Abzi Connects Comedy to the Somali Community WORDS BY PATRICK STRAIT When Abzi—who performs under his mononym—started performing at open mics last summer, he fell in love with comedy right away. While he would hit up five or six stages each week, he also noticed that there weren’t many Somali…
Ever wondered what moms are thinking—like, truly thinking? Listen to Your Mother is a series of live, onstage readings that take place around Mother’s Day, and they’re headed for Minneapolis. At each show, authors report back honestly about motherhood: the good parts, the not-so-good parts, and the funny parts in…
Early aughts sweetheart Feist comes to First Avenue’s Mainroom for the evening. Since her early hits like ‘1234,’ Feist’s sound and lyrics have become deeper and more personal. Her latest album Multitudes, which was released just weeks ago, was written after the birth of her daughter and death of her…
Comrade Tripp is Very Popular, but Still Sad WORDS BY PATRICK STRAIT Comrade Tripp has a voice that is incredibly unique in the Twin Cities comedy scene. And that voice is very sad. His nervous, soft-spoken tone combined with his self-deprecating, anxiety-packed humor has allowed him to become one of…
Composed (ha!) of present and former principal string players of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra, Accordo gathers Tuesday night at Icehouse for an abbreviated one-hour encore performance from their May 1st appearance at Westminster Hall. TUES 5/2, 7:00 PM, $26, All Ages…
Having made her stand-up debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Adrienne lapalucci has gone on to perform on Letterman, win the first-ever People’s Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival, and currently co-hosts the weekly podcast Vadge. She’ll be setting up shop at Acme with six shows running through…
Twin Spirits Distillery hosts a cozy cocktail hour concert with jeremy messersmith. Drinks flow at 6, with the show beginning at 7. TUES 5/2, 6:00 PM, $40, All Ages…
Mortimer’s offers up a Tuesday dance night with house & techno mostly from 1990-2010 by DJ JEN-E. TUES 5/2, 10:00 PM, $5, 21+…
Doc of theyself is setting up shop at the 331 Club throughout the month of May. Creating music that can only be described as “y’allternative/dancefolk/hillbilly,” theyself will get you dancing even if you’re not the dancing type. Each performance features support from fellow local musicians, such as 26 Bats!, Druzy…
Current Physique is a local experimental groove-based group led by Chris Hepola, featuring influences as wide as Frank Zappa and Devo factoring into the ensemble that includes bassoon, oboe, and sax alongside guitars and keys. They will celebrate an album release at Icehouse with support from Dameun Strange’s Longing for…