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Visitors of all backgrounds attended Saturday’s opening day of “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)” at the Weisman.

WAM and Kara Walker: What is history?

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 30, 2024

This year’s Weisman Art Museum (WAM) fall exhibition peers into the shadows of America’s glorified history and beckons forth what has been disremembered.WAM opened “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial...

Como Backdoor is the place to head-bang and mosh.

Como Backdoor’s first fall show reveals queer punk hub

by Isabella Caswell
Published September 29, 2024

Off a dimly lit street in Como, you would not be able to tell the difference between one house and the next on a Saturday night. Except for one house with a sign on the front door that says, “It’s...

Griffin will perform in Minneapolis on Oct. 11. Courtesy of Jen Rosenstein.

Kathy Griffin is forgiven and touring

by Alexis Letang
Published September 27, 2024

At first glance, she looks like country singer Reba McEntire, but she is Kathy Griffin. In order to jog some memories, Griffin has hosted 20 stand-up comedy specials, holding the Guinness Book of World...

Lillie Della Penna, the lead singer of Babe Haven, performs "Final Girl" at Zhora Darling, on Sept. 20.

Punk concerts for the uninitiated

by Sophia Arndt
Published September 23, 2024

Minneapolis restaurant Zhora Darling hosted four punk bands in their backroom venue on Sept. 20 for a night of genre-bending music featuring local artists whenthedustsettles and Ice Climber, as well as...

Velveeta described playing the Whole like playing a house show with a much better sound system.

Anita Velveeta and Sorry Mom: What the Whole was made for

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 23, 2024

With its subterranean location, pillars plastered with gig posters from days of yore, and chalkboard walls and ceilings covered in messages both radical and tongue-in-cheek, the Whole Music Club seems...

There are a handful more sequels and remakes to be released soon.

Remakes and sequels prove to be popular but disliked

by Isabella Caswell
Published September 23, 2024

Not all remakes and sequels are considered terrible. “Nosferatu,” releasing in December, is a remake of the 1922 horror film, and it is highly anticipated. But some say remakes or sequels are...

University sophomore Xaria Williams sits in her living room at Radius Apartments in Dinkytown, which she collaboratively decorated with her roommates.

Avoiding ‘hospital lighting’ and other college living decor tips

by Sommer Wagen
Published September 23, 2024

For many students, college is their first time moving away from home — their first time inhabiting their own space.These spaces, from dorms to apartments to duped-out houses, aren’t always what...

Lovers of dance music rejoice, for Jamie xx is here to deliver us from the thralls of Fred Again.

Indie Sleaze is dead (again), and Jamie xx killed it (again)

by Gabriel Brito
Published September 22, 2024

“In Waves,” the second studio album by acclaimed British producer Jamie xx, released on Sept. 20, nearly 10 years after the release of his seminal debut, “In Colour.”  Subtle yet soulful,...

The basement may look a bit different, but it should feel the same. Courtesy of Iris Bolton

New owner, same Como Backdoor

by Alexis Letang
Published September 20, 2024

House venue Como Backdoor is returning from its summer hiatus on Sept. 28 for its first show under new owner Iris Bolton. Bolton is a senior studying electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota....

Can you separate the two?

The importance of lyrics and sound in music

by Isabella Caswell
Published September 18, 2024

The most popular songs are not always lyrically deep. Think of “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter. The melody is the most important part of the songwriting process, according to MasterClass, a catchy...

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