm Fest: Night Two
  Cherie Currie, lead singer of the pioneering band The Runaways, headlined night two of the Girls Got Rhythm Fest at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in downtown St. Paul. Milwaukee's Sugar Stems, Italy's punk rockers Marilu and the Machetes and Minneapolis psych rockers Is/Is opened. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS...
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  Girls Got Rhythm Fest: Night One
  Legendary San Francisco punk band the Avengers headlined day one of the Girls Got Rhythm Fest at Amsterdam Bar and Hall in downtown St. Paul. Gateway District, The Pinsch and Total Trash opened. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on May 10, 2013
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  Comedian Lizz Winstead: Behind the scenes
  Lizz Winstead will celebrate the paperback release of her book, Lizz Free or Die, as well as her 30th anniversary doing standup in an event this Saturday, May 11 at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis. Tickets for "Lizz Free or Die: The Book, The Career, The Life" are available on Etix, and check...
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  Charles Bradley at the Cedar Cultural Center, 5/7/13
  The Screaming Eagle of Soul himself, the one and only Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, descended upon a sold-out show at the Cedar Cultural Center on Tuesday night, complete with a full band, an intense wardrobe, and radical moves that got the spring-time crowd moving. Paul & the Tall...
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  Morrissey's Irish Pub: The Tour
  Morrisey's Irish Pub in Uptown opened on St. Patty's day, but traces its legacy back to the Erin Bragh Pub in Duluth back in 1875. Morrisey's serves a full menu of pub sandwiches and traditional fare, including corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, and the Belfast burger with wee tots. The...
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  Har Mar Superstar Returns to the Turf Club, 5/4/13
  Har Mar Superstar returned to the Turf Club on Saturday night to celebrate the release of his soul filled Bye Bye 17 album. The Chalice and Baby Boys opened. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on May 5, 2013
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  The Smiles of May Day 2013
  In the Heart of the Beast puppet theater and thousands of smiling Minneapolites celebrated the arrival of spring in and around Powderhorn park on Sunday with a colorful carnival atmosphere befitting the occasion. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on May 5, 2013
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