David CazaresThe Twin Cities Jazz Festival roared to an invigorating start Thursday with music at St. Paul’s Mears Park from New Sound Underground. But my favorite of the night was the show at the Black Dog Café featuring saxophonist Donald Washington, trombonist Brad Bellows, bassist Chris Bates and drummer Pete Hennig. Their show spoke to the Read more →
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When the Twin Cities Jazz Festival gets underway on Thursday, some of the region’s finest musicians will have a much-deserved chance to share their art with a broad audience. But the musicians also will be rushing to catch their favorites among the national and local jazz artists taking the stage this year.Who do Twin Cities Read more →
Molly BloomFrom producer Chris Roberts: This week, an open air venue in a refurbished downtown Park Rapids, viewing art in book form, and an indie women’s choral group interprets master songwriters. And don’t forget, Art Hounds will be taking a radio break but will continue on the State of the Arts blog for the next two Read more →
Euan KerrLuverne Seifert is a realist. Touring theater is powerful stuff, but he decided recently a proposed visit to Worthington by his company’s latest show “The Visit” couldn’t compete with hundreds of hogs. ” You know when you plan these adventures out into the rural areas of Minnesota, you start with a great plan,” Seifert said Read more →
The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis presents a power-packed schedule this week as part of its African Summer 2013 program, with Femi Kuti and the Positive Force playing tonight, and Amadou and Mariam playing Friday. My daughter sent me the following video after seeing Amadou and Mariam over the weekend on the east coast, and it’s been impossible Read more →
Marianne Combs89.3 The Current’s host David Campbell recently hosted a one hour special with local hip hop maven Dessa to talk and sing a live audience through her latest album, “Parts of Speech.” A few lucky listeners got to sit in the audience in the UBS Forum here at MPR, but now everyone can enjoy the Read more →
Sweden has a tradition of glass blowing that dates back to the 1500s. The region of Småland – with its ample forests and sandy geography – became known as “The Kingdom of Crystal.” A new exhibition at the American Swedish Institute showcases the work of eleven Swedish artists, who are infusing the centuries old craft Read more →
If while walking about the Twin Cities you happened upon a sign that says “Lost poem” with a phone number to call, you could be forgiven for thinking it was some sort of joke. But it’s not. Ring Ring Poetry , according to creator Cole Sarar, “broadcasts” recorded poetry by phone. Each piece was written Read more →
Jon CollinsNato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band are hosting two record release shows on Saturday for their new album Promises to Deliver. An all ages show will take place at Hymie’s Records in Minneapolis in the afternoon, followed by a bar show at the Turf Club in St. Paul. Read more →
Have you ever had a day where it seemed everyone around you was in a bad mood? Or that the whole city was celebrating? Thanks to a new public art installation, Minneapolitans will be able to determine whether their hunch is correct. Meet MIMMI, a sort of illuminated “cloud” stationed over the Minneapolis Convention Center Read more →