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The banc hopes they can transition their stage presence to social media success. Courtesy of Rogue Royal.

Secret studio shepherds bands from stage to social media

by Spencer White
Published January 16, 2025

Inside an inconspicuous brown house in Arden Hills, Brad Matala has turned his home into a state-of-the-art recording studio. For local rockers Rogue Royal, Matala’s studio offers a space to transfer...

One of the patches I made at Thursday's Art Club, showing a nazar, a traditional Turkish talisman against the evil eye.

Walker Art Club — the people can have a little art, as a treat

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 22, 2024

Every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Walker Art Center opens its sleek glass doors to one and all for Free Thursday Nights.As well as knocking the student ticket price down from $12 to $0, the...

 Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” sets itself almost two centuries before the original trilogy, following the House of Helm Hammerhand.

The War of the Rohirrim returns to Tolkien’s epic Middle Earth

by Sophia Arndt
Published December 20, 2024

A Tolkien nerd and a girl who has never seen a single “Lord of the Rings" movie walk into a theater to see “The Lord of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" together. This is not a setup for a poor...

Daniel Craig delivers raw, queer realness, despite not being queer himself.

‘Queer’ makes queer queer again

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 20, 2024

It’s only fitting for a movie titled “Queer” to tell a queer love story in the least straightforward way possible.Fresh off his sultry summer success “Challengers,” Luca Guadagnino plays...

Nadirah McGill speaking at the Twin Cities United Performers campaign launch at Green Room on Dec. 14.

Local musicians campaign for better treatment from venues

by Gabriel Brito
Published December 16, 2024

Twin Cities United Performers (TCUP), an organization campaigning for better working conditions at local music venues, held an official launch event at Green Room on Saturday.Over a hundred musicians...

There is no better place to shop for Christmas gifts while supporting Native artists.

Native Holiday Market in St. Paul promotes Indigenous artistry

by Gabriel Brito
Published December 11, 2024

Several Indigenous artisans sold their work to a crowd of curious customers this Sunday at the Native Holiday Market in the halls of the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center on the East side of St. Paul.Opening...

People browsed and searched for holiday gifts on Sunday.

Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar is a unique holiday gift outlet

by Isabella Caswell
Published December 11, 2024

Vendors and shoppers alike gathered at The Machine Shop on Sunday for the Minneapolis Craft Market’s Old St. Anthony Holiday Bazaar looking for potential gifts. The Bazaar is one of several markets...

Visitors at PILLAR Forum Cafe & Bar for its first clothing exchange.

A coffee shop, community and clothing exchange at PILLLAR

by Sophia Arndt
Published December 9, 2024

Beginning as a final project for a course at the University of Minnesota, PILLLAR Forum Cafe & Bar hosted its first-ever clothing swap on Sunday in Northeast Minneapolis. University of Minnesota...

VIAL guitarist/vocalist KT Branscom and bassist/vocalist Taylor Kraemer perform at Pissfest.

PISSFEST year two — a strong and steady stream

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 9, 2024

Watery yellow light bathed the stone walls and a crowd of punks of the Varsity Theater on Saturday at the second annual Pissfest, creating the feeling of being at the bottom of a toilet bowl.The self-identified...

The works of this semester’s eight-person graduating cohort will adorn the walls of the Regis West lobby until Dec. 12.

BA exhibition ‘Anamnesis’ shows layers of memory

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 9, 2024

Despite its obscure title, “Anamnesis,” this semester's studio art capstone exhibition, relates stories of memory that anyone can understand.The eight-person exhibition primarily consists of paintings...

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