Weekend What's What 7/12-7/15

WICKED WEEKEND

This Friday is a 13th and things are not quite as they seem. The scary will delight, the innocent will surprise and the Dead (Sexy) will rise again. Dragons, bearded biker chicks and French revolutionaries (oh my!) will be on the prowl, but we guarantee these are good omens to be sought out with enthusiasm. So fear the dreaded 1-3 no more and have fun! Just think twice about re-opening that abandoned summer camp with the scandalous past and you'll slice through the weekend with ease!

xo-l'étoile





THURSDAY JULY 12TH

Air Guitar Nation Documentary

@ Bryant Lake Bowl
Bryant & Lake
Minneapolis

7pm / $7

A battle of naked ambition played out on the national and world stages, Air Guitar Nation chronicles the birth of the US Air Guitar Championships as legions of aspiring rock stars live out their dreams on a quest to become the champion in a strange world where musical ability plays second fiddle to virtual virtuosity.

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FRIDAY ART PICK: Todd Alan Breland

In brilliant arrays of rich textures and flat colors, New York Artist/Illustrator Todd Alan Breland creates images that speak to both past and present at the same time. He’s worked with some huge names: a pattern we’re sure will continue as his exposure grows.

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FRIDAY JULY 13TH

Doomtree Showcase

@ Turf Club
1601 W. University Ave
St. Paul

9pm / 21+ / $7

This army of nine is fully prepared to combat a patch of bad luck with smooth, no-nonsense rhymes and rolling, bass-heavy beatitude. Kick back, relax and let them take you away!

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FRIDAY JULY 13TH

Not the Running Type

@ Rosalux Gallery
1011 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis

7pm-11pm / Free

Cheryl Wilgren Clyne and Kimberly Tschida Petters may not be the “running type,” but they certainly ran into a very fruitful collaboration. This is a visual relay featuring both solo and collaborative pieces, drawing, projections and video.

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FRIDAY JULY 13TH (through Sunday)

Zine Fest

@ Stevens Square Center for the Arts
1905 3rd Ave S.
Minneapolis

Friday 7pm @ Acadia Cafe (kick off)
Saturday 11am-5pm @ SSCA
Sunday Noon-4pm @ SSCA

Get your DIY on! The Annual Twin Cities Zinefest is a three day celebration of indepedent and do-it-yourself publishing, art and music. Participants are encouraged to seek methods outside of the established "industry" to create and promote their creative work.

Bonus: Kick off party @ Acadia Cafe on Friday includes Beatrix Jar, Gerald Prokop and more!

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FRIDAY JULY 13TH

Street Dogs, Krum Bums, Menstrual Tramps, The Framed

@ The Triple Rock
629 Cedar Ave S
Minneapolis

5pm / All Ages / $12

Fresh out with a new album, The Street Dogs match lyrics of war, labor and addiction with a rip-roaring punk rock sound. Joining them are Austin-based Krum Bums with locals The Framed and hardcore girl-rockers, The Menstrual Tramps (Who also have a show at PI on Sunday).

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FRIDAY JULY 13TH

Hot off the Press

@ Highpoint Printmaking
2638 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis

6:30pm-9:30pm / Free

This show featuring the artists of the Highpoint Printshop Cooperative is not only a showcase of recent work by the artists who work there, but also a testament to how wide and varied the printmaking medium is. Lithographys, screenprints, etchings, woodcuts and monoprints convey a litany of styles ranging from the representational to the experimental.

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FRIDAY JULY 13TH

Macy's Day of Music

@ Various locations
Minneapolis

24 hours straight? Yes, it's true. Macy's pulls out all the musical stops to entertain this weekend with a swell lineup of local musicians at various locations throughout the day (and night). Our picks: Mighty Fairly, The Hopefuls, and Chris Koza among others!

We're also curious about the all night dance party in the lobby of Orchestra Hall...Could be an interesting late-night stop!

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COOL LINK: world.uniqlock

You’re going to think this description is nuts, but you just need to go here now. It’s part world clock, part Busby Berkeley-tinged choreography, part global blog directory and part clothing store. With a Fantastic Plastic Machine soundtrack.

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SATURDAY JULY 14TH

Grand Master Flash

@ Foundation
10 S. 5th St
Minneapolis

10pm / 21+ / $10 in advance $15 at the door

Hip-hop pioneer and recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee DJ Grandmaster Flash struts his legendary stuff at Foundation. This is the man who turned a turntable into a musical instrument, changing the course of music forever. (As if you didn’t know already.)

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SATURDAY JULY 14TH

BULK

@ Clubhouse Jager
10th & Washington
Minneapolis

10pm / 21+ / Free

Join the always delightful Attitude City boys along with fellow party-starters Jonathan Ackerman and Mike Cina for some booty-shakin' and baby-makin' tonight at the Clubhouse!

This is also your chance to buy Yacht Club tix straight from the source - after 10pm. AC sets sail next Saturday so get in on it while the gettings good.

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SATURDAY JULY 14TH

Bearded Lady Motorcycle Show

Diamonds Coffee (am)
1618 Central Ave NE

11am-4pm / Free

331 Club (pm)
331 NE 13th Ave

7pm-2am / Free

Witness the horrifying mutant motorcycle creations! See the elaborate, death-defying costumes! Feel the exotic spell of music, food, and beverages! Once the Bearded Lady Motorcycle Show breezes through, this town will never be the same again.

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SATURDAY JULY 14TH (through Sunday)

Dragon Festival

@ Lake Phalen
Phalen Lake and Park
St. Paul

12-5 Saturday / 10:45-5 Sunday

Join the Twin Cities’ many Asian cultures in a weekend celebration of traditional entertainment, foods, and customs. Music, dancing, martial art demonstrations, arts and crafts, and, of course, the famous dragon boat races will sparkle up Lake Phalen.

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SATURDAY JULY 14TH

Too Much Love

@ First Ave
1st Ave & 7th St.
Minneapolis

10pm / 18+ / $3

Get down, get down, meet us at the Disco! Soviet Panda and Danger Havok burn up The Ave for yet another dance-crazed evening! As always their sets will be crammed full of hot electro, new wave, funk, punk, krunk and everything in-between!

Bonus: Be in Danger Havok's new music video! All you need is monster mask and some killer dance moves!

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SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: Dead Sexy Mix

That’s right gentle readers, we’ve got a special summertime treat in store for you. A party soundtrack (from our fab summer birthday bash last weekend) mixed by us! This mix is the perfect background sound for getting ready, private bedroom dance parties, renegade proms, high-speed car chases, video blogging, pogo-sticking or whatever strikes your fancy. Enjoy!

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SUNDAY JULY 15TH

Bastille Day

@ Irving and Lagoon
Minneapolis

3pm-10pm / Free

Celebrate revolution and revelry at Barbette this Bastille Day. In addition to art, a flea market, and fantastic food & bev, you'll also be treated to music by Ruby Isle, Vicious Vicious, Dance Band (one of our faves!) and much more!

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SUNDAY JULY 15TH

Palaver!

@ Olive Salon
1506 Nicollet Ave S
Minneapolis

7:30pm / $10

This Sunday soiree has it all! Music, art, drinks, food by Chowgirls, and the icing on the cake - cosmic karaoke! The shear geniuses at Olive Salon are ready to party all night, with a silent auction featuring work from wonderful local artists such as Yuri Arajs, Jaime Carrera, Tim Carroll, Nick Howard and more.

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COOL OPPORTUNITIES

Call for Volunteers: Musicapolis

July 21st

The Minnesota Center for Photography is looking for a few good volunteers to help run the 3rd Annual Musicapolis! This year they collaborate with Juxtaposition Arts, Northern Clay Center, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, The Textile Center and a number of other artists and organizations to bring you a full day of local music and art appreciation!

Volunteers will get lots of love and high-fives but will also receive Musicapolis swag (t-shirts, buttons, cds, etc), free admission to the music show, food, bevys, and that warm fuzzy feeling you get from doing good.

Send your name, e-mail address, hours available to work and phone number to the Musicapolis team at www.myspace.com/musicapolis or click the link below!

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BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Attitude City Yacht Club

Saturday, July 21st

Once again AC has secured the fantastically opulent Queen of Excelsior, the largest yacht on lake Minnetonka. Last year's party-people will recall it's amazing light up dance floor , the two fully stocked bars, the sexy-azz crowd and the seductive electronic disco sounds that rocked the yacht like a hurricane. Expect the same this time around... x10!

Tickets are $30 and will sell out FAST - so get them while they're hot!

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Dead Sexy 2 @ Kingman Studios 7/6

Thanks to all the beautiful peeps who pranced out for our birthday bash on Friday! A couple hundred of our closest friends partied the night away with birthday girls and boys Kate, Molly, Amy, Emma, Matt, Beth, Amanda, Stephen, Paul, and all our other summer baby friends!

Special thanks to our fabulous DJ's Mike 2600 and DJ Talk Radio who brought the jams all night! Thanks also to the amazing Clement Shimizu on projections with Susannah Dodge as the lucious lips. And of course lots of love to Brant at Kingman Studios and his wonderful staff for hosting our event!

Photos by Andrew Evans








Photos by Stephen Stephens

A Message from Attitude City!

It's official! Attitude City sets sail Saturday, July 21st at 8pm!


Once again we've secured the fantastically opulent Queen of Excelsior, the largest yacht on lake Minnetonka. Last year's party-people will recall its amazing light up dance floor , the two fully stocked bars, the sexy-azz crowd and the seductive electronic disco sounds that rocked the yacht like a hurricane. Expect the same this time around... x10!

Tickets go on sale today and will SELL OUT so don't delay! The price is $30. There are three ways you can get your boarding pass.

1). Email your full name and the number of tickets you would like to attitudecity@gmail.com. We will invoice you via paypal and once you complete the transaction your spot will be guaranteed. You will retrieve your tickets from our boat-side will-call the night of the cruise. There is an additional $1.50 fee per ticket for online transactions. This is by far the best way to ensure your spot on board.


2). Drop by our Bon Voyage party and buy direct from one of the DJs. Bon Voyage is our Yacht Club pre-party and it takes place at Clubhouse Jager, Saturday July 14th, 10pm-2am. If tickets have not sold out they will be available at this event (cash only please).

3). We're selling blocks of tickets to businesses that support local fashion/art/culture. If you're interested in purchasing a block to distribute to employees, friends or whoever, email us with the specifics of your request and we'll arrange something.

That's it. Select your hottest nautical gear and we'll see you aboard the yacht. As always, keep up to date at attitudecity.com.

xoxo
AC

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Weekend What's What 7/5-7/8

U GOT THE LOOK

All week we've been feeling the pull of the revolution…and not the one celebrated on the 4th of July! We're talking a whole different kind of fireworks. We're talking about Prince. Although his "Revolution" is no more, he'll have no problem rocking the Target Center this Saturday. An example of true independance, the "Artist" helped put Minneapolis on the map, was briefly a glyph and has challenged about every convention you can name. Prince, nothing compares 2 U!

Bonus: Happy Birthday to us! This is totally on the DL but since we love you, message us through myspace (link below) for an invite to the birthday bash for l'étoile's summer babies and friends. Expect DJs, dancing and sheer delightfulness.

xo-l'étoile

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WE HEART THE MINNEAPOLINE

Take a moment to cast your much appreciated vote for Tyler and Ellen - the pretty minds behind local Street Fashion blog "The Minneapoline". Street Clash is holding an international competition to rank the best of the best street fashion blogs from around the world. Being a stylish thing yourself, we're sure you've been featured on The Minneapoline - so show your support and vote now!

The deadline to vote in Round 1 is THIS SATURDAY!

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THURSDAY JULY 5TH

Modes of Disclosure

@ Form + Content Gallery
210 N 2nd Street
Minneapolis

6-8pm / Free

In Modes of Disclosure, 15 artists explore sexual identity and what it means to be GLBTQ today. Using a wide array of media and offering a wide array of insights, this show offers a glimpse at issues that affect the GLBTQ community.

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art by Jack Balas




FRIDAY ART PICK: The Clayton Brothers

Rob and Christian Clayton have created a world full of colorful, abstracted and mysterious portraits. Their work is at once whimsical and sad and presents a place that is both uniquely styled and undoubtedly human.

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FRIDAY JULY 6TH

Resident Artists III

@ Altered Esthetics
1224 Quincy St. NE
Minneapolis

7-9pm / Free

Altered Esthetics is ready to rock you with its two biggest shows to date… happening at the same time! Check in with the Resident Artists and see what magic's been brewing at AE. Paintings, sculpture and photography dealing with contemporary society, community and politics. But that's not all! The "America" International Juried Art Show will impress and amaze with a captivating diversity of subjects and media. See? We told you this was huge!

Bonus Question: What l'étoile staffer is a Resident Artist at AE? Go to the show to find out!

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FRIDAY JULY 6TH

Company Inc CD Release Party

@ 7th St. Entry
7th St. & 1st Ave
Minneapolis

9pm / 18+ / $6

Join Company Inc., Maps of Norway, Friendly No One and The New Construction for an evening of simmering summer angst. Melodic shoe-gazing is the feel of Company Inc.'s new album, Limited Liability, and we're loving its quiet pace. Check them out!

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FRIDAY JULY 6TH

MCAD/McKnight Artists

@ MCAD
2501 Stevens Ave.
Minneapolis

6-8pm / Free

MCAD Galleries plays host to the work of four recipients of the prestigious McKnight Artist Fellowship. David Bartley, Gladys Beltran, Jan Estep and Chris Walla will show the exquisite (and diverse!) fruits of their award-winning labors. (A moderated discussion with the artists is scheduled for July 11 at 6 pm.)

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COOL LINK: Kimberly Baker

Kimberly Baker is quietly blazing a new jewelry trail. Her designs, inspired by nature, the Renaissance and hint of Gothic, negotiate the fine line between fine jewelry and rock n' roll beautifully. She's cultivating a reputation for creations that amplify rather than overpower. These are definitely objects of desire!

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SATURDAY JULY 7TH

7/7/7 Festival

@ Various Locations
(check link below)

7pm / Prices Vary

A night of amazing music awaits you at the 7/7/7 festival. 7 of the Cities' most beloved venues including the Triple Rock, The Turf Club and Memory Lanes are featuring action-packed bills starting at what time? 7 of course! Presented by the rockers and rollers of Minnieindie.com!

CLICK THE FUTURE FOR THE MINNIEINDIE SITE




SATURDAY JULY 7TH

Har Mar Superstar

@ 1st Avenue
7th St. & 1st Ave.
Minneapolis

6pm / 18+ / $10 in advance $12 at the door

Homegrown favorite Har Mar Superstar is bringing his sexy sound back to 1st Avenue, aptly accompanied by ZibraZibra and Seymore Saves The World. Stay late and you'll be richly rewarded with the always bangin' Too Much Love and their very special guest, DJ Bald Eagle from Chicago!

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SATURDAY JULY 7TH

Prince

@ The Target Center
600 1st Ave N
Minneapolis

8:30pm / $131.21-$31.21

Pay the proper homage to the Purple One at the Target Center tonight. What else is there to say??

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SATURDAY JULY 7TH

777 Get Lucky

@ Kingman Studios
1901 Grand Ave.
Minneapolis

10pm / 21+ / $10

Madame Ruby says you'll be in luck if you attend this bash. With the incredibly auspicious calendar setting of 7/7/7 and the mandatory costume theme "dress to get lucky", you may just be thanking lucky stars tomorrow morning.

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SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: Lecture on Nothing

Producer Eddie Miller calls on his rich past as a sound-engineer-to-the-stars (including man of the weekend - Prince...and Two Live Crew!) in his project, Lecture On Nothing. These sound collages, seamlessly pieced together, explore new ways of working already-released material. With Lecture On Nothing, you get a sound greater than the sum of its parts.

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR THE LECTURE ON NOTHING MYSPACE




SUNDAY JULY 8TH

Black Dog Block Party

@ Black Dog Café
4th & Wall Street
Lowertown St.Paul

3pm-9pm / All Ages / Free

Our lovely friends at The Black Dog Café host this free, all-ages musical happening! Enjoy great food and refreshing beverages while checking out musical heavyweights Los Nativos, Jelloslave (feat JT Bates), Desdamona, The New Congress, Black Blondie and more.

CLICK LOS NATIVOS FOR THE BLACK DOG SITE

l'étoile's Guide to the 4th of July

RED, WHITE AND COOL

We know you love rockin' in the free (well, these days almost free) world so we've mapped out the most sparkling holiday events just for you! Not only that, we've included some tips on low-stress places to watch fireworks, our fave happiest hours and much more.

Have a safe and happy 4th!

xo-l'étoile





TUESDAY JULY 3RD

Morris Day & The Time

@ Taste of Minnesota
Harriet Island

Free / 7pm

What Time is it?! 7PM at The Taste of Minnesota!

Get your freak on at Harriet Island tonight with none other than Morris Day and the Time! Think of it as a warm up blast from Minneapolis' funky past just ahead of Prince's concert this weekend. l'étoile secret: Graffiti Bridge is one of our fave movies!

Bonus 1: Tapes n' Tapes plays the Star Trib stage at 8:30.

Bonus 2: Fireworks at 10:15 every night of the Taste.

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TUESDAY JULY 3RD

Fight for Your Right (To Party)

Hopefully you don't have to work tomorrow, so treat Tuesday like a Friday - only with better drink specials!

Try out 2-4-1's all over the city including: Restaurant Miami, Triple Rock, Stella's Fish Cafe, Liquor Lyle's, Clubhouse Jager and The Dinkytowner!

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WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH

Sleep in!

You deserve it. You think Abe Lincoln woke up early? Well, maybe he did, but you're no president, so it doesn't apply.

l'étoile secret: To beat a star-spangled hangover, try 3 Advil and caffeine before bed - works like a charm!

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WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH

Buy Fireworks!

TNT Fireworks
Sibley Plaza Parking Lot
2500 W. 7th St.
St.Paul

All the really cool stuff is illegal in Minnesota, so we're not in any way suggesting taking the back way into Wisconsin to buy something with an unnecessarily bigger bang. No sir, not us! You can buy a variety of legit party poppers and sparklers right here in town! The closest location - Sibley Plaza in St.Paul.

fun fact: The discovery of gunpowder and the invention of the first fireworks are credited to the 12th century Chinese, who used them to frighten evil spirits.

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WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH

Fireworks!

@ Mississippi Mile
Main St. SE
Minneapolis

Parade at 2 PM. Fireworks at 10:00 PM. Carnival rides, fire engine rides, free concerts at Nicollet Island Amphitheater and St. Anthony Main, Shakespeare in the Park, RiverCity Trolley tours, and a variety of food and entertainment along the mile.

@ Powderhorn Park
Minneapolis

Enjoy Food, music, art booths and fireworks at 10pm.

@ Taste of MN
Harriet Island

Rock/March out to the United States Airforce Heartland of America Band then stick around for the fireworks at 10:15!



@ Firework Cruises
Harriet Island

Paddleboats departing from Harriet Island at 8:30pm each night through the 4th. $20 Per Ticket. To make reservations click HERE


@ The High Bridge
Smith & 7th
St.Paul

Avoid the traffic and commotion by hoofing it to the High Bridge to watch the Taste of MN Fireworks!

l'étoile secret: See Fireworks from St.Paul AND Minneapolis from the top of the Highland Resevoir on Snelling Ave. and Ford Parkway. Bring a blanket and your favorite friend to cuddle with!



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