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All content by Spencer Doar

“Because I sound like me”

by Spencer Doar
Published September 9, 2014

Korean screen gem: 2008’s “The Chaser”

by Spencer Doar
Published July 10, 2014

Dutch screen gem: 2013’s “Borgman”

by Spencer Doar
Published June 28, 2014

Spider John Koerner at the Book House Sunday

by Spencer Doar
Published June 22, 2014

Some Eddie Izzard miscellany

by Spencer Doar
Published June 13, 2014
King Khan fronts a number of eclectic groups with the same theatrical panache.

No wrath in this Khan

by Spencer Doar
Published June 11, 2014
Eddie Izzard is a political and comedic force to be reckoned with.

London’s Mayor Izzard?

by Spencer Doar
Published June 11, 2014

Fatboy Slim loves the World Cup

by Spencer Doar
Published June 10, 2014

1990’s “Darkman,” Liam Neeson and the Batman connection

by Spencer Doar
Published June 6, 2014

Die Antwoord’s nutty LP “Donker Mag” par for their zef course

by Spencer Doar
Published June 3, 2014

Silver screen gem: 1977’s “Sorcerer”

by Spencer Doar
Published May 31, 2014
Wiz Khalifa performs at Soundset at Canterbury Park on Sunday. Wiz Khalifa's appearance was a relief for fans after worries that he wouldn't make his set because of an early morning arrest in Texas.

A bigger, badder Soundset

by Spencer Doar
Published May 28, 2014

Soundset 2014 quick takeaways

by Spencer Doar
Published May 26, 2014

Soundset fast approaching

by Spencer Doar
Published May 24, 2014

Ingredients for Super Bowl success in Minneapolis

by Spencer Doar
Published May 21, 2014
#1. An assembled view of the Nerf Maverick REV-6. #2. An inside view of the Nerf Maverick REV-6 after removing the outer shell. #3. All firing mechanisms of the Nerf Maverick REV-6 displayed with cocking mechanism on the far left and the magazine on the far right. #4. An isolated view of the magazine separated into the dart housing and air restrictors.

It’s Nerf modding or nothin’

by Spencer Doar
Published May 8, 2014
The Pixies "Indie Cindy" is a hodge-podge that can only leave listeners wondering what could have been.

Album review: Pixies’ “Indie Cindy”

by Spencer Doar
Published April 29, 2014

Rock the Garden lineup announced

by Spencer Doar
Published April 16, 2014

Thanks for lineup, Spring Jam

by Spencer Doar
Published March 31, 2014

Gwar frontman Oderus Urungus dead

by Spencer Doar
Published March 24, 2014
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will see you on the dance floor.

Imported from Detroit

by Spencer Doar
Published March 11, 2014

Cosmically bad

by Spencer Doar
Published March 10, 2014
Rick Ross' "Mastermind" exhibits the full-spectrum of what coke rap has to offer.

M-m-m-m-Maybach music

by Spencer Doar
Published March 4, 2014

If “Anchorman 2” felt restrained, don’t fret

by Spencer Doar
Published February 22, 2014

Hip-hop memories: 2013

by Spencer Doar
Published December 11, 2013

Culture Compass: Hey 007, great job!

by Spencer Doar
Published December 5, 2013

Culture Compass: Nostalgia, comedy and eclectic rap

by Spencer Doar
Published November 14, 2013

The Fashionisto is in: Love thy footwear

by Spencer Doar
Published November 5, 2013
Top Shelf co-owner John Meegan helps a costumer with measurements on Saturday in Uptown.

The fashionisto: Suitin’ up

by Spencer Doar
Published October 29, 2013
Indie band Lucius loves symmetry.

Luscious Lucius

by Spencer Doar
Published October 24, 2013

Boy will be boy

by Spencer Doar
Published October 15, 2013

Miley’s “Bangerz”: even more distance from Disney innocence

by Spencer Doar
Published October 8, 2013

Album review: Deltron 3030’s “Event 2”

by Spencer Doar
Published October 1, 2013
Adam Carolla continues to rant his way through all aspects of life.

Adam Carolla: A man’s show

by Spencer Doar
Published September 26, 2013
Derek Mears is more than growls and machetes.

Derek Mears at ComedySportz

by Spencer Doar
Published September 26, 2013
The aliens have landed!

Peelander Z: out of this world

by Spencer Doar
Published September 19, 2013
A Gold mine of jokes

A Gold mine of jokes

by Spencer Doar
Published September 19, 2013

Not Kodak, “Kojak”

by Spencer Doar
Published September 18, 2013

Rocky’s road

by Spencer Doar
Published September 12, 2013

Culture compass: boxing, apples and MinnAnimate

by Spencer Doar
Published September 12, 2013

What’s up, Onion?

by Spencer Doar
Published September 5, 2013
Minneapolis band Frankincense outside their space in Northeast Minneapolis on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013.

Look for myrrh of that Frankincense gold

by Spencer Doar
Published September 5, 2013
Flume

Flume’s laid-back beats to hit Minneapolis

by Spencer Doar
Published September 3, 2013

Church of Cash covers Johnny

by Spencer Doar
Published August 7, 2013

Tom Rush still has it

by Spencer Doar
Published August 7, 2013

Culture Compass: “Elysium” and Economopoulos

by Spencer Doar
Published August 7, 2013

Laying out the Bluprint

by Spencer Doar
Published August 7, 2013

Alex “Crankshaft” Larson cranks up the jams

by Spencer Doar
Published July 31, 2013
Weisman event coordinator Emily Foxen and director of security and building operations John Allen clean the stainless steal exterior of the museum on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The museum undergoes cleaning by the staff at the Weisman every two years or so.

Cleaning the Weisman Art Museum

by Spencer Doar
Published July 31, 2013

The music is Dunwell

by Spencer Doar
Published July 31, 2013

“All Black Jesus” Release Show Tonight

by Spencer Doar
Published July 26, 2013
Performers outside one of the entrance to the festival drum as crowds of people pass by, Sunday afternoon at Pitchfork Music Festival.

The hustle outside Pitchfork’s fence

by Spencer Doar
Published July 24, 2013
Foxygen performs at Pitchfork Music Festival, Sunday afternoon in Chicago.

Foxygen’s foxy men

by Spencer Doar
Published July 24, 2013
Parquet Courts performs Saturday afternoon at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago.

Parquet Courts at Pitchfork

by Spencer Doar
Published July 24, 2013

Pitchfork Day Three: Sunday Funday, or, where is Lil B’s wonton soup?

by Spencer Doar
Published July 22, 2013

Pitchfork Day Two: That’s more like it

by Spencer Doar
Published July 21, 2013

Pitchfork Day One: What the fork?!?

by Spencer Doar
Published July 20, 2013

Watch Jon Voight be inappropriate on cable

by Spencer Doar
Published July 17, 2013
Jockeys race their horses during the first race at Canterbury Park on Friday, July 12, 2013,.

Inside Canterbury Park: Giddy-up!

by Spencer Doar
Published July 17, 2013
If We The Kings are around, beware a slew of excited teens.

We The Kings not so regal

by Spencer Doar
Published July 17, 2013
Minneapolis hip-hop artist Toki Wright.

Back in the studio with Toki Wright

by Spencer Doar
Published July 17, 2013
Hip hop artist Botzy

Botzy: Deaf to the static

by Spencer Doar
Published July 10, 2013
Soap performs at The Cabooze on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.

Home sweet home with Soap, the New Primitives and more

by Spencer Doar
Published July 10, 2013

Willow Ufgood is back for one last hurrah

by Spencer Doar
Published July 5, 2013

Bar school: How to be a cool customer

by Spencer Doar
Published July 3, 2013

Independence Jubilee: Fourth of July in the Twin Cities

by Spencer Doar
Published July 3, 2013

Malamanya: A little bit of everything Latin, up north

by Spencer Doar
Published July 3, 2013

Don’t buy the hype

by Spencer Doar
Published June 28, 2013
Alison Scott performs on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant in downtown Minneapolis.

Alison Scott back from maternity leave

by Spencer Doar
Published June 26, 2013

Culture Compass: Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Country Fest 2013, Femi Kuti

by Spencer Doar
Published June 26, 2013

Cayucas: A sunny step back in time

by Spencer Doar
Published June 26, 2013

Rather rugged for sure

by Spencer Doar
Published June 20, 2013
Local hip-hop artist Greg Grease preforms at First Avenue on Friday, June 14, 2013.

Greg Grease: Minneapolis rapper on the rise

by Spencer Doar
Published June 19, 2013

The Goondas release “Dog Show”

by Spencer Doar
Published June 19, 2013

Souls of Mischief: the Still Infinity Tour

by Spencer Doar
Published June 19, 2013

The Flobots at Cabooze today

by Spencer Doar
Published June 13, 2013
Rebecca Wilson and Joseph Pyfferoen rehearse a scene from Sweet Revenge!, a melodramatic play filled with silly dance numbers and quirky musical olios, on Friday, June 7, 2013, on the University of Minnesota's Centennial Showboat in St. Paul.

Don’t miss the boat

by Spencer Doar
Published June 12, 2013

Space case

by Spencer Doar
Published June 12, 2013

Television rewind

by Spencer Doar
Published June 7, 2013
Jaime Carrera at a local Mexican market in Minneapolis on Monday. Carrera will be performing at the International Noise Conference at the Hexagon Bar on June 6.

Noise in da ‘hood

by Spencer Doar
Published June 5, 2013

State of the art

by Spencer Doar
Published June 5, 2013
Frances Dilorinzo caught the comedy bug in college, releasing her inner goofball through a required speech class.

Frances Dilorinzo: A real housewife of Orange County

by Spencer Doar
Published June 4, 2013

Bonzo’s birthday

by Spencer Doar
Published May 31, 2013
University of Minnesota philosophy professor Roy Cook is currently a Lego ambassador and member of TwinLUG, a group of adult LEGO enthusiasts. Members of the group including Cook designed and use Micropolis, featured above, which allows individual builders to build modules and connect them to create a micro scale city.

A toy story: U professor has passion for Lego

by Spencer Doar
Published May 29, 2013
Snoop Dogg performs live at Soundset on Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Canterbury Park.

Soundset 2013 rehashed

by Spencer Doar
Published May 27, 2013

HBO is the Yankees; Chris Guest is a noble

by Spencer Doar
Published May 21, 2013

Not a one-liner guy

by Spencer Doar
Published May 9, 2013

Nickatina addiction

by Spencer Doar
Published May 9, 2013
Anderson equates coming home to Minnesota as similar to going back to the place where you hit your first home run.

Louie Anderson: Making a splash

by Spencer Doar
Published May 2, 2013

The Wong way

by Spencer Doar
Published May 2, 2013

Retrospective: Even in death, Alfred Hitchcock a master of suspense

by Spencer Doar
Published April 25, 2013

You’re in for it

by Spencer Doar
Published April 25, 2013

The Midwestern vaudevillian

by Spencer Doar
Published April 25, 2013

Movie Review: “Disconnect”

by Spencer Doar
Published April 18, 2013

Suicidal Tendencies’ original “Cyco” is back

by Spencer Doar
Published April 16, 2013

The dress “G”-code

by Spencer Doar
Published April 15, 2013
Machine Gun Kelly is as brazen as his namesake.

Q&A: Machine Gun Kelly

by Spencer Doar
Published April 11, 2013

Culture Compass: dirt, baseball and social science

by Spencer Doar
Published April 11, 2013

“Tiny” goes globe trottin’

by Spencer Doar
Published April 9, 2013

Hatin’ the wait

by Spencer Doar
Published April 7, 2013
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