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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Fantastic Fourth!
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The Walker Art Center presents all-ages fun for the holiday. Create art that pops like fireworks, get your move on with Harmony Hoops hula hoop workshop, enjoy the sounds of Sumunar Gamelan Ensemble, Haley Bonar (pictured), M.anifest, and more. |
Sunday, July 5, 2009
No Doubt
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Gwen Stefani and her band of boys have been a mainstay on the pop/rock music charts since their mid-90s hit "Just a Girl" and their Tragic Kingdom album. The band's singles became Billboard 100 hits, including "Hey Baby" and "It's My Life." In 2004 the group went on hiatus while Gwen worked on solo projects, including her solo album Love.Angel.Music.Baby, but now in '09 they hit the road to promote their new album being released in 2010. |
Monday, July 6, 2009
Fountains of Wayne
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Fountains of Wayne play an acoustic show at the Cedar for those of us who never stopped riding the "Radiation Vibe." With Jon Auer. |
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Andy Kindler
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Andy Kindler is a frequent guest and correspondent for The Late Show with David Letterman. Each summer at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal he delivers the State of the Industry address to a packed ballroom filled with comics and Hollywood industry types. He is infamous for his scathing attacks on the world of entertainment, including the previously taboo practice of making fun of his fellow comedians. |
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Jonas Brothers
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Another Disney outfit is dominating the world! The trio of brothers (Nick, Joe, and Kevin) have set teen hearts aflutter with their Disney merchandise, their three hit albums, and their dark hair and skinny jeans. With fellow pop artist and American Idol alum Jordin Sparks. |
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Josh Ritter
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The singer-songwriter has hit it big on the indie circuit with his latest album, The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter. With Joe Pug. |
Friday, July 10, 2009
Basilica Block Party
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This annual three-day music festival features Black Crowes, Counting Crows, The Jayhawks, Mat Kearney, The Hold Steady, Matt Nathanson, and more. |
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Dragon Festival 2009
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Take part in a wide range of Asian-Pacific activities, including food, vendors, music, dance, and martial arts performances, and, of course, the always entertaining dragon boat races. |
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Bastille Day Block Party
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Featuring the Brooklyn-based Les Sans Culottes, Halloween, Alaska, Romantica, Sims of Doomtree, The Idle Hands, Yid Vicious, and Foxy Tann and the Whambamthankyouma'ams. Street entertainment provided by North Star Roller Girls, Spot Spa Hula Hoop Contest, Familia Skateshop, Live Action Set, and aerialist Jim Domenick. Serving locally produced and organic foods, cold beverages, and featuring a flea market with local artists. A portion of the event proceeds will benefit the MN Fringe Festival. |
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine senior writer Steve Marsh chats backstage with former Jayhawk musicians Gary Louris and Mark Olson before their performance at the Varsity Theater.
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine staff writer Steve Marsh talks to author Chuck Klosterman about his book Downtown Owl, Sarah Palin, and the state of zoos in America, plus, we capture Electric Light Orchestra tribute band E.L.nO. performing at the Triple Rock Social Club.
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine staff writer Steve Marsh goes 25,000 feet into the air to talk with local musicians, from Lori Line to Dan Wilson, at Sun Country’s Concert in the Sky event.
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine staff writer Steve Marsh chats with Belgium-born street artist Chase Erachi, at a benefit for Art Buddies at the W Hotel Minneapolis, about spray painting, God, and why we need art.
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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine senior editor Brian Lambert checks out the pooch photo shoot at the Guthrie featuring Wyatt, the four-legged star of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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Another Cirque spectacle takes over Lowertown in St. Paul.
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These are “dives” in the best sense of the word—places where
character, tradition, and local
color run much deeper than usual.
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Former White Iron Band member Nicholas "The Feelin" Mrozinski's new CD, Together We're Stronger, features artists from more than 40 different Twin Cities bands.
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Ten Thousand Things theater goes public with a new adaptation of Crime and
Punishment.
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The Walker Art Center’s The Quick and the
Dead seeks to revive the moribund state of conceptual art.
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Jazz pianist Jason Moran and his ensemble recreate Thelonious
Monk’s legendary 1959 Town Hall concert.
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Jazz guitarist Cory Wong talks about his musical beginnings, influences, and his buzz-worthy new CD, Even, Uneven.
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Mayda Miller talks about her music, what influences her, and her work with superproducer Michael Bland.
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Michelle Myers’s one-woman show captures the vitality of the working-class St. Paul neighborhood where she grew up.
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Not-So-Funny Pages, an MCAD show, features a new generation of comic artists who are striving for something much deeper than laughs.
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Flutist and composer Julie Johnson talks about her first CD release, her musical influences, and a project involving songs sung by Minnesota loggers and miners. April 3, MacPhail Center for Music.
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The musical Grey Gardens tells the tale of two women who might have benefited from being slightly closer relatives of Jackie Onassis.
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Tom Arndt's photographic "homage" to Minnesota tells stories about his beloved native soil.
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