The howling is deafening. The screaming. The hooting. The pumping legs and shaking hips. Is it… the real David Bowie onstage? The Thin White Duke himself? For the first three chords of "Ziggy Stardust" it’s hard to tell it is the house band Kitty Stardust playing and not the rock icon. The crowd is losing … Read more
MUSICJavon Jackson & Les McCann Javon Jackson has spent his entire life engulfed in some the greatest jazz around. As a child, his parent turned him on to Gene Ammons and Ahmad Jamal. As a teen, he was blown away by Sonny Stitt (and who wouldn’t be). By the ripe age of 16, he was … Read more
Originally written for Realbuzz Never has an entire decade of music been so thoroughly consolidated within the confines of a single album. Because we’re talking about the 1980s here — or more precisely, 1983-1993 — this can be viewed as either a good or bad thing, depending very much on your personal taste. If you … Read more
Publisher Kristin Henning: x-ray vision Chief Operating Officer Matt Bartel: [No response yet, but here’s a guess from the editor.] Advertising Director A.J. Kiefer: short shorts Chief Editor Cristina Córdova: Self-righteous indignation!A&E Editor Kate Iverson: Carrot Juice (only sometimes with vodka) Contributing WritersChris Birt: [No response yet, but here’s a guess from the editor.]Rich Goldsmith: … Read more
We read with disappointment the open letter from Marcie Rendon — "The Cost of Silence" — and several other online posts she has written attacking our work with her on our recent production, Border Crossing. In some of these communications she has gone to the unfortunate, and offensive, extreme of describing our process as "racist." … Read more
The 28-year old Georgia native flexes her emotional range on The Orchard (which dropped in late February), her third and best disc to date. Producer Craig Street concocts the sort of pop-jazz-soul-gospel stew he fashioned to break Cassandra Wilson into the mainstream, and Wright provides a similarly breathy, atmospheric vocal. Left field covers of Led … Read more
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The impatience and exasperation leaking out of commentator Hubie Brown last night ratified my impressions of the Celtics-Cavs series. Brown, who was actually courtside covering the Lakers’ inevitable takedown of the Jazz, not only felt compelled enough to detour for an analysis of Boston-Cleveland, but broke the unwritten commandment that … Read more
1st place winner for most original sculpture:— 2007 Minnesota Celebrity Butter Carving Contest: Every year I participate in a week’s worth of events at the Minnesota State Fair, and granted, the Fair is not until August, BUT I figured this year I should get a jump start honing my skills so I can shoot for … Read more
They don’t know what to expect, and why would they, they’re just passing by with dogs or strollers on this sleepy Coon Rapids sidewalk, and out of nowhere a stout bald man wearing nothing but cutoff jeans or tight shorts comes bolting down the side yard, throws his hands forward, leaps toward a padded sawhorse, … Read more
In an age when we can fill our homes with an abundance of uniform, sleek, inexpensive, mass-produced goods, the gracious imperfections of handmade objects provide a particularly human comfort. A few artisanal pieces incorporated here and there into your living spaces, whether it’s a simply constructed paper pendant lamp or a bit of ornate whimsy … Read more