Cake In 15

There is something perverse about this: I feel better about living in a place that turns viciously cold because artists like Andrew Bird decide to put on special, intimate concerts here, despite the fact that it was me and not he who stood outside in 10 degree weather waiting for the cathedral doors to open. […]

It was a music menagerie at the Turf Club Friday night, with animals in every band name and a happy hungry crowd of interesting creatures milling about to make a night of it. Bethany Larson & The Bee’s Knees released their Sticks And Stones debut record (which we reviewed here) with the support of the […]

Alright Minneapolis, you had your ‘Mats fix last weekend and it’s time to move up in the decades and get to Lifter Puller. Available now at Treehouse Records, and Treehouse is the only store in the world to have it, is Lifter Puller Vs. The End Of, a slim, square book that mixes oral history […]

Harper Simon may be the progeny of Paul Simon, but, well, you probably couldn’t tell at the Cedar Cultural Center Tuesday night. The Cedar was not allowed to use the familial connection in any marketing or promotion (partially explaining why tickets were slow-selling) and halfway through Simon’s set, it was clear that here was a […]

Photo by Alexa Jones. The Street Preacher came back to his home corner Friday and Saturday, as Brother Ali wrapped up the Fresh Air tour with two bouncing shows in the First Avenue Mainroom. With a full complement of Rhymesayers Entertainment talent backing him up, Ali threw a spiritual dance party, a deep-rolling, baddest-motherfucker communal […]

Photo by Cameron Wittig via Walker Art Center Minneapolis-based choreographer Morgan Thorson gets a positive review for her new work “Heaven” from the Village Voice, and it is always nice to see CakeIn15 pals get praised in print. “Heaven” is currently in it’s run at P.S.122 in New York City and features a Minnesota based […]

While down the street, the Dirty Projectors were either blowing you away with their complexity or turning you off with the same, at the Triple Rock Social Club, young London-based orch-poppers Fanfarlo were making the room all warm and cozy with their promising arrangements and homespun rock. The sextet just kicked off their first headlining […]

“Any Fantasies You May Have After This You May Disregard as Fallacious” or “Their Perfection is Absolute and Everlasting” For Staciaann’s photos for Vita.mn on Facebook, clik here. Close to the end of The Mountain Goats set at the Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday night, John Darnielle squinted out to the audience and smiled, pulling […]

Unfortunately Bethany Larson‘s website isn’t working quite right.  I’ve been trying to find out a bit more than her MySpace would tell me, but gibberish keeps pouring out. So far I know she’s played at the 331 Club, Shuga Records, and is scheduled to play at the Turf Club on Dec. 11.  She’s from Minneapolis.  […]

Time once again to welcome P.O.S. back to town, his star ever ascendant. He has been on the road almost all year- the photo here is from the Coachella music festival where he was a last minute addition but rocked a sizeable crowd, as photographer Staciaann can attest- but he came back even stronger for […]