As I get older and balder, I have come to appreciate the t-shirt legend that proclaims, "Only a few heads are perfect – the rest are covered with hair." Something similar is true of barbecued ribs – the best way to serve mediocre ribs is smothered in sauce – but to serve ribs naked, they … Read more
MUSIC CSS & The Go! Team Tonight First Avenue welcomes Brazilian provocateurs CSS aka "Cansei De Ser Sexy" – which in Portuguese means "tired of being sexy," though by the looks of them seems to mean the opposite. A fiery electro-rock quintet of vampiric fashion plates, CSS quickly gained notoriety in the first wave of … Read more
I promised this story about my years as a figure skater awhile back, but I wasn’t ready to fall on my ass -again- until I knew in my heart it was time. I could write a book on my years of experiences as a figure skater but from the looks of things as they stand … Read more
SPECIAL EVENT Legislatin’ Sexy Party ’08 On Tuesday, the 29th of July, the votes will be tallied and the people will have spoken, singling out the King and Queen of Minnesota politics and bringing an end to the heated debate over who is truly the most beautiful at the Capitol. And while the answer to … Read more
Tonight is the night of bad haircuts. There’s the bassist with the frizzed-out white boy Afro. And there’s a whole mess of uncontrolled curls. But who said rock and roll is supposed to be beautiful? Mick Jagger? Fuck Mick Jagger. Music sounds better when it’s snarled, in need of a comb. This evening is showcasing … Read more
On the front page of yesterday’s New York Times is an article by Motoko Rich titled, "Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?" It’s the first in a series that will explore "how the Internet and other technological and social forces are changing the way people read." This installment focuses on the somewhat new debate … Read more
On Tuesday, the 29th of July, the votes will be tallied and the people will have spoken, singling out the King and Queen of Minnesota politics and bringing an end to the heated debate over who is truly the most beautiful at the Capitol. And while the answer to this question that burns with the … Read more
SPECIAL EVENTHüsker Dü J.C. Memorial EP Release Party & Film Exposé Snap up a lil’ piece o’ Twin Cities music history tonight at Grumpy’s! Minneapolis’ own original punk rock royalty, Hüsker Dü, are releasing a super special, super limited edition EP containing three live songs recorded in 1982-1983. Why here, why now you ask? Well, … Read more
My how time flies. It is almost August, the days are getting shorter, and the evenings of patio dining will soon be a distant memory. I still haven’t made it back to my all-time favorite outdoor dining spot, the patio at the Black Forest Inn, for a mug of Pilsner Urquell, a pair of bratwurst … Read more
Wolves Sign Telfair and Gomes Both of these deals are far better news than the earlier locking up of Craig Smith for two years. Although the Wolves now have 15 guys under contract for the coming year, Telfair is the only one who could accurately be described as a point guard. Randy Foye is a … Read more