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Choreographer Brittany Shrimpton, center, looks on as Colleen Leeman and David Beukema rehearse a dance for upcoming show "Right, Wrong or Bomb! A Dating Musical" at Sandbox Theatre on Saturday morning. The musical comedy celebrates the trials, tribulations and joys of online dating.

Dating disasters on stage

by Brenda Tran
Published January 26, 2016
Musical comedy celebrates the trials, tribulations and joys of dating in the 21st century.
Members of Gospel Machine (left to right): David Osborn, Jimmy Osterholt , Jayanthi Kyle, Wes Burdine and Scott Munson.

Spreading the gospel

by Austen Macalus
Published January 21, 2016
Minneapolis band Gospel Machine combines ’60s style, neo-soul and social consciousness.
Soloman Parham

Jazz jams at Bedlam embrace racial diversity

by Jared Hemming
Published January 21, 2016
Trumpet player Solomon Parham hosts Solomon’s Sessions, a weekly open-stage jazz session in St. Paul.
WAR, the multi-ethnic band that has stuck to its dedication to various styles over the daces, will perform at the Dakota Jazz Club on Monday and Tuesday.

Declaring WAR in Minneapolis

by Danylo Loutchko
Published January 21, 2016
The genre-bending funk band WAR, known for “Low Rider” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” plays at the Dakota on Monday and Tuesday.
University of Minnesota alumnus and stand-up comedian Cy Amundson will be performing new material at the Acme Comedy Company this weekend.

Homegrown humor

by Danylo Loutchko
Published January 21, 2016
University alumnus Cy Amundson headlines at Acme Comedy Company through Saturday night.
James O'Brien uses ink, gouache and a computer to create a digital print. The illustration, titled "Patch Man," will be featured in "Illustrators' Studio: the Art of Illustration."

Illustrators draw up center stage

by Brenda Tran
Published January 21, 2016
Form + Content Gallery curates personal works from local illustrators in a studio exhibition.
Singer-songwriter Doug Collins (right) and DEMO Executive Director Ozzy Dahlstrom, pose on stage in their new center for music education and appreciation. The goal of Diverse Arts and Music Foundation (DEMO) is to educate and support local and independent musicians.

A space to demo your songwriting skills

by Austen Macalus
Published January 18, 2016
DEMO, a nonprofit organization, helps community musicians workshop their songs.
Joy Dolo Anfinson, (left), bAndy Hilbrands, Kory LaQuess Pullam, John Gebratatose, and Alsa Bruno of the BLACKOUT improv troupe rehearse in the Phoenix Theater on Sunday afternoon. The troupe performs on the third Friday of every month, and their next show is on Friday at 10:30pm.

A night of comedic activism

by Brenda Tran
Published December 16, 2015
An African-American comedy troupe filters current events through a humorous lens.

Swinging into Christmas

by Danylo Loutchko
Published December 16, 2015
Local musicians play a relaxed, holiday duo concert at Jazz Central Studios.
Monica LaPlante poses for portraits at findfurnish in NE Minneapolis on Tuesday. LaPlante is one of the musicians playing at Camaraderie Records' A Very Murray Christmas, a Christmas show dedicated to actor Bill Murray. The show is taking place at the Turf Club on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

A Very Murray Christmas

by Brenda Tran
Published December 16, 2015
Monica LaPlante performs in holiday show dedicated to actor Bill Murray.

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