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Grading the 2025 Minnesota Twins Walk-Up Songs
Our annual springtime merger of music and baseball criticism.
This Week’s Open Thread Q: What Would Your Walk-Up Song Be?
As we do every time this week, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Grading the 2024 Minnesota Twins Walk-Up Songs
Our annual springtime merger of music and baseball criticism.
Grading the 2023 Minnesota Twins’ Walk-Up Songs
Our annual springtime merger of music and baseball criticism.
Grading the 2022 Minnesota Twins’ Walk-Up Songs
Baseball's greatest tradition.
All 50 of MnDOT’s 2025 Name-a-Snowplow Finalists, Ranked
Our annual exercise in plow name reviewing trudges ahead.
See/Saw’s Punk Party, 30 Days of Biking, Hands Off! Rally: This Week’s Best Events
Plus the Twins' season opener, last call for TMORA's Russian nesting dolls, and MSPIFF.
All 50 of MnDOT’s 2024 Name-a-Snowplow Finalists, Ranked
Don't argue. This is the correct order.
Old Men Look at Their Lives at Farm Aid 40
The annual farm benefit rolled into town this weekend, offering a chance to see Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson adapting to the winter of their careers.
Craig Finn Talks Tim Walz, David Carr, Twins Pain, and Whether the Hold Steady Count as a Local Band
'There will be more Hold Steady shows,' teases Finn, whose solo tour hits the Fitz this Saturday. 'We’ll be celebrating the 20th anniversary of our album 'Separation Sunday,' and Minnesotans will have a chance to celebrate that with us, details forthcoming.'
Winter Lights at the Arb, Impaler, Santa Cycle Rampage: This Week’s Best Events
Plus places to run, last call for Craft-o-Rama, and more twinkling lights.
The Pandemic Slowed Molly Brandt Down—And Sped Up Her Creativity
With her new album, 'American Saga,' the St. Paul country singer takes a look around—and doesn't always like what she sees.
69 Thoughts About the Magnetic Fields’ ’69 Love Songs’ Anniversary at the Fitzgerald
A performance of a formalist masterpiece deserves a formalist review presented as a performance of sorts. No? Well, that’s what’s happening here, bub.
‘I’m Gonna Kill Myself (At the Co-op)’: Local Rockers Citric Dummies Explain Their Wildest Song Titles
Where are the Kevin McDonald heads at?
That Litigious Viral Influencer? She’s From Here.
Plus ending diversity on campus, a possible new Vikings anthem, and free Thanksgiving meals in today's Flyover news roundup.
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis May Be Closed by Summer
Plus feds defund the schools, celebrating Front Row Paul, and a skyway-walkin' birthday in today's Flyover news roundup.
The 20 Best Local Albums of 2024
Your album was No. 21, I swear.
Bob Dylan Was Born in Minnesota. Why Is the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa?
Well, at least we'll get to see a specially curated 60-minute film from the archives this weekend.
Read an Excerpt from ‘Deeper Blues,’ the Upcoming Biography on MN Music Legend Cornbread Harris
Local author Andrea Swensson documents the remarkable life, career, and legacy of the 97-year-old musician.
On the Big Screen This Week: Beautiful Dresses and Ugly Dinosaurs
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
An Exhaustive Review of Every Hanukkah Cocktail We Could Find at Local ‘Holiday’ Pop-ups
Are they holiday bars, or are they Christmas bars?
Winter Guide 2025: Holiday Fun
Make the holidays brighter with these light festival, movie screenings, bar popups, theater productions, and drag shows.
Pride Fests, Cats, Little Mekong Night Market: This Week’s Best Events
We're officially in summer festival season.
Brito’s Burrito Is the Real Deal
These big-ass burritos, served on freshly pressed tortillas, are taking over the Twin Cities.
Raise Your Homer Hanky to 37 Years of Twins Novelty Tunes
As the 2024 season begins Thursday afternoon, let’s remember some past bangers about our boys of summer.
How Did Minneapolis Metal Band Powermad End up in David Lynch’s ‘Wild at Heart’?
The director had a fascination with Powermad's song 'Slaughterhouse.'
There Were Too Many People at the Waxahatchee Show!
This was not the ideal way to experience the mild turmoil of Katie Crutchfield's country-rock.
18 Hours at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
What I saw, what I would see again, and what I wish I hadn’t.
PryesFest, Veg Fest, Chroma Zone Murals: This Week’s Best Events
Oktoberfests, block parties, and lots of amazing eats this week.
7 Exciting New Books for Young Readers by MN Authors
Locally crafted literary adventures that transport you from the U of M to the Superior Hiking Trail and beyond.
The Playlists (Belatedly!) Return With Haunted Corn Mazes, Horny Pop Stars, and One Dreadful Talking Heads Cover
10 great new local songs, 10 new songs from everywhere else, and 1 song that really sucks.
On the Big Screen This Week: Glitchy Zombies, Scary Videotapes, and Lotsa Movies for Yer Kids
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
‘Norfside’ Drummer L.A. Buckner Will Take You to Church
The virtuoso jazz percussionist's new album is a tribute to north Minneapolis.
Art-A-Whirl, Al’s Turns 75, Bird Fest: This Week’s Best Events
Crawls, car crushing, country, and Cheekface.
Back the Glue: Council Puts MPD Horses out to Pasture
Plus St. Paul budget battles, televised hoops, and a stroll through history in today's Flyover news roundup.
Gaylaxicon, ‘Wits’ Returns, Oktoberfests: This Week’s Best Events
Plus fall fests, good reads, and last call for artsy mini golf at the Walker.
‘Star Wars Holiday Special,’ Alpaca Parties, Wilco: This Week’s Best Events
Plus dance parties, parking lot fests, and cookies galore.
November? More Like YESvember. It’s Your Complete Concert Calendar: Nov. 19-25
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
You Made It Through February and Here’s Your Complete Concert Calendar: Feb. 25-Mar. 4
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
On the Big Screen This Week: Matchmakers, a Holiday Treat, and Lotsa Stuff for the Kids
Pretty much every movie playing in the Twin Cities this week.
On the Big Screen This Week: A Karate Kid, a Feral Kid, and ‘Silence Kid’
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Murals From the Uprising, 5 Fests at Indeed, Cabooze Reopens: This Week’s Best Events
Plus a hot dog fest, dance with Shaboozey, and eat lots of vegan eats.
On the Big Screen This Week: Race Cars, Reformed Killbots, and Bette Davis
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
‘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.
Glow Holiday Fest, Winter Barhopping, MCAD Art Sale: This Week’s Best Events
Oh dang, and there's a new Christkindl market in the North Loop!
‘It’s Like a Grownup Sleepover’: A 10th-Anniversary Oral History of Drone Not Drones
Twenty-eight hours. A single drone. A dozen artists and organizers explain the magic of the 'empowering,' 'weird,' 'thoughtful' event.
On the Big Screen This Week: Rarely Seen Silent Classics and a Subtle Examination of Trauma
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Red Dragon Memories From My Aunt, a 14-Year Bartender/Server, Plus 10 Other Readers
Plus: We've obtained the Wondrous Punch recipe.
‘Holy Crap, This Is Like Some Kinda X-Rated Chuck Berry Song!’: Replacements’ Manager Peter Jesperson on First Hearing Their Music
In this excerpt from his new book, 'Euphoric Recall,' Peter Jesperson talks about meeting the Replacements, becoming their manager, and recording their debut album for his label, Twin/Tone.
Charli XCX, Paul Simon, and Loads More on Your Complete Concert Calendar: April 22-28
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
On the Big Screen This Week: Imagined Futures, Nasty Nazis, and the French
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Nershfest, Fringe Fest, Open Streets: This Week’s Best Events
Plus MSPAINT, a big picnic, and a bike movie screened from a bike.
Read an Excerpt From ‘The Many Facets of Eyedea,’ a New Oral History on the Celebrated MN Rapper
For the just-released book, publisher Parker Pubs collected quotes from dozens of people who knew Eyedea best.
Spring Guide 2025: Festivals, Concerts, Comedy Shows, and Gardens
Spring has sprung, folks.
Tim Walz: The Wrong Kind of Lutheran?
Plus Royce White talks thermonuclear dynamics, a good day for voting rights, and a creepy Uptown trumpeter in today's Flyover news roundup.
Heiruspecs, Ren Fest, Green Day: This Week’s Best Events
And pretty much every kind of fest imaginable all weekend long.
Let’s Find 3 Nice Things to Say About the Dylan Biopic’s New Trailer
Plus Best Buy enters the agonizing future, skirting environmental protection, and no longer punishing (some) addicts in today's Flyover news roundup.
Scream It Off Screen: Because Screaming at Something You Hate Is Fun
The wonderfully weird short film competition has gotten so big it's headed to The Fitzgerald this weekend.
It’s Gettin’ Spooky: Your Complete Concert Calendar: Oct. 21-27
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
In Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ It’s the Children Who Are Wrong
Lee's remake of Kurosawa's 'High and Low' is distracted from the action by generational grudges and a love for New York.
NE Fall Arts Crawl, Sexy Puzzling, Katseye: This Week’s Best Events
Plus markets for goths and Christmas freaks.
I Didn’t See Any of You at the Ashley McBryde Show at the Uptown Theater on Friday
Maybe you were at Flo Milli instead?
Ice Castles, Ice Shanties, Trans Day of Revenge: This Week’s Best Events
Plus a snow festival, OG Zaza meets Guy Fieri, and a luau in Roseville.
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
Winter Guide 2025-26: Festivals, Music, Comedy, Art Shows, Theater, Dance, and More
Make the most of Minnesota's coldest months.
The Fests Are A-Festin’ in Your Complete Concert Calendar: June 10-16
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Seward Community Co-op Workers Will Vote to Authorize a Strike Today
The vote follows ‘virtually total participation’ in recent walkouts.
MN Prisons Pocketed $274K In Telecom Kickbacks Last Year
Plus MN Chamber of Commerce rallies the cranks, Metro Transit workers speak up, and 'Karate Kid' is from here in today's Flyover news roundup.
Goodbye to Palmer’s: A Requiem for Minneapolis’s Weirdest and Wonderfullest Bar
The landmark West Bank bar will close in 10 days. Here's why that happened—and what will be lost.
Summer Guide 2025: Festivals, Concerts, and Comedy Shows
Bring your sunscreen, it's gonna be sunny.
I Went to Karaoke 7 Days in a Row
Creepy guys, a sore throat, an incredible amount of Chris Stapleton—and a lot of fun. Here's what happens when you commit to a solid week of karaoke.
MN State Fair, Open Streets Returns, Racket Turns 3: This Week’s Best Events
Get ready for some of the biggest scenes of the summer.
Tattoo Arts, a Dolly Parton Tribute, and an Ice Maze Cometh: This Week’s Best Events
Are you an indoor or outdoor cat? We've got great events here for both.
Ex-Guv/Aspiring Weed Tycoon Jesse Ventura Talks Timberwolves, THC, and Trump
The Navy SEAL/wrestler/actor/politician/conspiracy buff/businessman also reveals exactly how many speeches he has ever read off of a teleprompter.
On the Big Screen This Week: The Oscar Movies Are A-Comin’
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in Twin Cities theaters this week.
Music at the Fair (and Not at the Fair) in Your Complete Concert Calendar: August 20-26
Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
The Sound of Young Outstate Minnesota: Identity Crisis and Bad Supremacy Make ’80s-Style Hardcore Sound New Again
Two high school bands are stripping their favorite music down to its essentials
I Talked to Strangers at Strangers Meeting Strangers’ ‘Talk to Me Day’
The community-building event at Loring Park was worth attending, even for the less-than-outgoing.
The 20 Best Albums of 2023 (Local)
Your band's album was #21, I swear.
A Very Special Leap Day Edition of Your Complete Concert Calendar: Feb. 27-March 4
Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
TD Mischke’s New Book Will Gas You Up for Minnesota Winter
‘Winter in the North is one of the more extraordinary things to happen on planet earth,’ says the longtime Twin Cities writer/radio host/podcaster/musician.
Dusty’s Daze, Reggae Royalty, and the Most Fun Tribute of the Year in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Sept. 2-8
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Keith Haring Art Fest, Grand Old Day, and a Pride Kick-Off: This Week’s Best Events
Plus beer parties spill over into the streets.
An Oral History of Sound Unseen, Minnesota’s Groundbreaking Music Film Festival
From drunken kissing booths to classic films, here’s a look back at 25 years of a one-of-a-kind fest.
Freeloader Friday: 89 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Oktoberfests, lawn parties, open streets, free Grape Ape shots, art shows, and so much more.
Freeloader Friday: 152 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Art-A-Whirl, music fests, gallery shows, a peony party, and so so much more.
Wingapalooza, 1,000 Beys, A Bar of Their Own Opens: This Week’s Best Events
Plus Jess Williamson, a weed market, a sneaker show, and more.
Everyone Is Being Super Normal About Isra Hirsi’s Arrest
Plus RIP Sammy McDowell, MN's new Supreme Court judges, and a Best Buy throwback in today's Flyover news roundup.
Blackout at Ordway, Little Mekong Night Market, Remembering Spider John Koerner: This Week’s Best Events
Plus Yeehawoncé, Chloe Troast, and Modest Mouse.
Stop Trying to Make Wancing Happen
Plus national press on jailhouse death, Lyle's blasphemy, and bargain dogs in today's Flyover news roundup.
‘Iron Will’: When Sled Dogs, Disney, and Kevin Spacey Descended on Duluth
An eyewitness account of the 1994 film from a guy who's (barely) in it.
Fall Arts Guide 2025
Festivals! Concerts! Arts! Halloween! Comedy! Oktoberfests!
Freaky Fantasies From the ’80s and the ’00s on the Big Screen This Week
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Arab Film Fest, Sociable Turns 11, CupcakKe: This Week’s Best Events
Plus food trucks in North Loop, a mega-art fair at the California Building, and last call for Ren Fest.
Yves Tumor Suggests New Possibilities for Rock at First Ave
The unclassifiable experimental rocker flaunted charisma and daring Saturday night.
Something to Feel Thankful for: Your Complete Concert Calendar: Nov. 26-Dec. 2
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
The 25 Best Albums of 2023 (Non-Local)
And 15 runners up, too!
Saint Paul Winter Carnival, the Great Northern, Pond Hockey Championships: This Week’s Best Events
Seriously, folks: This week is stacked with great happenings.
Greenway Glow, MB Foodhouse at Wrecktangle, Ear Coffee: This Week’s Best Events
It's still summer out there, folks!
Freeloader Friday: 115 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Celebrate new murals, test your knowledge of A24 horror flicks, watch some synchronized figure skating, and see dogs, cars, and kids dressed for Halloween.
