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Parquet Courts performs Saturday afternoon at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.

Parquet Courts at Pitchfork

by Spencer Doar
Published July 24, 2013
Brooklyn-based post-punkers Parquet Courts went H.A.M.
Minneapolis artist Bill Ferenc is one of the many artists updating vintage science fiction novel covers from the '50s and '60s for the Light Grey Art Lab's show "Station Zero".

Odd future at Light Grey Art Lab

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published July 17, 2013
Over 80 artists recreated the covers to the pulp science fiction novels for Light Grey Art Lab’s “Station Zero.”
Jockeys race their horses during the first race at Canterbury Park on Friday, July 12, 2013,.

Inside Canterbury Park: Giddy-up!

by Spencer Doar
Published July 17, 2013
A&E got the skinny on the Shakopee track, straight from the horse’s mouth.
 If We The Kings are around, beware a slew of excited teens.

We The Kings not so regal

by Spencer Doar
Published July 17, 2013
Pop-rockers We The Kings are content on their teenybopper path.
Minneapolis residents gather round the pavilion near the Stone Arch Bridge to listen to local band Silent Agency on July 15th, 2013.

Hear this: World Listening Day at the Walker

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published July 17, 2013
Celebrate World Listening Day on Thursday by opening your ears to the environment, one talking plant or sound scavenger hunt at a time.
Minneapolis hip-hop artist Toki Wright.

Back in the studio with Toki Wright

by Spencer Doar
Published July 17, 2013
Local hip-hop impresario Toki Wright is back in the studio to work on his second full-length album.
Indie rock artist Mike Midwestern. He will release his new CD "Oh My Soul" during a release party on July 13, 2013, at Honey in Minneapolis.

Mike Midwestern releases “Oh My Soul”

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published July 10, 2013
Mike Midwestern ditches punk immaturity for some cliché acoustic ballad duds on “Oh My Soul.”
Hip hop artist Botzy

Botzy: Deaf to the static

by Spencer Doar
Published July 10, 2013
With Culture Cry Wolf in his rearview mirror, the rapper is amped for the road ahead.
Allegra Lockstadt's half of "Candy Arena" features a row of flowers against Andres Guzman's abstract orbs.

Andres Guzman and Allegra Lockstadt bring eye candy to Paper Darts

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published July 10, 2013
Two illustrators team up for “Candy Arena,” an exhibition of sprinkle-colored ideas from their exploding sketchbooks.
Soap performs at The Cabooze on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.

Home sweet home with Soap, the New Primitives and more

by Spencer Doar
Published July 10, 2013
For local artists, residencies provide stability as well as their own set of problems.

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