Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start (or stop). Here are just a few artist picks, organized by building, before you get too dizzy. WORDS BY DISPATCH STAFF Solar Arts Solar Arts goes all out for Art-a-Whirl, packing three floors full of art and three floors of live music.…
Mapping out your whirling weekend. WORDS BY DISPATCH STAFF Whether you’ve been going since the beginning or you’re just now ready to discover the many studio gems scattered around Northeast Minneapolis, here’s a list of some of the places to try to cover during your Art-a-Whirl weekend. Because the festival…
Can hell become a site of liberation and trans love? Open Flame Theatre made an opera to find out. WORDS BY KATIE DOHMAN Walken Schweigert and Katie Burgess go way back, first meeting in 2004 when they were both worker-owners of the The Spokes Pizza Collective out of the Seward…
Every third Monday of the month, KFAI’s Ellen Stanley hosts the “finest women & non-binary artists in folk, roots, and Americana music!” This month’s guest is indie folksinger Maya Elena. MON 5/15, 6 PM, Free, 21+…
The Canadian folk-rockers make their way to the Turf tonight on their Come Morning Tour, named so for last year’s full-length album, described as a rebirth for the JUNO-winning duo. Locals Apocalypse Girlfriend open the night. MON 5/15, 7 PM, $20, 21+…
Cannon Falls native Caitlyn Smith returns to her home state for the first date of her “Minnesota Residency” tonight at the Entry. Tonight is a solo stop for Smith, who will hit three additional local venues throughout the rest of the year. With Alex Hall. MON 5/15, 7 PM, $25,…
Also a member of the jazz fusion quintet Mississippi, neo-soul quintet Prime Minister, and jazz-meets-Indian music project Temple Beyond Sanctuary, Kavyesh Kaviraj brings his quintet to the Dakota tonight. In his relatively short career he has already played with a who’s who of greats, and our own Twin Cities Jazz…
Ever the tireless rocker, Christy Costello and her COMA Club bandmates nestle into Dusty’s Big Green Booth for a night of tunes off her in-the-can full length due out this fall. The band/collective American Cream (ex-STNNNG members) and Skulpture join in on the fun. SAT 5/13, 7 PM, $10, 21+…
An all day event highlighting the best the area has to offer—from the old-school country of John Magnuson; the Nashville-pop leanings of Sarah Morris; the pure originality of the Union Suits; the glorious honky-tonk sound of Becky Kapell and the Fat 6; Doug Collins and the Receptionists’ poppy take on…
The Cedar Cultural Center and Tamu Arts present the spring edition of their popular dance night. Bringing the contemporary African sounds are local DJs Salif Keita of KFAI FM and King Swank, as well as performances by our beloved host Fanaka Nation with special guests including Beri. SAT 5/13, 7…