Skip to Main Content
Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Arts & Entertainment

The trio of spoken word poets exercises their acting chops in skits about chickens, poverty and magical pens.
PHOTO COURTESY MINNEAPOLIS CHILDREN'S THEATRE

Fast rhymes with Mayhem Poets

by John Sand
Published October 21, 2009
Jersey slam poets grace The Children's Theatre Company with a month of social education and salmonella jokes.
PHOTO COURTESY ASTHMATIC KITTY

Sufjan takes the expressway to musical metamorphosis

by Mark Brenden
Published October 18, 2009
Exuding both prowess and boredom (often in the same song), Sufjan Stevens' instrumental effort "The BQE" is, if nothing else, creative as hell.
PHOTO COURTESY SOO VISUAL ART CENTER.

Do You Remember?

by John Sand
Published October 14, 2009
SOO Visual Art Center's two new exhibits are physical depictions of personal and cultural memory.
PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS.

Flaming Lips give birth to “Embryonic”

by Tony Libera
Published October 14, 2009
Wayne Coyne and the gang dive into a denser realm of psychedelia.
PHOTO COURTESY COLUMBIA RECORDS

Bob Dylan-spice eggnog

by Mark Brenden
Published October 14, 2009
Dylan ushers in the holidays with an album of traditional Christmas songs.
PHOTO COURTESY GRANT HART

Interview: Grant Hart

by Jay Boller
Published October 14, 2009
The local legend of Hüsker Dü fame is back with his first solo LP in 10 years.
Areca Roe's "Sheets"
PHOTO COURTESY THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF ART

The Nash keeps it in the family

by John Sand
Published October 14, 2009
"Here and Now" presents a snapshot of today's photography faculty.
Honey, is it just me or do you seem a little too anxious to cut the cake? PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA THEATRE

50 ways to leave your lover

by Thomas Q. Johnson
Published October 8, 2009
The U Theatre's new production of "Big Love" sheds light on the intricacies of love, marriage and gender roles in the modern world.
PHOTO COURTESY JULIAN MURRAY

Interview: Brother Ali

by Mark Brenden
Published October 7, 2009
A&E chats with the man who stays busy keeping hip-hop in the Twin Cities outstanding.
Barbara Evan’s “Silly Girl” is one of the many featured works of art at this fall’s St. Paul Art Crawl.
PHOTO COURTESY  ST. PAUL ART COLLECTIVE

St. Paul Crawl ain’t small

by John Sand
Published October 7, 2009
Our state’s capital showcases their artistic talent through a series of gallery tours, artist studios and live performances.

Accessibility Toolbar