As the big C approaches, peeps around the nation are trimmin' trees, mall-hoppin' and planning their travel itineraries. Us? We're kickin' back in the cozy glow of the Twin Cities art and music scene and simply spectating. After all, we've got a whole week to shop and we definitely work best with a gun to our head. Enjoy the festive sampling of events this time around; next weekend you're all Mom's.
psssst....l'etoile's annual SECRET holiday party, JUBILEE, is poppin' off this weekend. We don't have a listing for it due to the "secretness" of it, but if you want on the guestlist e-mail kate@letoilemagazine.com!
xo-l'etoile
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16TH
Third Thursday at the MIA: Game Night
@ MIA
2400 3rd Ave S
Minneapolis
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. / Free
Game on, Minneapolis! The MIA and Secrets of the City invite you to join in on the fun tonight at this museum-wide gaming extravaganza! Play old and new board games with your pals, join in a lightning round of Trivial Pursuit, play a museum-wide game of "Clue" and then settle in for a screening of the movie-version of the game. All this whilst sippin' cocktails from the cash bar and listening to the rockin' sounds of multi-instrumentalists, Phantom Tails? Yep, it's true. Stop in to the MAEP gallery to listen in on an artists' talk on art and design, and traverse the expanse of the renowned art institute for the whopping price of $0.00.
Click HERE for the MIA site
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16TH
Camelot is Crumbling & Idiosynchronicity
@ The Peoples' Theater
425 20th Ave S
Minneapolis
7:30pm (Camelot) & 9pm (Idiosynchronicity) / $12 (or $9 if you attend both shows) Excuse us while we gush about one of our own. Occassional l'etoile contributor and sci-fi novelist, Rob Callahan, is a favorite among local hipster-nerd circles. He's well-known for being a super nice dude AND for dressing like Dr. Who. Long story short, Callahan is someone we think everyone ought to know - on both a personal and professional level. Tonight (and
through Sunday) Rob will re-present his hit Fringe Fest show Idiosynchronicity, backed up once again by multi-talented musican, Jonah the Destroyer. Idiosynchronicity is an experience our Fringe reviewer called "an evening of literary madness, pop culture jabs and broodingly funny short tales in masterful Callahan quip." We'll just sum it up in three and a half words: Sci-Fi Beat Poetry! Kicking off this double-whammy bill is Maximum Verbosity's post-apocolyptic, medievally-influenced play penned by Rockstar Storyteller phillip andrew bennett low and inspired by the works of Sir Thomas Malory. Tickets to each individual performance are $12, but buy a ticket for both for just $9 each.
Click HERE for more info
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16TH
Bight Club & Chelsea Boys
@ Honey
205 East Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / 21+ / Free (donations for bands encouraged)
Even before they released their banging debut LP “Dreamworld vs. Minneapolis, hip/hop electro duo Bight Club sported Vita.mn’s “Are You Local?” crown and rocked out at SXSW – a mere funnel cloud to their now-whirlwind of electric live performances, soul-grooving beatmaking and songwriting, and bold trailblazing of uncharted hip-hop territory. See them Thursday at Honey, where they’ll be joined by club punk three-piece Chelsea Boys; Dial Up, self described as “what Beck would sound like if he grew up in Berlin,” and a handful of DJ sets.
Click HERE for the Honey site
City of Music: Bight Club at Isles Bun & Coffee from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 16TH
DJ Jason Voorhees
@ Clubhouse Jager
923 Washington Ave
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / 21+ / Free
Head down to the Clubhouse tonight for some late night cocktails and old school punk rock revelry with DJ Jason Voorhees. Hear tunes from days of yore from such bands as X-Ray Spex, Stiff Little Fingers, Agent Orange, The Misfits, the Dead Boys, Television, Sham 69 and oh-so many more. The perfect soundtrack to start your rowdy weekend off with a bang!
Click HERE for the Club Jager site
Future Presence
@ Arise Resource Center (Storefront in a Box)
2441 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis
6 p.m. to Midnight Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Today could be the first day of the rest of your life...your life as an art collector, that is! A plethora of amazing emerging and established local creatives have convened for a one-weekend-only art show and sale. Just in time for the season to be jolly, Future Presence will feature paintings, jewelry, screen prints, lights, clothing, sculpture, and photography from a spectacular lineup of emerging local artists. Think Nathaniel, Bryant Locher, Jesse Draxler, Shon Troth, Chris Park, Carrier Pigeon, Kimberly Jurek, and oh-so many more – all exhibiting their work and offering it at accessible prices. Special guests will also be on hand to create the soundtrack to your arting. Whether you're gift shopping or window shopping, we think it’s a-okay to pick up a little something arty for yourself. Consider it a secret santa gift from you to you.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
FRIDAY DECEMBER 17TH
Brick's Bash
@ Cause
3005 Lyndale Ave
Minneapolis
9pm / 21+ / $5
Its time again for another Brick Bash! Local music connoisseur Ray Albright, or "Brick" as he is affectionately referred to in the music community, is turning 50! And to celebrate, he has put together a bill of some of his favorite bands for your entertainment pleasure. Courtney Yasmineh will kick things off with a set of soulful rockers, followed by the high-energy blues riffs of the insane one man band Hastings 3000, and the fierce glam-punk of All the Pretty Horses. Like any good birthday party, there will be lazers, cupcakes and more surprises. Sounds like a pretty spectacular bash to us!
Click HERE for the Facebook event
Brick with Laser Eyes!
FRIDAY DECEMBER 17TH
A Few of Our Favorite Things (Rescheduled from last weekend)
@ The Gallery @ Fox Tax
503 1st Ave NE
Minneapolis
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. / Free
Lovers of musicals may know all of Julie Andrews' favorite things, “raindrops” an occasional “warm woolen mitten,” but what of our beloved art enthusiasts? What gets their hearts a'hopping during the chill winter months? Well, tonight head down to the Gallery at Fox Tax for a brand new exhibit highlighting the artistic obsessions of Fox Tax owners Mark and Alyssa Fox and regular curator Emma Berg. For this holiday exhibit, the three art aficionados have hand-picked ten of their favorite artists to create a salon-style collage that showcases the artistic chops, depth and variety of our local artists as well as the eclectic tastes of the curators and collectors involved. Also as part of the holiday reception, the featured artists have generously donated a piece of artwork to be sold as a gift-wrapped, sight unseen pieces for $100. All proceeds will go to the charity of the artists' choosing, creating a community give-back and furthering the mission of Fox Tax – i.e. attaining affordable art. Expect art from over 80 artists including Andrea Stanislav, Jennifer Davis, Miles Mendenhall, Frank Gaard, Drew Peterson, Broken Crow, David Hansen and many, many more.
Click HERE for this art event and more at mplsart.com
FRIDAY DECEMBER 17TH
City of Music screening with Chris Koza and Alicia Wiley
@ Red Stag Supper Club
501 1st Ave NE
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / 21+ / Free
Head to the Stag tonight to take in some of MPLS.TV's stellar accomplishments! See screenings of the ever-popular City of Music series that includes cameos by local faves GAYNGS, BadNRad, Fort Wilson Riot, Dale Earnhardt JR JR, Red Pens, Neutral Uke Hotel, Birthday Suits, Is/Is, Wide Eyes, Alicia Wiley, Anders Ponders, and S. Carey. Between screenings enjoy a live performance by vets Chris Koza and Alicia Wiley. Cheese plates and local music all around!
Bonus: Love MPLS.TV? Head to their official headquarters before the show for a benefit taco bar! Suggested donation $10 ($20 gets you a t-shirt). 726 Central Ave NE / 6-10:30pm
Click HERE for the City of Music Facebook event
City of Music: Gayngs from MPLS.TV on Vimeo.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 17TH
Wants Vs. Needs
@ Clubhouse Jäger
923 Washington Ave N
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / $3
All right, sure, there’s TML and Bomp and how many other dance parties around this town--more than you can shake a stick at, whatever that means--but if there’s one you should absolutely consider and make a point to hit up it’s Wants Vs. Needs at Club Jager, with the ultra-talented DJs Petey Wheatstraw, Espada, Anton, Booka B & So Gold. Guaranteed there will be no better looking (and crunk) group of peeps in town. Also, added bonus: free limited edition t-shirt designed by The Pressure! And, as always, Jameson drink specials. We can’t think of a solid reason not to go.
Click HERE for the Wants Vs. Needs page
COOL LINK: PALEO-FUTURE
What's l'etoile looking at this week?
If you're underwhelmed by modern technology and are pining away for a future that never was, Paleo-Future will eat up your afternoon. Matt Novak's personal site hosts a well-curated collection of visions of the future from the 1870s up through the 1990s. This goes beyond the original Star Trek and The Forbidden Planet. Paleo-Future features 1960s depictions of lunar colonies, 1920s predictions of flying cars, and beautiful illustrations from the 1800s that will give steampunkers plenty of new ideas. And if you're more of a tech geek, pine away over the jobs that robots will never do. Learn about the famous robots of the past and the crazy inventors who created them.
Click HERE for the Paleo Future site
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18THPopsickle Fest
@First Avenue & 7th St. Entry
701 1st Ave N
Minneapolis
3 p.m. / $25
Head to First Ave this afternoon presents for Minneapolis version of Lollapalooza—a little smaller scale and um, indoors! Join a bazillion bands at First Ave this Saturday for the rockin' sounds of Motion City Soundtrack, Minus the Bear, Foxy Shazam, Gold Motel, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Gospel Gossip, Now Now Every Children, One For The Team, Take Over, The Chord And The Fawn and more. Seriously, just go.
Click HERE for the First Ave site
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18TH
I Do Believe
@ Umber Studios
3109 east 42nd street
Minneapolis
After Party at Red Stag
509 1st Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis
8 p.m. reception, 10 p.m. after party at Red Stag / Free
After a year-long process of planning, photographing, writing,editing, and everything in between, photog-writer duo Amber Courteau and Tucker Gerrick are ready to release their first book collaboration, I Do Believe. A collection of 20 color photographs and 20 vignettes, the book explores the personification and projection of feelings and their beauty through self-deprecation. The release event, happening at Umber Studios on Saturday, will feature spoken word performances, gallery-style displays of selections from the book, and of course, copies available for purchase ($50 a piece). Pick up a copy or two (literary gift alert!), then head to the Red Stag for a not-quite-so bookish, but equally awesome after party.
Click HERE for this art event and more at mplsart.com
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18TH
Belongings Opening Reception
@ Soap Factory
518 Second St SE
Minneapolis
7 p.m. to 11 p.m. / Free
Well, now that the Haunted Basement deal is donezo for the year at Soap, we encourage you wholeheartedly to again join this fantastic space for art of a different sort. Rosemary Williams has a new installation up at the Soap titled Belongings, featuring video documentary of Williams’ home--every last minute teeny tiny detail of it. It is her take on the “futility of possession," an in-depth examination of the obsessive collection that we unthinkingly take up in our lives. Take an hour out of your Saturday partaying and expand your soul with some of this intelligent work. Runs through February 20th.
Click HERE for this art event and more at mplsart.com
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18TH
1419 Christmas Show
@ 1419
1419 Washington Ave
Minneapolis
6 p.m. to 3 a.m. / $5 ($3 if you bring food to share at the potluck)
The arty cool cats over at 1419 wouldn't dare leave you hanging this holiday season! Head to the West Bank art warehouse for a festive celebration featuring over 15 local artists. Amid the visual feast, you can also peep performances from Joe Moore, Cole HW, Nathan Kensley and Shannon Thorson plus live music from the likes of Coral Legs, Wild Ghosts, Parlour Bikes, Glass Buds, Farms, Tender Meat, Food Pyramid, and DJ Famuel. Show up early to partake in a tasty potluck (bring something to share if ya know what's good for you). The perfect kick off to x-mas week, if you ask us!
Click HERE for the Facebook event
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18TH
MPLS
@ Cult Status Galllery
2913 Harriet Ave S.
Minneapolis
7 p.m. / Free
The guidelines for MPLS, opening Saturday at Cult Status, were simple: any art inspired by the life, culture, landscapes, and energy of our fair city. The submissions that poured in, however, capture even the most subtle of reasons why Minneapolis is a hands down spectacular artistic destination. Not that we’re surprised or anything; perhaps the only thing more badass than the city itself are the artists who call it home, and this show will represent a number of them, both seasoned and up-and-coming. So go ahead, relish the night away. Heaven knows we can’t celebrate our city’s awesomeness enough.
Click HERE for this art event and more at mplsart.com
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18TH
Hands High
@ Honey
205 E. Hennepin
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / $5 (18+) $3 (21+)
Put on your holiday-themed dance pants tonight and head to underground hot spot, Honey, for a pre-holiday jam! Join resident tune spinners DJ Fundo and Plain Ole Bill as they throw down funky fresh hot wax all the live long night. First 50 peeps in the door get a free beer or rail cocktail, so show up early!
Click HERE for the Facebook event
SATURDAY DECEMBER 18TH
Menergy Presents: ‘Tis the Season for Pleasin’
@ Kitty Cat Klub
315 14th Ave SE
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / $3 after 11pm & $1 before 11pm / 21+
Add an extreme dose of naughty to your nice when the boys of Menergy converge again for their monthly residency at the Kitty Cat Klub. GIVE some face in the Playatta interactive Video Portal (from the mad genius mind of Hal Schuler) and RECEIVE some booty-shaking dance jams from Menergy DJs Bach, Sweet Talk Radio and The Nightstalker along with guest DJs Estate. Trust us - Santa will never know. Get there between 10 and 11pm for happy hour and reduced admission.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
This is MENERGY from Anthem Heart A/V on Vimeo.
SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: BATH
What's l'etoile listening to this week?
“It takes a lot of courage to go out there and radiate your essence,” quips “Mazimalist,” the woozy, hard-hitting single from Baths’ debut album Cerulean. The new identity of the classically-trained 21-year-old L.A. resident and Björk obsessive Will Wisenfenld (formerly Post-Foetus), Baths creates a mixtape-like labyrinth of soundscapes; beats are chopped, glitched, disjointed, splattered with surreal ambiances and bursts of dreamy falsetto (think Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, only less whiny) – pretty little heart-on-your-sleeve vignettes about universals like forbidden love and human connection. Listening to it is like staring at the sky from the bottom of a pool, going up for air at the last possible minute, and diving right back in. Talk about an essence that not only radiates, but burns.
Click HERE for the Baths site
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