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  Soundset 2008
  Thousands of fans packed the Metrodome parking lot for perhaps the indie rap festival of the year. Check out David Hansen's review at Culture to Go.
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  Rilo Kiley at First Avenue
  Jenny Lewis and company came to the Mainroom Thursday, May 22. Read Amber Schadewald's review at Culture to Go.
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  Adam Turman art show
  Through Friday, June 13, local artist Adam Turman's prints are being shown at Artistic Indulgence. You may recognize Turman's work from these pages, including the cover image for our story "Nothin' But Trouble". See more of Adam Turman's prints at his site.
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  Rock For Pussy
  The fifth Rock For Pussy event (relax, it's to benefit a cat shelter) saw local bands perform in tribute to David Bowie on Friday, May 16. Read Jen Paulson's review.
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  Heliotrope Festival
  The fifth annual Heliotrope Festival of underground, underexposed and unusual music ran Thursday, May 15 through Saturday, May 17 at the Ritz Theater. See photos of Vampire Hands, Daughters of the Sun, Knife World, Skoal Kodiak and Sarah Johnson and read David Hansen's review.
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  Underground black metal bands
  Swordlord Productions brought "Conjuring the Dark," an underground black metal festival, to First Avenue on Saturday, May 17. Bands included Inquisition, Nokturne, Teratism, EMK and Wraithian.
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  M.I.A. at Myth
  The hip-hop starlet brought her crowd-pleasing music and stage show to Myth on Tuesday, May 13.
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  Cole's mystery illness
  To get her son's mysterious malady diagnosed, a mother had to battle some of the area's top hospitals. After reading Beth Walton's feature story, check out these photos of the affected family.
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  Goth Prom at Saloon
  Arise, children of the night! Come to Saloon on a Monday in your finest regalia of corsets, fetish masks, and electronic shoulder parrots! Descend upon downtown Minneapolis, drink, dance and make merry (or gloomy, if it's your preference). Such was the mission of the nightclub's 5th annual Goth...
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  The Kills
  The duo's Sunday night show at the Triple Rock, May 11, is described by Andrea Myers in Over the Weekend.
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  Guy eats 41 hot dogs in 10 minutes
  At Cub Foods in Apple Valley on May 10, 15 competitors gathered to shove as many hot dogs into their bodies as possible. The winner qualified for the International Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Coney Island, N.Y. on July 4.
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  Interlock Lives
  Local label Interlock Records brought a festival atmosphere to the Triple Rock on Friday, May 9.
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