Ani Difranco and Margaret Cho

Forget the doings of Rosie O’Donnell, Melissa Etheridge, and Ellen DeGeneres—two of America’s hottest, hippest lesbians are hooking up for some electric dates this fall. Like the ballyhooed “Vote for Change” tour, Margaret and Ani are campaigning in several swing states to get out the vote. (They didn’t name their mini-tour “Vote, Dammit!” for nothing.) Ani says she isn’t necessarily campaigning for anyone, but as is apparent on her recent Educated Guess, she’s campaigning against Bush. Either way, you can bet the political climate will provide extra firepower for a comedian and a folkie-punk who are both already notorious for their charged performances. 612-624-2345; www.northrop.umn.edu