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  Too Much Love at First Avenue, 12/29/12
  Too Much Love with DJ Soviet Panda hosts Minneapolis DJ legend Jon Ackerman for the last TML of 2012. PHOTOS BY DAVID ECKBLAD, December 29th 2012
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  Top 20 Twin Cities Concerts of 2012
  It's no secret that the Twin Cities have a great live music scene, and 2012 made the grade with hundreds of awesome concerts to hit up around town. We narrowed our picks of the top concerts from the past year, pictured here with some of our amazing photographers' snapshots of these...
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  Transmission at the Varsity, 12/26/12
  Transmission's Jake Rudh says farewell to 2012 at Varsity Theater with "The Politics of Dancing," an all New Wave themed night. PHOTOS BY DAVID ECKBLAD on December 26th 2012.
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  10 Movies to Watch in 2013
  Most of the blathering this year about the death of film and film culture has already evaporated from the mind, like so much inert gas. But one gnomic pronouncement endures: Leos Carax describing cinema as "a beautiful island with a cemetery" following the world premiere of Holy Motors at...
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  Best of Transmission 2012: 100 Great shots
  Headed up by local DJ extraordinaire Jake Rudh, Transmission has become quite the dance night staple in the Twin Cities. We collected 100 of the craziest, weirdest, hottest shots from our Transmission photobooth sessions from the past year for you to relive dancing all those nights away. PHOTOS...
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  World Street Kitchen: The Tour
  The bricks-and-mortar version of World Street Kitchen (also a food truck) is fast-casual, but chef Sameh Wadi (of the fine-dining Minneapolis restaurant Saffron) ensures each dish gets the royal treatment when it comes to flavor. The menu is filled with confident cuisine mash-ups: Thai with...
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  The Year in City Pages Covers, 2012 edition
  From Michele Bachmann quitting the presidential race and Chris Kluwe's outspoken views on gay marriage to Brother Ali and yellow rain, 2012 was filled with amazing stories. We take a look back on each of this year's covers and the stories behind them here.
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  Grouplove at First Avenue, 12/23/12
  Los Angeles pop rockers Grouplove performed at First Avenue on Sunday night, making up for a canceled November performance. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on December 23, 2012.
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  Grant Cutler at the Cedar, 12/21/12
  Grant Cutler performed at the Cedar Cultural Center on Friday night, featuring the premier of a Minnesota Arts Board commissioned electro-acoustic composition. Anonymous Choir and Zoo Animal opened and live mixed visuals were provided by Visionquest. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on December 21, 2012
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  Permed Out Showcase III at the Cabooze, 12/22/12
  Local hip-hop crew Audio Perm hosted Greg Grease & Mike the Martyr for Saturday's 'Permed Out Showcase III' at The Cabooze, which included a handful of special guests, including Doomtree's Mike Mictlan. PHOTOS BY ANNA GULBRANDSEN on December 22, 2012.
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  Best of Minnesota Burlesque, 2012 Edition [NSFW]
  Burlesque is a lot like opening a present... the art is in the wrapping (and slow unwrapping) on the journey to what's underneath the ribbons and bows. To cap off the year, we gathered some of the year's best burlesque and pinup photos that showcase the sometimes cheeky, sometimes hilarious,...
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  Of Monsters and Men at First Avenue, 12/19/12
  Icelandic folk/pop group, Of Monsters & Men, concluded their US tour Wednesday night with the second of two sold out shows at First Avenue in front of an enthusiastic all ages crowd. Elle King, channeling her best Tammy meets Wanda, opened the show. PHOTOS BY TONY NELSON on December 19, 2012.
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