Music

A new definition of queer: The Flaming Carnivale of Deviance at Pi Bar

By Cyn Collins, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Bedlam Theatre

Feeling defiantly deviant about the RNC circus coming to town? Come one, come all to the Flaming Carnivale of Deviance at the Pi Bar and express yourself on August 31, the eve of the convention.MORE »

Weekend what's what 8/28-9/1: Republican party!

by l'etoile magazine staff • August 27, 2008 •
As Republican delegates from all over the country breeze into town in preparation for next week's RNC melee, the city is literally ablaze with more art, entertainment, and political buzz than you can shake a stick at (no State Fair pun intended).MORE »

Interview: The Nancy Drew Crew, feminists and activists on the mic

By Justin Schell, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy the Nancy Drew Crew

The Nancy Drew Crew are not your typical hip-hop group, even for a community like the Twin Cities that’s not exactly your typical hip-hop scene.MORE »

Junkyard Empire embark on "Anti-RNC Tour"

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Junkyard Empire

Hard as it may be to believe, not everyone is delighted to see the Republican National Convention come to the Twin Cities. While the City of St. Paul and the St.MORE »

Music note: A Mighty Fair(ly) night on the patio with Storyhill

By Melissa Slachetka, TC Daily Planet

Photo by Melissa Slachetka

Despite the dreary weather and competition from the State Fair, last Thursday saw a sold-out show for Patio Nights at the Minnesota Museum of American ArtMORE »

Bought any good records lately?

by Chris Godsey, mnartists.org • August 18, 2008 •
Bob Fuchs should host a radio show about music industry life—a podcast, at least. He's manager of the Minneapolis Electric Fetus, where he's worked for 22 years, since his early twenties.MORE »

The Convention, the UnConvention, and the UnUnConvention

By Mason Riddle, TC Daily Planet

(top) Photos of The State of Things courtesy the UnConvention; (bottom) photos of Don't you feel it too? courtesy Marcus Young

To the barricades...or something like that.MORE »

Habib Koite performs at the Cedar Cultural Center

By Susan Budig, Mshale

Internationally renowned Malian musician Habib Koite plays his guitar to a full house at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. Photo:Bryan Aaker

Walking through the sultry evening air, skin moist with perspiration at even the effort of slowly strolling, over 400 patrons enter the Cedar Cultural Center Wednesday, August 6th.MORE »

Sucking in '77

by Steve McPherson, Reveille Magazine • August 22, 2008 • Steely Dan's Aja is a masterpiece, but it's still an acquired taste. It's generally considered to be the apogee of the style to which the Dan were always aspiring: a flawlessly virtuosic and eerily bloodless record whose sterling exterior conceals a darker and pulpier heart. But try telling that to a band of co-workers at an independent record store.MORE »

Music to ripple through Twin Cities during RNC

By Justin Schell, TC Daily Planet
Those who plan to skip town during the Republican National Convention will miss a lot of great music.MORE »
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