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5 things our A&E writers are loving this week

5 things our A&E writers are loving this week

by A&E Staff
Published March 20, 2022
Jump into this sunny week with new media to consume.
Local Twin Cities Band Huhroon performs at First Avenue’s 7th Street Entry on Sunday, March 13. Huhroon opened for Why Not’s new EP release show.

WHY NOT brings energy, locals and “bombastic pop” to 7th Street Entry

by Carly Quast
Published March 17, 2022
Packed with a locals-only lineup, mosh pits and energy that had the room grooving, locals WHY NOT premiered their electronic “VERY WHY NOT” EP at 7th Street Entry Sunday night.
Courtesy of Sawyer Brice.

Profile: Landon Conrath hates chasing trends

by Bel Moran
Published March 17, 2022
Minneapolis-based indie musician Landon Conrath went viral during the pandemic. We spoke to him about his roots and where he hopes to go next.
Terry Sommer (left) and mascot SCREAMy (right) own the stage at the 40th Scream it off Screen short film competition in Minneapolis' Parkway Theater on March 4, 2022. Photo courtesy of Stephen Kubiak

Scream It Off Screen: Get gonged or get rich

by Bel Moran
Published March 16, 2022
Scream It Off Screen, a bizarre and exhilarating short-film competition based in Minneapolis, returned to in-person shows late last year and held its 40th event at the Parkway Theater in early March. Hilarity and chaos ensued.
Courtesy of Kyle Tran Myhre.

“Always breaking, never broken” — Poet highlights art and authoritarianism

by Carly Quast
Published March 15, 2022
Local poet Kyle Tran Myhre explores the powerful role art plays in fighting authoritarianism in his newest work, “Not a Lot of Reasons to Sing, But Enough.”
Four things our arts writers are loving this week

Four things our arts writers are loving this week

by A&E Staff
Published March 13, 2022
Jump back into the spring semester with these weekly picks.
11 events and activities to kick off the spring this March

11 events and activities to kick off the spring this March

by Carly Quast
Published March 1, 2022
From community murals and pop-up art exhibitions to vegan workshops and lots of live music, we have 11 events to get you out on the town this March.
Five things our A&E writers are loving this week

Five things our A&E writers are loving this week

by A&E Staff
Published February 28, 2022
Take some of our weekly favorites and implement them into your spring break or show-binging plans.
Tony Oursler's "Dust, from Thought Forms" lights up its room in the Minneapolis Institute of Art's "Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art" gallery with an eerie glow on Feb. 17, 2022.

Mia’s latest exhibit welcomes the chill up your spine

by Bel Moran
Published February 28, 2022
“Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art,” the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s newest exhibit, ponders the intangible and haunting remnants of the past in our country.
A crowd of students gather at the Kollege Klub in Dinkytown on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

UMN’s bar culture is a two-headed monster

by Bel Moran
Published February 25, 2022
One night, four bars: come with me on a mini bar crawl through some of campus’ infamous bars.

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