Red Hot Art Festival 2009 This weekend – Saturday, June 6th & Sunday, June 7th – I will be sharing a booth with friends at Stevens Square Park in Minneapolis. We will be peddling our wares (framed photos, loose prints, photo postcards, jewelry, etc.) while enjoying live music, food from Asase Yaa, Holy Land and […]
Closer
Shining From the Inside Out Several months ago some close friends lost their apartment to an electrical fire. A lot of their things were destroyed or damaged but what they really lost was their cat, Henry. They’ve since settled into a new place but the “Fuck A Fire” benefit show was held on their behalf […]
Road Tripping
I Could Drive Forever Road trip season has officially begun with my inaugural visit to Pizza Farm for 2009. Last year my first jaunt to Stockholm, WI took place a little earlier, on a cold, drizzly April day. This time around was quite different. The unexpectedly hot and green May day felt like mid-July. It […]
No Regrets
Land of the Freaks Despite or because of problems swirling around me, music still remains my constant. I can lose myself in it and forget my troubles for a bit. Thankfully my Saturday night was jam packed with a musical cornucopia. After too many missed opportunities I finally bore witness to King Khan and The […]
Baby Blue
Strike Another Match, Go Start Anew Friday saw the end of an era. My friends’ band, Charles de Gaulle, played their final show (one of the members is moving out of state). It was a solid last stand, played with Falcon Crest and Meth & Goats. But CDG will be missed. More photos here.
Disembodied & Coalesce
The Rhythms of Repetition Last night was like a bizarro world reunion at the Triple Rock. So many folks I hadn’t seen in years, all gathered together just like so many times before, but for the first time in about a decade. The reason? Local hardcore favorites, Disembodied, re-formed and played along with Coalesce – […]
Unicorn Tears
Blueberry Almond Vegan Goodness On this Earth Day I’d like to give another shout out to the lovely Sheela Namakkal, the Cupcake Lady, and her vegan-friendly offerings. Her goods are available around the Twin Cities but last weekend she launched a new, all-vegan Cupcake Saturday right in my backyard. Well, technically at Eco-Tique on St. […]
This Charming Man
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Yes, I’m still on a Morrissey kick after Monday night’s show but really? I’m thinking about my mechanic. Well, my former mechanic. Chris was a neighborhood fixture for years. Always polite, respectful and best of all, honest. I swore by him…before he packed up and set up […]
Hollow Dreams
Speaking Without Breathing It’s been described as “a garage sale held by mental patients†– except nothing is for sale. I found the House on the Rock to be far more magical than that but undeniably strange. And sometimes sad. We encountered much that was beautiful, but mostly bizarre. I’ve posted more photos to flickr […]
Going Slo-Mo
We Look But Don’t Always See Life has been moving in fast-forward lately. But with my son’s Spring break we’ll be taking a little time to slow down and relax. And hey, maybe even smell some flowers.