Twin Cities
Posts about the Minneapolis and St. Paul area
The Gilded Age
Posted by Stephen on June 29, 2006 in Music, Twin Cities
Tonight, I went to Varsity Theater to see the debut of the Como Avenue Jugband’s new movie. The film was awesome, and so was the jugband, but as much as I love the jugband, the hightlight of the evening was one of the opening acts, The Gilded Age. They were just supurb. […]
Beautiful Old Maps
Posted by Stephen on May 18, 2006 in History, Twin Cities
It turns out that the Library of Congress has a large collection of maps available on its website. Most of them are quite beautiful, and I’m especially impressed with the engraved pictures of nineteenth-century Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Library of Congress allows you to download the images onto your computer, but they’re in either […]
Spider John Koerner
Posted by Stephen on November 9, 2005 in Music, Twin Cities
Last night, I went to see Spider John Koerner at the 331 Bar in Northeast Minneapolis. Spider John is a “traditional American folk and country blues musician, rhythmic guitarist, song-crafter, singer, and humorist” and he put on a great show. The 331 Bar is kind of a dive bar, but I’m told they get a […]