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The album features a number of West Coast rappers.

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ is a musical scavenger hunt

by Alexis Letang
Published November 25, 2024

Apparently Kendrick Lamar’s rap battle with Drake was a side quest because the rapper casually dropped an album on Friday. “GNX” is a deep dive into Lamar’s past and inner dialogue as he deals...

From playing together on the porch outside their guitarist’s house to a sold out crowd at local venue 7th St Entry, porch light has begun their climb in the Minneapolis music scene.

Local band porch light sells out 7th St. Entry

by Sophia Arndt
Published November 24, 2024

It is rare that a band can come together as seamlessly in four months as the Minneapolis band porch light. Performing to a sold-out crowd at First Avenue’s 7th St. Entry with other local musicians...

Visitors were able to purchase paintings right off the walls at this yearly fundraiser.

MCAD art sale connects students with buyers

by Gabriel Brito
Published November 24, 2024

Last week, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) converted its hallways into galleries for its 27th annual art sale.From Thursday to Saturday, curious patrons flocked to the MCAD building in...

Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba was the most authentic part of the otherwise glaringly artificial film.

‘Wicked’ is nothing we haven’t seen before

by Sommer Wagen
Published November 24, 2024

The much-anticipated film adaptation of the 2003 musical “Wicked” officially released in theaters this Friday, and it's nothing we haven’t seen before.The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, is definitely...

Students and community members celebrated the official opening of the exhibit and Black joy on Friday, Nov. 22.

‘Layers of Joy’ celebrates Black art and joy

by Isabella Caswell
Published November 24, 2024

“Layers of Joy,” a new art exhibit in Regis Center for Art, holds space to spotlight Black artists and celebrate joy at the University of Minnesota.The exhibit in the quarter gallery in Regis on...

A new case of Hollywood’s rising stars take the helm of Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II,” a sequel to his iconic story in the Roman Empire.

‘Gladiator II’ could have been perfect

by Sophia Arndt
Published November 23, 2024

Returning to the height of the Roman Empire, Ridley Scott’s sequel “Gladiator II” is another blockbuster with a cast full of stars, intricate costumes and exciting battles, which makes it disappointing...

While these bands have different styles, they share their love for music and each other. Courtesy photos from The Penny Peaches and NUNNABOVE.

Two Minnesota bands making music a family affair

by Alexis Letang
Published November 21, 2024

A family that plays together, stays together. Or so it seems for Minnesota-based bands NUNNABOVE and The Penny Peaches. NUNNABOVE consists of bassist Cadence Nunn, Mattie Nunn on the keyboard, Wisdom...

Ceramics by Chanelle Gallagher on display at "Niimiwin."

‘Niimiwin’ exhibit showcases Indigenous culture and community through art

by Gabriel Brito
Published November 20, 2024

“Niimiwin,” an Indigenous multimedia art exhibit, opened at the All My Relations Gallery on Franklin Avenue on Nov. 7 and will run until Jan. 18, 2025. Thematically, “Niimiwin” is centered...

The MIA’s new exhibition, “Otto Dix: The War Portfolio” showcases the first-hand experience of the German artist, who served as the leader of a machine gun unit on the front lines of WWI.

MIA showcases Otto Dix’s portfolio, the cost of war

by Sophia Arndt
Published November 19, 2024

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) honors the work of German artist Otto Dix in a new exhibition for the centennial anniversary of his portfolio of prints, showing the horrors of the frontlines of...

On Friday, SoulFlower performed songs off of their recently released EP, “SETLIST,” at Minneapolis venue Icehouse along with bands Scorched Waves, Lighter Co., and headliners Dial Tone.Courtesy of Sebastian Trujillo.

Local band SoulFlower performs new EP at Icehouse

by Sophia Arndt
Published November 18, 2024

The lights of the stage reflected in the small star-shaped stickers on lead singer Inayah El-Amin’s bass as she said to the crowd that had gathered, “If you can hear me clap once.”Twin Cities-based...

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