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Music

Arts Briefs: Theater in unusual places

Arts Briefs: Theater in unusual places

In this week’s Arts Briefs: A St. Anthony Falls ghost story and Open Streets. Also, in Absolute Bleeding Edge: Chaos on the television
by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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Arts Briefs: Apparently cats can be trained

Arts Briefs: Apparently cats can be trained

In this week’s Arts Briefs: Hmong culture and opera, watery fun at Lake Superior and performing cats. Also, in Absolute Bleeding Edge: Wibbly wobbly timey wimey.
by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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A firsthand account of hip-hop's early days in Minnesota

A firsthand account of hip-hop's early days in Minnesota

Derrick Stevens shares his firsthand experience as a witness to and participant in the birth of hip-hop and in its emergence in the Twin Cities.

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Arts Briefs: Festivals!

Arts Briefs: Festivals!

In this week’s Arts Briefs: a new riverfront music venue, the Fringe Festival and more. Also, in Absolute Bleeding Edge is a prolific producer of noise.
by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle, Max Sparber and Olivia Stevens

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This Minneapolis library has a hidden gem for record lovers

This Minneapolis library has a hidden gem for record lovers

There’s an impressively extensive vinyl record collection located in downtown Minneapolis that not many know about. Available by reservation, the Vinyl Revival Listening Room is a free listening space open to the public located on the third floor (room N-301) of Minneapolis Central Library.

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