The Week Continues to Meld Movies and Music

FILM AND MUSIC Dirty Country Documentary Comes to Minnesota On March 14th, 2007, Dirty Country made its world premiere at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. Tonight, the wacko documentary makes its Minnesota premiere, with the very subject of the documentary, Larry Pierce, in town to answer questions and even … Read more

Gaping Void

Great cartoons, great philosophy, great consumer culture blog, great explorations of marketing in the digital world — all by Hugh MacLeod, at Gaping Void.

Minnesota Noir

It’s about a year old already, but just in case you missed it, the economist explores the Twin Cities’ obsession with literary gore.

Music — Seen and Unseen

MUSIC & FILM See the Unseen, Listen to the Sound It’s not much of a secret by now, but the Sound Unseen Festival opens this evening. The 8th annual film and music festival brings together live music with music documentaries, rare concert footage, and music videos. Explore Minnesota’s rich music history. Tonight’s opening event includes … Read more

No Dylan

Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello join forces for their tours, but Costello will come alone to Minneapolis.

Eat with Your Hands

BOOZE AND EATS Celebrate the Cold One Not every night is made for elegance. This just might be a Juicy Lucy night, a brat night, or mmmm, a beer and wings night. Normally, I wouldn’t expect a lot of partying on a Tuesday, but tonight is the second Groveland Tap Summit Summer Celebration. What does … Read more