Deadmau5 Album: âÄú4x4=12âÄù Label: Ultra Records The most visually stunning electronic superstar since Daft Punk donned techno spacesuits, Deadmau5 and his oversized mouse head sure have...

  One night of luck can go a long way. During an evening of ecstasy-fueled revelry last New YearâÄôs Eve, rappers Matt Thornton and Matt Carter of Duenday (pronounced dwen-day) serendipitously...

  WHO: The Big Strong Men, Culture Cry Wolf, Dude Worthy, Jason Boots WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 24 âÄì 7:30 pm WHERE: Fine Line, 318 N First Ave. COST: $3 Too often Minneapolis bands focus more...

If ego were talent, Prof would be the best in Minneapolis. âÄúTen years ago I thought I was the shit, and I was, a lot of these other new rappers are these days too, but I still am,âÄù...

  The rules: one order of pork fried rice ordered during a busy period; in this case, 7 p.m. âÄîdinner time. The goal: Peg the best and most affordable fried rice in town. Making fried rice...

WHAT: Tim and Eric Awesome Tour, Great Job! Chrimbus Spectacular 2010 WHEN:Wed Nov 17, 8 pm WHERE: The State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Ave COST: $27.50 Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are not your parentsâÄô...

WHAT: The Rockford Mules CD release show, The Gleam, Wizards Are Real WHEN: Sat, Nov 13 âÄì 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Cause Spirits and Soundbar, 3001 Lyndale Ave. S COST:$7   ItâÄôs easy to...

Andrew W.K. hit himself in the face with a brick to cause the nosebleed that graces the cover art of his 2002 album, âÄúI Get Wet.âÄù When that didnâÄôt cause enough blood flow,...

WHO:Pomegranates, Oh No Oh My, Early Umbrella WHEN: Thursday, November 4 at 7:30 pm WHERE: The Whole at Coffman Union COST:$3 for University of Minnesota students/faculty/staff, $5 for general public               ...

WHAT: Motion City Soundtrack, Saves the Day, Saves the Day, Valencia WHEN: Thurs. Oct 28, 4:30 pm WHERE: First Ave., 701 First Ave. N COST: $25-28                  ...

He goes by Ox. "Not Julian, only my family calls me Julian." Ox fits. An imposing yet soft-spoken man in his mid-twenties (he refuses to share his age because it's "irrelevant"), Ox has declared himself...

WHAT: Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same WHEN: Oct. 22 âÄì 8 p.m. WHERE: Pantages Theatre, 824 Hennepin Ave. COST: $27.50   Bill Burr takes no prisoners. Pot shots at women, religion,...

WHO: The Magnolias, The Whole Lotta Loves WHEN: Sat, Oct 23 âÄì 9 pm WHERE: The 7th Street Entry, 701 First Ave. N COST: $8, 18+                  ...

How do rappers release material from jail? T.I. did it, DreâÄôs done it and now Weezy has the gall to drop a full album. His newest follows the themes of his past works: Mainly that Weezy does...

WHAT: Skittish WHERE: Acadia Café, 329 Cedar Ave. S WHEN: Oct. 9 COST: Free âÄì Zombie Pub Crawl Show   Jeff Noller has spent the last two years building his home studio. With...

WHO: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony WHERE: First Ave. 701 First Ave N WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 29th COST: $24   In 1991, things were looking good for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. They had just met Eazy-E and signed...

Here in Minneapolis we like doing things ourselves. D.I.Y. is all the rage. We at A&E even do all our writing ourselves. That’s why we placed it upon our shoulders to bring you a guide to the...

Knocking things over and drinking is fun. Beer pyramids never last for just that reason. While under the influence, being destructive always seems constructive. Well, what if it actually was? We here at...

WHAT: Ratatat, DOM, Bobby Birdman WHEN: Sept. 11. 6 p.m. WHERE: First Ave. 701 First Ave. N COST: $20/$23 (Sold Out)   It’s not about the drugs. Ratatat producer, bassist and synth player,...

In the center of an area of constantly changing ethnicities and ideas, the Cedar Cultural Center has had to evolve to keep up with the times. Once a bastion of hippie-liberal-organic-granola music, the...

Thursday Music âÄî Cadence Hip-Hop Series An evening of Minneapolis hip-hop big shots Sims, Toki Wright and DJ Plain Ole Bill will be demonstrating their talents in the unlikely venue of the Guthrie...

Sing It Loud ALBUM: âÄúEverything CollideâÄù LABEL: Epitaph RELEASE DATE: May 11 The era of Blink-182 is over. Pop punk is dead. In its place have emerged countless bands emulating the...

So this is it, ladies and gentlemen âÄî my final column as your handy-dandy Minnesota Daily Fashionista. WeâÄôve been together for a little more than a year, which is quite a bit longer...

Whether theyâÄôre touring the country in a biodiesel van or recording at the studio on their organic farm, Cloud Cult may own the title of most environmentally aware band. With a new album to be...

Ets y, an online marketplace for handcrafted gifts and vintage treasures, is a treasure trove of sweet trinkets and one-of-a-kind finds that you can brag about snapping up before your hipper-than-thou...

Last weekend was Spring Jam, wasnâÄôt it? IâÄôd completely forgotten until I happened to notice more than a few hot messes stumbling home on Sunday morning from whatever salacious activities...

WHAT: Flogging Molly, Big D and the Kids Table, The Riverboat Gamblers WHERE: First Ave 701 First Ave. N. WHEN: 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22nd COST: $30/$35, 18+ A proper mix of Irish and punk, Flogging Molly...

For the wild children of the Minneapolis night, dance parties have become increasingly popular. Within the past two years, many DJ/dance parties have cropped up in many different watering holes and venues...

Move over muffulettas and poâÄô boys. Báhn mi, a French baguette sandwich with a French-Vietnamese twist, is having its 15 minutes of fame in Twin Cities cuisine. The sammy is so...

When Twitter was developed all the way back in 2006, who would have known that its succinct manner of condensing life and self-promotion into 140 innocent little characters would have become so incredibly...

Twiztid WHEN: Thursday, April 1 WHERE: First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N. What can you expect before a Twiztid show? A bunch of self-described âÄúfreaksâÄù and âÄúweirdosâÄù...

Emo-punk is a genre going through the final throes of death. Constantly derided and criticized by music junkies, few artists have a desire to make music that will be automatically pegged as repugnant....

Ricochet Kitchen WHERE: Bedlam Theatre WHEN: April 3, 8:30 p.m. TICKETS: $5 (21+)/$10 (18 and under) On a typical night at the Bedlam Theatre, bands, plays and community events fill up the sprawling space....