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Pete Yorn - First Avenue Mainroom (02/22)

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 10:35 a.m.

Strange Condition-singing New Jersey rocker Pete Yorn is touring behind his best album since his 2001 breakthrough debut, a feisty but still carefully finessed eponymous disc produced by none other than Frank Black. Hes out with former grunge wunderkind Ben Kweller (ex-Radish), who has grown up and become one of Texas most reputable indie-rockers. Film-centric Los Angeles duo the Wellspring opens. Chris Riemenschneider ... 701 1st Av. N ... Minneapolis, MN ... 612-338-8388 ...

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Asylum Street Spankers - Varsity Theater (02/22)

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 10:35 a.m.

Sadly, the Asylum Street Spankers are calling it quits. The hippest band in the roots music mecca of Austin, Texas, The Spankers are acknowledged masters of blues, swing, hokum, musical saw, and songs that bring on belly laughs. Always politically incorrect, pro-drugs and proud of it, Christina Marrs and the boys are saying goodbye with one last "Spanks For Everything!" national tour, and Monday is the sayonara stop in Minneapolis. Be advised that founding member and star Wammo has already

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Critic of schools now paid to promote them

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:15 a.m.

The Minneapolis school board gave a $15,000 market-ing contract to blogger Donald W.R. Allen II, who called schools "disastrous." ...

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Randy Newman - Guthrie Theater (02/21)

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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:01 a.m.

He just won a Grammy (his fifth) for the soundtrack to Toy Story 3, and one of the movies songs is up for an Academy Award. Perennial Oscar nominee (19 noms, one win) Randy Newman is an acerbic social commentator on his own recordings and an endearingly clever songwriter on tunes for movies and TV. He promises to do material from both aspects of his career and to reminisce about his performances at the old Guthrie. Read an interview in Sundays Variety section. Jon Bream ... 818 S. 2nd St ...

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Fargo - Bryant-Lake Bowl (thru 02/28)

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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:01 a.m.

A multimedia homage to the Coen Brothers film ... 810 W. Lake St ... Minneapolis, MN ... 612-554-1302 ... http://www.aboutthisplay.com ... $10 - $12 ...

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Andy Roddick wins his 30th career tennis title in thrilling fashion

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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 4:50 a.m.

Andy Roddick won the 30th singles title of his career in his 50th final Sunday, finishing off a thrilling 7-6 (7), 6-7 (11), 7-5 victory over young Canadian Milos Raonic at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis ...

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Heartland Restaurant and Farm Direct ~ St Paul, MN

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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 4:33 p.m.

Cuisine: American, Fine-Dining Restaurant Features: Bar, Farm-Direct, Locally Sourced, Market, Tasting Menu Location: St Paul, MN (Lowertown) Address: 289 East 5th Street St Paul, MN 55101 651-699-3536 Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 5:00pm last seatingat 9:30pm Links: Heartland Restaurant Website * Heartland on Facebook * Google Map Atmosphere: Heartland is now located in Lowertown St Paul, in a [ ... ] ...

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Accordo - Southern Theater (thru 02/21)

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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 8:41 a.m.

You might reasonably suppose that Accordo is a Honda sedan made for the Italian market. In fact its a pentad of string players from the Twin Cities major orchestras, whose concerts at the Southern Theater have enriched the local chamber music scene. Their current program, with assisting artists Rebecca Albers (viola) and Kyu-Young Kim (violin), is especially well-chosen: Schubert, Martinu, Kodly (the marvelous Op. 12 Serenade) and Mendelssohn (the A-major Quintet, Op. 18). Larry Fuchsberg ...

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Celebrity birthdays for Feb. 20

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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 11:36 p.m.

Actor Sidney Poitier is 84. Jazz and soul singer Nancy Wilson is 74. Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 70. Actress Sandy Duncan is 65. Guitarist J. Geils of the J. Geils Band is 65. Actress Brenda Blethyn is 65. Actor Peter Strauss is 64. Singer-bassist Walter Becker of Steely Dan is 61. Actor Joel Hodgson ("Mystery Science Theater 3000") is 51. Actor French Stewart is 47. Model Cindy Crawford is 45. Actor Andrew Shue is 44. Actress Lili Taylor is 44. Singer Brian Littrell is 36. Actress

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