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| 29th Annual John Lennon Tribute First Avenue | Mon., December 8, 6:30pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 For the 29th time, the prodigious spirit of John Lennon will command the stage at First Avenue as alter-ego Curtiss A offers this year's installment of an extraordinary series of tributes reaching all the way back to that bleak night the former Beatle was gunned down outside his New York... More >> |
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| Baby Guts 7th St. Entry | Wed., December 10, 8:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Among the blurbs local favorite Baby Guts has posted to its MySpace profile is this glib assessment: "Crappy punk band with girl singer," attributed to the board operator's notes at the Uptown Bar. A bit reductive, no? Especially when the "girl singer" in question was named this year's Best... More >> |
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| Dan Wilson Pantages Theatre | Sat., December 13, 8:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 There are few local artists quite as fan-pleasing as Dan Wilson. It would be easy for fans to wallow in sadness over the fact that Semisonic and Trip Shakespeare's heydays have come and gone, but Wilson keeps the spirit of both bands alive by combining songs from his current solo catalog with... More >> |
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| Dillinger Four (CD-Release) Triple Rock Social Club | Fri., December 12 | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Local legends Dillinger Four are still going strong after 14 years and four albums, proving that good pop-punk isn't dead. With evocative titles like "Clown Cars on Cinder Blocks" and "Parishiltonisametaphor," their songs are earnest, carefully wrought rally cries for the everyman, a welcome... More >> |
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| Doomtree Blowout IV First Avenue | Sat., December 6, 6:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 In December of 2005, I stood backstage at the Varsity with a dozen happily bewildered local rappers who, in a heartwarming display of honest-to-god modesty, could not believe the sold-out crowd that had shown up for their Doomtree "Blowout" show. POS, Sims, Paper Tiger, Mictlan, Dessa, Turbo... More >> |
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| Illuminous 3 (CD-Release) 7th St. Entry | Thu., December 11, 8:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 You might've seen their logo on some ubiquitous sticker pasted to the back of a street sign -- silhouettes of the IDS Center, Wells Fargo Center and 225 South 6th, the three tallest buildings in Minneapolis. But while the Illuminous 3 haven't reached the stature of those skyscrapers yet, that's... More >> |
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| Marcia Ball Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant | Sun., December 14 | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Long tall Marcia Ball, queen of ivory-billed triplets descended from Professor Longhair and doused in the honky-tonk-laced sloughs of Texas-Louisiana border country, is equally capable of firing up party anthems and fashioning wrenching ballads. She does both on last spring's Peace, Love & BBQ,... More >> |
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| Mavis Staples Guthrie Theater | Mon., February 2, 7:30pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 The powerful, gospel-drenched voice of Mavis Staples conjures up an encyclopedic array of gritty howls, soulful moans, striking melismas, urgent whispers, and fervent cries that originate in the depths of her soul. They're also fueled by a lifetime of singing songs that have provided hope and... More >> |
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| Mercury Rev; the Duke Spirit Fine Line Music Cafe | Fri., December 12, 8:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 "The Dark Is Rising," the first song I ever heard from Mercury Rev (pictured), turned my world inside-out with its sweeping orchestral movements and a purely affecting, gorgeous vocal from frontman Jonathan Donohue. Four albums since this initial experience, we have both changed... More >> |
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| Monster Jam Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Sat., December 6, 7:30pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 If you've watched any TV lately, you know that Monster Jam is coming. The rambunctious commercials with a throaty voiceover and video of mammoth trucks being torn apart have been on repeat on certain channels for days now with their promises of a high-octane sport and, of course, the... More >> |
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| Oasis; Ryan Adams & the Cardinals Target Center | Wed., December 10, 7:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Oasis have always been popular in the states, though their following was never as insane here as in Britain. But face it, even if they aren't putting out records on par with their past triumphs, they still remain that gigantic band; their backstory is filled with the kind of legendary dramas... More >> |
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| Romantica Fine Line Music Cafe | Sat., December 6, 8:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 In this economic climate, it's an especially fine testament to a band's appreciation for its fans that it puts on a free show, or, scratch that, free shows. Romantica doesn't need to have free shows. People will and do pay to see them. Yet for the second time in recent memory the local lovelies... More >> |
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| Split Lip Rayfield Lee's Liquor Lounge | Fri., December 5, 9:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Critics likely will never agree on whether Split Lip Rayfield should be classified as bluegrass or country. The good news is that it really doesn't matter. The band is doubly blessed with top-notch fast-picking skills and a twang more natural than any that Keith Urban could muster, so fans of... More >> |
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| The Hanson Brothers Triple Rock Social Club | Sun., December 14, 9:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 The Hanson Brothers almost seem like some odd, parodic conceptual distillation of two really obvious stereotypes: they're a punk band, so of course they sound like the Ramones, and they're Canadian, so of course they're hockey-themed. But if you want to write them off as a silly gimmick, keep... More >> |
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| The Santa Run YWCA | Sat., December 6, 4:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 We've all heard the lame joke about lawyers running after ambulances, but let's give credit where it's due: At the annual Santa Run, real lawyers dress up like Santa Claus (with a few dreidels thrown in for good measure) and run to raise cash for those who are without funds but in desperate... More >> |
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| Wu-Tang Clan First Avenue | Mon., December 15, 8:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 The title of this Staten Island, New York, collective's overambitious sophomore album would seem to say it all: Wu-Tang Forever. But given the group's unhappiness with the unusually mellow tone producer/MC/overlord RZA struck on 2007's 8 Diagrams, the personality void left following Ol' Dirty... More >> |
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| Zombie Christmas Ball 2008 Nomad World Pub | Fri., December 5, 7:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Everybody knows that the holidays can be a nightmare. Between shopping, cooking, and family gatherings, the Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year trifecta can make anybody reach for the spiked eggnog. But the organizers of the first-ever Zombie Christmas Ball at the Nomad on Friday are hoping to make... More >> |
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| Balls Southern Theater | Every week Saturday, 12:00am | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 The first time I went to Balls, the most memorable performance of about a dozen involved a man shouting atheist poetry from inside a refrigerator box. The second time I went, a musician who was in the midst of a small tour through the Midwest stopped by for a heartbreaking acoustic guitar... More >> |
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| British Television Advertising Awards Walker Art Center | Daily from Fri., December 5 until Tue., December 30 | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 The British Television Advertising Awards are viewed more as a short film festival than as a bunch of commercials whose sole purpose is to sell you an idea or product. The ads include comedies (two women eating small chocolates in an office lament how 100-calorie packs rob them of the thrill of... More >> |
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| Cheetah Nunchuck Downtime Bar | Every week Thursday, 10:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Imagine the Seven Samurai, except instead of being assembled to protect an impoverished village from a band of crazed, bloodthirsty raiders, they're put together to provide the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul with old-school turn-of-the-'70s funk a'la the Meters and the J.B.'s. That's Cheetah... More >> |
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| Cosgrove Weekly Trivia Challenge Brit's Pub | Every week Thursday, 6:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) |
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 Held on the first Tuesday and Wednesday of the month, Brit's pub quiz, some say, is one of the best in town. Trivial knowledge mastermind Shane Higgins hosts the six-round challenge, asking questions about current events, pop culture, and music. The entry fee is $10, and teams are limited to... More >> |
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| Eddie Brill Acme Comedy Co. |
Daily from Wed., December 3 until Sat., December 6, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Eddie Brill is a busy, busy man. "I'm a maniac," he says via cell phone from the parking lot of a Tampa hotel. "I don't stop. I have like, eight jobs: three full-time jobs and five part-time jobs." In addition to being a touring standup comic, Brill warms up the audience for The Late Show with... More >> |
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| Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future Walker Art Center | Daily from Sat., September 13 until Sun., January 4 | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 It might not be well known, but Minnesota is actually a hotbed for architecture by 20th- and 21st-century masters. Whether it's Frank Gehry's bendy-metal Weisman Art Museum, César Pelli's Wells Fargo Center and Minneapolis Central Library, or Frank Lloyd Wright's Lindholm service station... More >> |
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| Holidazzle Nicollet Mall Holidazzle Route | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., November 28 until Sun., December 21, 6:30pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 It's true: Kids, adults, and squirrels love sparkly things. Be it the freezing temperatures, the Crown Royal, or the primal need to find and bury treats, the joy in twinkling lights and sparkly things seem to intensify during the holiday season. This is perhaps why the Holidazzle Parade... More >> |
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| III Kings Sound System Nomad World Pub | Every week Wednesday, 8:00pm | Minneapolis (Downtown) | |
 Anyone can throw on a red-green-and-gold ensemble, guzzle Red Stripe after Red Stripe and natter on about how they had a real deep experience getting zooted to a midnight showing of The Harder They Come, but to actually make your way as a Selector, well, that's another thing entirely. For over... More >> |
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