/ˈsāfwərd/noun-a word serving as a prearranged and unambiguous signal to end an activity, such as between a dominant and submissive $exual couple.-To introduce over 80 visual multimedia artists from all over the world who have an indulgence to share their erotic voice in a deep dark catacomb under the city…
Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion, using her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everything she saw unfolding in late 1970s Britain, with a rare prescience.…
Hosted by best friends (and two of the dopest scientists you will ever meet), Titi and Zakiya, Dope Labs serves up scientific principles with a healthy dose of tea—unpacking pop culture through the black lens. From cuffing season to Cardi B, they’ll take what’s trending and put it under the microscope with…
Driven by a devotion to the sonic afterlife, memory, and material curiosity, “one of the most exciting young composers in North America” (The Guardian), Kara-Lis Coverdale makes her Upper Midwest debut at The Great Northern 2022. Her dynamic work explores genre-defying electronic music that weaves together several musical systems and languages—encapsulating a…
How’s this for a start to the event recommendations? The brutalist of the brutal! With a name like Cattle Decapitation, metalheads can expect music that’s either a little light tongue-in-cheek nerdy fun—or absolutely serious deathgrindcore about the monstrosity of human with album names like Human Jerky and The Anthropocene Extinction. Added bonus for the…