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All content by Mark Brenden
Hank III will moan the blues, country, metal and who knows what else tonight at First Ave.

Runnin’ with the devil

by Mark Brenden
Published November 29, 2011
Gosling as the Driver in "Drive."

Shut up and “Drive”

by Mark Brenden
Published September 16, 2011
Business senior and No Static Records founder Jake Heinitz, left, and Audio Perm producer Taylor Madrigal, right, are the organizers of the first Audio Perm Block Party. "Audio Perm Block Party" is exposing a new underground hip-hop scene.

Check the rhyme

by Mark Brenden
Published August 10, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA- AUGUST 6: Macys 2010 Glamorama Fashion show benefitting Childrens Cancer Research Fund at the Orpheum Theater in Minneaolis, Minnesota on August 6, 2010. (Photo by Adam M. Bettcher)

Viva la glam!

by Mark Brenden
Published August 3, 2011
Q-Tip, middle, claims to be "prominent like Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe," but those guys didn't need to wear their words on their shirts.

The paths of rhythm

by Mark Brenden
Published July 27, 2011
Voicing the voiceless

Voicing the voiceless

by Mark Brenden
Published July 27, 2011
Actor Drew Ailes poses for a photo during his progression from "slovenly man-child to infallible Titan."

No pain, no gain

by Mark Brenden
Published July 13, 2011
9 to 5 Tour

Cast List:
Dee Hoty 
Diana DeGarmo 
Mamie Parris 
Joseph Mahowald 
Kristin Zbornik 
Jane Blass, Patrick Boyd, Paul Castree, Holly Davis, Janet Dickinson Madeleine Doherty, Marjorie Failoni, Gregg Goodbrod, K.J. Hippensteel, Jesse J.P. Johnson, Michelle Marmolejo, April Nixon, Ryah Nixon, Rick Pessagno, Wayne Schroder, Micah Shepard and Travis Waldschmidt.
Other Credits:
Lyrics by: Dolly Parton
Music by: Dolly Parton
Book by: Patricia Resnick

Workin’ woman’s blues

by Mark Brenden
Published July 13, 2011
“Untitled 8,” Soo Visual Arts Center’s annual Juried Exhibition opens this Saturday. The show, featuring art by eight artists runs until late August.

The exhibit with no name

by Mark Brenden
Published July 6, 2011
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970:  Photo of Mahalia Jackson  Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

I saw the light

by Mark Brenden
Published July 6, 2011
Come as you are

Come as you are

by Mark Brenden
Published June 29, 2011
Actors Joseph Pyfferoen (left) and Jake Wellington (right) greet guests for the Minnesota Centennial Showboat’s performance of The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

I’m on a Showboat

by Mark Brenden
Published June 22, 2011
David Cook talks about one of his creations Tuesday at the Hennes Art Company in Minneapolis.  Cooks “ladies,” which were designed for his musical “Lemonade for the Lawnboy”, will be presented Friday for the exhibition called Identities Explored.

Who is me?

by Mark Brenden
Published June 22, 2011

Generation DIY

by Mark Brenden
Published June 8, 2011

Sunshine of your Love

by Mark Brenden
Published June 8, 2011
MCAD Junior Brendan Dawson paints a hole Saturday that he cut out of dry wall during the Minneapolis Home Building and Remodeling Expo at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

HOPSACK and a jump

by Mark Brenden
Published May 25, 2011
Isbell, center, and his 400 Unit released their best album together, “Here We Rest,” in April.

Still Truckin’

by Mark Brenden
Published May 25, 2011
Little big lizard

Little big lizard

by Mark Brenden
Published March 3, 2011

Interview: Rob Halford

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published December 9, 2010

Art rock

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published December 2, 2010

Ads from across the pond

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published December 2, 2010
Swagger of a college kid

Swagger of a college kid

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published November 24, 2010
(left to right) Ben Greenwald, Philly Williams, Joe Silberschmidt, and Jon Camp stand Monday night in the Keys 4/4 Kids warehouse.

In the name of harmony

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published November 24, 2010
Minneapolis fry-off 2010

Minneapolis fry-off 2010

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published November 18, 2010
Rap and ego

Rap and ego

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published November 18, 2010
The Rockford Mules from left: Ryan Rud Erik Tasa, Joel Habedank and Craig Peck stand in the backyard of Craig’s South Minneapolis home on Monday.

The other side of town

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published November 11, 2010
The word of Ox

The word of Ox

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published October 28, 2010
How long does Justin Pierre have to tease that hair every day?

Where’s the synth?

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published October 28, 2010
The prickly Bill Burr

The prickly Bill Burr

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published October 21, 2010
Punk by the book

Punk by the book

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published October 21, 2010

Mallman Marathon

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published October 14, 2010

Sam Adams plays Sigma Chi

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published October 14, 2010

Interview: Slash

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 30, 2010
Skittish: Taste the rainbow

Skittish: Taste the rainbow

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 30, 2010
D.I.Y. beer

D.I.Y. beer

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 23, 2010

Horror hits campus

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 23, 2010
Matching suit harmony for Bone Thugs.

Minnesota gets boned

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 23, 2010
Strike, beer!

Strike, beer!

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 15, 2010
Look at those glasses, The Mountain Goats are totally indie!

A Local Home for All

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 9, 2010
How bright is Ratatat's future?

Ratatat-tat-tat

by Conrad Schoenleber
Published September 9, 2010
Nature lead Tyson Forbes (left) and director Makell Kiefer (right) discuss their upcoming production Friday at Intermedia Arts in South Minneapolis.  The play is derived in part from the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, of whom Forbes is a direct descendant.

A very human “Nature”

by Mark Brenden
Published August 10, 2010
For Chromeo, partying is such sweet sorrow that they party ‘til it be morrow

Wherefore art thou, Chromeo?

by Mark Brenden
Published August 3, 2010
Chelsea boys rollin' and rockin' at the deceased Glitterboxxx venue.

New noise: Chelsea Boys

by Mark Brenden
Published July 27, 2010
The 2010 St. Paul Slammers: (Left to Right) Sam Cook, Kyle (Guante) Myhre, Sierra DeMulder, Khary (6 is 9) Jackson, Shane Hawley, Matthew Rucker

Welcome to the Slam

by Mark Brenden
Published July 27, 2010
Pitchfork profile: Big Boi

Pitchfork profile: Big Boi

by Mark Brenden
Published July 21, 2010

Pitchfork Day Three recap

by Mark Brenden
Published July 19, 2010

Pitchfork Day One recap

by Mark Brenden
Published July 17, 2010

Songs of these States

by Mark Brenden
Published June 29, 2010

HEALTH at 7th St. Entry

by Mark Brenden
Published June 28, 2010
Pride without prejudice

Pride without prejudice

by Mark Brenden
Published June 22, 2010
In-a-gadda-da-Walker

In-a-gadda-da-Walker

by Mark Brenden
Published June 16, 2010
These rockers, unlike most rockers, hear, see and speak no evil.

Review: “Zoo Animal”

by Mark Brenden
Published June 9, 2010
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