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   City Council President Barb Johnson enjoys perks of office

   Fourth-term candidate used campaign funds for haircuts, cell phone, cable TV, and dry-cleaning

   By Erin Carlyle

   Published: October 28, 2009

   If she wins a fourth term to the Minneapolis City Council this week, Barb Johnson may allow herself a moment to breathe a sigh of relief—but only a moment. Because even...

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   Impaler

   By Peter S. Scholtes

   Published: October 28, 2009

   Like Dracula, they've been around a while, wear makeup, and enjoy a splash of gore. Their forthcoming Cryptozoology: Creatures of God? is a tribute to the monsters people...

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   Rick Ross

   By Nate Patrin

   Published: October 28, 2009

   What's it going to take for Rick Ross to maintain a hip hop cred some people argue he never had and doesn't deserve? The biggest MC to come out of Miami since Luther Campbell...

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   The Day of the Dead: the Final Show

   By Nate Patrin

   Published: October 28, 2009

   Well, this is it -- after more than 70 years, a Minneapolis institution is closing its doors. It's a temporary situation at best; the Uptown Bar & Café is currently in...

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   Wayne "the Train" Hancock

   By Ward Rubrecht

   Published: October 28, 2009

   Last time Wayne Hancock came to town, Brian Setzer showed up at Lee's, surprising the star of the show, who promptly invited Setzer onstage for a couple of songs. It was a rare...

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   Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers

   By Rick Mason

   Published: October 28, 2009

   When Bruce Hornsby started out a couple of decades ago, he was a roots-influenced piano man with a knack for writing relatively interesting songs sufficiently tied to the pop...

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   Asleep at the Wheel

   By Rick Mason

   Published: October 28, 2009

   Western swing—packing a potent mix of big band jazz and country—reigned in the 1930s and '40s with the likes of Bob Wills, Milton Brown and his Brownies, the Light...

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   Fu Manchu

   By Chris DeLine

   Published: October 28, 2009

   Though they may have focused on a heavier, harsher sound on their last two records (2004's Start the Machine and 2007's We Must Obey), the stoner-rock elder statesmen of Fu...

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   They Might Be Giants

   By P.F. Wilson

   Published: October 28, 2009

   It's been an odd journey for They Might Be Giants, but then again that's what you would have expected from the Brooklyn-based duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell. They...

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    Eric Dregni

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: October 28, 2009

    It's been a while since we've seen a new book by the prolific Minnesota renaissance man Eric Dregni. The assistant professor at Concordia College has written or co-authored...

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    David Bazan

    By Ian Traas

    Published: October 28, 2009

    Some artists cloak their every move in carefully manufactured mystery, but ex-Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan has a refreshing transparency to everything he...

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    The Tragically Hip

    By Chris DeLine

    Published: October 28, 2009

    Did you know that Canada has a Walk of Fame? It does. Located in Toronto, it includes but a slim 123 members added since its establishment in 1998. Among those with a star...

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    múm

    By Rick Mason

    Published: October 28, 2009

    Blame it on the cold or midnight sun or essentially being adrift in the North Atlantic or whatever, Iceland keeps producing bands that revel in their frigid quirkiness and...

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    Loudon Wainwright III

    By Rick Mason

    Published: October 28, 2009

    You gotta believe Loudon Wainwright sees a lot of himself in Charlie Poole, by all accounts a rambler, a gambler, a cad, and a rogue who led a wild, itinerant life until ending...

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    Alarmel Valli

    By Linda Shapiro

    Published: October 28, 2009

    India's foremost exponent of Bharatanatyam, a divinely inspired dance form that requires demonic precision, Alarmel Valli transforms superb technique into poetry. She...

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    Me & My Arrow (CD-Release)

    By Ian Traas

    Published: October 28, 2009

    There's been a lot of talk about the size of local band Me & My Arrow, but it's warranted, since there are only a small handful of Minneapolis stages that can accommodate them...

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    Shinders: An Exhibition

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: October 28, 2009

    Busted floors, crumbling plaster, puddles, and exposed light sockets. This might not sound like the ideal space for art, but this is not your typical gallery show. As the old...

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    Tim Slagle

    By P.F. Wilson

    Published: October 28, 2009

    By comedian Tim Slagle's estimation, people seem to be loosening up. The conservative comedian has been doing jokes about Barack Obama since the July before the election. For a...

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    Soap Boxing Poetry Slam

    By Ward Rubrecht

    Published: October 28, 2009

    There's never been a better time to check out the Twin Cities slam poetry scene. The St. Paul Soap Boxing team captured the national championship this year, and a pair of local...

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    Trick 'r' Trolley

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: October 28, 2009

    Of the more unusual events happening Saturday, the Trick 'r' Trolley features a train ride starting at the Como-Harriet Streetcar Line. Young riders will receive a bag of...