There is so much going on in the next few days that we are devoting a blog post just to crap you can do this weekend. Plan your schedule carefully!
Friday night, Angelic Creations and The Next Element present D-Day:Minus1 a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk fashion show at Ground Zero. The show features designers Velluto Nero Designs, Interchangeable Parts, Angelic Creations, and lingerie designer, “M”. Amdeide will also play their last live show in Minnesota.
Ground Zero
18+
$6 21+ / $8 18-20, 9pm doors, 9:30 show
http://www.myspace.com/ddayminus1
http://www.myspace.com/amdeide
Club Underground
21+, 8pm
$6 ($3 with TCGSL jersey)
http://www.clubunderground.us/
http://www.myspace.com/harshrealitymetal
http://www.myspace.com/riverbottomsuckerfish
http://www.myspace.com/theuglyfatkids
Friday Night, mpshows.com presents Skeletonwitch with Vulnerata, Cwn Annwn and The Terrordactyls at The Triple Rock Social Club
The Triple Rock Social Club
$10 at the door
18+
8pm
http://www.triplerocksocialclub.com/
http://www.mpshows.com/
Friday Night the Varsity Theater present the US Air Guitar Championships. If you’ve never seen air guitar at this level, you really need to see this show. There is nothing like it. Seriously.
Varsity Theater
8pm
21+
$16
http://www.varsitytheater.org/
Friday through Sunday, the 43rd Edina Art Fair at 50th and France
Friday, June 5, 2009 10 am – 7 pm
Saturday, June 6, 2009 10 am – 7 pm
Sunday, June 7, 2009 10 am – 5 pm
All Ages / Free
More information at DTC here as well as at http://www.edinaartfair.com/
Friday night until 4am Sunday Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls presents the Pachyderm Electronic Music Festival
There is far too much going on at this event to describe here. This is massive. Check out the links for details.
http://www.highgradesystems.com/festival.html
http://darktwincities.com/dtcblog/2009/06/thought-thieves-were-right-pachyderm-festival-rocks/
On Saturday The Root of All Evil guys are at RECORD SHOW at the Lyndale Ave VFW in Uptown. They’ve got a lot of bills to pay and a massive collection of music to sell. If you know the Root of All Evil, you KNOW this is a great collection. Go support Root of All Evil and maybe pick up a gem from the late Earl Root’s own phenomenal collection.
Saturday night The Fineline present tributes to Radiohead, Rush & Pink Floyd.
The Mad Buggers perform Pink Floyd
http://www.myspace.com/themadbuggers
Exit Stage Right perform the music of Rush
http://www.myspace.com/tribute2rush
What’s That? (a Radiohead Project) perform the music of Radiohead
http://www.myspace.com/radioheadproject
The Fineline
9pm
21+
$6
Saturday through Sunday the Red Hot Art Festival takes over Stevens Square Park. Two stages, tons of awesome art and a pile of great performances.
Saturday, June 6th (11am – 7pm)
Sunday, June 7th (11am – 5pm)
Stevens Square Park is just south of downtown Minneapolis,
between 18th – 19th street (one block south of Franklin Avenue)
Sunday: Crystal Method Live at First Ave
18+
8pm
$20
http://first-avenue.com/event/2600/crystal-method
Sunday is Grand Old Day on Grand Avenue in St. Paul. This means ALL of Grand Avenue. Seriously, this is one big-ass party. Go see.
Tons of live bands and performances, vendors from all over the place… AND BEER!
Grand Old Day
Sun. June 7th
“LARGEST ONE DAY FESTIVAL IN THE MIDWEST”