Entertainment

MUSIC PHOTOS | The Proclaimers at the Varsity Theater

By David McCrindle, TC Daily Planet

Photos by David McCrindle

On April 22, The Proclaimers peformed at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis.

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THEATER REVIEW | Walking Shadow Theatre Company's "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde": An uncharacteristic failure

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Photo credit Dan Norman

If you must miss one show this season, it may as well be Walking Shadow Theatre Company's production of Moisés Kaufman terminally static Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde at The Minneapolis Theatre Garage. Which is too bad, because Walking Shadow Theatre, but a couple years from seeing its first decade, has well earned its stripes as an entity of acting and directing strength.

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$10,000 Matching Grant for Marriage Equality Tour - You Can Help

By Matthew A. Everett, Single White Fringe Geek

A marriage equality theater piece I’m working on currently has a matching grant offer from the Pohlad Foundation.  They’ll match any individual gift up to $500, up to a total of $10,000. 

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MUSIC PHOTOS | Trampled by Turtles at First Avenue

By Chad Rieder, TC Daily Planet

Photos by Chad Rieder

On Friday, April 19, Trampled by Turtles played at First Avenue with Charlie Parr and Erik Koskinen to open.

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Q&A with Melissa Oakvik: An unlikely blend of R&B and soft rock

By Dwight Hobbes, Sounding Off On Sound

Photo credit Hanna Voxland

I've caught at least a couple strong talents on their way up in Twin Cities music. Alicia Wiley before she got big. Shannon Johnson of Kymara. While it's still early to roll the dice, rookie singer-songwriter Melissa Oakvik strongly bears watching. For someone not yet 25, she has an uncanny grasp of how to blend R&B with soft-rock. Think back to Felix Cavalier's ingenuity with The Rascals classic. "Groovin'." That potentially is kind of power this kid is wielding. Her voice has a world of texture. Full-throated, sultry with good, clean and clear projection. Show business being what show business is it doesn't hurt, either, that she's not hard to look at.

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Bill Burr at the State Theatre: Inexplicably funny

By Dwight Hobbes, Sounding Off On Sound

Photo courtesy Bill Burr

Bill Burr at the State Theater in Minneapolis on March 23 was a complete mystery. The house was packed to the rafters and the whole place constantly stayed in hysterics. Go figger: well, I guess, it proves the old saying, "Five million flies eat sh*t, they can't all be wrong."

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Mark Martin of Inukshuk Pass: Steeped in Chicago blues by way of southern rock

By Dwight Hobbes, Sounding Off On Sound

Photo courtesy Mark Martin

There's no definitive word as to whether guitartist-vocalist Mark Martin is still part of San Francisco style rockers Inukshuk Pass. If he's moved on, it can't be but so far. When the premiere blues specialist did a solo set March 8, in a Wild Tymes'/The Palace Stage showcase in downtown St. Paul, IP powerhouse vocalist-songwriter Patti Ryan and bass ace Paul Weyandt made sure to get there on time, kicking the Willie-Bobo with Martin and hanging around to congratulate him afterward.

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THEATER REVIEW | "River See" at the Pillsbury House Theatre: A good look at dance storytelling

By Betsy Gabler, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Pillsbury House Theatre

The Pillsbury House Theatre is presenting "River See" by Sharon Bridgforth through April 21 on its mainstage. I attended the April 17th performance along with a packed house, so packed that some were invited to sit on stage. That was the first observance that this was to be no ordinary theater experience.

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