Mandy Dwyer

Prior to Thursday night, my experience with opera consisted of my grandmother's ad naseum broadcasting of her Three Tenors cassette tape during our summer vacation visits, and seeing my sister perform part of Mozart's Cosí fan tutte during her sophomore year of college. So, while it was technically just the final dress rehearsal, you could say that my attendance at the Minnesota Opera's performance of Cosí fan tutte on September 22 was my first real opera experience.MORE »

Pitchfork: What's the music scene like in Minneapolis?
James Brooks: There isn't a scene.
("Rising: Elite Gymnastics," 8/24/11)

Other scenes the Twin Cities don't haveMORE »

Had the Powers That Be at the Daily Planet known that photographers would be relegated to the sound board (akin to shooting from across the street) at the State Theatre on May 12, they might have instead opted to send a writer to fill the single press spot they were granted by Cake. However, as the sole TCDP representative, I will endeavor to share some of my observations with you.MORE »

On Wednesday, the Hold Steady played First Avenue. Opening were the Meat Puppets and Retribution Gospel Choir.MORE »