MUSIC Brooklyn-based Afrobeat and Cuban Krudas There’s no doubt about it; the must-see performance of the evening is Antibalas — though I must say that I’m looking forward to seeing the opening act — Las Krudas — more than the main show. Two black lesbian sisters and a white lesbian singing about female liberation — … Read more
As of June 4, the ubiquitous Andrew Zimmern will settle into a regular weekday gig at Hubbard Broadcasting’s FM 107. Zimmern will take the 1 to 3 pm slot, with The Satellite Sisters cut back an hour, 11 to 1, and Kevyn Burger also losing one hour, 9 to 11 am. GM Dan Seeman concedes … Read more
This from the St. Cloud Times about our gal Michele being one of seven Republican House members to vote against a bill that would require the IRS to notify tax payers if there was evidence their identity had been stolen. Why the hell would anyone vote against that? But then I read down a bit … Read more
The Twins thus far vs. right handers: .304 BA, .375 OBP, .451 SLG. And vs. southpaws: .240, .274, .343. That last number isn’t much helped by the fact that two of the Twins’ right-handed power guys, Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter, are hitting .207 and .208, respectively, against lefties. The real problem for Minnesota at … Read more
It was close, but “Mary Ellen”, one of the most ferocious leg-rasslers in Twin Cities history, beat out reader “Tom”, by 14 minutes in posting the Scarlett Johansson/Bob Dylan video of, “When the Deal Goes Down”. My thanks to both, and if we can coordinate a gathering at say Robin Marty’s every other week “Drinking … Read more
From the department of better late than never: The Rake‘s fabulous online editor, Cristina Cordova, was at Voltage this year, too, where she gathered the following video outtakes. This first one includes great footage of the night’s opening act, Dance Band, along with runway accompaniment by Annie Larson (you know, those jumpers I mentioned in … Read more
THREE quick mini media reviews: ONE: I caught most of Alberto Gonzales’ “testimony” on NPR while driving north last Thursday. As a product of the Watergate era and more televised Nixon press conferences than I care to remember, (the ones with the sweaty upper lip were the best), plus a few impromptu Spiro Agnew vs. … Read more
FILM Minnesotans Make History The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival continues tonight with a collection of locally-made, locally-focused documentaries featuring eight profiles of remarkable Minnesotans. The Minnesota Documentaries Program, Change: Past, Present and Future, shows how some of our very own Minnesotans have elicited social change, and highlights changes we can make for the betterment … Read more
…until the bullpen (Version ’06) stepped in and put an end to the mess. Torii Hunter, who had 21 doubles in all of 2006, already has eleven. The Go-Go Twins: though they’ve been out-homered 23-9, Minnesota now has 46 doubles to opponents’ 25 (and 19 stolen bases to opposing teams’ four). Boof is going to … Read more
Okay, naturally I’m getting around to my playoff preview less than an hour before the first tip. What follows is my take on seven of the eight series (I went more in depth on my favorite matchup, Houston-Utah, in the post marked “A Little Bit of Everything” a few days ago.), listed in chronological order. … Read more