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Members of local bluegrass band Thirsty River rehearse in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The band will be performing at their CD release show at Icehouse on Friday, April 17.

Plunging into Thirsty River

by Mary Reller
Published April 16, 2015
Local band bonds like brothers over booze and bluegrass.
Look to upgrade your normal BLT with a bacon weave and fried egg.

College Kitchen with Chef Malone

by Yena Lee
Published April 16, 2015
She's back.  
Urban Sound, a co-ed a cappella ensemble, rehearses in Ferguson Hall on Monday. The group is one of five a cappella groups that will be performing at the University A Cappella Fest at Coffman Union on Saturday.

A community of voices

by Micaela Resh
Published April 16, 2015
Student groups come together to share vocal music.
Global studies and history major Tyler Boesch looks at vinyl records at Treehouse Records in Minneapolis on Jan. 19.

On the record

by Micaela Resh
Published April 16, 2015
A celebration of music and vinyl: Record Store Day 2015.
Mac Irv will open for Haphduzn, MaLLy and Last Word at 7th Street Entry on Friday.

From hoops to hip-hop

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 16, 2015
Lawrence McKenzie, University of Minnesota alum and former basketball player, pursues hip-hop as Mac Irv.
Graduate students Alberto Babio and Deuk-Geun Hong build WAM's upcoming pop-up park in the W.L. Hall Workshop inside Rapson Hall on Sunday. Created by the WAM Collective student group, the park will take over the museum's front plaza from April 20 to May 10.

From concrete to tiny park

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 16, 2015

Soon, the concrete in front of Weisman Art Museum will be transformed into a grassy oasis.    Starting Monday, the WAM Collective will present a pop-up park of artificial grass and wooden...

TYTE JEFF guitarist and songwriter Jeff Allen performs at Nomad World Pub on Thursday. After band Plastic Constellations took a hiatus, Allen started this band as his new solo project.

Dad’s still got it

by Mary Reller
Published April 14, 2015
Jeff Allen has a tight new band.

Ghost Wolves: Two road warriors and a dog

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 11, 2015

 Photo courtesy of Tina Machina   The Ghost Wolves brought their punk blues to Lee’s Liquor Lounge in Minneapolis on Thursday. After a stop in Madison, the pair made their way to Illinois,...

Champagne Jerry takes his mad spitting skills to Bryant-Lake Bowl on April 10, 2015.

Poppin’ bottles with Champagne Jerry

by Mary Reller
Published April 9, 2015
This New York rapper and performance artist doesn’t care about style, but he’s still cooler than you.
University adjunct law professor Larry McDonough plays an original composition entitled "Tuscarora" with his jazz group in his St. Paul home on Monday evening.

A trumpeting tribute

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 9, 2015
University of Minnesota adjunct professor Larry McDonough is playing at the Dakota Jazz Club.

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