Words by Sanaphay Rattanavong The long-time owner of Cal Surf in Uptown Minneapolis, a linchpin of Twin Cities skateboarding (and snowboarding), Scott Oreschnick, says that yes, he does skateboard to work at the shop when possible. “Of the ten tricks I know,” he says, “I can probably still do about…
Jason Schommer remembers friend, mentor and comedian Louie Anderson with new Fringe show by Patrick Strait This past January, the world lost one of the most beloved comics of all time: Louie Anderson. Butcomedian Jason Schommer lost a lot more than just a comedy legend – he lost a friend.Schommer…
As a part of Issue #6’s feature on ‘Cities of Skate’, DISPATCH checked in with Corey Bracken, founder of PILLLAR, a Minneapolis-based skateboard company focusing sustainability. Not only that, the company also took over the former Anelace space by Lowry and Central in Northeast with the new Forum cafe, complete…
Words by Sanaphay Rattanavong Being the only girl at a skatepark would make one stand out, for sure. But about six years ago, Minneapolis-based Ellen Puls, then in her third year of college, decided to take up skateboarding in earnest at the age of 21. “I always wanted to as…
Editors’s Note: When DISPATCH launched, people told us to take a look at the strong “state of skate” here in Minneapolis- St. Paul. To capture the scene, we brought in Alex Sveda—top notch skater, photographer featured in Thrasher, and DJ as Slamdunkapher—to provide this issue’s editorial direction. Here’s his own…
One of the biggest and best assemblies of live music in Minneapolis + St. Paul, PalmFest at Palmer’s takes everything there is to love about the music scene and crams it into the cozy West Bank institution’s indoor and outdoor stages. They even throw in BBQ! DISPATCH strongly suggests grabbing…
After the success of Mamma Mia last summer, The Zephyr Theatre is back with School of Rock! The musical, another Broadway by the Bridge production. Performing on the banks of the St. Croix River, The Zephyr Theatre has assembled an all-star cast featuring Reed Sigmund as Dewey Finn, Jen Burleigh-Bentz…
Following up on last year’s sold out debut, the incredible ‘psychedelic’ electronic music festival from Intellephunk and Enemy Records returns to Minnesota farm country. Words by Taylor Carik Electro-psychedelic. Rave music. Noise. Like anything worth investigating or anything worth deeply enjoying, the music of Minneapolis-St. Paul’s greatly varied electronic music…
by Patrick Strait While most performers starting out do their best to keep their comedy hidden from coworkers at their day jobs, comedian Joe Hill had a very different outlook. “When I first started out I was working in education in New York,” he recalls. “And my coworkers and parents…
by Ira Brooker For most of us, the idea of being asked to speak onstage with no prepared notes is the stuff of nightmares. The same goes for being asked to sing in front of a room full of strangers. For Jill Bernard, that’s just another day at the office.…