SDance Party – Rock ‘n’ Roll Style with Passions, Islero and Abiku
The young men of Passions like dancing, but even more, they like rock. Rock is the first priority. This is not a dance party for the John Travoltas. This is a dance party for the Iggy Pops.
– 9 p.m. Thursday
– Triple Rock Social Club
– $5, 21+
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration and Call to Action
59 years ago this week, the United States unleashed the fury of atomic weaponry on the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Although the attacks ended one war, they ushered in the Cold War and began an age of fear, paranoia and despair that we still live with today. Local activists, poets, musicians and people of faith will meet at Lake Harriet on Friday to mourn the loss of life at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and work to avoid repeating the brutality of our past.
– Vigil with music and poetry: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Lyndale Park Gardens across from the Lake Harriet Rose Garden, Minneapolis. Free
– Music with Gary Rue, Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard, poetry by Carol Connolly: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Lake Harriet Bandshell, Minneapolis. Free
Erik Farseth: The History of Zines
Zines, for those who have been living under a rock for the last 25 years, are self-produced, small print-run pamphlets or magazines that cover a diverse array of topics, from science fiction to travel to radical politics to the underground music scene. Local artists, zinester and cultural historian Erik Farseth has studied the zine phenomenon from the excellent vantage point of the Twin Cities’ punk milieu for some time. Join him for a fascinating slide lecture on the obscure origins of an amazing subculture.
– 5 p.m. Saturday
– Stevens Square Center for the Arts, 1905 3rd Ave. S. Minneapolis
– Free, (612) 879-0200
Tiki Obmar with Bill Mike, Cepia and Something with Kites
Sadly, the Twin Cities’ most revered under-age band, Tiki Obmar, plays its last show Sunday. Don’t miss your last chance to hear its intricate IDM compositions that sound stunning live.
– 6 p.m. Sunday
– Triple Rock Social Club
– $6, All Ages
