Cake In 15

At a special sneak peak of Crazy Heart (opening at the Uptown Theater January 15) presented by Vita.mn, writer/director/producer Scott Cooper spoke about a conversation early in the production process with actor Robert Duvall. Duvall, a family friend and executive producer on the film had asked Cooper about what he needed for the project. “What [...]

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. [...]

“Hello Capitalist Tools!” or Waiter, There’s a Song in My Soup I am not an unbiased supporter of Bedlam Theatre (although I can still be a clear-headedly critical one). I laugh too loud there, have spent a bunch at their bar in the past and might be featured in an online fundraising video, but that’s [...]

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 [...]