Eric Roberson at Dakota Jazz Club – The Encore

In October, I began my Epic Week of Concerts with my very first Eric Roberson show at the Dakota Jazz Club here in Minneapolis. I have loved Eric Roberson for a long time & I had been dying to see him live. It was well worth the wait because his ...

Movie Review – Premiere of “Young Adult”

Last week I got a chance to attend the premiere of Young Adult, the latest film from Diablo Cody & Jason Reitman. This film stars Charlize Theron & Patton Oswalt. Back story – I’m a member of the Landmark Theater Movie Club and they sent an email out advertising a ...

My Epic Week of Concerts – Van Hunt at Bunkers

If you’ve been keeping score, my epic week of concerts had Eric Roberson & Lalah Hathaway in the win column, and Wale in the loss column. My last show for the week was Van Hunt at Bunkers. I’ve loved Van Hunt’s brand of neo-soul/rock/blues fusion since the first time I ...

My Epic Week of Concerts – Lalah Hathaway at Dakota Jazz Club

My epic week of concerts began with a stellar Eric Roberson show at Dakota Jazz Club, followed by a lukewarm Wale performance at Epic Event Center. Next up was Lalah Hathaway at Dakota Jazz Club. I’ve been a Lalah fan since I was young – I remember my dad playing ...

My Epic Week of Concerts – Wale at Epic Event Center

As I said in my last post, the week of October 1 to October 7 was an epic week for live music in the Twin Cities. The week started with an amazing Eric Roberson show at Dakota Jazz Club. The next night (Sunday night) I saw Wale perform at Epic ...

My Epic Week Of Concerts – Eric Roberson at Dakota Jazz Club

October 1 – October 8, 2011 was an epic week of concerts in the Twin Cities. Somehow the stars aligned & I got a chance to see several artists that were on my “see live” list. The first show on my agenda was Eric Roberson at the Dakota Jazz Club ...

Movie Review – “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest”

  This Friday, the critically acclaimed A Tribe Called Quest (ATCQ) documentary opened in Minneapolis, and I caught a screening with my women’s group. Here’s the synopsis: Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the ...

Mother Nature Is A Hater

For the past two weeks, it’s felt like the beginning of spring here in Mpls. Snow was melting, it was warm enough to remove a layer of clothing (however it was NOT warm enough for the abundance of shorts & flipflops I saw the 2520′s rocking, but I digress…), birds ...

The Craziest Story I’ve Read In A Long Time

In this morning’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune there is a story about a woman who tried to ship a dog from Minnesota to Georgia via USPS Priority Mail. “It’s just crazy,” said Minneapolis Police Sgt. Angela Dodge. The air holes the woman punched in the box were covered up with mailing tape, ...