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Get your mind around this

Posted at 12:00 PM on May 18, 2007 by Christina Schmitt

Okay, I'm trying to get my mind around all the local shows this weekend. Here's the best of the lot, IMHO. Please add your opinion, too. Hope to see you out, rain or shine.

One of the best visual art fests of the year, Art-A-whirl, is happening this weekend in NE Minneapolis. Just so happens there's a lot of fun shows attached to it. Here's just a few:

At the corner of 13th and University Avenue, the 331 Club is hosting two stages and three days of music: Tonight, it's Corinne Caouette, JoAnna James and Martin Devaney. Saturday, starting at 1 p.m. is an outdoor stage with the likes of Charlie Parr (2:30 p.m.), Walker Kong (8:30 p.m.) and more right up to bar close. I plan to be near the outdoor stage at one point on Saturday.

Just down the block from the 331 Club, The Ritz Theater is hosting this year's the Heliotrope festival. Tonight, check out Mute Era, Michael Yonkers with the Blind Shake, and Skoal Kodiak. Tomorrow night: Dreamland Faces (ever seen a saw player?), The Pins, Dallas Orbiter and much more.

Saturday, noon-dusk, is Grumpy's Rock-n-Roll Revival, Repent! at the Grumpy's Bar and Grill in NE, with Chooglin, Kruddler, the Sea Whores and more. I'll probably be here at some point.

A ton of cool bands will be playing Saturday throughout the day at the Lisa Elias Metal Studio's annual Art A Whirl Extravaganza (beneath Broadway and Central in NE Mpls.). Check out the Floorshakin' reunion (6:30 p.m.), Arcwelder (right before that), Flour, Cowboy Curtis and more. I will definitely be here between 4-7 p.m. sometime.

More information about the Art A Whirl fest can be found at www.art-a-whirl.org. Oh yeah, and check out some visual art! It's like taking a vacation in your own backyard.

Now for what else is going on around town....

Tonight, is the Digitata CD release party, with two shows: ALL AGES at 5 p.m. ID Show at 9 p.m. with Mystery Palace, Megafaun, DJ sets by P.O.S. (who is in Building Better Bombs, a punk band, with members of Digitata) and Paper Tiger.

Saturday night at First Avenue is Rock for Pussy: A Tribute to David Bowie benefitting the Humane Society, with hits by The White performed by Jeremy Messersmith, Tim O'Reagan, Chris Koza and more.

Also Saturday at Lee's Liquor Lounge near downtown Minneapolis: Lee's Ramones Tribute. You love the Ramones, so you know what to expect, which is probably exactly why you want to go. The lineup includes Plate-O-Shrimp, Impaler, Please Kill Me, and more.

Here's a couple I read about in City Pages: The Scribe show at the Nomad World Pub, which Chuck Terhark calls the "must-see show of the weekend" with Chicago's Mucca Puzza. They're billed as an "astounding punk rock marching band." With the aforementioned P.O.S. punk project Building Better Bombs and glory-day rappers MC/VL. Listen to MC/VL on The Current's The Local Show.

City Pages also highly recommends the Moochy C CD-Release party at the Fine Line Music Club. CP describes his music as "hard-hitting tough talk and grind-time boasts." With I Self Devine, Tony Bonez & Big Wiz, Prof & Rahzwell and more.

And what would a spring weekend be without a little Goth thrown in the mix? Sunday night at Big V's will be Apocalypse Theater. If you've never caught an Apocalypse Theater show, they rival All the Pretty Horses for stage dramatics, clothes and goth stylings. With Princess Wishingstar and Mach Fox.

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