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The Foo Fighters’ Sunday night set was their first Minnesota show in nearly six years.

Foo Fighters exhilarate in Target Field debut

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 30, 2024

The Foo Fighters’ first Twin Cities show in over half a decade on Sunday was a masterclass in rock showmanship. Nearly 30 years after the band’s inception, the Foo Fighters delivered a tour-de-force...

Unlike many other markets, guitar sales increased greatly as stay-at-home orders were announced.

Guitar stores are doing business as usual after a pandemic boom

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 30, 2024

Over four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, local guitar stores continue to adapt to industry changes brought about by the pandemic. Ever since the first lockdown, the market for instruments and equipment...

The Future, Magus Books and Herbs, and MoonStone MPLS are just a few places where you can further your astrological knowledge.

Metaphysical Minneapolis and why astrology matters

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 30, 2024

Whether or not you believe in astrology, it is undeniable that it holds value for people. One of the first things you will learn about me is my love for astrology, and one of the first things I will...

“Deadpool & Wolverine” is the first “Deadpool” movie since 2018’s “Deadpool 2.”

Review: “Deadpool & Wolverine”

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 29, 2024

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman inject much-needed life and levity into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Deadpool & Wolverine,” a film that breaks away from the superhero movie cliches amid audiences’...

The annual Uptown Art Fair will showcase an eclectic selection of works by local artists, including this illustration by Brit Sigh.

Uptown Art Fair to highlight over one hundred local artists

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 29, 2024

The 60th annual Uptown Art Fair will showcase over 150 local artists who specialize in different mediums on Aug. 3 and 4.  The fair is usually hosted outdoors on Hennepin Avenue but has been moved...

Put your headphones on and expand your playlist with these covers.

Cover Collab: The best song covers that exist

by Isabella Caswell and Sommer Wagen
Published July 25, 2024

Here is a list of five covers we think everyone should listen to.  Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix) by Miley Cyrus, feat. Stevie Nicks Our first pick is not necessarily a cover, but a reworking...

Thousands of people flocked to Harriet Island for the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club music festival.

Minnesota Yacht Club returns the musical festival experience to Harriet Island

by Ethan Lambert
Published July 23, 2024

Last weekend, the Minnesota Yacht Club brought in roughly 60,000 people for the first music festival at Harriet Island in St. Paul since 2012. The festival had a stacked lineup featuring big-name headliners...

The exhibition is on view at the Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery until Aug. 2.

STARGAZER: A whole universe in one small room

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 23, 2024

On display at Schmidt Artist Lofts Landmark Gallery in St. Paul on Saturday were many different iterations of Camden Stevens’ distinctive character — a lanky figure, clad in a plain T-shirt, jeans...

The new mural was brought on by a two-year community effort to brighten up the concrete walls of the brutalist apartment building.

A new mural graces side of Dinkytown’s tallest building

by Gabriel Brito
Published July 22, 2024

A new mural featuring colorful renditions of the flora and fauna present in Dinkytown’s natural surroundings has been painted on the side of the Chateau Student Housing Co-op building. The mural is...

For Clairo, “the third time’s the Charm.”

Review: “Charm” by Clairo

by Sommer Wagen
Published July 21, 2024

Indie darling Clairo’s third studio album “Charm,” which came out July 12, is a warm, soul-infused, mature take on the complexities of young adulthood. On her first independent release, Clairo...

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