Want to feel like you’re living inside of a Lisa Frank fever dream? Hallucinations become reality, thanks to the magic of Unicorn World. Two days full of all things unicorns: You can meet unicorns (animatronic ones. Real ones are too expensive to go on tour), ride unicorns, take pictures with…
Led by local artist and landscape architect Greg Ingraham, riders can enjoy new routes and stops for this round of Public Art Bike Tours. Starting at Utepils Brewing before heading to Victory Memorial Parkway and east to the Mississippi River, riders will explore art near Loring Park and more. The…
Forget all you’ve heard about V2 and Pitchfork and Todd Rundgren, this is a new 12 Rods record right now. Ryan Olcott has revived the beloved band and moniker for a new long player, If We Stayed Alive. Fans at First Ave will find out what Olcott and his new…
Over 200 renowned tattoo artists can be found all weekend at St. Paul’s Rivercentre for the Twin Cities Tattoo festival. If you’re looking for a little ink, or just there to appreciate the artform, there will be plenty to do including tattoo competitions, fine art, live performances, and charity fundraisers.…
Over the last decade, percussionist extraordinaire Mikkel Beckman has hosted his happy hour series Worker’s Playtime in a number of locations with hundreds of songwriters and singers joining him. Along the way, he’s also had a constant: Thursdays at the Dubliner. Beckman and his most frequent collaborator, Charlie Parr, are…
Formed in 2007 by Thornton and J. D. Andrew, The Boxmasters have released a staggering 14 albums, including three in the immediate wake of the pandemic shutdown. This spring’s ’69 is the latest and finds the band filtering their love of ’60s rock through the lens of the British Invasion…
Elder statesmen of the Bay Area hip-hop scene, Souls of Mischief are here to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their highly influential album 93 Til Infinity. It’s a highly rated piece of work, and exemplary of the sound the group, and their larger collective family, Hieroglyphics, are known for: internal…
Savannah’s The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir makes their way up from Georgia on their “Heartland Attack” tour for an all ages show at St. Paul’s Caydence Records & Coffee. Locals Wanderer and andthecanaryfell. provide support. WED 7/12, 6 PM, $10, All Ages…
Detroit post-punk outfit Protomartyr released their sixth studio album Formal Growth in the Desert earlier this month. Recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, the album has flourishes new to the group’s soundscape, including pedal steel guitar and cinematic synths. As desolate as deserts can be, it’s clear that the…
Catch Blondshell in this tiny room before she busts out into much bigger venues with her grungy, ’90s loud-quiet-loud throwback sound from her self-titled release. In fact, she’s already slated to open for Liz Phair’s 30th anniversary Exile in Guyville tour this fall. Blondshell indeed follows in the indie rock…