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All content by Grant Tillery

‘Detail’ oriented

by Grant Tillery
Published December 16, 2015

The Fashionisto is in: Winter wardrobe

by Grant Tillery
Published December 8, 2015
Jared Tuttle looks through various clothing options at Atmosfere in North Loop on Monday, selecting an outfit for the upcoming I Am MPLS fashion show tonight at First Avenue

Be the city you love

by Grant Tillery
Published December 3, 2015

Survival of the Prettiest

by Grant Tillery
Published November 25, 2015

Dirty rice and shounds

by Grant Tillery
Published November 19, 2015
Local act Murder Shoes rehearses for their upcoming show in their practice space at City Sound Northeast on Thursday, November 4. Murder Shoes' unique blend of surf and garage pop sounds can be caught tonight at Icehouse in celebration of their new release 'Daydreaming'.

Felonious footwear

by Grant Tillery
Published November 10, 2015
Twin Cities artist Ta–coumba T. Aiken poses with a selection of his rhythm paintings in the Show Gallery Lowertown on Tuesday. Aiken's exhibition opened to the public last night, November 4.

How to simplify complexity

by Grant Tillery
Published November 5, 2015

The Fashionisto is in: Low-cost looks for men

by Grant Tillery
Published October 27, 2015
The Walker Art Center's latest exhibit - Hippie Modernism: The Struggle for Utopia - opens Friday Oct. 23. The show features works from the late 1960s and early 1970s that critique society at large and provide an alternative blueprint to the mainstream experiences of the time.

Counterculture at work

by Grant Tillery
Published October 22, 2015
Cantus bring their latest show, "The Four Loves," to the remodeled Ordway Concert Hall this Saturday

I’ve got love on my mind

by Grant Tillery
Published October 15, 2015

Culture Compass 10/8/2015 – 10/15/2015

by Grant Tillery
Published October 8, 2015
(Left to right) Hayley Borsenik, Eli Miller, Tianna Larson, Matt Swinney

Street Style: fall fashion feels

by Grant Tillery
Published October 6, 2015
Michael Thomsen inspects the top part of his sculpture for symmetry at his home studio on Monday. Thomsen's newest show, inspired by Masonic history, classical thought and mythology will be opening at Public Functionary on Saturday.

Mysterious vibes

by Grant Tillery
Published October 1, 2015
Jeffrey Barr looks in the mirror Monday while Keith Dorsett, manager of Heimie's Haberdashery, makes final adjustments to Barr's outfit at the Haberdashery store in St. Paul. The fitting was in preparation for the Homme Mens Fashion Show on Wednesday.

Fashion comes Homme

by Grant Tillery
Published September 22, 2015

No love in the heart of the city

by Grant Tillery
Published September 17, 2015

Culture Compass 9/10/2015 – 9/16/2015

by Grant Tillery
Published September 10, 2015

Local band now local beer

by Grant Tillery
Published August 28, 2015
(Left to right) Amanda Churchill, Jess Smith, and Danny Churchill of Eustace the Dragon pose at Smith's home in St. Paul. The local folk band is one of many musical acts that will perform at Grounds and Sounds music festival at Groundswell in St. Paul on August 15.

All’s well that Groundswell

by Grant Tillery
Published August 5, 2015
88 Oriental Foods' pork sausage is served with cabbage, sliced carrots, and pickled sliced jalapeño rings.

Out of the way eateries

by Grant Tillery
Published August 5, 2015

The McChicken and me

by Grant Tillery
Published August 3, 2015

Culture Compass 7/29/2015 – 8/5/2015

by Grant Tillery
Published July 29, 2015

Looks like it’s a Six Families affair

by Grant Tillery
Published July 22, 2015

Southside soul

by Grant Tillery
Published July 22, 2015
Bradstreet Crafthouse's Black Walnut Old Fashioned is made with Bulleit Bourbon, Nux Alpina Black Walnut Liqueur, Demerara, house orange bitters and an orange slice garnish.

The dark end of the street

by Grant Tillery
Published July 15, 2015
Murkury, a local Minneapolis experimental electro-soul band, poses for group shot at Jazz Central Studios on Monday evening.

Murkury in retrograde

by Grant Tillery
Published July 14, 2015

Grant’s Summer of ’15 playlist

by Grant Tillery
Published July 14, 2015
Founder Dan Oskey talks to Distillery Manager Bentley Gillman at Tattersall Distilling in northeast Minneapolis on Monday. Tattersall, which distills its own spirits in a distillery just beyond the glass walls of its cocktail room, will open for business on Wednesday, July 8.

Spirits in the Night

by Grant Tillery
Published July 8, 2015

Culture Compass 7/8/2015 – 7/15/2015

by Grant Tillery
Published July 8, 2015
Crunchy Kids pose for a group portrait outside their rehearsal space on Sunday. The band is currently in the works of producing a new album.

Grimy, grungy Crunchy Kids

by Grant Tillery
Published July 8, 2015

Instagram is life

by Grant Tillery
Published July 6, 2015
Barista Bethany Brown serves up a customer's iced coffee at Five Watt Coffee on Tuesday.

A tall glass of cool joe

by Grant Tillery
Published July 1, 2015

Culture Compass 7/1/2015 – 7/7/2015

by Grant Tillery
Published July 1, 2015
A bartender at Saint Dinette takes customers' orders on Thursday evening. The new restaurant recently opened in the Lowertown neighborhood of St. Paul.

When the saints go marching in

by Grant Tillery
Published July 1, 2015

Shorts are beneath you

by Grant Tillery
Published June 29, 2015
(left to right) Stu Rosenberg, Olivia Hanson, Joey Dokken and Sarah Olfelt.

Rock the Garden’s best dressed

by Grant Tillery
Published June 24, 2015

Hot 102.5 blasts out hot, old-school hip-hop beats

by Grant Tillery
Published June 22, 2015

Culture Compass 6/17/2015 – 6/23/2015

by Grant Tillery
Published June 17, 2015
Denny's Bakery offers donuts to attendees at the Twin Cities Donut Crawl in Mears Park in St. Paul on Saturday, June 13.

Donut you want me, baby?

by Grant Tillery
Published June 17, 2015
Northeast Night Market organizers Margie and Madeline Siggelkow plan the layout of their upcoming event at Bauhaus Brewery on Sunday, June 13. The market, which showcases thirty local artisan vendors, musicians and street performers, will take place on Tuesday, June 23.

Nighttime is the right time

by Grant Tillery
Published June 17, 2015

In defense of pleated pants

by Grant Tillery
Published June 15, 2015
Black Market Brass poses for a group portrait at their rehearsal space in Minneapolis on Wednesday, June 3. The music group plays a blend of Afrobeat and funk to bring bold, uptempo sound to their audiences.

Jumpsuit jubilee

by Grant Tillery
Published June 10, 2015
Graduate student Will Lakey glues together sections of an art piece at Regis Art Center on Tuesday morning for the upcoming art festival Northern Spark. Northrop Auditorium will be hosting the all-night arts festival on June 14.

Sparking students’ curiosity

by Grant Tillery
Published June 10, 2015

St. Paul Meat Shop’s $14 pastrami sandwich is worth your money

by Grant Tillery
Published June 8, 2015
(left to right) Jake Anderson, Shauna Fenske, Rebecca Beal, Megan Jensen

Street Style: Northeast Minneapolis

by Grant Tillery
Published June 3, 2015

Culture Compass: 6/3/15 – 6/9/15

by Grant Tillery
Published June 3, 2015

Down to the wire

by Grant Tillery
Published June 3, 2015

Urban Bean opens up new location on Lake and Bryant

by Grant Tillery
Published May 28, 2015
Lead vocalist Gabriel Rodreick belts out lyrics during Treading North's set at Triple Rock Social Club on Friday night in Minneapolis.

Treading toward the North Star

by Grant Tillery
Published May 27, 2015
Cooks prepare food at recently opened Nighthawks Diner in South Minneapolis on a Thursday evening.

Nighthawks at the diner

by Grant Tillery
Published May 27, 2015

Classical comes to Walker

by Grant Tillery
Published May 7, 2015

Krillin’ it from Boston to Mpls.

by Grant Tillery
Published April 30, 2015
Pulled pork, sazón rice and roasted vegetables are just a few of the Columbian-influenced menu options at Café Racer Kitchen in Minneapolis on Sunday.

Off to the races

by Grant Tillery
Published April 14, 2015
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival founder Al Milgrom poses at Espresso Royale on Thursday afternoon. Milgrom's documentary "The Dinkytown Uprising" will premiere at the festival on April 12th.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On

by Grant Tillery
Published April 9, 2015
Ranelle Johnson, Alex Galle and Nathaniel Bates of Bae Tigre rehearse in their basement practice space on Sunday. Bae Tigre are an indie-electro group from Minneapolis and will be playing a show this Saturday March 14th at the Triple Rock Social Club

Eye of the Tiger

by Grant Tillery
Published March 10, 2015

Winning wieners

by Grant Tillery
Published March 5, 2015
La Huastaca's lamb and goat tacos served on Saturday afternoon. The restaurant is known for their in-house goat and lamb barbecue.

Get Your Goat

by Grant Tillery
Published February 24, 2015

Meckler, not heckler

by Grant Tillery
Published February 19, 2015
From left: Matteo Roberts, Matthew Holmen, David Roberts, Monica Martin, Zach Johnston and Jason Krunnfusz of Phox.

Pheeling phoxy

by Grant Tillery
Published February 5, 2015
Couple Johnny Soloman and Molly Moore of the St. Paul based music group, Communist Daughter, perform at the Whole Music Club in Coffman on Wednesday evening. The campus event, hosted by Boynton Health services, brought musical artists together for a conversation about their music careers as well as their struggles with mental health.

From struggle to song

by Grant Tillery
Published January 29, 2015
A Surly burger with french fries pairs nicely with a Surly Furious beer at the recently-opened Surly Beer Hall in Prospect Park. The Beer Hall offers a wide selection of lunch and dinner food, along with an extensive lineup of beers on tap.

Feelin’ Surly

by Grant Tillery
Published January 22, 2015

“Hollywood” – Tobias Jesso Jr.

by Grant Tillery
Published January 17, 2015

Review: D’Angelo’s “Black Messiah”

by Grant Tillery
Published December 30, 2014

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

by Grant Tillery
Published December 4, 2014

Here we come a-wassailing

by Grant Tillery
Published November 26, 2014

Grappling With Grape Salad

by Grant Tillery
Published November 21, 2014

Northern exposure

by Grant Tillery
Published November 13, 2014

A Marble In A Wooden Maze

by Grant Tillery
Published November 6, 2014

In defense of sneakers

by Grant Tillery
Published September 6, 2014

Men’s Fall Style: Ovadia & Sons’ Fall-Winter 2014 Lookbook

by Grant Tillery
Published September 4, 2014
Gary Louris, lead singer and guitarist of The Jayhawks, rehearses with band members Marc Perlman and Karen Grotberg on Tuesday. The Jayhawks are often accredited as founders of the alternative country genre in the 1980's.

Save it for a Rainy Day

by Grant Tillery
Published September 4, 2014
Members of local funk and hip-hop group ZuluZuluu rehearse in a basement practice space on Monday night.

The mothership connection

by Grant Tillery
Published August 6, 2014
Members of local band Some Pulp rehearse on Friday. Some Pulp will play at FMLY Fest this weekend.

A little bit of this, a little bit of that

by Grant Tillery
Published August 6, 2014

Consider the Talking Heads

by Grant Tillery
Published July 31, 2014
Producer Brian Burton (right), better known as Danger Mouse, and James Mercer (left) are Broken Bells, a savvy electro-rock duo.

Broken Bells’ Danger Mouse sounds off

by Grant Tillery
Published July 30, 2014
Wooden Shjips started as an exercise for non-musicians before becoming a professional psych rock outfit.

Paring down rock

by Grant Tillery
Published July 30, 2014
Twin Peaks guitarist Clay Frankel plays Saturday, the second day of Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago.

Ain’t no mountain high enough

by Grant Tillery
Published July 23, 2014

Pitchfork Day Three: One for the books

by Grant Tillery
Published July 21, 2014

Pitchfork Day Two: A step down

by Grant Tillery
Published July 20, 2014
A man crowd-surfs during Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks on Friday, the first day of Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago.

Pitchfork Music Festival Day One

by Grant Tillery
Published July 19, 2014

The best albums of 2014 … so far

by Grant Tillery
Published July 16, 2014
​Heiruspecs headlined Barbette's Bastille Day Block Party on Sunday. Heiruspecs met and formed at St. Paul's Central High School, an institution they still give back to.

High respects

by Grant Tillery
Published July 16, 2014
Cambodian flavored rockers Dengue Fever epitomize a musical melting pot.

Bitten by the bug

by Grant Tillery
Published July 9, 2014
Local band France Camp pose for a portrait in Minneapolis on Sunday.

Party like a rockstar

by Grant Tillery
Published July 9, 2014

Neil Young (Jimmy Fallon) – “Fancy”

by Grant Tillery
Published July 8, 2014
Secret Stash Records founder Eric Foss talks to his band members during a rehearsal for Sonny Knight and the Lakers on Monday night in Northeast Minneapolis. Foss is the drummer for the band and founded Secret Stash Records in 2009.

The past anew

by Grant Tillery
Published July 2, 2014

Californication Series Finale – “Grace”

by Grant Tillery
Published July 1, 2014

The Fashionisto is in: clothes shopping on a student budget

by Grant Tillery
Published June 26, 2014
Local psychedelic rock band Crimes outside of their rehearsal space in Minneapolis on Thursday.

Crime wave

by Grant Tillery
Published June 25, 2014
Left to Right: Rachel Oelke, Annalise Bratt, Nick Brannan

Rock the Garden’s best dressed

by Grant Tillery
Published June 25, 2014
Kim Schifino of Matt and Kim performs on Saturday at Rock the Garden.

Rock the Garden grows up, a little bit

by Grant Tillery
Published June 25, 2014

Robin Thicke – “Paula”

by Grant Tillery
Published June 21, 2014
Mac DeMarco eschews perfection in the name of rockin'.

The Mac daddy

by Grant Tillery
Published June 18, 2014
Rapper Lizzo's 2013 release "Lizzobangers" was just that — a bangin' example of Lizzo's swagger.

L to the I to the Z Z O

by Grant Tillery
Published June 18, 2014

“Alternative” radio — an unnecessary evil

by Grant Tillery
Published June 17, 2014

What’s Henry Rollins up to these days?

by Grant Tillery
Published June 12, 2014
Hui Niu Wilcox of the Ananya Dance Theatre rehearses a piece titled ìBlue Dream Journeysî with other dancers from the troupe on Sunday outside Barbara Barker Center for Dance. The group will perform the piece with the public during Northern Spark, a city-wide all-night art festival.

Dancing in the dark

by Grant Tillery
Published June 11, 2014
A rack of cassettes, mostly Moon Glyph releases, on display at the Minneapolis Electric Fetus.

Fly me to the moon

by Grant Tillery
Published June 11, 2014

Lana Del Rey: “Ultraviolence”

by Grant Tillery
Published June 5, 2014

Javanese jive

by Grant Tillery
Published June 4, 2014
Founder of Forged Artifacts Matt Linden displays the label's most recent vinyl release, Between Themselves by Gloss, outside of his home on Friday. Linden started the label in 2012

Unearthing buried treasure

by Grant Tillery
Published June 4, 2014
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