The last of the Walker’s Out There shows opens tonight. I don’t know much about this weekend’s featured artists, The Riot Group, who are apparently an absurdist creator of political satire, but I did pick up on this snazzy bit from the Walker’s press release about ’em: these guys are apparently “riffing on influences as … Read more
This past Monday the Star Tribune staff received the following memo from editors Nancy Barnes and Scott Gillespie. “Rob Daves has agreed to take on the role of project manager of buzz.mn through the end of March. In this role, Rob will be in charge of working with everyone in the newsroom to make the … Read more
I grope Merkel, Bachmann gropes me. In case you missed it last night, Michele Bachman put on quite a show of pawing President Bush after he finished the State of the Union address. KSTP got it on tape. (Click play on the tv-shaped window on the right to view the video.) According to a former … Read more
Katherine Lanpher reads from her new memoir Leap Days this evening at Magers and Quinn. I just finished up the book last week. This one I devoured, mostly on account of its provincial delights. I used to work at Theatre de la Jeune Lune, for one. And Lanpher spends much time unpacking her failed marriage … Read more
So … now Auriga has announced that it will close this weekend after ten years. I really like the food at Auriga. I think it’s fresh, exciting and I think they believe in the perfect bite. One of my favorite meals was during a late night stop-in during a snow storm. We ordered some stuff, … Read more
From the department of good news: I just found out about this rock show at the Hexagon tonight. Check it! It’s called the 8 Ball Unplugged. Twenty-three acts each do eight-minute sets. Here’s the lineup, roughly: Faux Jean Bill Caperton Bethany Larson Danny Sigelman (MPR night dj guy) Brian Just (Beight) Brad Senne (Beight) Travis … Read more
Tomorrow is the “worst day of the year,” according to the BBC. This explains a lot. Brace yourselves, friends, and know that the next few days offer little in the way of mirthful distraction. However, for five bucks you can attend this evening’s staged reading of Shawn Lawrence Otto’s newest screenplay, Dreams of a Dying … Read more
Step right up, everybody: it’s Oscar time once again. Early this morning, probably far too early for an actor or actress with late-night tendencies, the Academy’s stuffed shirts (and Selma Hayek) made their announcements to a quivering world. I’m sure that Baghdad is quiet now, if only to reflect on Dreamgirls getting the shaft. I … Read more
Steve Perry, the talented and reliably caustic editor of City Pages handed in his resignation Monday, ending 13 years, in two separate shifts, as the alternative weekly’s ruddering hand. Perry cited more or less predictable philosophical differences with City Pages’ new(ish) corporate management, a recognition that journalism is moving on-line and that now was his … Read more
The mice were snickering Monday. Within the Star Tribune there was much chatter about Kate Parry v. Sid Hartman, Round Two. Or is it three? Or four? Maybe you caught Parry’s ombudsman column Sunday criticizing Hartman — Sid Friggin’ Hartman! — for appearing in an ad for Sun Country airlines, (with Ex-KSTP sports anchor, Joe … Read more