by Sam Robertson in The Arts
Promoting their new album "Sky Blue Sky," Wilco performed with Andrew Bird at University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium on Wednesday Oct. 10.
by Peter Valelly in The Arts
"The Darjeeling Limited" follows three estranged brothers - Francis (Owen Wilson), Peter (Adrien Brody), and Jack (Jason Schwartzman) - who meet in India to embark on a spiritual journey by train, hoping to revive their fraternal bond after their father's death.
by Tatiana Craine in The Arts
I walked into a virtually empty First Avenue last Thursday night, and the blackness of the area closed in around me. The space seemed abnormally small with only a few concert-goers milling around the stage. Alternating skateboarding and surfing videos played, ex-skateboarder Stacey Peralta's face smeared across the screen covering the main stage.
by Colin Williams in The Arts
An author can be taking a risk when writing a novel focused on current events. Many books take place in a past more removed from the reader or in a present or future less bound to actual events. Don DeLillo's latest novel, "Falling Man," takes that risk. The novel deals explicitly and directly with the aftermath of 9/11, an event barely six years past and with serious and continuing implications for our society.
by Megan Wang in The Arts
"Guitars/drums/bass? Check. Reverb/synths/drugs? Check. Falsetto? Check. Party? Check." Such is the self-described life of Vampire Hands, a prodigal artifact of the thriving Minneapolis music scene. They're a whole different breed of shoegazing, moody psychedelia.
