With "school" (of life, rock, whathaveyou) now back in full swing, ambition and energy are suddenly back in style. Navigating all the creativity almost requires a case of Art A.D.D. Last weekend was fashion; this one features some of the Cities' most dynamic artists, who effortlessly cross borders between the art, music and design scenes. Add inflated installations and Atari-driven songsters, and your curriculum is complete!
PS: Don't forget to check out this weekend's celebrity guest artists, Friends With You!
xo-l'étoile
FASHION WEEKEND ROCKED!
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STREET CLASH! Part 2
Hometown fashion blog, the Minneapoline, is again up for the gold (lame) in another round of the international fashion blog battle, Street Clash. Cast your vote for our stylish city by clicking the link below!
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH
Crystal Castles
@ 1st Avenue
7th St. & 1st Ave.
Downtown Mpls
8pm / All Ages / $17
"8-bit terror duo" Crystal Castles work their magic on Minneapolis tonight! An Atari-5200 sound chip (for real!) sends their music into another dimension; so glitch-bop your heart out, and pat yourself on the back, because only the coolest of the cool are hip to the Castles.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH
Walker Free Thursdays
@ The Walker Art Center
1750 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis
5-9pm / Free
Not only is admission free tonight, but a number of special "back-to-school" events are on deck: An artists talk with Friends With You in the Walker Cinema at 7pm; continuous screenings of "The Buzz Club", a film about young clubbers in Europe; a vinyl smashing art workshop in the Star Tribune Art Lab; and finally a student open house/dance party in Gallery 8, hosted by beat-master DJ Talk Radio.
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH
Dunny Series 4 Trading Party
@ ROBOTlove
27th & Lyndale
Uptown
6-8pm / Free
Stop into ROBOTlove for the release of Dunny Series 4. The 3-inch collectable minis are sold in accidentally packaged assortments - so come early to make sure you make the best trade!
l'étoile local artist alert: Multi-talented dynamo Mike Davis of Twelve Car Pileup/Burlesque Design/First Amendment Gallery/Mike the 2600 King fame, designed a Dunny for Series 4!
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FRIDAY ART PICK: JOSH KEYES
Oakland-based artist Josh Keyes' dystopian depictions of encroaching suburbia highlight the artist's life-long interest in the complicated relationship between man and nature. The works combine 3-dimensional realism with absurd juxtapositions, offering hard-to-miss observations on the evident destructiveness of modern consumption.
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
Spotumnal
@ Spot Art Gallery
1828 Marshall St. NE
Northeast Mpls
7-11pm / Free
Spot Art Gallery hits the mark again with an eclectic art show featuring some of the Twin Cities brightest rising stars - including lovely l'étoile staff photographer (and occasional cover model) Erin Smith. Also featuring Ben Garthus, Karl Friedrich, Spleee and many more!
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photo by Erin Smith
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
Bukefalos LIVE!
@ Barbara's Bookstore
700 Nicollet Mall
Lower Level of Macy's
Downtown Mpls
6-7pm / performance at 6:30pm / Free
Local artists Eric Carlson, Aaron Anderson, and Crystal Quinn celebrate the release of their latest project, "Befoul'd", a limited edition zine/book. If you are at all familiar with these artists and Hyperlush design collaborators, you know this will be something extremely special and beautifully strange. Enjoy a spoken word and musical performance about the last sailor left in the Hardland.
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
Nightinghales CD Release
@ Stasiu's
Lowry & University
Northeast Mpls
9pm / 21+ / $5
Join sexy folk rockers the Nightinghales tonight for the release of their first full-length recording "Leaves of Green, Songs of Blue", which l'étoile predicts will be a melodious hit. Also on the bill: Gabe Barnett, Daughters of the Sun and First Communion After Party.
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
Wish Come True
@ SOO VAc
27th & Lyndale
Uptown
8:30-10pm / Free
Famously fantastic art partners FRIENDS WITH YOU make their Midwest debut tonight at the SOO VAC. Delightful oversized inflatables within a peculiar playground of drawings and paintings, all topped off with a sprinkling of love.
BONUS: Check out Girls Brigade, featuring mixed media, drawings and paintings by Judith Levy, on display in the adjacent Toomer Gallery.
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
The Donnas
@ The Varsity Theater
14th & 4th St. SE
Dinkytown
6pm / All Ages / $15
Super-sassy girl rockers, The Donnas, breeze into the Varsity to demonstrate effortlessly cool rock n' roll. We recommend tight jeans, feathered hair and candy pink lips for this one.
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COOL LINK: GRIDSKIPPER
When l'étoile travels, we often rely on our urbane friends to point us in the direction of the hip and stylish. But since stumbling upon killer travel spot Gridskipper.com, we're in the know anywhere we go. Research the coolest shops, stops and hotspots from Timbuktu to Toledo - and never, ever find yourself eating at Tad's in Times Square. Again.
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH
Friends With You Book Signing
@ ROBOTLove
27TH & Lyndale
Uptown
1-3pm / Free
The Friends With You extravaganza continues today at ROBOTlove. Pop in this afternoon to meet the artists and pick up an autographed copy of their new book, "Friends With You Have Powers!" Also available - pieces from their designer plush toy line.
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH
Isle of Printing: Invasion USA
@ First Amendment Gallery
1101 Stinson Blvd
Basement Studio
Northeast Mpls
7-10pm / Free
The First Amendment Gallery gets our vote with art by Isle of Printing's Bryce McLeod. Using early 20th century letterpress equipment, McLeod creates the incredible posters and illustrations that have earned him the well-deserved respect of his peers.
BONUS: After the show, follow the crowd over to Foundation's Deep Lounge for The Get Up with Mike Cina and friends!
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH
PLAY
@ Umber Studios
3109 E. 42nd St.
South Mpls
7pm / Free
Four artists get playful in tonight's opening at Umber Studios. See entertaining illustration, silk screen, photography and even some lego-ing. Featuring Karl Frankowski, Susan Walter, Zach Johnson and Peter Skwiot Smith.
BONUS: Follow participating artist Karl Frankowski and his Attitude City cohorts to the party below after the show.
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH
Attitude City
@ Clubhouse Jager
923 Washington Ave. N
North Loop
10pm / Free
You know Attitude City can bring the jams. Join the boys tonight as they spin their signature brand of disco-electro-funkiness at the Clubhouse.
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH
Jacob's Ladder
@ Form + Content Gallery
210 N. 2nd St.
Warehouse District
7-10pm / Free
Artist Howard Oransky takes over the Form + Content Gallery with far larger than life, ladder inspired works. Each piece is an assemblage of smaller panels that reach the gallery ceiling in a dreamy visual climb.
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SUNDAY MUSIC PICK: BABY ELEPHANT
Prince Paul joins forces with eccentric keyboard legend Bernie Worrell (of Talking Heads and P-Funk fame) and long-time collaborator, Newkirk, to bring you a funky masterpiece with cameos from such amazing talents as David Byrne, George Clinton, Nona Hendryx and more.
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH
Arcade Fire w/ LCD Soundsystem
@ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
7th & Kellogg
Downtown St. Paul
7pm / $35
Gone are the days when the Arcade Fire played intimate venues like the 400 Bar. With the addition of LCD Soundsystem, this is an affair you would be crazy to miss.
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 2ND
HEADS The Art Show
@ Espresso Royale
411 14th Ave. SE
Dinkytown
Through October / Free
Artist Tucker Garrick highlights everyone's favorite decade, The Eighties, with a collection of drawings featuring celebrities you'll definitely remember and love. Grab a coffee and rock a gold T-chain - you know you want to!
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