Two Year Anniversary Exhibit + Black Friday Sale
@ XYandZ Gallery
3258 Minnehaha
Minneapolis
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. / Free
You could stand in line for hours at your local Big Box retailer waiting in vain to scoop a deal on this year’s hottest do-dad, but may we suggest you skip that sad scene entirely - no matter how much your Mom begs? Instead take advantage of a rare opportunity to experience Black Friday in the presence of some great works of art. This event presents a one day only opportunity to snap up works from a variety of artists at deep discounts. XYandZ are revisiting some of the best exhibits of their 2 year history and exploring relationships between artists by inviting back more than a dozen former exhibiters to curate this show. Each curator will be highlighting works by two artists, one emerging and one an established name. The variety of genres and styles on offer is a bit staggering, so there will certainly be something for art fans of every stripe. We can’t promise you’ll escape the crowds entirely - TC art lovers are a notoriously enthusiastic bunch - but we do promise you’ll be much happier with your acquisitions. Don’t be an obvious retail victim, be a unique art world hero at this Black Friday sale!
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TWO: XYandZ Gallery 2-Year Anniversary Show Preview & Black Friday Sale // Nov 25 from Permanent Art and Design Group on Vimeo.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25TH
RECESS
@ Varsity
1308 4th St SE
Minneapolis
10 p.m. – 2 a.m. / 18+, 21+ to drink / $7, $5 w/ RSVP
We can't think of a better way to work off the Thanksgiving lbs and shake a tryptophan-induced coma than with a major dance workout featuring the sounds of electro, dubstep, “moombahton” and indie dance. Bust it out to dance floor bangers and dirty bass jams from NYC's dubstep breakouts Proper Villians, sexy indie electro from MPLS/Milwaukee's Slim Brit, and some delicious 108 BPM moombahton/reggaeton from Mankato's Digital T. Plus, digitalize your world with video morphing from Playatta Plus, and even get some local Black Friday shopping in as you visit the Anthem Heart pop-up merch table for some prime AH items. We guarantee the DJs will have you sweating out yr mama's homemade gravy.
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25TH (THROUGH SUNDAY)
"Color Me Obsessed"
@ Trylon Microcinema
3258 Minnehaha Ave
Minneapolis
Fri & Sat. 7 & 9:30 p.m., Sun 4:30 & 7 p.m. / $8
How do you make a rock-umentary about a famed band without one note of the featured artists' tunes? That's the question Gorman Bechard, director of the recent film, Color Me Obsessed, has been defending since the film's screening. Shot mostly in MN, the documentary is a tribute to adored local rock hounds,The Replacements, featuring interviews from fans, friends, music critics and rock legends – including Grant Hart, Steve Albini, Tom Arnold and Lori Barbero – debating the fate and history of the 'Mats. Dubbed “alternately hysterical and heartbreaking,” the film is like a watching an intense dispute between polemic music geniuses in someone's seedy basement – and we mean that in the best way possible – and what it lacks in video footage and familiar audio, it makes up for with passionate rants and insider deets on the uber influential TC rock band. Saturday's screening features a Q&A session with Sound Unseen producer, Jan Radder. And don't forget to scrounge up your First Ave Replacements Tribute ticket stub (See listing below!) for a complimentary popcorn!
Click HERE for the Trylon site
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25TH
Replacements Tribute Show
@ First Avenue
701 First Avenue
Minneapolis
7pm / 18+ / $8
Ah, the Replacements. Rock's most famous anti-heroes, and clearly one of the best bands to ever commit words to melody. Lucky for us, each Black Friday, First Avenue immortalizes the legacy of Minnesota's bastard sons with a tribute show of epic proportions. Celebrating the 30th year of classic album Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash are the 4onthefloor, BNLX, Story of the Sea, High on Stress, Night Moves, Black Church Service, guest vocalists from Pink Mink, Chooglin, STNNNG, the Goondas, Phantom Tails, Gospel Gossip, and many more. A mere eight bones goes to benefit the Twin Cities Music Community Trust and gets you admission to both the Mainroom and the Entry, which will be filled with the reinterpreted sounds of a band deeply branded into the souls of so many local music fans and artists. If a loud and uproarious party is what you're looking for tonight, you've found it.
Click HERE for the First Ave site
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
Night Moves + The Half Hearts + Project Film
@ Nick & Eddie
1612 Harmon Pl
Minneapolis
9 p.m. / 18+ / $5
Hot off their gig opening for the Hold Steady and P.O.S. at Vita.mn's five-year anniversary show last weekend, Picked to Click 2011 honorees Night Moves are headlining a last-minute gig at hipper-than-hip watering hole Nick & Eddie. The local band is poised to break big, with their excellent debut LP on hold awaiting a rumored label deal. Led by the distinctive vocals of John Pellant, the band's groovy, sexy, and slightly psychedelic sound is surprisingly taut and sleek for such a new band. Opening is an acoustic set from Chicago's Project Film and local indie quartet the Half Hearts.
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
Benefit for Brian's Broken Jaw
@ Cause Soundbar & Spirits
3001 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis
9 p.m. / 21+ / $10
After Me & My Arrow's Brian McDonough was tragically hit by a hit-and-run car while on his bike last summer and broke his jaw and foot, the musician incurred loads of medical bills he's been struggling to pay off ever since. Fortunately, his friends have put together a benefit show for him this Saturday to help him alleviate some of the financial burden. Me & My Arrow will headline with Minneapolis transplant emcee Astronautalis and "unannounced special guests" opening. (We've heard rumors, and if they're true, believe us- you'll want to be there.)
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
The Honeydogs + Savannah Smith & Ryan Traster EP Release
@ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
6 W 6th St
St. Paul
9 p.m. – 1 a.m. / 21+ / $7 adv, $10 door
Since the venue's recent unearthing, St. Paul's latest music hub, Amsterdam, has brought in a heavy roster of locally stellar bands and musicians, and tonight's line-up is no exception. Catch dual local EP releases featuring nostalgic American folk from songwriter/vagabond, Ryan Traster, and MPLS' jazzy ukulele-slingin' Jack Johnson kindred, Savannah Smith. Plus, don't miss live sets from the talented Levy brothers/St. Paul indie rock/soul veterans, The Honeydogs, and catchy acoustic gems from Martin Devaney and the Flatwheelers.
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
Birthday Suits November Residency
@ Grumpy's
1111 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis
10 p.m. - midnight / 21+ / free
Fans of the beloved local noise rock band, the Birthday Suits, have something extra special to be thankful for this month. All throughout November, the Birthday Suits have claimed “residency” at the Downtown Grumpy's. This Saturday night (the final in the series) catch the duo performing explosive, catchy garage rock with a heavy dose of experimental. Expect a chaotic, never monotonous, ever-changing set of fast-paced jams and frenzied guitar/drum combos. Consider it a show of improv for audiophiles.
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
Communist Daughter & El Le Faunt
@ The Ritz Theater
345 13th Ave. NE
Minneapolis
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. / All Ages / $10
Folk-rockers Communist Daughter have been all over the place this past year, releasing some of the best music coming out of the local scene while steadily raising their National profile. To celebrate the re-release of their very fine debut album Soundtrack to the End on vinyl, they’re headlining two shows at The Ritz Theater this weekend. The band’s addictive harmonies and impressive guitar work have drawn critical raves, and their recently released EP Something Wicked This Way Comes shows they’re still on a roll. Saturday’s show also features the multi-instrumental St. Paul artist El Le Faunt (aka Thomas Maddux) with his accompanying Traveling Circus Band. El Le Faunt describes his sound as: Old Fashioned Murderous Folk Themed Music, so it should be a fine match to Communist Daughter’s off-kilter musical aesthetic. Head up to Northeast to see these eclectic local artists and let your freak folk flag fly!
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
Gospel Gossip Tour Kickoff
@ Hexagon Bar
2600 27th Ave. S.
Minneapolis
10 p.m. – 2 a.m. / +21 / Free
Local indie-pop / shoegaze trio Gospel Gossip kick off an East Coast tour Saturday night at The Hex with like-minded rockers Flavor Crystals. GG are known for bringing blistering energy to their live performances, imbuing even their most sprawling and dreamy songs with an exhilarating kick. Flavor Crystals are about to drop a new LP and we’re excited to get a preview. Minneapolis electro-noise band Dial-up and local rockers Teenage Strangler round out the night’s buffet of local talent. Help send Gospel Gossip off to the wilds of the East Coast in style and rock out to some righteous local tunes!
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Attitude City
@ Club Jager
923 Washington Ave
Minneapolis
10 p.m. / 21+ / Free
One of our favorite monthly dance jams is here! The crate-digging connoisseurs of Attitude City are at it again with their installation of music and mayhem. Join the one and only Jeff Dubois and special guest Mark Warren aka The Discomechanic for a night of delicious dance beats and Clubhouse Jager’s tasty cocktails. Not only is it free, but we guarantee that you’ll have an awesome time mingling and dancing all up on some of Minneapolis’ finest.
Click HERE for the Facebook event
Click HERE for the Facebook event
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27TH
Riot Act Reading Series
@ Nick & Eddie
1612 Harmon Place
Minneapolis
8 p.m. / 21+ / $5
Minneapolis best punk lit reading series returns this Sunday at a new venue. Anything but stuffy, this punchy event brings the raw energy of a rock show to the literary stylings of talented local writers, comedians and performers. This iteration of the poetry/ prose extravaganza features local comedian Mary Mack, designer and artist Joan Vonderbruggen, series founder and punk-poet Paul D. Dickensen, and a host of others. The lively Riot Act events appeal both to traditional literary types and to those of us who prefer a more irreverent and gritty scene. Karaoke will follow the show, so you’ll get your own chance to perform - once you have a few beers in you! You don’t need to be an OWS activist to enjoy this reading of the Riot Act.
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