Amy Hager and Jacob Mullis of Fort Wilson Riot looked innocent as they assembled on stage at the Kitty Cat Klub on Friday night for their CD release show. The venue was fairly packed, and Hager and Mullis smiled and…
Photo Set: Fort Wilson Riot and Zoo Animal at the Kitty Cat Klub
Fort Wilson Riot Released their new CD Predator/Prey at the Kitty Cat Klub Friday night July 30th, 2010 with the support of Zoo Animal and Phantom Tails. Meredith Westin has these photos (below.) See also, Natalie Gallagher‘s review of the…
Photo of the Week: The Swell Season at First Avenue
The Swell Season (Glen Hansard of The Frames and and Czech pianist and vocalist Marketa Irglova) put on a memorable show at First Avenue in Minneapolis Sunday night July 25th. Photographer Pamela Diedrich was there and contributed this shot. First…
A Streetcar Named Desire at The Guthrie Theater
Tennessee Williams‘s great A Streetcar Named Desire (at the Guthrie through August 29, guthrietheater.org) smolders with the heat of a sultry New Orleans summer. The heavy scent of flowers (“Flores para los muertos”) mixed with the smell of cooking meat,…
Phantom Tails CD Release Show with Fort Wilson Riot and Reckless Ones at the Hexagon Bar
If you were to see the four guys of Phantom Tails anywhere but on stage, you probably wouldn’t expect them to be rock stars. They have more of a grunge-hipster vibe, the kind that might be comfortable living out of…
Photo set: Mates of State at the 400 Bar
Mates of State performing at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel Share on Facebook
Photo set: Free Energy at the 400 Bar
Free Energy, currently on tour with Mates of State, performing at the 400 Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Paul Sprangers on vocals, Evan Wells on bass, Scott Wells on guitar, Geoff Bucknam on guitar, Nick Shuminsky on drums Share on Facebook
The Mystery Of Irma Vep at The Jungle Theater
Mandacrest. Hampstead Heath. Home of the tweedily eccentric Lord Edgar – he of the Ronald Colman mustache and the crushing dark secret. Freshly married to Lady Enid – she of the heaving bosom, the swirling blonde hair, and the dark…
Baby With The Bathwater at Prospero Theatre
The newborn in Christopher Durang‘s nasty and funny Baby With The Bathwater (Prospero Theatre, at the Friends Meeting House, 1725 Grand Ave in St. Paul, through June 26, prosperotheatre.org) is relentless. It cries in the morning, it cries late at…
Department of Redundancy Department, a Recovery Party production at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
The Department of Redundancy Department (presented at the Bryant Lake Bowl by The Recovery Party through June 26th) strikes again with a new show workshopped and performed by a solid cast of local theater regulars. It’s class A sketch comedy…
Photo set: The Goondas CD Release at the 331 Club
Minneapolis, Minnesota’s The Goondas celebrating the release of their first album at the 331 Club. This show had it all. Band and crowd climbing the walls (literally). Stage invasions. Champagne poured on the writhing mass of onlookers. A crowd-surfing lead…
Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Jersey Lily at Park Square Theatre
It doesn’t lack for exuberance, this latest in an ever-lengthening line of Sherlock Holmes adaptations. Katie Forgette‘s Sherlock Homes And The Case Of The Jersey Lily (at Park Square Theatre through July 3; 20 W. 7th Place; parksquaretheatre.org) begins, as…