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Get to Know the Next Generation of Twin Cities Music Venues

Lots of old favorites went to Venue Heaven over the past dozen or so years, but a new crop of sub-500-capacity spaces is making plenty of noise.

Tom Emmer Wastes Local Media’s Entire Afternoon

Plus an argument against editorial board endorsements, more news on the Kmart fire, and cool pumpkins in today's Flyover news roundup.

Special Halloweekend Events and Other Treats in This Week’s Complete Concert Calendar: Oct. 24-30

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

October 24, 2023

‘Why Does it Have to Be Les Mis?’: ‘In The Camps’ Brings a New Story to the American Stage

With 'In the Camps: A Refugee Musical,' Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay has written and produced the nation's first Lao-centered musical.

36 Photos of the Charred, Soon-to-Be-Demolished Lake Street Kmart from Its ’80s Heyday

The infamously located Minneapolis store appeared hoppin' one day in 1987.

The Wall Street Journal Wants to Know What’s up With Downtown Minneapolis

Plus a supermarket landmark, a real estate scam, and changes at The Current in today's Flyover news roundup.

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is a Whodunnit Where the Culprit Is America

In Martin Scorsese's epic about the Osage killings, evil is more banal than ever—and more persistent too.

October 23, 2023

Halloween Beer Parties, Britney’s New Book, Bat Fest: This Week’s Best Events

Plus a Third Ave. bridge party, Hemp Fest, Trekkies host a bar crawl.

October 23, 2023

A Teenage Swiftie Checks in on the Biggest Movie in the Country

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ is as much an event as the live concerts were—but come on, turn off your phone’s flashlight

October 23, 2023

MN State Fair Crop Art Takes U.K. by Storm

Plus Bde Maka Ska Pavilion reopens, our spooky story contest looms, and modern high schools are nice as hell in today's Flyover news roundup.