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What are you thankful for? Also, who would win in a fistfight: Steve Grove or Jacob Frey?
Time to Give Thanks on This Week's Open Thread, You Ingrates! - Racket
We're turning Racket over to you, the readers—a little earlier this week.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
What are you thankful for? Also, who would win in a fistfight: Steve Grove or Jacob Frey?
Founder and organizer Mirii Landsem on DIY music venues: “You can actually make spaces inclusive to your audience, instead of trying to cater to a bar crowd.”
At A Queer Ritual, Bonds Are Built on Blood and Benefit Shows - Racket
With a two-day festival, the queer-focused heavy music series broadens the scope of its brutal catharsis.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Founder and organizer Mirii Landsem on DIY music venues: “You can actually make spaces inclusive to your audience, instead of trying to cater to a bar crowd.”
Be free this weekend:
Freeloader Friday: 115 Free Things To Do This Weekend - Racket
Black Friday parties, bike rides, Friendsgivings, and so many holiday markets.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Be free this weekend:
An unexpected viral hit jumpstarted Annie Tammearu's music career.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 3 [TIE]: Mother Soki - Racket
An unexpected viral hit jumpstarted Annie Tammearu's music career.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
An unexpected viral hit jumpstarted Annie Tammearu's music career.
In today's Flyover news roundup
What the Hell Happened in St. Paul Yesterday? - Racket
Plus never listen to Chris Rufo, KSTP goes AI, and a first for the NHL in today's Flyover newsletter.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
In today's Flyover news roundup
trot (like a turkey) into our comments and share yr Thanksgiving thoughts
Time to Give Thanks on This Week's Open Thread, You Ingrates! - Racket
We're turning Racket over to you, the readers—a little earlier this week.
racketmn.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
trot (like a turkey) into our comments and share yr Thanksgiving thoughts
Why buy stuff when you can do these things for free?
Freeloader Friday: 115 Free Things To Do This Weekend - Racket
Black Friday parties, bike rides, Friendsgivings, and so many holiday markets.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Why buy stuff when you can do these things for free?
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A Queer Ritual is such an exciting local music development in Minneapolis right now: heavy, communal, and wholly unapologetic, as only queer-centric shows can be
For @racketmn.com, I wrote about the first-ever AQR festival and spoke to @ruingazer.bsky.social about the evolution of the series
For @racketmn.com, I wrote about the first-ever AQR festival and spoke to @ruingazer.bsky.social about the evolution of the series
At A Queer Ritual, Bonds Are Built on Blood and Benefit Shows - Racket
With a two-day festival, the queer-focused heavy music series broadens the scope of its brutal catharsis.
racketmn.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A Queer Ritual is such an exciting local music development in Minneapolis right now: heavy, communal, and wholly unapologetic, as only queer-centric shows can be
For @racketmn.com, I wrote about the first-ever AQR festival and spoke to @ruingazer.bsky.social about the evolution of the series
For @racketmn.com, I wrote about the first-ever AQR festival and spoke to @ruingazer.bsky.social about the evolution of the series
Minneapolis has a new queer heavy music festival.
At A Queer Ritual, Bonds Are Built on Blood and Benefit Shows - Racket
With a two-day festival, the queer-focused heavy music series broadens the scope of its brutal catharsis.
racketmn.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Minneapolis has a new queer heavy music festival.
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
On the Big Screen This Week: 2 of the Best New Movies of 2025 - Racket
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
It's a short week but the music calendar is still stacked:
Plenty to Give Thanks for in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 1 - Racket
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It's a short week but the music calendar is still stacked:
Updated weekly!
Shop Local This Season: Your Guide to Twin Cities Holiday Pop-ups 2025 - Racket
Give gifts that support local artists, institutions, organizations, and small businesses.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Updated weekly!
Lucia's storytelling in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder To Relate To' recalls maudlin lyrics set to a bright pop chord progression.
Mary Lucia Didn't Owe Us a Memoir (But I'm Glad She Wrote It) - Racket
Lucia's storytelling in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder To Relate To' recalls maudlin lyrics set to a bright pop chord progression.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Lucia's storytelling in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder To Relate To' recalls maudlin lyrics set to a bright pop chord progression.
Panel hates feelings but they've got a lot of 'em to rock through.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 3 [TIE]: Panel - Racket
Panel hates feelings but they've got a lot of 'em to rock through.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Panel hates feelings but they've got a lot of 'em to rock through.
Plus Southside Pride's final edition, Tina Smith's Fight Club, and two cute properties on the market in today's Flyover news roundup.
Federal Agents, SPPD Create More Chaos in St. Paul - Racket
Plus Southside Pride's final edition, Tina Smith's Fight Club, and two cute properties on the market in today's Flyover news roundup.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Plus Southside Pride's final edition, Tina Smith's Fight Club, and two cute properties on the market in today's Flyover news roundup.
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
On the Big Screen This Week: 2 of the Best New Movies of 2025 - Racket
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
racketmn.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
It's a short week but the music calendar is still stacked:
Plenty to Give Thanks for in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 1 - Racket
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
racketmn.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's a short week but the music calendar is still stacked:
Updated weekly!
Shop Local This Season: Your Guide to Twin Cities Holiday Pop-ups 2025 - Racket
Give gifts that support local artists, institutions, organizations, and small businesses.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Updated weekly!
Lucia's storytelling in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder To Relate To' recalls maudlin lyrics set to a bright pop chord progression.
Mary Lucia Didn't Owe Us a Memoir (But I'm Glad She Wrote It) - Racket
Lucia's storytelling in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder To Relate To' recalls maudlin lyrics set to a bright pop chord progression.
racketmn.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Lucia's storytelling in 'What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder To Relate To' recalls maudlin lyrics set to a bright pop chord progression.
'A Musician’s Menu: Recipes That Rock by the Minnesota Music Community' offers a taste of local music.
A New Cookbook Celebrates the Artists (and Stagehands, and Engineers, and Fans) of MN's Music Scene - Racket
'A Musician’s Menu: Recipes That Rock by the Minnesota Music Community' offers a taste of local music.
racketmn.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
'A Musician’s Menu: Recipes That Rock by the Minnesota Music Community' offers a taste of local music.
Looking for fun things to see and do this week? We've got you covered:
Glow, Ribsgiving, Danksgiving, Euro Christmas Market: This Week's Best Events - Racket
Welcome to Event Horizon, your weekly roundup of the best events in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond. TUESDAY 11.25 Algernon Cadwallader 7th St Entry Not everything about 2025 is totally…
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Looking for fun things to see and do this week? We've got you covered:
Mike Kota's 'Through Fire' is her most Mike Kota-sounding music yet.
Picked to Click 2025 No. 5: Mike Kota - Racket
Mike Kota's 'Through Fire' is her most Mike Kota-sounding music yet.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Mike Kota's 'Through Fire' is her most Mike Kota-sounding music yet.
“I love to cook, I love to eat, I love music, I love our music community, and I kept thinking, ‘Why can’t we combine these?’” says author Edie Baumgart.
A New Cookbook Celebrates the Artists (and Stagehands, and Engineers, and Fans) of MN's Music Scene - Racket
'A Musician’s Menu: Recipes That Rock by the Minnesota Music Community' offers a taste of local music.
racketmn.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“I love to cook, I love to eat, I love music, I love our music community, and I kept thinking, ‘Why can’t we combine these?’” says author Edie Baumgart.
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This is beautiful.
It’s cliché to call the Boundary Waters a refuge, but it certainly was mine when I was a kid.
An Elegy for My Boundary Waters - Racket
It’s cliché to call the Boundary Waters a refuge, but it certainly was mine when I was a kid.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is beautiful.
So many -givings! Plus “Ukrainian punk folk circus rock" from DakhaBrakha at Dakota, Burna Boy at the Armory, and a whole lot more of the week's best events:
Glow, Ribsgiving, Danksgiving, Euro Christmas Market: This Week's Best Events - Racket
Welcome to Event Horizon, your weekly roundup of the best events in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond. TUESDAY 11.25 Algernon Cadwallader 7th St Entry Not everything about 2025 is totally terrible—so...
racketmn.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So many -givings! Plus “Ukrainian punk folk circus rock" from DakhaBrakha at Dakota, Burna Boy at the Armory, and a whole lot more of the week's best events: