Music

Weekend what's what 8/7-8/10: I want candy

by l'etoile magazine staff • August 7, 2008 •
Attention Twin Cities: We are issuing an official fashion challenge! Considering the vibrant, stunning, eye-poppin' and brilliantly colored nature of this weekend's lineup we formally request you dress the part!MORE »

Square Lake Film and Music Festival

by Paul Clark, MNDialog • August 6, 2008 • If you’re looking for a way to beat the late summer doldrums, look no further than the 7th annual Square Lake Film & Music Festival on Saturday, August 16th. It’s a family-friendly way to catch some top-notch Twin Cities music acts like Happy Apple, Fort Wilson Riot, and The Owls, and discover the wealth of local animation and experimental filmmaking talent Minnesota has to offer.MORE »

Music note: Frank Brownstone and Associates get the job done

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Album art ©2008 Foxberry Records

Frank Brownstone & Associates is not a stock brokerage firm. Nor are these guys attorneys (well, two actually are). They do, however, possess a devilish affinity for tongue-and-cheek.MORE »

Sick of Sarah

By David Rachac, HowWasTheShow
Sick of Sarah is a five-piece power-pop band from Minneapolis.MORE »

Pan African Festival

By Justin Schell, TC Daily Planet

M.anifest will perform at the festival.

The Twin Cities' inaugural Pan-African Festival, which runs from August 6-11, will highlight the Twin Cities’ prominent place as home to thousands of immigrants from all parts of Africa.MORE »

Weekend what's what 7/31-8/3: The Doom Tree groweth

by l'etoile magazine staff • July 31, 2008 •
This weekend is going to be a wild one, that's for sure. With collaborative extravaganzas poppin' off in all corners, you're destined to get your arts and culture served up sizzlin' on a silver platter.MORE »

Interview: Getting down to the dirty Junes with Meredith Fierke

By Dwight Hobbes, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Meredith Fierke

There’s good talent, there's great talent, and then—every once in a while—there's a singular presence. Someone so gifted that listening to her puts you in touch with why you love music.MORE »

This week in Minneapolis: The Go! Team and Duffy

by Brody McCoy, Brit Rock at the Top • July 26, 2008 •
Wednesday July 30th The Go Team! (UK) w/ CSS (Brazil), Matt and Kim at First Avenue Mainroom 18+ Doors @ 8 Show starts at 8:30 The Go Team! MySpace Page MORE »

Move to Minneapolis and start a band

By Volunteers,
South High students Lisi Becker, Elin Fahrner, Grete Grodahl, and Nora Wynn interviewed musicians from a wide age range to make a slice of the Minneapolis music scene.MORE »

Muja Messiah's new "Adventures" in hip-hop

By Justin Schell, TC Daily Planet

Photo by B Fresh Photography

Sunday night marks the release party for one of the most anticipated Twin Cities hip-hop albums in recent memory, Muja Messiah’s Thee Adventures of a B-Boy/D-Boy (Black Corners).MORE »
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