In the wake of President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban, a group of University of Minnesota students aimed to present transgender voices in a traditionally patriarchal medium.Under the organization...
At most music festivals, drug fueled audiences wear revealing outfits, eccentric hairdos and body odor — Rock the Garden was an exception.The audience was comfortable in their conformity, and they...
After relocation last year due to construction, Sunday’s Rock the Garden music festival was back to its native ground — the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.Thunderstorms were projected, but the sky...
You’ve probably seen him around town, wearing a white suit in the summer and a black one in the winter. His name is Scott Seekins.Over the years, Seekins has become an icon in the Twin Cities. His unchanging...
As hipsters move from craft beer back to cheap stuff for authenticity’s sake, they’re also swaying from sushi burritos to hot dogs.On top of that, Snapchat’s dancing hot dog filter is bringing even...
Ever since its recent “Scaffold Scandal,” the Walker Art Center has trod carefully around the topic of identity politics.The release of “A Stray” was a big step in the right direction.The film,...
You have $7,000 to use as spending money. Do you buy a car or … a dress?No, these aren’t bridal gowns; they’re ballroom dance competition dresses. Add another thousand onto that price tag to...
In the wake of Jeronimo Yanez’s acquittal, the art at “The Shop” feels particularly charged. In one painting, a black boxer hangs on a cross with bubblegum pink accents in its grain. In another,...
After Beyonce’s visual album “Lemonade” delved into the depths of infidelity in the artist’s marriage to Jay-Z, many wondered where the rapper would go with his music — could he continue...
“Baby Driver” opens with the eponymous character, Baby (Ansel Elgort), sitting in a car and dancing to “Bellbottoms” by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion while his colleagues rob a bank at gunpoint....
In the lobby of The Academy’s warehouse, a cabinet of action figures lines one wall, with plastic versions of coaches throughout their careers as professional wrestlers. In the training room, a ring...
This weekend brought the Eaux Claires Music Festival to Eau Claire, Wisconsin — a two-day event founded by Eau Claire’s own Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.From Paul Simon to Danny Brown, the festival...
Walking through the fields of the Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival last Friday, puffs of cotton floated in the air — setting the scene for a dreamlike weekend. The many stages, art installations,...
Friday: Twin Cities Jazz FestivalFriday marks day two of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, a festival credited with developing Lowertown in Saint Paul. The second half of the day lineup features various jazz...
Walking into the studio, situated in an industrial complex beside a gym, I passed through a door with a sign for Knockout Bodies, the pole-dancing studio where Angela Lofquist, better known by her stage...
Pole dancing, bodybuilding, powerlifting and a “Strongman” competition were front and center at Saturday’s Minnesota State Sports Expo.In the Minneapolis Convention Center, women contorted themselves...
In the wake of a two-year renovation and recent “Scaffold” scandal, the 11-acre Minneapolis Sculpture Garden reopened Saturday. Gathered around the iconic “Spoonbridge and Cherry,” throngs of...
Inside the reception area, three dancers wove through the crowd shouting commands to each other like “Sustain!” while three people worked at separate keyboards. A girl waved her arms in the corner,...
At the exhibit’s entrance, two security guards sternly asked people to remove their shoes and show the contents of their bags. These security guards were merely actors, but apart from a single grumpy...
In 1990, David Lynch and Mark Frost transformed television with the question, “Who killed Laura Palmer?”Not only was this the driving mystery of the indefinable series “Twin Peaks,” this question...
The four-hour documentary opened with skeleton graphics, naked women and a recurring Frankenstein motif. Then a rolling guitar solo came on and the opening stanza of Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could...
The studio looks like any other photographer’s studio, except along the walls are leather puppy masks, leather harnesses, pictures of nude males and a Holy Bible.This is where Minneapolis photographer...
Friday: Murder MysteryIs it a play, puzzle or game? The Murder Mystery Company is leading a “murder investigation” in Coffman Union’s Great Hall. In this interactive performance, the audience doesn’t...
No — it’s not like an episode of Shameless. The "sugar baby" community is alive and thriving, and it’s happening right here, right now.Angie — a first-year student at the University...
Tim Hortons, a popular Canadian doughnut chain, opened a location in Dinkytown next to Sssdude-Nutz last Monday. Needless to say, Canada has found the best possible market for their doughnuts and coffee...
The white floor and walls of Shelly Mosman’s studio are broken up by bright photographs three to four feet tall.The photographs range from imitations of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine”...
Some might see the warm weather this November as indisputable evidence for anthropogenic climate change. Instead, see it as an opportunity to look fly as hell in the face of the Armageddon.These outfits...
Friday: Gavin JamesIrish singer-songwriter Gavin James is performing at 7th Street Entry on Friday, and he’ll be breaking hearts with his angelic vocals. James is like an Ed Sheeran with better facial...
The walls of Gabriel Garbow’s shared studio are lined with sculptures — nude clay figures in various poses, life size water colors of naked angels and busts of old men.The artist’s personal creative...
On Saturday, Minneapolis art collective A Conspiracy of Strange Girls held a launch party at CO Exhibitions. The event featured live performances of, well, everything.Walking into the open studio, over-stimulation...
In Coffman Union, a room filled with the disgruntled youth of America was determined to seize what little solace they could in this year’s presidential election through humor.Last Tuesday, 25 students...
Chatting with painter Dyani White Hawk, one gets the sensation of easy, coherent serenity.Her work reflects this — clean lines and pure colors create an aesthetic seldom found in abstract expressionism....
On Saturday evening at Loring Pasta Bar, Shelley Wade exhibited her debut fashion collection “Gypsy Shells” during three different shows.Upstairs, the moody Red Room was filled with models in open...
Fall is indeed the time for pumpkin spiced everything, but the season has an unsung hero — squash.Butternut, red kuri, crookneck, calabaza — all are great options for seasonal cooking. Spaghetti...
To onlookers outside the world of fitness and bodybuilding, the culture can seem like a cult. To those within, fitness is simply one of life’s priorities.On Oct. 8, 39-year-oldCookie Francisco cemented...
Karl Herber’s home doubles as an office — the walls are covered with photographs and paintings. Knick-knacks litter all available shelf space; Herber is a collector of memories.In an artist statement,...
Below the dark platform stage hanging over the crowd, orange lights shone on a single square of audience. The chest-rattling bass of “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” hit, and a single gold light illumed...
Talking over tiramisu and craft beers, partygoers celebrated the launch of City Art Collaboratory’s new book, “Meandering Methodologies, Deviant Disciplines,” at Public Art Saint Paul last Thursday.City...
Both the stories and their authors were eclectic. One audience member laughed boisterously at things that weren’t jokes. The emcee navigated the tricky terrain of humor and personal anecdotes.Last Tuesday...
Friday: Caroline Smith at the O’ShaughnessyIndie rock or ’90s R&B? Decide for yourself at The O’Shaughnessy this Friday, where Caroline Smith will coo her groovy R&B rhythms over an atmospheric...
Walking into MPLS Tattoo Shop, you always notice a smile behind the front desk, several plush couches and the proverbial skull décor.The woman behind this friendly parlor? Nikki Time.Time, owner and artist...
There are few instances when grown men proudly wear tie-dye, and one of them happens to be at a Grateful Dead concert. Since it’s is no longer the ’70s, Dark Star Orchestra will have to suffice.On...
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is famous for its cult following, vulgar counterpoint dialogue and its central character — mad scientist, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a self-proclaimed “sweet transvestite...
In the hulking silence before the act began, a stern man told a girl to shut off her phone. The more awkward patrons giggled in the quiet.Stage lights revealed four men dressed in simple attire. The only...
In a lecture hall, Tom Pope stands before a projection of a black hole in the space-time continuum grid. What’s he teaching? Screenwriting. Pope, the author of “Good Scripts, Bad Scripts” —...
The art studio, apartment or disco — depending on the time of day — lies between an upper-middle class yoga studio, and a sequestered lot littered with empty bottles of vodka.Within the house,...
The studio — a long rectangular corridor — is lined from floor to ceiling with works-in-progress. Elvis Costello plays loudly in the background; a pug roams.In the center of the floor is a...
On one end of the room, a folk quartet sang covers. The other end rang with the nerdy conversations that occur when people congregate over a mutual passion. Tables displaying the works of local comic book...
Melancholy, nostalgia, instrumentals — these are things we typically associate with Bon Iver.“22, A Million,” however, disregards all expectations, breaching new sonic experiences. But not to...
