Brooklyn new wave revivalists Twin Shadow brought their True Stories tour to the First Avenue stage on Saturday night. Elliphant and DJ Jake Rudh opened. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on May 31, 2013
May brought huge changes: first, same-sex marriage was legalized in Minnesota... and second, the snow finally went away. People around the Twin Cities celebrated the marriage equality bill getting signed into law in the new-and-improved spring weather before getting rowdy at some of the first...
Transmission held its monthly bash at the Varsity where DJ Jake Rudh spun some killer hits and there were plenty of ladies from the 80s tearing it up on the dance floor. PHOTOS BY SNAP YOURSELF on Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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LCD Soundsytem frontman James Murphy treated First Avenue to an extended DJ set on Thursday night, transforming the main room into a proper disco. Local favorites Sovietpanda & Jonathan Ackerman opened. PHOTOS BY ANNA GULBRANDSEN on May 30, 2013.
The Daily Diner is a brightly lit, cheerfully decorated spot in Frogtown Square. The restaurant is actually an extension of Our Daily Bread, a rehabilitation and job training program operated by Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, and executive chef Jason Koehn developed the menu with both...
From superheroes (Superman, Wolverine) to Shakespeare (Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing), another season of summer movies is upon us. Here's our guide to movies this summer -- and their wide-release dates. Check the schedule at your neighborhood cineplex before you leave your apartment....
While the main stage of Soundset was booming with the familiar sounds of Snoop Dogg & Atmosphere, the Fifth Element Stage at Soundset hosted local breakouts such as Greg Grease & Haphduzn, as well as national acts like A$AP Ferg, Step Brothers (Evidence & Alchemist), and many more. PHOTOS BY...
The dreary weather on Sunday didn't dampen the spirits of those at Canterbury Park for this year's Soundset Fesitval. PHOTOS BY ANNA GULBRANDSEN and ERIK HESS on May 26, 2013.
Don't miss our amazing shots of the artists at Soundset!
The massive infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway includes an area called the "Snake Pit," best described as a party zone where the grass is littered with thousands of smashed beer cans, while people of all ages -- though the demo skews college-aged & white -- generally go nuts. Look out...
The Walker Art Center celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden by commissioning artists, architects, mini-golf aficionados, students, and more to design each of the nine holes on two golf courses. Open seven days a week (weather permitting) until September 8, this is...
Spill the Wine's new Uptown location is like walking into a real life Pinterest page for a rustic wedding reception. The decor uses industrial design but has all the charm of a summer cabin. Likewise, the menu mixes highbrow with homey -- from braised lamb neck to refrigerator pickles. For a...
In this week's review of The Hangover III, "Entitled Fraternity Dicks Return to The Hangover Part III," Chris Packham writes: "In the slobs-versus-snobs comedies of the 1970s and '80s, the snooty rich kids were always the antagonists, bullying the nerds and cheating at cross-camp field days."...
Oxford, England indie rockers Foals performed at First Avenue on Monday night. Floridians Surfer Blood and Californians Blondfire shared the bill. PHOTOS BY ERIK HESS on May 20, 2013