Reverend Matt—once called a combination of David Attenborough and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark in MPR—played by local comedian Matthew Kessen, is the star of the long-running Reverend Matt’s Monster Science (‘part science, part comedy, all monsters’), a multimedia series of deep studies of the lore of monsters, infused with…
On Monday the Current delivered a surprising announcement from radio personality Sean McPherson: The Radio-Free Current host and trivia don was leaving to take over as Program Director at Jazz88 KBEM. Nabbing McPherson—or Twinkie Jiggles to many in the music community who know him through his bass playing with live hip-hop band Hieruspecs—is a very…
I think this is a great time to start something new, and put out a new record. Traditional revenue streams seem to be drying up, but there are lots of new avenues to explore and get your music out. We are going to blaze trails. ~Greg Norton In the pantheon…
Based on eight of Kurosawa’s recurring dreams, this film is a swirling mist of short tales and fables that combines some of his most vibrant imagery and complex set pieces. (You better believe there’s going to be some aggressive wind and near-death grey makeup!) The Master has some help this…
We highly recommend this one: Set in the ornate ballroom of the Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute, Thermal is a multidisciplinary installation of form, movement, and sound centered on Earth’s changing environment. A sprawling sculptural paper artwork by artist Kim Heidkamp spills from the ballroom stage across the floor like…
The Winter Dabbler is back after two years and making up for missed time with new activities and diversions to pair with the reliably vast selection of breweries taking over the state fairgrounds. In addition to the darker, warming beers the season invites, attendees can try their mittened hands at…
Just in time to follow-up the incredible Gen X-joy-inducing Super Bowl halftime show! The annual celebration of Dr. Dre‘s seminal solo work The Chronic—an album that proved Andre Romelle Young’s early producing promise in NWA and also positioned an unknown rapper named Snoop Dogg for the astronomical rise to his…
The indispensable Cedar’s Commission series, now in its eleventh year, seeks to identify and highlight new works from emerging composers, providing funding and performance opportunities to six artists each year (the series names Dessa, Adam Levy, and many more among its graduates). While the 2022 candidates hail from across the…
Artist seangarrison talks with artist Seitu Jones about seangarrison’s new exhibit “Abstracproseality: Visual Notations from Dark to Light”, a collection of acrylic paintings and mixed media that document various aspects of the African American existence and experience in America. The paintings and prose created by seangarrison (artist-in-residence at the Minnesota…
After a crowd-winning set opening for Dessa on Sunday, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Mayyadda will likely be joined by a host of new fans to her rescheduled solo set at the Dakota. The multitalented musicians aspires to use her music to make people slow down, find themselves in another perspective,…