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  Dr. Farrago's Burlesque Theater: Behind-the-Scenes [NSFW], 12/7/12
  City Pages went behind-the-scenes at Dr. Farrago's Burlesque Theater at Ground Zero on Friday night. Feast your eyes on the featured performers as they prepare, followed by dance, drag, and delightful performance highlights from the show with special guest stars Buckets and Tap Shoes, Redbone,...
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  Curtiss A's 33rd Annual John Lennon Tribute at First Avenue, 12/8/12
  The Minnesota Beatle Project celebrated the release of their fourth album at First Avenue with Curtiss A's 33rd annual John Lennon tribute, benefiting music programs Minnesota public schools. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on December 8, 2012.
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  Solid Gold at First Avenue, 12/7/12
  Minneapolis, Minnesota's Solid Gold brought their trademark grooves to First Avenue on Friday night to celebrate the release of new album, "Eat Your Young." Wild Belle and Moonstone Continuum opened. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on December 7, 2012.
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  12 Weirdest Wisconsin Criminals of 2012
  Lots of Minnesotans will agree: our neighbors to the east are kind of weird. Maybe there's something in the water, or maybe it's just all that cheese. Whatever makes Lambeau-lovers tick, there are always a few Wisconsinites that really take the cake when it comes to being strange... especially...
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  Art Sex: 4th Annual Local Art Fair at The Smitten Kitten [NSFW]
  Art Sex, The 4th Annual Local Arts/Crafts opening night featured live jazz, sexy booty cookies, and of course, the work of the following artists: John Foster, Bedroom Leather, Jerry Johnson, Maja, Brenders K., Amina Harper, Rebecca Lawrence, Dustin Yager, Jason Reichow, Ron Brown, Pinswithfury,...
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  Public Enemy at First Avenue, 12/6/12
  Chuck D organized, promoted (at an afternoon press conference), hosted and headlined the Hip Hop Gods tour that played at First Avenue Thursday night. His seminal & classic hip hop group, Public Enemy provided the explosive finale for the show (when cohort Flavor Flav was kept from his stream...
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  60 Memorable EDM Photos of 2012
  2012 was the year that electronic dance music blew up -- at least in the eyes of the mainstream media and the Grammys. Still though, it was undoubtedly a good year for the genre, from the dubstep purveyors to the beat scene to the underground. Here's a look back at EDM parties large and small...
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  Best Food Porn in the Twin Cities, 2012 edition
  The Twin Cities are ripe with delicious restaurants, awesome food trucks, and tons of places to stuff your face with tasty treats. Take a look back at some of the best mouth-watering photos from 2012's new restaurants. Like what you see? Don't forget to follow our food blog The Hot Dish on...
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  NOFX at the Cabooze, 12/5/12
  Punk legends NOFX performed for a rowdy all-ages crowd at the Cabooze on Wednesday night. Teenage Bottlerocket and Banner Pilot opened. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on December 5, 2012 Review: NOFX at the Cabooze, 12/5/12
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  20 Baddest Movie Villains of 2012
  Curated by Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl.
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  Jingle Ball 2012: Psy, Ellie Goulding, Ed Sheeran, Train & more
  KDWB's annual Jingle Ball show once again filled the house at Xcel Energy center with a host of hot up & comers (Brit acoustic whiz Ed Sheeran got the loudest screams), and established hit makers (Owl City, Train), complete with surprise celebs to introduce acts and a climactic encore featuring...
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  La Alborada: The Tour
  La Alborada is one of our favorite specialty food stores. The venerable Corcoran neighborhood market has an amazing selection of baked goods from its panaderia: cakes, pan dulces, crusty buns, a pastry-and-custard specialty called nido, and a can’t-miss creation called chocoflan, a hybrid of...
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