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“Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the Weeknd’s first and last album since his Fortnite collaboration.

The Weeknd releases his final record, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’

by Gabriel Brito
Published February 3, 2025

Last Friday, The Weeknd released “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” meant to be his final release under The Weeknd name. Throughout the album's 84-minute runtime, the 34-year-old Canadian singer, Abel Tesfaye,...

Two years after opening for Hozier, Mike Kota will share the stage with the artist at the upcoming summer festival, the Minnesota Yacht Club. Courtesy of Elise Alexandra.

Local artist Mike Kota releases new single

by Sophia Arndt
Published January 31, 2025

The day before her experimental single was released, local artist Mike Kota was announced in the lineup for this year’s Minnesota Yacht Club festival. The announcement comes two years after opening for...

Black Europe Film Festival opens Thursday

Black Europe Film Festival opens Thursday

by Gabriel Brito
Published January 29, 2025

The Black Europe Film Festival (BEFF), a celebration of cinema by Black European filmmakers, opens Thursday afternoon at the Main Cinema with a free screening of Afro-Caribbean short films accompanied...

Toadstool and Tinwhiskers played alongside the owners’ bands, I Am Bent Around Her and The Waterworks. Courtesy of Ell Mae.

New house venue Bizzarro World lets fresh bands gain experience

by Isabella Caswell
Published January 28, 2025

Two shows and some sock monkey pictures later, the owners of Bizzarro World, a new house venue in Como, have built a community.The second-ever Bizzarro World show was on Saturday with sophomores Jack...

Brat Summer has given way to EUSEXUA Winter.

FKA twigs’ ‘EUSEXUA’ — lose the world, find yourself

by Sommer Wagen
Published January 27, 2025

FKA twigs’ can energize the bleakest of winters with her highly-anticipated dance album “EUSEXUA.”Despite “EUSEXUA” being only her third studio album, twigs shows off her well-defined artistic...

Museums like the Minnesota Transportation Museum and Mill City Museum highlight the state’s long history, while the Smallest Museum in St. Paul showcases the culture and art of locals.

Three unique museums of the Twin Cities

by Sophia Arndt
Published January 27, 2025

During the winter, it can be hard to find the motivation to leave the warmth of the dorms or college apartments without good reason. However, the Twin Cities offer numerous unique and niche museums for...

Photographs of tanks, factories, missing animals and more from Shambroom’s career are on public display.

Paul Shambroom’s ‘American Photographs’ opens

by Gabriel Brito
Published January 27, 2025

Last Friday, visitors poured into the Katherine E. Nash Gallery to view works from University of Minnesota professor Paul Shambroom’s long and celebrated career. Shambroom’s “American Photographs”...

Miller stays real in sharing his poignant experience of addiction, fame and mental illness.

‘Balloonerism’: Mac Miller’s authentic existential take on life and death

by Isabella Caswell
Published January 23, 2025

Released Jan. 17, two days before what would have been Mac Miller’s 33rd birthday, “Balloonerism” reveals the relationship between a man and death. Addiction is a key theme throughout “Balloonerism.”...

The banc hopes they can transition their stage presence to social media success. Courtesy of Rogue Royal.

Secret studio shepherds bands from stage to social media

by Spencer White
Published January 16, 2025

Inside an inconspicuous brown house in Arden Hills, Brad Matala has turned his home into a state-of-the-art recording studio. For local rockers Rogue Royal, Matala’s studio offers a space to transfer...

One of the patches I made at Thursday's Art Club, showing a nazar, a traditional Turkish talisman against the evil eye.

Walker Art Club — the people can have a little art, as a treat

by Sommer Wagen
Published December 22, 2024

Every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Walker Art Center opens its sleek glass doors to one and all for Free Thursday Nights.As well as knocking the student ticket price down from $12 to $0, the...

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