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Your Last Complete Concert Calendar for 2024—And Your First for 2025: Dec. 31-Jan. 6

Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

December 31, 2024

‘A Complete Unknown’ Lives Up to Its Title

James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic doesn't transcend the genre, but it does tweak Boomer mythology ever so slightly.

December 23, 2024

A Tribute to ‘Brownie Mary,’ the Florence Nightingale of Medical Weed

Plus meet Steven the Ice Guy, buy a couple of summer camps, and catch up with Big Al in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 20, 2024

Restaurants, Venues, Parks: 2024’s Biggest Union Headlines

Recapping the year's labor news, with updates aplenty.

December 20, 2024

The Year In Music 2024: Accepting Sadness as a Gift in the Age of the Oligarchs

In 2024, my favorite music didn't always prepare me for the fight ahead, but it always reminded me what was at stake.

December 20, 2024

The 40 Best Songs of 2024 (More or Less)

Plus 200 other songs from Minnesota and elsewhere on the year's final playlists.

December 20, 2024

Inside the Lab With Minnesota Dairy Lab

We talked shop with the buzzy local ice cream makers—and left with our very own Racket-themed flavor.

December 20, 2024

RacketCast, Ep. 10: Year-End Movie Hot Takes feat. Taco Mike

Comment section celebrity Taco Mike joins Em Cassel and Keith Harris to hash out the year in Hollywood.

December 20, 2024

Time for a Very Special Holiday Edition of Open Thread

As we do this time each week, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

December 20, 2024

Freeloader Friday Through NYE: 134 Free Things To Do

We're taking this week's installment all the way through the holidays.

December 20, 2024