Northeast

Going to see Alicia Wiley recently at the 331 Club, I caught a couple of pleasant surprises. Nathan Cole (bass player with Kymara, 2 Wurds), whom I hadn’t seen in ages, was there. No sooner had we started catching up when Shannon Johnson (who, for all intents and purposes, is Kymara) waltzed in. It was great seeing those two again—and Shannon just happened to have, out in the car, a two-song demo of material from Kymara’s new, currently in-progress album. MORE »

by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • 11/24/08 •

When I look at this promotional photo for the Ruby3 Progressive Holiday Trunk Show, I think of a line from the TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, solemnly intoned

This week’s picks

Thursday, November 20
Does Joe Dowling have the Guthrie logo tattooed on his arm? I haven’t checked, but I suspect not. Jeremey Catterton, artistic director of Lamb Lays With Lion, now literally wears his heart on his sleeve—specifically, on his inner forearm. The LLWL troupe will be at the Hexagon tonight performing The Little Skeleton That Could Not, a work of “info-tainment” about alcoholism, AIDS, and anorexia. Stick around afterwards for music by Fort Wilson Riot, Plastic Chord, and Speed’s The Name.

Friday, November 21
Last Christmas you gave your godparents a terra cotta garlic cooker…how are you ever going to top that?! Try a work of original art from a student at MCAD; the school’s annual art sale opens tonight. MORE »

The holidays have officially arrived! We trust by the time you read this, you’ll be pleasantly stuffed with Thanksgiving feast and your quota for family interactions will have been filled. Shake the tryptophan haze, because you’ll have plenty of chances to work off that third slice of pie this weekend. A sexy selection of dance parties, awesome art openings, and rockin’ shows await you – so take off that cranberry-stained bib and get out there! MORE »

Northeast Minneapolis has become the city’s de facto visual arts district; artists have been moving to Northeast in large numbers since the 1980s, and currently Northeast houses more than 400 independent artists. “Northeast is definitely supportive of the art scene,” says Northeast artist Tom Wolfe. “It is thriving here. In the 1980s it was the downtown warehouse area that was known for its art scene. Now it is Northeast.” MORE »

by Cyn Collins, TC Daily Planet • 11/14/08 • Go to Casket Arts this weekend to find the best book sale in town, vastly huge and wondrously eclectic. Thousands and thousands of books (I’m really not kidding), hardcovers $1 and softcover $0.50—no matter how rare, or new, or spectacular.

by l’etoile magazine staff • 11/13/08 •

The always impressive and vibrant roster of events our hardworkin’ cities have to offer show no signs of diminishing, despite the growing chill.

This week’s picks

Thursday, November 6
If last year’s documentary Helvetica got you all hot and bothered, you won’t want to miss the new film Typeface, which features naked wooden letterpress type from the first frame to the last. It’s screening tonight at the Walker.

Friday, November 7
While the hipster crowd squeezes into the Northrup King Building, escape west across the river, where the Northside Arts Collective is holding its annual Arts and Artists Gala. MORE »